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Ruth Schönthal

German composer

Ruth Esther Hadassah Schonthal (June 27, 1924 – July 10, 2006) was an acclaimed classical composer, pianist, and teacher. Born in Germany, she lived in the U.S. for most of her life. After she moved to the U.S. she dropped the umlaut from the name Schönthal. She came to study composition at Yale University in 1946. After her marriage in 1950 she lived first in New York City and then in New Rochelle.

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Works

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  • Bells of Sarajevo
  • Canticles of Hieronymus
  • Fragments from a Woman’s Diary
  • Pentatonics
  • Pentatonics: Harbor Lights
  • Pentatonics: Sitting by the Water's Edge
  • String Quartet no. 1
  • String Quartet no. 3 "In memoriam Holocaust"
  • String Quartet no. 3 "In memoriam Holocaust": I. Grave
  • String Quartet no. 3 "In memoriam Holocaust": II. Lament and Prayer
  • Toccata & Arietta
  • Totengesänge
  • Totengesänge: No. 2. Die ewige Liebe
  • Wildunger Liederzyklus, Band 1: No. 1. Eine rote Rose