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Oliver Ditson
Oliver Ditson (October 20, 1811 – December 21, 1888) was an American businessman and founder of Oliver Ditson and Company, one of the major music publishing houses of the late 19th century. Early life and career Oliver Ditson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, of Scottish ancestry, on October 20, 1811. His parents lived near the home of Paul Revere at the lower end of Hanover Street (Boston, Massachusetts), Hanover Street. In 1823, just out of grammar school, Oliver became an employee of Col. Samuel Hale Parker, father of James Cutler Dunn Parker, J.C.D. Parker, the organist and composer. Col. Parker owned a book store on Washington Street (Boston), Washington street, near Franklin Street in Boston, and kept in addition to his regular stock a few pieces of music. At the time the Waverley novels were making their appearance and Col. Parker was republishing them as rapidly as they could be gotten from England. Oliver left the bookstore to master the printer's trade. About 1834 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight's Journal Of Music
''Dwight's Journal of Music'' (1852–1881, ''DJM'') was an American music journal, one of the most respected and influential such periodicals in the country in the mid-19th century. John Sullivan Dwight created the Journal, and published it in Boston, Massachusetts. Among the early writers was Alexander Wheelock Thayer, who would become one of the first major music historians in the country. Other contributors have included John Knowles Paine, William F. Apthorp, W. S. B. Mathews and C. H. Brittan. The ''Journal'' was eventually purchased by music publisher Oliver Ditson.''Continuum'' Publication details The ''Journal'' was published weekly beginning on Saturday, April 10, 1852, with each volume consisting of 26 numbers. Thus, the odd-numbered volumes ran from April to near the end of September, and the even-numbered volumes, from early October to the end of March of the following year. In 1865 the journal was published biweekly and each volume ran for one complete year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Simmons
Emma Kate Simmons Flint (March 3, 1850 - March 8, 1926) was an American composer and philanthropist who is best known for her piano piece ''Racquet Galop'', which sold over 100,000 copies. She published her music under the name Kate Simmons or E. Kate Simmons. Simmons was born in Troy, New York, to Mary Sophia Gleason and Joseph Ferris Simmons, a banker. She married the successful businessman Charles Ranlett Flint in 1883 and they lived in Manhattan. Little is known about Simmons’ education. She donated the money she made from her musical compositions to charity, endowing a bed at St. Luke’s Hospital with the proceeds from ''Racquet Galop''. Simmons’ music was published in America and internationally by Augener & Co., Carl Fischer Music, Charles Sheard & Co., Edwin Ashdown Ltd., Hachette & Co., and Oliver Ditson & Co Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', List of books in The Railway Series#Oliver the Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian Tait Sheldon
Lillian Alison Tait Sheldon (10 September 1865 - 10 January 1925) was an American composer and organist who composed many hymns. Sheldon was born in Gouverneur, New York to Lucretia Maria and George Peter Tait. She married James Otis Sheldon and they had two children. Little is known about Sheldon's education. She was the organist of the First Presbyterian Church in Gouverneur from 1885 until her death in 1925. Although most of her compositions were hymns, her “Rock-a-By Baby Lullaby” was published in the January 1897 edition of Ladies Home Journal ''Ladies' Home Journal'' was an American magazine that ran until 2016 and was last published by the Meredith Corporation. It was first published on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century .... Sheldon's music was also published by B.F. Woods Music Co., J. Fischer & Brother, and Oliver Ditson Co. Her compositions, all for voice and piano, included: *“Around the Great W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stuckenholz
William Stuckenholz (c. 1840, Germany''1880 United States Federal Census'' for Wm Stuckenholz, California, San Francisco County, San Francisco, 085, p. 277 – died July 18, 1884, New Orleans) was a German born American composer, pianist, and music teacher. His songs include galops, polka, schottisches, valses, and quadrilles. Many of his works were published by the San Francisco music publisher Matthias Gray. He also had songs published by Boston music publishers White & Goullaud and the Oliver Ditson and Company. Many of his published works are held in the collection of the Library of Congress, and in university libraries. Life and career Born in c. 1840, Stuckenholz immigrated from Germany to the United States, where by 1875 he had settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was operating a store which sold sheet music and musical instruments. By August 1876 he had moved to Sacramento, California where he worked as a pianist and teacher of piano and singing. By 1880 at the lates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Seipt
Sophie Seipt, also seen as Sophie Seibt (1812–1889), was a German composer and arranger who wrote several pieces for cello and piano. Seipt was born in Cologne. Little is known about her education. Her music was recorded commercially by Kaleidos and published by Oliver Ditson and Theodore Presser Company. Works Her works include: Chamber *''Drie Romanzen, opus 1'' (cello and piano) *''Fantasie'' (cello and piano) *other pieces for cello and piano Vocal *“Ever Faithful” (by Johann Sebastian Bach; arranged by Sophie Seibt) *''Sechs vierstimmige Lieder, opus 2'' (for soprano, alto, tenor and bass) *no. 1 “Glockentone” (text by Franz Otto) *no. 2 “Die Nacht” (text by Nikolaus Lenau) *no. 3 “Laut jubelnd durcheilte der Fruhling die Au” *no. 4 “Die Sennin” (text by Nikolaus Lenau) *no. 5 “Auf eines Berges Hohen” (text by Wolfgang Muller von Konigswinter) *no. 6 “Du bist wie eine Blume” (text by Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Ryckoff
Clara Amely “Lala” Ryckoff (2 August 1878 - 3 December 1977) was an American composer who wrote more than 200 vocal works (both text and music), including spoken word performances with musical accompaniment, also known as pianologues or musical readings. She also composed works for children. She published under the name Lalla Ryckoff. Ryckoff was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Julie Wolff Rindskopf and Samuel Rindskopf. The family name was later changed to Ryckoff. Little is known about Ryckoff’s education or personal life. She first performed as a pianist in Chicago when she was nine years old. She was active in women’s clubs, worked as a piano teacher in New York City in 1922, and in 1932 was living in Kansas City. The 1950 census lists her as divorced. She died in Newport Beach, California, in 1977. Ryckoff’s works were published by Walter Anderson, Oliver Ditson Oliver Ditson (October 20, 1811 – December 21, 1888) was an American businessman and founder of Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagmar De Corval Rybner
Dagmar de Corval Rybner Barclay (9 September 1890 – 22 July 1965) was a Swiss-German composer, pianist, and teacher who worked and corresponded with Sergei Rachmaninoff. She published and performed under the name Dagmar Rybner. Biography Rybner was born in Baden to Claudine Pezet de Corval and Dr. Cornelius Rybner, a Danish composer and pianist who eventually chaired the music department at Columbia University. Cornelius changed the family name from “Rubner” to “Rybner.” Dagmar married the singer John Barclay. They had one daughter and later divorced. Rybner studied music in Karlsruhe, Germany; Neuchatel, Switzerland; and New York. She made her European debut as a pianist playing the Schumann piano concerto under conductor Felix Mottl. After moving to New York, she played a Tchaikovsky piano concerto under conductor Adolf Rothmeyer. Rybner toured as a pianist throughout the United States, appearing at the White House and with the Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Ross
Clara Louisa Ross Ricci (1 July 1858 - 1954) was a British composer, mandolinist, and singer. She is best known for her compositions for mandolin and her songs, which she published as Clara Ross or Clara Ross-Ricci. Ross was born in Brighton, England, to a well to do family. In 1877 she auditioned before Sir Arthur Sullivan and received a scholarship to study voice at the National Training School for Music in London, where she remained until 1882. She later studied at the Royal College of Music in London. Ross learned to play mandolin as it became popular in the late 1880s. She formed an all-female mandolin band called the “Kensington Mandolinists” in the early 1890s and wrote much of their music herself. The group performed for the royal family and was favorably reviewed by ''The Musical Standard'' in 1892 and 1893, which noted that the “Kensington Mandolinists. . .performed some clever compositions of Miss Clara Ross. . . “ The group included guitars and was later rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Robyn
Margaret Louise Robyn (23 April 1878 - 10 June 1949) was an American composer, music educator, and pianist who taught for many years at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, serving as director for at least one year. Her piano pedagogy methods and books are still in use today. She published and taught as Louise Robyn. Robyn was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Mary Ann O'Reilly and William Robyn, a merchant. Little is known about her education. She began working at the American Conservatory of Music in 1901, where she taught advanced piano and teacher training. She also chaired the children's department and in 1937 served as Director of the conservatory. Her students included Marie Christine Bergersen, Storm Bull, Jack Fascinato, Irwin Fischer, Robert Fizdale, Marion Roberts, and Ruth Crawford Seeger. In 1939, ''Music Clubs Magazine'' reported at least one Louise Robyn Club in Detroit, Michigan. Robyn collaborated on some publications with Howard Hanks, Louise Johnson, Mild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Ina Robinson
Gertrude Ina Robinson (1868 – 7 September 1950) was an American author, composer, and harpist. Biography Robinson was the oldest of four children born in Waterloo, Iowa, Waterloo, Iowa, to Mary Frances Jackson and Robert Harvey Robinson. Her father was a shoe and boot dealer; her mother owned a zinc and lead mining, mine. Robinson studied piano as a child. Her harp teachers were Alphonse Hasselmans, Edmond Schuecker and Enrico Tramonti. By 1910, Robinson was living in New York City. She gave harp lessons and served as the harpist at Madison Square Presbyterian Church (1906), Madison Square Presbyterian Church, a position she held for many years. She belonged to the Authors League of America, the Mozart Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution. In addition to writing books, poems, and at least one article, Robinson designed gift tags produced by Dennison Manufacturing Co. These items are archived at the Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Presser
The Theodore Presser Company is an American Music publisher (popular music), music publishing and Distribution (business), distribution company located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, formerly King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and originally based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States. It has been owned by Carl Fischer Music since 2004. History Theodore Presser Theodore Presser was born July 3, 1848, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to German emigrant Christian Presser and Caroline Dietz. As a teenager, he worked in an iron foundry helping to mold cannon balls for the army during the American Civil War, Civil War. This activity proved too strenuous for his young physique and in 1864, at 16, he began selling tickets for the Strokosch Opera Company in Pittsburgh. At the same time, he began working as a clerk at C.C. Mellor's music store in Pittsburgh. He eventually rose to become sheet-music department manager. Presser began his musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
