Werner Josten
Born: 12th June 1885, Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany
Died: 6th February 1963, New York, United States
Nationality: German
Werner Erich Josten was a German-born composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Munich with Rudolf Siegel and in Geneva with Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and emigrated to the United States in 1920 or 1921. He became a naturalized citizen and taught at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts from 1923 to 1949, where his notable students included Audrey Kooper Hammann. The Werner Josten Performing Arts Library at Smith College is named for him.
He is best known for his symphonic poem Jungle (1928), which is inspired by African music.
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