Eric DeLamarter
Eric DeLamarter (born February 18, 1880 in Lansing / Michigan ; † May 17, 1953 in Orlando / Florida ) was an American organist and composer.
DeLamarter was a choirmaster in Kalamazoo as early as 1895 . From 1900 to 1936 he was organist at various churches in Chicago . In addition, he worked from 1919 to 1925 as an assistant conductor and until 1936 as conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and music critic. As a music critic he worked for the Chicago Record-Herald , then for the Chicago Tribune and, after 1910, for the Inter-Ocean . His most famous student was Leon Stein .
He composed four symphonies , three ballets , a ballet suite and other suites, two organ concerts, chamber music works, church music and piano pieces. In 1938 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
Lamarter's daughter Jeanne DeLamarter Bonnette became known as a poet.
literature
- DeLamarter, Eric . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 381 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michigan Library Bulletin, Vol. 10-17, September-October 1926, pp. 182.
- ↑ a b Wilibald Gurlitt: Eric DeLamarter. In Riemann Musiklexikon.
- ↑ University of Michigan Official Publication, Volume 45, No. 2, 1943, p. 353 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ^ Members: Eric DeLamarter. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 25, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | DeLamarter, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lansing , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1953 |
| Place of death | Orlando , Florida |