Emerson Whithorne (birth surname Whittern) (September 6, 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio - March 25, 1958)[1] was a notable American composer and researcher into the history of music.
[5] Ethel mounted an unsuccessful custody fight for her son Cedric,[3] Whithorne served on the Council of the International Composers' Guild (ICG).
His composition Greek Impressions was the opening piece for the very first of the concerts the ICG organised, held at Greenwich Village Theatre on 19 February 1922.
[6] However his piece was performed immediately prior to Edgard Varèse's Hyperprism which led to a riot.
The Times reported that Whithorne was prosecuted for playing the pianoforte at unsocial hours.