Ann ronell composer stravinsky
Ann ronell composer stravinsky
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Ann Ronell
American composer and lyricist (1905–1993)
Musical artist
Ann Ronell (née Rosenblatt; December 25, 1905 – December 25, 1993) was an American composer and lyricist.
She was best known for the standards "Willow Weep for Me" (1932) and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933).
Early life
Ronell was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Morris and Mollie Rosenblatt, and graduated from Omaha's Central High School in 1923.
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She enrolled in Wheaton College, in Massachusetts, but transferred after her sophomore year to pursue a serious music education.[3] She graduated from Radcliffe College, where she studied music under Walter Piston.[4] While at Radcliffe, Ronell wrote music for college plays and contributed reviews and interviews to the school's music publication.
After interviewing George Gershwin, she struck up a friendship with the composer, who hired her as a rehearsal pianist for his show Rosalie. Gershwin suggested that she change her name from R