Werner Jaegerhuber
Werner Anton Jaegerhuber was a Haitian composer known for composing "Messe sur les Airs Vodoussques", "Musique pour Aieules", "Naissa" and many others.
Werner Jaegerhuber was the son of Anton Jaegerhuber, a naturalized American citizen of German origin and Anna Maria Tippenhauer, a member of a mulatto Haitian family. Jaegerhuber studied in Germany from 1915 to 1937 and later went on to compose classical music and operas. His interest in peasant music made a major contribution to the world of music by combining traditional Haitian folkloric music with classical European music.Death
Jaegerhuber died in Pétion-Ville, Haiti on May 20, 1953.
