Usher Abell
Usher Abell (born May 6, 1915 in Barlow, Kentucky , United States, † February 6, 2003 in Sioux Valley Township, South Dakota , United States ) was an American violinist , violist , music teacher and university teacher .
Life
Usher Abell's parents were Lyman Abell and his wife Gladys Wilson Abell. He grew up in Paducah and attended Paducah Tilghman High School there. He then studied violin at Murray State University and at the University of Colorado Boulder . On August 27, 1939, he married the musician Edith Parish Abell (1916-2006) in Martin , Tennessee . After graduating, he taught violin at Quachita College in Arkadelphia , Arkansas . From 1939 to 1942 he was concertmaster of the Arkansas Symphony in Little Rock . During World War II he joined the US Navy . Here he served as a musician from 1942 to 1945. From 1946 to 1971 he taught at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion as a violin teacher and from 1952 to 1969 was chairman of the Department of Music there. In 1988 he and his wife with the Gouvernor's Award for exceptional support of the arts in South Dakata by Governor George S. Mickelsen awarded . He was the founder and first president of the South Dakota Music Teachers Association , first president of the South Dakota String Teacher Association and played violin and viola in the Sioux City Symphony for over 30 years . The violist Jack Abell was his son.
Publications (selection)
As part of his work as a violin teacher, he published various violin works.
- Jazz violin studies: a complete study & reference book, Mel Bay, 1983 OCLC 70069338
- Jazz Violin Solos, collection of 11 violin solos with piano accompaniment. It's adaptations of standards like Darktown Strutter's Ball , Oh! You Beautiful Doll , Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider , My Melancholy Baby and St. Louis Blues . Mel Bay, 1993 OCLC 932173017
- Swing Fiddle Solos, Mel Bay, 2001 OCLC 49698344
He also published arrangements for band.
- When Johnny comes marching home by Patrick Gilmore (composer) under the pseudonym Louis Lambert, published by Carl Fisher, New York, 1944 OCLC 965122220
He continued to write articles and essays for the American Music Teacher magazine, among others .
- SOUTH DAKOTA, in American Music Teacher, Volume 6, Number 1, September 1, 1956, p. 16 JSTOR 43531793
- SOUTH DAKOTA, in American Music Teacher, Volume 7, Number 4, March 1, 1958, pp. 21-22 JSTOR 43531978
- West Central Division American Music Teacher, Volume 9, Number 1, September-October 1959, Pages 6, 27 JSTOR 43532058
- A fiddler's reflections on perseverance , August 7, 1986 for the 57th Summer Session Commencement of the University of South Dakota OCLC 15916175
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Usher Abell . In: Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa February 9, 2003, p. 12 (English, newspapers.com ).
- ↑ a b c Usher Abell . In: The Paducah Sun . Paducah, Kentucky February 11, 2003, p. 9 (English, newspapers.com ).
- ↑ a b Edith Abell . In: Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa March 15, 2006, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
- ↑ Kajia Swisher: Music to the state . In: The Black Hills Pioneer . Spearfish, South Dakota November 20, 2009, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
- ↑ Fiddler's Folly. In: https://fiddlersfolly.com/ . Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abell, Usher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American violinist, violist, music educator and university teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barlow, Kentucky , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 2003 |
| Place of death | Sioux Valley Township, South Dakota , United States |