William Henry Berwald
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William Henry Berwald , born Wilhelm Heinrich Berwald (born December 26, 1864 in Schwerin , † May 8, 1948 in Loma Linda , California ) was a German-American music teacher, conductor and composer.
Life
Wilhelm Berwald was born in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, as the son of the court mirror supplier and councilor of the same name Wilhelm Berwald. The sculptor Hugo Berwald was his brother. He studied for four years at the Royal Academy of Music in Munich , where he was a student of Josef Rheinberger . After further studies in Stuttgart in 1887/88 , he became the conductor of the concert association in Libau in Kurland , before he emigrated to the USA and his name was Anglicized to William Henry Berwald . From 1892 to 1927 he was a teacher of music theory, composition and piano playing at Syracuse University in New York State . From 1921 to 1924 Berwald was conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra .
From 1897 he was married to the soprano Anna Eugenia Baker (1876–1931).
His estate is in the Archives of Syracuse University.
Works
- 1936 musical drama Utopia
- Concert overtures, violin sonatas, string quartets
- sacred songs and choral works
- 1907 The Crucifixion and Resurrection
- 1912 Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today
- 1916 Come Hither, Ye Faithful
- 1928 Fair California
- 1929 A Cycle of Flowers
- 1931 Fair Saratoga Glorious
- 1934 Far, Far Away
- 1935 Stars with Little Golden Sandals
literature
Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 931 .
Web links
- Literature on William Henry Berwald in the Landesbibliographie MV
- Sheet music and audio files by William Henry Berwald in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b William Henry Berwald at composers-classical-music.com
- ↑ Collections and Personal Papers: Faculty and Staff ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 7, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berwald, William Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berwald, Wilhelm Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American music teacher, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwerin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1948 |
| Place of death | Loma Linda , California |