Converse, F. S. (Frederick Shepherd), 1871-1940

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1871-01-05
Death 1940-06-08
Americans
English, Latin

Biographical notes:

Commissioned by the St. Louis Masque and Pageant Society in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis. Composed 1914. First performance on Art Hill in Forrest Park, St. Louis, 28 May 1914, by the Pageant Drama Association.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of No. XXXVIII : finale. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497053

Composed 1898. First performance Munich, 14 July 1898. Dedicated to the composer's wife.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony in D minor for full orchestra, op. 7 / by F.S. Converse. 1898. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497115

Composed 1937.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of A song at evening / by Frederick S. Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497105

American composer and New England Conservatory of Music professor.

From the description of Letter of Frederick S. Converse to "Bessie", 1935 February 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70181113

The name Cahokia is that given to the mounds built by the ancient race of the Mound Builders in Southwestern Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri. Commissioned by the St. Louis Masque and Pageant Society in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis. Composed 1914. First performance on Art Hill in Forrest Park, St. Louis, 28 May 1914, by the Pageant Drama Association.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Cahokia. 20 / Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497047

The name Cahókia is that given to the mounds built by the ancient race of the Mound Builders in Southwestern Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri. Commissioned by the St. Louis Masque and Pageant Society in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis. Composed 1914. First performance on Art Hill in Forrest Park, St. Louis, 28 May 1914, by the Pageant Drama Association.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Cahokia : prelude to the Masque of St. Louis / F.S. Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497044

Composed no later than 1903. For another version see Indian Serenade for Small Orchestra, callno.: 5841.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Serenade / Frederick Shepherd Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497096

Commissioned by the Converse Club. Composed 1938. Dedicated to the Converse Club.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of 3 old fashioned dances for chamber orchestra, op. 102 / F.S. Converse. [1938] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497138

First performance Boston, 8 May 1903, Boston Pops Orchestra. For another version see Serenade for String Orchestra, callno.: 2140s.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Indian serenade / Frederick Shepherd Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497034

Composed 1917. First performance St. Louis, Missouri, 26 January 1917, St. Louis Symphony, Max Zach conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Ave et vale / by F.S Converse. 1916. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51496945

Suite from the incidental music to Percy MacKaye's play, Jeanne d'Arc. Composed 1906. First performance of this suite with enlarged orchestration Jordan Hall, Boston, 10 January 1907, Wallace Goodrich conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Jeanne d'Arc : dramatic scenes for orchestra, op. 23 / by F.S. Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497039

Composed for the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1939. Revised the same year.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Haul away, Jo! / F.S. Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497029

Frederick Shepherd Converse, American composer, teacher and administrator, born Newton, MA, Jan 5, 1871; died Westwood, MA, June 8, 1940. In the late nineteenth century, he studied at Harvard University and later at the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich. On returing to the USA, he became active in the musical life of Boston, teaching for a time at The New England Conservatory of Music and then at Harvard University. Converse was at the height of his career as a composer between 1907 and 1914 and was one of the earliest American composers to compose successful symphonic poems.

From the description of Frederick Converse collection 1890s-1960s 1900-1930s (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130013

Frederick Shepherd Converse (b. Newton, Mass., Jan. 5, 1871; d. Westwood, Mass., June 8, 1940) was an American composer, teacher and administrator. After graduating from the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich in 1898, Converse returned to the Boston area and became deeply involved in its musical life. From 1900 to 1902 he was an instructor in harmony at the New England Conservatory; from 1903 to 1907 he taught at Harvard College, first as an instructor, later as an assistant professor, resigning in 1907 to devote more time to composition. The years between 1907 and 1914 saw Converse at the height of his career as a composer. Following World War I, Converse returned to the New England Conservatory in 1920 as head of the theory department and in 1931 was appointed dean of the faculty. He resigned in 1938 due to failing health.

From the description of F.S. Converse music mss., 1894-1940. (New England Conservatory of Music). WorldCat record id: 310981626

From the description of F.S. Converse music sketchbooks, [189-?]-1940. (New England Conservatory of Music). WorldCat record id: 311097233

Composed 1903. First performance Boston, 28 May 1903, Boston Pops Orchestra.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Overture Euphrosyne, op. 15 / F.S. Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51496986

F. S. Converse was an American composer of classical music. He was a student of George Chadwick and John Knowles Paine, the dean of faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music, and a founder of the Boston Opera Company.

From the description of Scores, 1897-1936. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79455955

From the guide to the Scores, 1897-1936, (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Three excerpts from the photo-music-drama (silent film), Puritan passions based on Percy MacKaye's stage play, "The Scarecrow." Commissioned by the Film Guild Inc. of New York, 1923. Composed 1923. First produced with orchestra in New York, Oct. 14, 1923, at the Cameo Theater. First shown with full orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, Dec. 13, 1923, play by the New England Conservatory Orchestra, Wallace Goodrich conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Elegie from Scarecrow sketches / F.S. Converse. [1935] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497086

Composed 1897. First performance Munich, 1897.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Youth : concert overture, op. 6 / by F.S. Converse. 1897. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497154

Composed 1897.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Adagio for wood winds and 2 horns / F.S. Converse. [18--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51496932

After the poem by Walt Whitman, On the Beach at Night, from Sea-Drift. Composed 1923. First performance Boston, 19 April 1924, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Song of the sea : tone poem for orchestra / F.S. Converse. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51497109

American composer.

From the description of "Symphony in F minor / F.S. Converse Op. 107 / (1939)." : autograph manuscript, 1940 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562358

From the description of "Louise. / March for Piano. Daddy." [manuscript]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562361

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Westwood, Mass., 19 August 1923, to Miss [Belle da Costa] Greene, 1923 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564606

From the description of "Wedding Music. / To / Louise & Junius. / F.S.C." : autograph manuscript, 1915 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562364

From the description of "The / Pipe of Desire. / an Opera in One Act ... Text by / George Edward Barton." : autograph manuscript, 1905 Aug. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562353

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