Carrie Belle Adams

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Carrie Belle (Wilson) Adams

Carrie Belle Adams (also Carrie B. Adams, Carrie Belle Wilson Adams and Carrie B. Wilson Adams; born as Carrie Belle Wilson; * July 28, 1858 in literature also July 21, 1859 and June 29, 1859 in Oxford , Ohio , United States ; † December 15, 1940 in Portland , Oregon , United States) was an American organist , singer , conductor, and composer . She is said to have been the first American woman to conduct a public performance of the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel.

Life

Carrie Belle Adams' parents were Allie Wilson b. Myers, a musician, and David Wilson, a singing teacher and author of various books and songs. At the age of four she learned her first songs in Sunday school . She received her first music lessons at the age of six. At the age of seven she sang at a music festival in Milville, Ohio in a choir led by Horatio Richmond Palmer (1834-1907), in alto. The Gloria from the twelfth mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and The heavens are telling from The Creation by Joseph Haydn were performed. When she was eight she became a member of a glee club . She played the piano and organ at an early age. When she was 13, she attended Grand Prairie Seminary in Onarga, Illinois, where she had moved with her parents. Another move took her to Paris, Illinois . Here she joined the choir of the Methodist Church and became a piano accompanist there, among other things, in performances of various oratorios.

At seventeen she became the conductor of the Philharmonic Society in Paris. In this role she directed oratorio performances of the standard repertoire of the time in Paris and surrounding cities. At the age of 18 she sang the alto roles in works by Gilbert and Sullivan such as HMS Pinafore , The Pirates of Penzance and Trial by Jury . In 1880, at the age of 21, she married the singer Allyn G. Adams, with whom she moved to Terre Haute , Indiana . Here she became a leading figure in the city's musical life. She became organist and choirmaster at the First Congregational Church and later headed the city's oratorio society. From 1887 to 1895 she taught music at Indiana State Normal School . Here she worked with WT Giffe (1848-1924). After composing her first anthem in 1876 , many of her subsequent anthems were published in the Choir Music Journal . In 1893 her operetta The National Flower was published. She later held the position of Superintendent of Music at the Normal School . During this time she gave concerts as an organist in many cities in Indiana and Illinois. Their anthems gained popularity so that they were performed in various cities in the United States, especially around Christmas in the late 19th century. Thus came The Woundrous story on December 25 in the Second Baptist Church in Rochester and 26 December 1897 in the Unitarian Church in Wilmington and in the Fifth Avenue Congregational Church in Minneapolis performed. An adaptation of Joy to the World was also appreciated.

As a music teacher, she took part in many congresses for music teachers where she gave lectures on music education . In June 1900, Carrie B. Adams served on the Program Committee for the Indiana Music Teachers Association's annual meeting in Columbus . In December of that year, The national Flower was performed here. She conducted many oratorio concerts and performances of large choral works followed. On December 19, 1901, she directed a performance of the Messiah in Indianapolis . This is said to have been the first performance of the oratorio in the United States by a woman. The choir comprised over a hundred singers. In addition, she directed the male student choir of the Rose Polytechnique Institute, for which she wrote many choral pieces. She also composed more anthems and cantatas than any other contemporary American composer.

The choir books and anthembooks published by her were used by over forty thousand choirs according to sales figures and their songs were sung on Sundays. She was involved in music teacher training and made a great contribution to choral singing in the United States, including during the First World War. From 1920 she lived in Oregon. She regularly published short stories , most notably in Indiana magazine The Spectator.

Works (selection)

Carrie Belle Adams wrote over 4,000 anthems , cantatas and several operettas . In addition, she wrote various male choirs, quartets for female voices and songs based on texts by William Shakespeare .

Operettas

  • The National Flower , operetta in three acts, published by John Church in Cincinnati, 1893 OCLC 13503460 Contents: A jury should decide which flower should be named National Flower . Various singers disguised as flowers introduce the corresponding flowers with songs. In the end, Uncle Sam decides to everyone's satisfaction. The operettas were performed in various US cities in the following years, first in February 1894 in Greenfield (Indiana) , in May 1894 in Kansas City , 1895 in Buffalo and Indianapolis , 1896 in Galveston and Philadelphia It was followed by performances in Piqua , Nashville , Akron , Baltimore , Columbus , Omaha , Boston , Pittsburgh , Portland and other cities. The operetta enjoyed a certain popularity until the mid-1930s. In 1935 there were still performances in Wilkes-Barre and New Brunswick . Since the operetta required a large number of actors who, among other things, represented the choirs of the individual plants, it was usually performed with amateur actors and children.
  • Under the Stars and Stripes
  • See America first

Cantatas

  • Easter Praise
  • Praise and Thanksgiving
  • Redeemer and King
  • The heavenly light
  • The holy Child , Christmas cantata
  • The Resurrection Story , Easter Cantata
  • The Star of Bethlehem, a Christmas Cantata , published by Lorenz Publishing Co., New York, 1917.

Collective works

  • The Anthem Annual No.1 for Choir, published by Home Music Company of Logansport, Indiana, 1895, OCLC 247352387
  • Music for the common Schools for 1 to 4 voices with piano accompaniment and instructional notes , published by Inland Pub. in Terre Haute, Indiana, 1897
  • The Anthem Annual No.1, No. 2, Royal Anthems No. 1 and No. 2
  • Young men's chorus, a collection of sacred songs, quartets and anthems for men's voices [Young men's choir, a collection of sacred songs, quartets and anthems for men's voices ], published by Lorenz Pub. Co. in Dayton, Ohio, around 1912 The compilation contains 50 choral movements.

Other choral works

  • Slumber Time for obbligato soprano choir and piano, published by The Fillmore Music House in Cincinnati, 1896. Incipit: 'Tis time for slumber, little baby dear. OCLC 1005133379
  • Messiah is king, published by Lorenz in Dayton, Ohio, 1902 OCLC 780028538
  • Sing to the Lord of harvest , published by Lorenz in Dayton, Ohio, 1903 OCLC 780028636
  • Remember now thy creator, published by Lorenz in Dayton, Ohio, 1903 OCLC 865564120
  • The morning kindles all the sky , published by Lorenz in Dayton, Ohio, 1903 OCLC 780028541
  • Sing to the Lord most high , published by Lorenz in Dayton, Ohio, 1904 OCLC 780028549
  • Break forth into joy , published by Lorenz of Dayton, Ohio, 1905 OCLC 780028638
  • The Lord is risen again, Anthem, published by Lorenz in Dayton, Ohio, 1912
  • The Sunday School Army , in: Excell, EO (Edwin Othello): Triumphant songs. # 5. A collection of gospel hymns for Sunday schools and revivals, hymns of prayer and praise for devotional meetings etc etc. . S. 82 also as Young Peoples Army , in: EOExcell: Excellent Songs for the church and the Sunday School ., Chicago 1898 Text: Charlotte G. Homer. Incipit: March along, together firm and true
  • Joy To-Day. Excell, E. O: In: The Gospel Hymnal for Sunday School and Church Work . P. 38 Incipit: Joy to the World
  • Mother and Home, a Mother's Day exercise , published by Standard Pub. Co, Cincinnati, around 1920.
  • Old cabin home minstrels: a minstrel entertainment in three acts made up of old plantation songs, for the use of church, lodge, club, school, or community choruses, published by Lorenz Publishing in Dayton, Ohio, 1921

Songs

  • They are one beneath old glory for high voice and piano, text: Frank Lebby Stanton, published by Fillmore Bros. in Cincinnati, 1898, dedicated to Cecilia Eppinghousen-Bailey OCLC 989773698
  • The Lord is my helper, published by The John Church Company in Cincinnati, 1899 OCLC 35587678
  • Honey-Chile, text: Paul Laurence Dunbar, published by Theodore Presser Co. in Philadelphia, 1901 OCLC 173486849
  • Send thy light , published by Lorenz, 1903 OCLC 780028636

literature

  • Mrs. Carrie B. Adams. In: Jacob Henry Hall: Biography of Gospel song and hymn writers. Fleming H. Revell Company, New York 1914, p. 368 ff

Web links

Digital copies

  1. ↑ The Star of Bethlehem, a Christmas Cantata as digitized version by HathiTrust
  2. ↑ Young men's chorus, a collection of sacred songs, quartets and anthems for men's voices as digitized version at HathiTrust
  3. ↑ Remember now thy creator as a digitized version at HathiTrust
  4. ↑ The Lord is risen again as a digitized version at HathiTrust
  5. ^ The Sunday School Army as a digitized version in the Internet Archive
  6. ^ Young Peoples Army as a digitized version in the Internet Archive
  7. ↑ Joy To-Day as a digitized version in the Internet Archive
  8. ↑ Mother and Home, a Mother's Day exercise as a digital copy at HathiTrust
  9. ↑ Old cabin home minstrels as a digital copy at HathiTrust
  10. ↑ The Lord is my helper as a digitized version at IMSLP

References and comments

  1. ↑ Noted Composer to Visit . In: The Oregon Statesman . Salem, Oregon April 24, 1921, pp. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Some Folks born Musical, others achieve Music . In: Statesman Journal . Salem, Oregon April 16, 1922, pp. 11 (English, newspapers.com ).
  3. ^ The Music Teachers' Festival . In: The Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana June 23, 1888, p. 3 (English, newspapers.com ).
  4. ^ Hoosier Schoolmaster . In: Evening Star . Washington, DC July 12, 1898, p. 11 (English, newspapers.com ).
  5. ^ The National Flower . In: The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore April 21, 1899, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  6. ↑ Christmas Music . In: The Evening Journal . Wilmington, Delaware December 24, 1897, pp. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
  7. ^ Glad Songs of Praise . In: Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York December 25, 1897, pp. 12 (English, newspapers.com ).
  8. ↑ Our Morning Sermon - Heavenly Music A Christmas Discourse . In: Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota December 26, 1897, p. 8 (English, newspapers.com ).
  9. ↑ In Honor of the Savior's Birth . In: The Evening Times . Washington, DC December 24, 1898, p. 8 (English, newspapers.com ).
  10. ^ Music Education - The Subject discussed by Mrs. Carrie B. Adams . In: Evening Star . Washington DC July 13, 1898, p. 8 (English, newspapers.com ).
  11. ^ Historical Session - Most remarkable Congress in a third of a century . In: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette . Fort Wayne, Indiana July 14, 1898, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
  12. ^ Indiana Music Teachers . In: The Republic . Columbus, Indiana June 23, 1900, p. 4 (English, newspapers.com ).
  13. ^ The National Flower . In: The Columbus Republic . Columbus, Indiana November 29, 1900, p. 4 (English, newspapers.com ).
  14. ↑ a b c Jacob Henry Hall: Mrs. Carrie B. Adams . In: Biography of Gospel song and hymn writers . Fleming H. Revell Company, New York 1914, p. 368 (English, archive.org ).
  15. ↑ Handel's Messiah rendered . In: The Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana December 20, 1901, p. 11 (English, newspapers.com ).
  16. ^ A b Carrie B. Adams this in Portland . In: Statesman Journal . Salem, Oregon December 17, 1940 p. 2 (English, newspapers.com ).
  17. ^ A b Mrs. Adams "The National Flower" . In: The Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana April 22, 1895, p. 3 (English, newspapers.com ).
  18. ^ The National Flower . In: The Republic . Columbus, Indiana November 24, 1900 p. 4 (English, newspapers.com ).
  19. ↑ Musical Notes . In: The Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana April 28, 1895, p. 11 (English, newspapers.com ).
  20. ^ Sacred Heart Slovak Program is completed . In: The Evening News . Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania May 10, 1935, pp. 21 (English, newspapers.com ).
  21. ↑ Redeemer and King given last evening . In: The Scranton Republican . Scranton, Pennsylvania December 24, 1906, pp. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Carrie Belle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Carrie B .; Wilson, Carrie Belle (maiden name); Adams, Carrie Belle Wilson; Adams, Carrie B. Wilson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American organist, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1858 or June 29, 1859 or July 21, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Oxford , Ohio , United States
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1940
Place of death Portland , Oregon , United States