Arthur Whiting
Arthur Whiting (born June 20, 1861 in Cambridge / Massachusetts , † July 20, 1936 in Beverly / Massachusetts) was an American organist , pianist and composer .
Whiting was an organ student of William Hall Sherwood and George Whitefield Chadwick in Boston . He then studied in Munich with Joseph Rheinberger , Hans Bußmeyer and Ludwig Abel . He then lived in Boston and from 1895 in New York as a pianist, conductor and composer. In addition to a concert overture and a suite for strings and four horns, he composed a piano concerto, a fantasy for piano and orchestra and numerous chamber music works. When performing early music, he resorted to old instruments such as the harpsichord and the clavichord and can be considered one of the pioneers of historical performance practice.
In 1905 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
literature
- Alfred Baumgärtner: Propylaea world of music. The composers. Volume 5: Sartorio – Zwyssig. Propylaeen, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3549078358 , pp. 531-532.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Members: Arthur Whiting. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed May 3, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Whiting, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whiting, Arthur Battelle (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, organist and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1936 |
| Place of death | Beverly, Massachusetts |