Philip Abas

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Philip Robert Abas (more rarely Abbas ; born January 20, 1886 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ; † September 10, 1945 in Colorado Springs ) was a Dutch cellist , viol player and music teacher.

Life

Origin and family

Philip Abas was born in Amsterdam in 1886 as the sixth of seven children of diamond cutter Meijer Abraham Abas (1855–1921) and his wife Rachel Salomon Rodrigues de Miranda (1856–1937). On April 16, 1908, in Brighton , he married Beatrice Eleanor Sanderson, who was three years his junior and the daughter of a candle maker . The first daughter, Isobel Rodrigues Abas, was born in 1909, followed by Beatrice Frances Abas in 1912.

In September 1914, the family traveled from Liverpool to New York aboard the RMS Olympic , as Abas was going to perform a number of times there. During this stay, Abas' wife became pregnant for the third time. Since she wanted to give birth to the child with her family in England, she went with her two daughters on May 1, 1915 in New York on board the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania , which was supposed to arrive in Liverpool a week later. On May 7th, however, the ship was sunk by a German submarine . 1200 people were killed, including Beatrice Abas and the two children.

In the same year Abas married Janet Thomson Levens for the second time, with whom he settled in Detroit (Michigan). Their son, Philip Robert Abas, was born in New York in 1918.

1886 to 1916 training, first concert tours and time in European orchestras

Philip Abas studied at the Conservatory in Amsterdam with Isaäc Mossel (1870–1923) and graduated there. At the age of 17 he was solo cellist in Aachen. Then he lived in London. Here he gave various concerts, such as in 1904 in the Queen's Hall and in June 1906 in the Steinway Hall in London, where he performed Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations in A major op. 33 . Among other things, he played with the conductor Henry Wood . In 1907 Abas was the first cellist in the Brighton Municipal Orchestra. From October 1907 to May 1908 he made his first concert tour through Canada and the United States. For the next three years he was the first cellist in the orchestras of Nice , Aix-les-Baines and Biarritz . During this time he gave concerts with Vincent d'Indy . From 1913 he stayed in Bournemouth. Until 1916 he was a member of the Bournemouth Winter Garden Symphony . Abas gave concerts in England until August 1916, on August 2, 1916 at the Devonshire Park Theater in Eastbourne. He then emigrated to the United States.

1916 to 1926 first years as an orchestral musician and soloist in the USA

In the season 1916/1917 Abas was cellist on the first desk of the Philadelphia Orchestra . In September 1918 he was introduced as a new member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra . In December 1918, he was introduced to this function with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra . On December 15, 1918, he performed as solo cellist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the conductor Ossip Gabrilowitsch at the 1st Cello Concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns . In 1918/1919 he also played in the Rivoli Theater Orchestra on Broadway in New York City. Until 1925 he was the first cellist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and, alongside the violinists Ilya Scholnik, William Grafing King and the violist Clarence Evans, later Herman Kolodkin, a member of the Detroit Symphony String Quartet, which was supplemented by the harpist Ostrowska to the Detroit Detroit Symphonique Ensemble .

1926 to 1940 time as cello lecturer and concert activity

In 1926 he became a lecturer in the cello department of the Miami Conservatory. In September 1928 he became head of the cello department and the chamber music department at the Michigan State Institute of Music at Michigan State University. Abas also took over the direction of the cello department at Michigan State College. On January 12, 1929, he married the pianist and harpsichordist Vivian Trivette Parke. Her son Leonard Parke studied violoncello with Abas in Detroit. Together they performed, supplemented by other musicians, as the Philip Abas Ensemble. In this context, Abas also played viola da gamba in addition to the cello. They often wore historical costumes at their concerts. During this time Abas performed in Kansas and Nebraska. In the 1930s he taught at the Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, Kansas.

1940 to 1946 last years in California

In the 1940s, he settled in Santa Barbara , California. Here he conducted the Tri-County Chorus. One son died in World War II . Abas died of a myocardial infarction in Colorado Springs on September 10, 1945 .

The cellists Marcus Adeney , Wynn van Cronk, Arthur Bachmann and Ione Bryce were his students.

reception

Philip Abas was a well-known cellist at the beginning of the 20th century. The The Escanaba Daily Press referred to it in its issue of October 1, 1924 even as one of the three great cellists of the world [one of the three great cellists of the world].

Web links

  • Nathan Abbas, photograph in the Detroit Free Press, July 30, 1924

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2]
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g New Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra . In: The Boston Globe . Boston September 29, 1918, p. 34 (English, newspapers.com ).
  4. ↑ a b WETENSCHAP EN KUNST. In: Het nieuws van den dag: small courant . Dag edition. Amsterdam November 7, 1904, p. 18 (Dutch, kb.nl [accessed February 18, 2019]).
  5. ↑ a b WETENSCHAP EN KUNST. In: Het nieuws van den dag: small courant . Dag edition. Amsterdam January 1, 1907 (Dutch, kb.nl [accessed February 18, 2019]).
  6. ↑ KUNST EN WETENSCHAPPEN . In: Algemeen Handelsblad . Ochtend edition. Amsterdam June 23, 1906, p. 2 (Dutch, kb.nl [accessed February 18, 2019]).
  7. ↑ a b Galaxy of Stars to Appear Hear Thursday with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra . In: Muncie Evening Press . Muncie December 10, 1918, p. 7 (English, newspapers.com ).
  8. ^ Music in the Province - Bournemouth . In: The Musical Times . London January 1, 1913, p. 43 (English, archive.org ).
  9. ↑ a b c d e Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians List. In: http://www.stokowski.org/ . Retrieved October 8, 2018 .
  10. ↑ a b Abbas dies of Heart Attack during Trip . In: The Monitor . McAllen September 16, 1945, p. 9 (English).
  11. ^ Second Cabin (Second Class) Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
  12. ^ Devonshire Park Music . In: Eastbourne Gazette . Eastbourne August 2, 1916, p. 8 (English, thekeep.info [PDF]).
  13. ↑ a b Detroit Symphony "Pop." In: Detroit Free Press . Detroit December 15, 1918, p. 11 (English, newspapers.com ).
  14. ↑ Youthful Stars Are Prime Favorites . In: Detroit Free Press . Detroit December 8, 1918, p. 31 (English, newspapers.com ).
  15. ↑ Mabel McDonough: Detroit reveres its own musicians . In: Musical America . tape 32 , no. 3 , May 15, 1920, p. 43 (English).
  16. ↑ Mabel McDonough: Detroit, Michigan . In: Musical America . tape 32 , no. 26 , October 23, 1920, p. 141 (English).
  17. ^ Motor King and his Symphony Friends . In: Detroit Free Press . Detroit July 30, 1924, p. 13 (English, newspapers.com ).
  18. ^ Miami's little theater . In: The Miami News . Miami July 18, 1926, p. 26 (English, newspapers.com ).
  19. ^ Registration begins Friday at U. of Miami . In: The Miami News . Miami October 10, 1926, p. 7 (English, newspapers.com ).
  20. ↑ MSC Musical School Grows . In: The Detroit Free Press . Detroit September 30, 1928, p. 3 (English, newspapers.com ).
  21. ^ Music . In: Battle Creek Inquirer . Battle Creek November 18, 1928, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
  22. ^ Many from here at Music Camp . In: Lansing State Journal . Lansing August 25, 1934, p. 9 (English, newspapers.com ).
  23. ^ Lansing Church is the place of Parke-Abbas Nuptials . In: Detroit Free Press . Detroit January 20, 1929, p. 50 (English, newspapers.com ).
  24. ↑ Music Teachers hear MSCArtists . In: Lansing State Journal . Lansing October 11, 1929, p. 21 (English, newspapers.com ).
  25. ^ Broadcast Tonight . In: Battle Creek Enquirer . Battle Creek December 13, 1929, p. 5 (English, newspapers.com ).
  26. ↑ Annual Music Festival Soon . In: The Emporia Gazette . Emporia February 2, 1933, p. 5 (English, newspapers.com ).
  27. ↑ Recital given hear last night pleases audience . In: The Maryville Daily . Maryville June 22, 1932, p. 4 (English, newspapers.com ).
  28. ^ Lansing School of Music has hired popular young cellist . In: Lansing State Journal . Lansing November 2, 1929, p. 8 .
  29. ^ Special Rehearsal for Elijah . In: Santa Maria Times . Santa Barbara October 30, 1940, p. 3 (English, newspapers.com ).
  30. ↑ Mrs. Forbes Returns from Statement . In: The Escanaba Daily Press . Escanaba October 1, 1924, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
personal data
SURNAME Abas, Philip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abas, Philip Robert; Abbas, Philip; Abbas, Philip Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cellist, gambist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1945
Place of death Colorado Springs , United States