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Dam⋅rosch

[dam-rosh; for 1 also Ger. dahm-rawsh]
–noun
1. Le⋅o⋅pold [lee-uh-pohld; Ger. ley-aw-pawlt] 1832–85, German conductor and violinist, in the U.S. after 1871.
2. his son, Walter Jo⋅han⋅nes [joh-han-is] , 1862–1950, U.S. conductor, born in Germany.
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Dam·rosch   (dām'rŏsh)   
German-born American musician who was the first to conduct Wagnerian opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. His son Walter Johannes Damrosch (1862-1950) continued the tradition, introducing Wagner's works throughout the United States.
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