Hugh Archibald Clarke
Hugh Archibald Clarke (born August 18, 1839 in or near Toronto , Ontario , † December 16, 1927 in Philadelphia ) was a Canadian composer.
Clarke had been the organist in Philadelphia since 1859 . In 1875 he became the first in the USA alongside John Knowles Paine (Harvard), music professor at the University of Pennsylvania , where he taught harmony and counterpoint. His students included the composer William Wallace Gilchrist , the musicologist Otto Edwin Albrecht and his own daughter, the composer and poet Helen Clarke .
For his main work, the incidental music for the arachnians by Aristophanes , he was awarded an honorary doctorate. In addition to his compositions, he wrote a number of musicological writings.
Works
- The Music of the Spheres , cantata, 1880
- Acharnians , music for the play by Aristophanes, 1886
- Jerusalem , Oratory, 1890
- Iphigenia in Tauris , music for the play by Euripides , 1903
Web links
- Hugh Clarke ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Clarke, Hugh Archibald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1927 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |