Rudolph E. Schirmer

Rudolph E. Schirmer
Personal details
Born	18 June 1919
Died	19 November 2000
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	12083458
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section	5A

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thumb|G. Schirmer, Inc. cover page of Bériot's Airs Variés. Schirmer was the former chairman of the Board of the music publishing corporation.Rudolph Edward Schirmer Jr. (June 18, 1919 – Nov 19, 2000) was a composer, lyricist, poet, and the former chairman of the Board of G. Schirmer Music Inc., an American classical music publishing company. In World War II, he worked in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service during the war in a unit called the Ritchie Boys, which was a unit that consisted of German-speaking personnel for roles in counterintelligence in Europe, translating key…

Biography

(June 18, 1919 – Nov 19, 2000) was a composer, lyricist, poet, and the former chairman of the Board of G. Starting in 1949, Schirmer was a prolific songwriter for over 20 years. In 1968, he wrote Hymn to the Americas (Himno a las Americas in Spanish) which was performed by the Washington National Symphony at the Fourth Inter-American Music Festival in 1968.

cover page of Bériot's Airs Variés. Schirmer was the former chairman of the Board of the music publishing corporation.]]Rudolph Edward Schirmer Jr. Schirmer Music Inc., an American classical music publishing company.

In World War II, he worked in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service during the war in a unit called the Ritchie Boys, which was a unit that consisted of German-speaking personnel for roles in counterintelligence in Europe, translating key information from German prisoners of war (POW), and related services. He occasionally used poetry by notable poets or books by notable authors as the lyrics for songs.

Research notes

• Composer; Schirmer Music

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	81
Class_ASN	12083458
Class_Name	SCHIRMER, Rudolph E.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Wikipedia: Rudolph Edward Schirmer Jr.
• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)