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Murray Adaskin was born on 28 March, 1906 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is an A canadian male violinist and fiddler. Discover Murray Adaskin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?

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Occupation composer
Age 96 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 28 March, 1906
Birthday 28 March
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 6 May, 2002
Died Place Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1906

Murray Adaskin, (March 28, 1906 – May 6, 2002) was a Toronto-born Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and teacher.

After playing violin with a band, he studied composition and became the director of the Music department of the University of Saskatchewan.

Many of his compositions were written while in Victoria after his retirement.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Jewish Latvian immigrant parents who raised their four children to become persevering kids, Adaskin studied the violin with Alexander Chuhaldin at the Toronto Conservatory of Music.

He began his career playing the violin in silent film presentations in his native city.

1923

Afterwards, he was a violinist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1923 to 1936.

He married his first wife, soprano Frances James, around that time.

1938

From 1938 to 1952 he was with the Royal York Hotel trio.

1950

Adaskin attended the Music Academy of the West in 1950.

By 38 years of age, he studied for seven years with John Weinzweig to become a composer.

Other composers he studied with include Charles Jones and Darius Milhaud.

1952

He was head of the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan from 1952 to 1966, including four years as conductor of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

1972

He then became the Composer-in-Residence until 1972, the first position of its type ever created at a Canadian university.

Among his notable pupils were composers Boyd McDonald, Paul Pedersen, Rodney Sharman and Timothy Williams; and violinist Andrew Dawes.

By 1972, he retired to Victoria where he started composing more than half his total of 130 compositions.

1980

It was announced on December 15, 1980, that he was awarded the Order of Canada.

1981

On April 8, 1981, Adaskin was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Igor Stravinsky was a major inspiration for Adaskin.

"Stravinsky's neo-classical and rugged rhythms echo through his work."

Additionally, his training as a violinist affected his sense of melody.

Through his works, one can feel the presence of landscapes, birdsongs and different local surrounding sounds.

The melody of his compositions often seem abstract, similar to Canadian visual art from his early years.

His avid interest in Canadian visual art was expressed in his work: In Praise of Canadian Painting in the Thirties.

1988

Adaskin lost his first wife in 1988, to later remarry to a woman named Dorothea Larsen, who was his helping hand in recording some pieces on their own label.

2002

He died in 2002, just before the release of two CDs of a five-disc collection for his memory.

He is the brother of Harry Adaskin, Leslie Adaskin and John Adaskin.