Rubin Goldmark
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Rubin Goldmark (August 15, 1872 (New York City) - March 6, 1936 (New York City)) was an American composer, pianist, and educator. He studied composition with Robert Fuchs at the Vienna Conservatory, and later with Antonin Dvorak at the National Conservatory in New York. He taught composition at the National Conservatory and at the College Conservatory in Colorado, and spent the last twelve years of his life as head of the composition department at Juilliard. His students included Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, and thus Rubin Goldmark helped to link twentieth-century American music to the nineteenth century European Romantic tradition. He also undertook many tours in the USA and Canada, during which he gave recitals and lectured on music. Rubin Goldmark's compositions include a string quartet, a piano trio, a violin sonata, several orchestral pieces, piano music, and songs. However, none of his music remains in the standard repertory. Rubin Goldmark was the nephew of composer Karl Goldmark.