Cole, Rossetter G.

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This suite is a concert arranged from the 3 act opera, composed 1919-1927. Orchestration completed in 1931. First performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Jan. 9, 1936, Frederick Stock conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Suite from the maypole lovers / Rossetter G. Cole. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205275

Originally composed for organ under the title "Fantaisie Symphonique," 1911; orchestrated 1914. First performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Mar. 11, 1915, Glenn Dillard Gunn conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphonic prelude, op. 28 / Rossetter Gleason Cole. [1914] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205291

Originally composed for orchestra and organ, 1923; revised for orchestra alone, 1938. First performance by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra of the Works Progress Administration, Chicago, May 14, 1939, at the Great Northern Theatre, Izlar Solomon conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Heroic piece, op. 39 / Rossetter G. Cole. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205267

Born on a farm near Clyde, Mich. in 1866., grad. from U. of M., 1888, on music faculty of Ripon College, Grinnel and U. of Wisconsin. Headed Michigan Dept. of Columbia U. summer sessions. Taught music theory in Chicago from 1909. In 1935 named Dean of the Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago. Won national prominence as a composer of organ music, symphonic music, opera and choral compositions. Died May 18, 1952.

From the description of Rossetter Gleason Cole papers, 1810-1943. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 316328547

Composed 1918, at the suggestion of Frederick Stock, in commemoration of the Illinois State Centennial. First performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Mar. 14, 1919, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Overture "Pioneer," op. 35 / Rossetter G. Cole. 1918. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205287

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creatorOf Cole, Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason), 1866-1952. Overture "Pioneer," op. 35 / Rossetter G. Cole. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Thomas Concert Class (Evanston, Ill.). Concert class diaries, 1910-1916. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rosenthal Archives
creatorOf Cole, Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason), 1866-1952. Rossetter Gleason Cole papers, 1810-1943. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn A.P. Schmidt Company. A.P. Schmidt Company archives, 1869-1958 (bulk 1895-1920). Library of Congress
referencedIn The Henry Gilbert Papers, 1821-1980 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Cole, Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason), 1866-1952. Symphonic prelude, op. 28 / Rossetter Gleason Cole. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Cole, Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason), 1866-1952. Heroic piece, op. 39 / Rossetter G. Cole. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Cole, Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason), 1866-1952. The rock of liberty : a pilgrim ode, op. 36 / poem by Abbie Farwell Brown ; music by Rossetter G. Cole. New England Conservatory of Music, Harriet M. Spaulding Library
referencedIn University of Michigan student portraits, ca. 1860-ca. 1950, 1870-1920 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Cole family. Cole family papers, 1860s-1890s. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Cole, Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason), 1866-1952. Suite from the maypole lovers / Rossetter G. Cole. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
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correspondedWith A.P. Schmidt Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Brown, Abbie Farwell, d. 1927 person
associatedWith Cole family, person
associatedWith Cole family. family
associatedWith Gilbert, Henry F. B. (Henry Franklin Belknap), 1868-1928 person
associatedWith Michigan Historical Collections collector corporateBody
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Thomas Concert Class (Evanston, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan corporateBody
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Cantatas, Secular
Orchestral music
Orchestral music, Arranged
Overtures
Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Suites (Orchestra)
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Birth 1866

Death 1952

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