About Dorothy Wanderman
Lived 1897 – 1988 (aged 90–91). Dorothy Wanderman was a composer.
Dorothy Cherurg Wanderman (October 20, 1897 – July 1988) was an American composer and pianist who was born in New York. She studied music with Isidor Philipp and David Saperton. She married Dr. Seymour Wanderman and they had two daughters, Helene and Carol.
Wanderman socialized with composer Leopold Godowksy, who was the father-in-law of her teacher Saperton. Godowsky dedicated his composition Waltz Poem No. 2 to her. Wanderman was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Her music was published by the Boston Music Company, and includes the following works for piano: In a Vietnamese GardenPlayful MousePlaytime March Swiss Alpine Waltz''
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American composer and pianist
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Dorothy Wanderman was born in 1897.
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Dorothy Wanderman died in 1988.
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Dorothy Wanderman was a composer.
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