Jokl, Georg

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Jokl, Georg

Jokl, Georg, Austrian composer, brother of Otto Jokl; b. Vienna, July 31, 1896; d. N.Y., July 29, 1954. He studied with Schreker, and was active as an accompanist and teacher in Vienna. In 1938 he settled in N.Y., Among his works are a Sym., a symphonic poem, Heldensang (Königsberg, 1923), and Burletta piccola for Wind Instruments (1952).

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