Ursula Mamlok

Ursula Mamlok (née Meyer; February 1, 1923 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American composer and teacher. Born in Berlin, Germany, she studied piano and composition until her family fled Nazi Germany in 1938. She emigrated to New York City in 1940 to attend the Mannes School of Music and became an American citizen in 1945. Mamlok's compositions are known for their colorful tonality and emotive clarity, rooted in the serialist traditions of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern.