Schillinger, Joseph
(1895–1943)
Schillinger (Shillinger), Joseph (Iosif Moiseyevich) (8–31–1895, Kharkov; 3–23–1943, NY). Ukrainian-born theorist and comp. Grad. 1918 from the P. Cons., where he studied comp. and cond. From 1918–22 headed the music dept. of the Ukrainian Board of Education; also was vice-pres. of the International Soc. for Modern Music (L., 1926–28) and organizer of the first jazz orch. in the USSR. In the late 1920s, Shostakovich was thinking of leaving the USSR, and his mother asked Schillinger, who was…