A. Walter Kramer

American music critic, journal editor, music publisher, and composer (born September 23, 1890 in New York, NY – died April 8, 1969 in New York, NY) Kramer, who went by Walter, studied the violin with his father Max Kramer (d. 1920), Carl Hauser, and Richard Arnold. In 1910, he graduated from College of the City of New York, where he played the viola in the C.C.N.Y. Orchestra. After graduation, Kramer was on the staff of "Musical America" from 1910 to 1922; he served as its editor-in-chief from 1929 to 1936. From 1936 to 1956 he was managing director of the Galaxy Music Corp. A. Walter Kramer published over 300 compositions, including orchestral pieces, choral works, chamber music, piano pieces, and songs. He also transcribed and arranged works by classical composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.