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Kernochan, Marshall
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Kernochan, Marshall, composer; b. New York, N.Y., Dec. 14, 1880. ASCAP 1927. Educ: with Ivan Knorr, Frankfort, Germany; Percy Goet-schius, Inst, of Musical Art, New York. Has composed many musical settings for famous poems. Works: The Foolish Virgins, cantata; "Smug­gler's Song"; "We Two Together ; "Lilacs"; "Ah, Love, but a Day"; Out of the Rolling Ocean, for baritone and orch.; "Portrait"; "Serenade at k the Villa"; "Wanderchild"; "Uncon-quered." Home: New York, N.Y. Ad­dress: c/o ASCAP.
Kerr, Harry D., author; b. Santa Rosa, Calif., Oct. 8, 1880. ASCAP 1922. Educ.: Albany public schools; Bachelor of Laws Albany Law School; Union Univ. Wrote first song at age of sixteen. In 1907 volunteered services to Songwriters' Guild and in assn. with Nathan Burkan before ASCAP was founded campaigned for adequate copyright protection song writers. Continued law practice to 1920; retired to Calif, to pursue song-writing. Charter member Songwriters' Protective Assn. Songs: "Do You Ever Think of Me"; "Neapolitan Nights"; "Paradise"; "Love Me"; "Counting the Days"; "Have You Forgotten"; "Me-ow"; "Bygones"; "That's My Girl"; "Are You Playing Fair"; "You Won't Be Sorry"; "Rag Doll"; "The Sneak"; "Just Keep a Thought For Me"; "My Cairo Love"; "Forever"; "Blue Jeans"; "Kisses"; "Broken Dreams"; "Just to be Near You"; "Guns"; "America Marches On"; "Wandering Home"; "One Hour of Love"; "Southern Moon"; "Why, Dear?"; "Oriental Love Dreams"; "Don't Be Too Sure"; "Give Me To­day"; "Ships That Pass in the Night." Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Kesnar, Maurits, composer, conduc­tor, violinist; b. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 8, 1900. ASCAP
1941. Educ.: Univ. of Iowa; Conser-vatorium Amsterdam; Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin; Univ. of Iowa, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. Soloist in Netherlands, Germany and U.S. Chairman of Music Dept. Southern Illinois Univ. Works: pieces for violin, viola; String Quartet in D; compositions for woodwinds; solo and ensemble works; Symphony in C Minor; Sinfonietta; Poem for orch.; Sundown, The Indian Flute for cham­ber orch.; compositions and arrange­ments for choir; Mass in E-flat. Home: Carbondale, Illinois.
Khoury, Edward A., composer, author; b. New Castle, Pa., Oct. 9, 1916. ASCAP 1950. Educ.: New Castle public and high schools. World War II, U.S. Marine Corps, four years. In 1939 won songwriting contest. Wrote poetry for various magazines; associate editor weekly publication Al-Phoenician; corre­spondent for Baton magazine. Songs. "Moon Over Tahiti"; "Tony Romero (The Rage ot Rio De Janeiro)", "Country Music"; "Lullaby of the Trail"; "Juke Box Jennv"; "Fantasy"; "Orchids in the Snow'; "My Silent Prayer", "Here Goes Nothin'", "Looking for the Moon"; "You're Not to Blame"; "At a Little Dude Ranch." Home: 1014 Ellsworth St., Phila­delphia, Pa.
Kilenyi, Edward, Sr., composer, con­ductor, teacher, musicologist, editor; b. Hungary, Jan. 25, 1884. ASCAP 1927. To U.S. 1908; citizen 1915. Educ.: Coll. Hungary, Bachelor of Arts; Natl. Music School, Rome, Italy, with Mascagni; Cons, of Music, Cologne, Germany; Columbia Univ., New York, under Rybner and Mason, Master of Arts (fellowship). Writer for musical magazines, encyclopedias (history of violin music before Corelli, history of chamber music before Bach, history of Hungarian music, etc.) Teacher of George Gershwin for