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'''Anderson Tyrer''' (17 November 1893 – 1962) was an [[English people|English]] concert [[pianist]], active during the 1920s.
'''Frank Anderson Tyrer''' (17 November 1891 – 16 December 1962) was an [[English people|English]] concert [[pianist]], composer and first conductor of New Zealand's [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra|National Orchestra]].


== Biography ==
Tyrer studied at the [[Royal Manchester College of Music]], where he won a scholarship of four years from the County Council. He served in the [[British Army|Army]] in 1914 to 1918.
Tyrer was born in [[Accrington]], Lancashire in 1891 and studied at the [[Royal Manchester College of Music]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Thomson|first=John Mansfield|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22895790|title=Biographical dictionary of New Zealand composers|date=1990|publisher=Victoria University Press|isbn=0-86473-095-0|location=Wellington [N.Z.]|pages=139|oclc=22895790}}</ref> He won a scholarship of four years from the County Council.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} He served in the [[British Army|Army]] in 1914 to 1918.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}


He made his debut at a [[Promenade concert]] under [[Thomas Beecham]] in 1919, playing the [[Rachmaninoff]] [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|second concerto]]. Over the next four years he gave a series of orchestral concerts in the [[Queen's Hall]], London, playing concerti by [[Beethoven]], [[Rachmaninoff]], [[Grieg]], [[Tchaikovsky]], [[Arensky]], [[Liszt]] and [[Alexander Campbell Mackenzie|Mackenzie]]. He also played the piano part in [[Scriabin]]'s ''[[Prometheus: The Poem of Fire|Prometheus]]'' several times.
He made his debut at a [[Promenade concert]] under [[Thomas Beecham]] in 1919, playing the [[Rachmaninoff]] [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|second concerto]]. Over the next four years he gave a series of orchestral concerts in the [[Queen's Hall]], London, playing concerti by [[Beethoven]], [[Rachmaninoff]], [[Grieg]], [[Tchaikovsky]], [[Arensky]], [[Liszt]] and [[Alexander Campbell Mackenzie|Mackenzie]]. He also played the piano part in [[Scriabin]]'s ''[[Prometheus: The Poem of Fire|Prometheus]]'' several times.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}


In around 1922 Tyrer made some [[gramophone record]]s with [[Adrian Boult]] and the [[British Symphony Orchestra]] for the Velvet Face (V-F) label, a department of [[Edison Bell]] Records; the recordings included [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Liszt)|Piano Concerto No. 1]] in E flat and [[César Franck|Franck]]'s [[Symphonic Variations (Franck)|Symphonic Variations]]. ''See also [[British Symphony Orchestra discography#Acoustic Recordings 1919–1923|British Symphony Orchestra discography]]''.
In around 1922 Tyrer made some [[gramophone record]]s with [[Adrian Boult]] and the [[British Symphony Orchestra]] for the Velvet Face (V-F) label, a department of [[Edison Bell]] Records; the recordings included [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Liszt)|Piano Concerto No. 1]] in E flat and [[César Franck|Franck]]'s [[Symphonic Variations (Franck)|Symphonic Variations]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}


He toured Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as a performer, conductor and musical examiner.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Thomas|first=Allan|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-RenCrea-t1-body-d3-d11.html|title=Creating a National Spirit: celebrating New Zealand's Centennial|publisher=Victoria University Press|year=2004|location=Wellington|chapter=Centennial Music|via=NZETC}}</ref> He visited New Zealand during the 1930s, often as a music examiner.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Thomson|first=John Mansfield|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26724223|title=The Oxford history of New Zealand music|date=1991|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-558176-8|location=Auckland, N.Z.|pages=143|oclc=26724223}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2 February 1934|title=Personal Notes|page=2|work=Inangahua Times|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/IT19340202.2.10|access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref>
He was the founding conductor of the New Zealand National Orchestra, now the [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]], from 1946 to 1949.


He performed as a soloist with and conducted the Wellington Symphony Orchestra.<ref name=":0" /> In 1940 he became conductor of the New Zealand Centennial Music Festival Orchestra which played concerts in several cities between May and June.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Walls|first=Peter|date=2014|title=The first professional orchestras|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/orchestras/page-2|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-26|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504064506/http://www.teara.govt.nz:80/en/orchestras/page-2 |archive-date=4 May 2015 }}</ref> The orchestra played his composition ''Dr Faustus'' (1940)'','' a symphonic setting for chorus and orchestra based on [[Christopher Marlowe|Marlowe's]] poem.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was the founding conductor of the New Zealand National Orchestra, now the [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]], from 1946 to 1950.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Walls|first=Peter|date=2014|title=The National Orchestra|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/orchestras/page-3|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-26|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504064351/http://www.teara.govt.nz:80/en/orchestras/page-3 |archive-date=4 May 2015 }}</ref>
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==Sources==
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[[Arthur Eaglefield Hull]], ''A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians'' (Dent, London 1924).
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Joy Tonks, "The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The First Forty Years" (Reed Methuen, Auckland, 1986)


His composing style was English and of the first half of the 20th century.<ref name=":0" /> He wrote symphonic works, a piano concerto, piano pieces and songs.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== Sources ==
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* [[Arthur Eaglefield Hull]], ''A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians'' (Dent, London 1924).
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* Joy Tonks, ''The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The First Forty Years'' (Reed Methuen, Auckland, 1986)

== See also ==

* [[British Symphony Orchestra discography]] – for details of recordings of Anderson Tyrer

== External links ==

* [https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/upbeat/audio/2546979/peter-mechen Interview with Peter Mechen on RNZ, 20 February 2013] – discusses Anderson Tyrer's appointment as conductor of the National Orchestra
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 20 February 2022

Frank Anderson Tyrer (17 November 1891 – 16 December 1962) was an English concert pianist, composer and first conductor of New Zealand's National Orchestra.

Biography[edit]

Tyrer was born in Accrington, Lancashire in 1891 and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music.[1] He won a scholarship of four years from the County Council.[citation needed] He served in the Army in 1914 to 1918.[citation needed]

He made his debut at a Promenade concert under Thomas Beecham in 1919, playing the Rachmaninoff second concerto. Over the next four years he gave a series of orchestral concerts in the Queen's Hall, London, playing concerti by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Liszt and Mackenzie. He also played the piano part in Scriabin's Prometheus several times.[citation needed]

In around 1922 Tyrer made some gramophone records with Adrian Boult and the British Symphony Orchestra for the Velvet Face (V-F) label, a department of Edison Bell Records; the recordings included Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat and Franck's Symphonic Variations.[citation needed]

He toured Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as a performer, conductor and musical examiner.[1][2] He visited New Zealand during the 1930s, often as a music examiner.[1][2][3][4]

He performed as a soloist with and conducted the Wellington Symphony Orchestra.[1] In 1940 he became conductor of the New Zealand Centennial Music Festival Orchestra which played concerts in several cities between May and June.[1][2][5] The orchestra played his composition Dr Faustus (1940), a symphonic setting for chorus and orchestra based on Marlowe's poem.[1][2] He was the founding conductor of the New Zealand National Orchestra, now the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, from 1946 to 1950.[1][6]

His composing style was English and of the first half of the 20th century.[1] He wrote symphonic works, a piano concerto, piano pieces and songs.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Thomson, John Mansfield (1990). Biographical dictionary of New Zealand composers. Wellington [N.Z.]: Victoria University Press. p. 139. ISBN 0-86473-095-0. OCLC 22895790.
  2. ^ a b c d Thomas, Allan (2004). "Centennial Music". Creating a National Spirit: celebrating New Zealand's Centennial. Wellington: Victoria University Press – via NZETC.
  3. ^ Thomson, John Mansfield (1991). The Oxford history of New Zealand music. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-19-558176-8. OCLC 26724223.
  4. ^ "Personal Notes". Inangahua Times. 2 February 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ Walls, Peter (2014). "The first professional orchestras". teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ Walls, Peter (2014). "The National Orchestra". teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

Sources[edit]

  • Arthur Eaglefield Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, London 1924).
  • Joy Tonks, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The First Forty Years (Reed Methuen, Auckland, 1986)

See also[edit]

External links[edit]


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