Werner Jaegerhuber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German-Haitian composer
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Place of Birth: Haiti
About Werner Jaegerhuber
- Werner Anton Jaegerhuber (17 March 1900 - 20 May 1953) was a Haitian composer known for composing "Messe sur les Airs Vodoussques", "Musique pour Aieules", "Naissa" and many others. Werner Jaegerhuber was the son of Anton Jaegerhuber, a naturalized American citizen of German origin and Anna Maria Tippenhauer, a member of a mulatto Haitian family.
- Jaegerhuber studied in Germany from 1915 to 1937 (roughly the same time as the US occupation of Haiti) and later went on to compose classical music and operas.
- His interest in peasant music made a major contribution to the world of music by combining traditional Haitian folkloric music with classical European music.
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