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Hermann Scherchen

Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor (died 1966)

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Born
June 21, 1891
Died
June 12, 1966
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1891

About Hermann Scherchen

Hermann Scherchen was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950. He promoted contemporary music, beginning with Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, followed by works by Richard Strauss, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Edgard Varèse, later Iannis Xenakis, Luigi Nono and Leon Schidlowsky. He usually conducted without using a baton.

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Hermann Scherchen timeline

  1. Born: June 21, 1891
  2. Died: June 12, 1966

The world when Hermann Scherchen was born

Hermann Scherchen was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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