Adolph Weiss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American composer
Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1891
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 21-Feb-1971
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Adolph Weiss
- Adolph Weiss (Baltimore, Maryland, November 12, 1891 – Van Nuys, California, February 21, 1971) was an American composer.
- A modernist, he was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna from 1924 to 1927; his father was a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni.
- He also served as a professional bassoonist in a number of orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the New York Symphony Society, the Rochester Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony.
- His music was once described as being "fuller of crabs than Chesapeake Bay".
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