Wolpe, Stefan
(1902–1972)
Wolpe, Stefan. Berlin, Germany, 25 August 1902 – New York, New York, 4 April 1972 Wolpe was born of Russian-Jewish and Austrian parents. From the age of fourteen he studied theory and composition at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, then spent one year at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik (1920–21) under Paul Juon. He regarded Ferruccio Busoni with his “aesthetic of new music” as his most important influence. Wolpe was also affected by the Dadaists. At the Bauhaus in Weimar he…