Farwell, Arthur, 1872-1952
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Originally composed for two pianos, 1912; this version 1931. Won First Prize and awarded a nationwide broadcast in the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition, 1939. First performance in a broadcast by the CBS Orchestra, New York, May 28, 1939, Howard Barlow conducting, Karl Ulrich Schnabel and Helen Fogel soloists.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
Commissioned by Stuart Walker for his Portmanteau Theatre, 1917. Originally composed for harp, violin and cello as preludes to the four acts of Lord Dunsany's play. Orchestrated 1929; first performance Minneapolis, 13 December 1929, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Henri Verbrugghen conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
Composed 1905, after the poem by Walt Whitman. Orchestrated 1908, revised 1922. First performance Philadelphia, 30 March 1928, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
Arthur Farwell was an American composer, music educator, and publisher.
Commissioned by Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N.H., 1913. Composed 1913. First performance Meriden, N.H., June 24, 1913 by an orchestra especially organized for the Pageant of Meriden, the composer conducting. This is a condensed version of the work originally commissioned and performed.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
Originally composed for piano 1901; this arrangement made 1926. First performance Pasadena, California, Pasadena Community Playhouse, 21 February 1926, the Adolf Tandler Little Symphony Orchestra, Adolf Tandler conductor. Olive Heiss soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
Composer's note: The 1st movement is based on an opening of 118 measures written by Rudolph Gott about 1897 in a piano sketch and intended for a symphony. The second and third movements contain other of his themes.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
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Violin and piano music, Arranged
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