George Smart (conductor)
Sir George Thomas Smart (born May 10, 1776 in London , † February 23, 1867 there ) was an English conductor, organist, violinist and composer.
Life
Smart was one of the three sons of music publisher George Smart . Like his siblings Charles Frederick and Henry Smart , he embarked on a musical career. He was the chorister of the Chapel Royal under the direction of Edmund Ayrton , took organ lessons from Thomas Sanders Dupuis and was a student of composition with Samuel Arnold .
In 1791 he became organist at St. James's Chapel . He also took part as a violinist in the subscription concerts of Johann Peter Salomon and worked as an organ and singing teacher. After conducting a number of successful concerts in Dublin, he was raised to the nobility on February 22, 1811 as a Knight Bachelor . In 1822 he became organist at the Chapel Royal. Between 1823 and 1840 he worked as a conductor at music festivals in various English cities.
Smart was known to many prominent composers of his time, from Joseph Haydn to Ludwig van Beethoven , whom he met on a trip to Europe in 1825, to Carl Maria von Weber , who died of tuberculosis in his London home in 1826. From the notes he left behind, HB and CLE Cox compiled the Leaves from the Journals of Sir George Smart in 1907 . Smart also left some compositions, with some of the works ascribed to him possibly being by his father or brother Henry.
literature
- Philip H Highfill, Kalman A Burnim, Edward A. Langhans: "A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 14, S. Siddons to Thynne: Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800" , SIU Press, 1991, ISBN 9780809315260 , pp. 123-24.
Individual evidence
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 2, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 310.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smart, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smart, Sir George Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English conductor, organist, violinist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1867 |
| Place of death | London |