Frank Fragale
Frank Fragale ( Francisco D. Fragale , born December 1, 1894 in Sciara , † 1955 ) was an American composer of Italian origin.
Fragale studied at the Conservatorio de Musica "Vincenzo Bellini" in Palermo. In 1911 he fell ill on a concert tour with an Italian military band in California. He initially worked as a theater musician and in 1912 became a member, probably in 1915 principal clarinetist, of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra , of which he was a member until 1955. Fragale studied the Bernhard Ziehn method symmetrically reversible harmony and counterpoint with Ziehn's student in the symphony, Julius Gold (later from Los Angeles). Pierre Monteaux often championed his music.
His most important works are the opera Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , which premiered in 1953 at the Berkeley Garfield Theater under the direction of Earl Bernard Murray and Marsden Argall , and the Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra written for Boris Blinder , which received an honorable mention at the Third Viotti International Competition.
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- San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Musicians: A Chronological Listing
- Online Archive of California - Guide to the Frank Fragale Collection
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fragale, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fragale, Francisco D. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sciara , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1955 |