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Eugene Allen Kurtz (b. Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, December 27, 1923; d. Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, July 7, 2006) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to a period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism . However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to the post-1945 Modernism of post-tonal music from the death of Anton Webern ...
.

He received an M.A. in music from the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music College or university school of music located in Rochester, New York, United States. The Eastman School is the professional school of music associated with the University of Rochester....
 in 1949. His instructors included Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger

Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam engine locomotive....
, Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six - also known as the Groupe des Six - and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century....
, and Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch

Max Deutsch was an Austrian-France musical composer, Conducting, and teacher.He was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and founded the theater Der J?dische Spiegel in Paris....
. He served as a guest professor of composition at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn....
, the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music College or university school of music located in Rochester, New York, United States. The Eastman School is the professional school of music associated with the University of Rochester....
, and several other universities. His notable students include Robert Morris
Robert Morris (composer)

Robert Morris is an United States composer and music theorist....
.

His best known composition is The Last Contrabass in Las Vegas (1974), for double bass
Double bass

The double bass or contrabass is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow string instrument used in the modern orchestra. It is a standard member of the string section of the orchestra and smaller string musical ensembles in European classical music....
 and female narrator, which was composed for Bertram Turetzky
Bertram Turetzky

Bertram Turetzky is a contemporary American double bass soloist, teacher, and author of The Contemporary Contrabass , a book that looked at a number of new and interesting ways of playing the double bass including featuring it as a solo performance vehicle with no other instrumental accompaniment....
 and his wife Nancy Turetzky, whom have performed it frequently.






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Eugene Allen Kurtz (b. Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, December 27, 1923; d. Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, July 7, 2006) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to a period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism . However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to the post-1945 Modernism of post-tonal music from the death of Anton Webern ...
.

He received an M.A. in music from the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music College or university school of music located in Rochester, New York, United States. The Eastman School is the professional school of music associated with the University of Rochester....
 in 1949. His instructors included Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger

Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam engine locomotive....
, Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six - also known as the Groupe des Six - and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century....
, and Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch

Max Deutsch was an Austrian-France musical composer, Conducting, and teacher.He was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and founded the theater Der J?dische Spiegel in Paris....
. He served as a guest professor of composition at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn....
, the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music College or university school of music located in Rochester, New York, United States. The Eastman School is the professional school of music associated with the University of Rochester....
, and several other universities. His notable students include Robert Morris
Robert Morris (composer)

Robert Morris is an United States composer and music theorist....
.

His best known composition is The Last Contrabass in Las Vegas (1974), for double bass
Double bass

The double bass or contrabass is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow string instrument used in the modern orchestra. It is a standard member of the string section of the orchestra and smaller string musical ensembles in European classical music....
 and female narrator, which was composed for Bertram Turetzky
Bertram Turetzky

Bertram Turetzky is a contemporary American double bass soloist, teacher, and author of The Contemporary Contrabass , a book that looked at a number of new and interesting ways of playing the double bass including featuring it as a solo performance vehicle with no other instrumental accompaniment....
 and his wife Nancy Turetzky, whom have performed it frequently. He has also been commissioned by Radio France
Radio France

Radio France is a France public service Public broadcasting....
.

Kurtz arrived in France in 1944, serving in the U.S. Army during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. He settled in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in 1952, living there until his death there on July 7, 2006, of a lung infection.

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