Edward Benjamin Scheve
Edward Benjamin Scheve (also Eduard B. Scheve ) (born February 13, 1865 in Herford , † 1924 in Longmont , Boulder County , USA ), was a German-American composer and music teacher.
Life
Edward Benjamin Scheve 's father was Eduard Scheve , Baptist pastor and founder of the Evangelical Free Church Diakonie, his mother was his wife Adelheid, née Schöneborn (1836–1869), who was probably the first deaconess of the German Baptist Union. He was the eldest of four children born from this relationship. His mother died just four years after he was born after suffering from serious cancer. His father married Berta Albers for the second time in 1870, with whom he had six other children.
After attending high school in Cologne and the Geisenheim Institute, he studied piano with Konig , organ with Friedrich Grunicke and composition with Becker in Franz Kullak's New Academy of Music in Berlin from 1885–88 . From 1886 to 1888 he also taught at this academy. In 1888, at the age of 23, he emigrated to the USA. He first lived in Rochester and worked as a teacher and organist at the First Baptist Church . In 1902 he was appointed director of the German-American Conservatory and organist of the First German Baptist Church in Chicago . Since 1906 he taught composition at Grinnell College in Iowa. 1912 was named music director of the college.
Scheve had been married to Lina Amelia, nee Grosch (1866–1955), since 1890. The common grave is in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell .
Works (selection)
Scheve composed various works for orchestra, choir and solos. Here is a selection:
- Symphony in D minor, Op. 38 (approx. 1917)
- Festival march for orchestra, choir and organ ad. lib., Op. 12 (approx. 1909)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 20 (approx. 1913)
- Violin Concerto in E flat major, Op. 35
- Violin Sonata in C minor
- Four Sketches for violin, cello and piano
- Oratorio The Death and Resurrection of Christ , Op. 11 (approx. 1906)
- Cantata A Song of Penitence (German penitential song ) for solos, choir and orchestra, Op. 17 (approx. 1917)
- Piano suite Twilight-Pictures , Op. 29
- Meditations on Psalms for piano and violin ad.lib., Op. 31
- Organ sonata in E flat major
- Suite Religioso for Organ, Op. 18th
- 24 Preludes and Postludes for Organ, Op. 9
He also wrote many songs, hymns and smaller piano pieces.
Web links
- Scheve, Edward B. Compositions. - Overview of the Grinnell College Libraries
- Grove's Dictionary of music and musicians, Vol. 6 - from the Internet Archive
literature
- John Tasker Howard: Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It . Thomas Y. Crowell Company: New York 1915
- Sir George Grove: Dictionary of Music and Musicians: American Supplement (Vol. 6) . Theodore Presser Company: Philadelphia 1920.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eduard Scheve: Trust the Lord . Kassel 1973. p. 63
- ^ Historical lexicon of the BEFG: Eduard Scheve ; accessed on May 22, 2020
- ↑ Findagrave.com: Edward Benjamin Scheve ; viewed on May 23, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scheve, Edward Benjamin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scheve, Eduard B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1924 |
| Place of death | Longmont , Boulder County , USA |