Frederic Abel Senior

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Frederic Abel Senior (born December 22, 1822 in Landau , Kingdom of Bavaria , † March 18, 1904 in Detroit , Michigan , United States ) was a German-American singer (tenor), pianist, conductor and music teacher of German origin. He lived in Detroit for over 30 years, was one of the most famous musicians in Detroit at the time and was identified with the leading musical societies there.

Life

Frederic Abel was born in Landau, where he learned piano and singing. Here he began to perform and teach as an artist. Due to his political convictions, he left Germany in 1849 and first went to Paris. He later went to the United States. First he stayed in New York. He then went to Cleveland, gave piano and singing lessons and founded a choral society, which he led for some time. Then he went to Milwaukee and founded the music club. He served as organist at the First Presbyterian Church and led several choirs. In 1870 he went to Chicago. Here, too, he founded a singing society and became organist of the Dr. Colliers Unitarian Church . After the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, he went to Detroit. Here he became director of the Detroit Musical Society in January 1872 . From 1873 to 1887 he was musical director of The Harmonie Male Chorus. In 1876 he became head of the Harmonie Society . He was a choirmaster at Christ Church. In 1895 he withdrew from active musical life.

He married his wife Nancy O'Cleary in Monroeville, Ohio. They had three children together, including the musician Frederic Lawrence Abel .

Works (selection)

  • Lola Polka . The polka was published in 1852 by GW Brainard in Louisville.
  • O where art thou dreaming , text: Thomas Moore Esq .. The song was published in 1852 by WC Peters & Sons in Cincinnati. It was dedicated to Mary Segur.
  • Oh! Skylark for thy wings , text: Mrs. Hemans. The song was published in 1853 by GW Brainard in Louisville.
  • Le souvenir, grand polka brilliant. The polka was published in 1853 by GW Brainard in Louisville and dedicated to E. Blair.
  • Polka Caprice, Morceau de Salon [ Salon piece] The polka was published by GW Brainard in Louisville.
  • The Switzer's Farewell with brilliant variations

As an arranger, arrangements for orchestra, choir and piano.

Web links

Digital copies

  1. ^ Lola Polka as a digitized version in the Library of Congress
  2. ^ O where art thou dreaming as digitized as digitized in the Library of Congress
  3. ↑ Oh! Skylark for thy wings as a digitized version as a digitized version in the Library of Congres
  4. ↑ Le Souvenir, Grand Polka brillante as a digitized version in the Library of Congress
  5. ^ Polka Caprice, Morceau de Salon as a digitized version in the Library of Congress
  6. ^ The Switzer's Farewell with brilliant variations as a digitized version in the Library of Congress

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Laurie Lanzen Harris, Paul Ganson: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Grace, Grit, and Glory . Wayne State University Press, 2016, ISBN 978-0-8143-4062-2 ( google.de [accessed March 3, 2019]).
  2. ↑ a b c Passing of an old Musician . In: Detroit Free Press . Detroit March 19, 1904, p. 5 (English, newspapers.com ).
  3. ^ Harmonie Society (ed.): 90th anniversary celebration, 1849-1939. Harmony (Society: Detroit, Mich.) . Detroit 1939 (English, handle.net ).
personal data
SURNAME Abel, Frederic Sr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American singer (tenor), pianist, conductor and music teacher of German origin
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Landau , Kingdom of Bavaria
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1904
Place of death Detroit , Michigan , United States