Platon Gregoriewitch Brounoff

Platon Gregoriewitch[2] Brounoff (born 10 May 1859, Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire;[3] d. 11 July 1924, New York, United States[4]) was a conductor, arranger and composer of Yiddish music.[5] He graduated at the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory,[6] where he studied under Anton Rubinstein.[1]

Platon Brounoff
Portrait of Platon Brounoff
Born(1859-05-10)May 10, 1859
Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire
Died(1924-07-11)July 11, 1924
New York, US
Parent(s)Gregory and Pauline[1]

In July 1891, he immigrated to the United States, first residing in La Porte, Indiana, and then in New Haven, Connecticut (where he gave his first American concert), before settling in New York.[1]

Selected works
  • 1897: In The Flower Garden[7]
  • 1899: In the Russian Village[8]
  • 1911: 50 Jewish Folk Songs For Middle Voice And Piano Accompaniment Collected, Harmonized And Arranged By Platon Brounoff[2]

References
  1. Marquis Who's who in America, 1901 edition, via archive.org
  2. Jewish folk songs : 50 songs for middle voice and piano accompaniment at OCLC WordCat
  3. Platon Brounoff at Yiddish Leksikon
  4. Platon Gregoriewitch Brounoff at Catalanian Wikipedia
  5. Biography of Platon Brounoff at the Jewish Music Research Centre of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  6. Cover of book "50 Jewish Folk Songs For Middle Voice And Piano Accompaniment Collected, Harmonized And Arranged By Platon Brounoff"
  7. In The Flower Garden at IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project)
  8. In the Russian Village at OCLC WordCat
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