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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1907-04-15
- Active to
- 1941-03-09
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american classical harpists
Casper Reardon (April 15, 1907 – March 9, 1941) was a classical and jazz harpist. He studied classical harp at the Curtis Institute of Music going on to play for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Later he played jazz as well. The harp had been used in dance music for occasional flourishes before Reardon, but he is considered a first for using harp as a jazz instrument for solos and performances. By 1936 he was described as the "World's Hottest Harpist. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- harp
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- date of birth
- 1907-04-15
- date of death
- 1941-03-08
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
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