Clair Omar Musser

1901 - 1998  (97 years)

• Name	Clair Omar Musser
  Birth	14 Oct 1901	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Nov 1998	California, USA
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I19003	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Ezra N Musser,   b. 18 Apr 1872, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jun 1921, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Cora G Weidman,   b. 4 Dec 1882, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Oct 1962, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Ezra N. Musser and Cora G. Weidman He was a marimba virtuoso, a conductor and promoter of marimba orchestras, a composer, a teacher, a designer of keyboard percussion instruments, an inventor, and an engineer for Hughes Aircraft. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marimba virtuoso Clair Omar Musser's influence on playing, teaching, composition, and manufacture has been pervasive. He performed his own arrangements of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach, Paganini, and others internationally. His solo compositions and transcriptions and his ensemble arrangements have enjoyed great popularity. Musser’s large marimba orchestras were acclaimed throughout the world. He was a teacher of renown, having headed the Northwestern University Marimba Department for ten years and sent many of his students to important positions in playing and teaching. His innovations in grip, mallets, and technique revolutionized marimba and vibraphone playing. An inventor and designer of instruments, he custom-made instruments for many famous performers. Musser also founded the company that bears his name.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180977117/clair-omar-musser.