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Zoel Parenteau

1883 – 1972

American composer

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Lived 1883 – 1972 (aged 88–89). Zoel Parenteau was a composer.

Zoel Parenteau (April 9, 1883 – September 13, 1972) was an American composer, arranger, and music director. He is best remembered for his work as a Broadway composer.

Biography Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Parenteau studied music composition with Ernest Bloch. the name for a Pittsburgh band founded by its star clarinetist Danny Nirella who was also a composer of many popular marches. In 1915 his comic opera The Lady of Luzon premiered in Pittsburgh. His first work on Broadway was contributing music to the 1915 Charles Dillingham revue Hip! Hip! Hooray!. He also contributed the song "Someday I'll Find Your Words" and incidental music to David Belasco's 1928 play Kiki; a song which was briefly a popular standard. As an arranger, Parteneau worked for a variety of notable people, including Dillingham, Florence Ziegfeld, and Victor Herbert. He also worked as the longtime music director for Pittsburgh's KDKA (AM).

Parenteau died on September 13, 1972, at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey at the age of 89. He was married to Emma Parenteau (née Summersgill).

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American composer (1883–1972)

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