Henry Holden Huss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Holden Huss

American musician

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1862

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1953

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Henry Holden Huss (June 21, 1862 in Newark, New Jersey – September 17, 1953 in New York City) was an American composer, pianist and music teacher.
Huss grew up in New York City, the son of German immigrant parents.
After studying piano and organ locally with a teacher who had trained at the Leipzig Conservatory, Huss traveled to Munich to study at the Royal Conservatory with Josef Rheinberger.
His fellow students at the Royal Music School in Munich included Arthur Whiting and H.
W.
Parker.
After graduating, he returned to the States and embarked on a career as a touring piano virtuoso.
As a composer, he was regarded as one of the best of his generation by those who counted, but unfortunately, it was at a time when American composers could rarely get a hearing for their works. An exhaustive study of Huss' life and music, with a complete catalog of compositions, has been published: Henry Holden Huss: An American Composer's Life, by Gary A.
Greene (1995, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen NJ and London)), ISBN 0-8108-2842-1.