Louis Friedsell (born 1863 or 1865 - 1923) was a conductor and composer for the Yiddish theatre.

Louis Friedsell
Portrait of Louis Friedsell
Portrait of Louis Friedsell
Born1863 or 1865
Died(1923-06-25)June 25, 1923

Friedsell was born in 1863 or 1865 in Yekaterinoslav in the Russian Empire

He wrote the music for about 150 plays and operettas (partly by himself, partly with other music writers). A large number of his songs were written for historical operettas and comedies.[1] As a conductor he made at least eleven recordings for the United Hebrew Disc and Cylinder Company.[2]

He died June 25, 1923, in New York City.

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  1. ^ Biography of Louis Friedsell
  2. ^ Spottswood, Richard K. (1990). Ethnic Music on Records, a Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893 to 1942; Vol. 3 - Eastern Europe. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 1335. ISBN 0-252-01718-8.
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