Johnson, Horace, 1893-1964

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Composed 1931. First performance Mexico City, 9 July 1937, Orquesta Sinfónica de México, Carlos Chavez conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Streets of Florence / by Horace Johnson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52466238

Inspired by Helen Redington's poem. Composed 1929. First performance New York, 2 January 1936, Richmond Symphony Orchestra of the WPA, Eugene Plotnikoff conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Astarte / Horace Johnson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52466218

Composed 1945.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Music for strings / Horace Johnson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52466233

Composed 1942.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Three four / Horace Johnson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52466243

Horace Johnson was an American music critic and composer.

He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, October 5, 1893. His mother had been a concert singer. He studied piano with Marie Kieckhofer and Ulysse Buhler at the Berkshire School, 1911-13, theory, piano, and organ with John P. Marshall of Boston University, 1914-16, and composition with Bainbridge Crist of Boston, 1914-18. He completed his musical education with four years of study in France and England. In 1923 he married author Helen Redington .

Johnson was assistant editor of the Musical Observer, and later became managing editor of the Musical Courier for eight years (1930-1938). He also held positions for The Etude, The Musician, The Talking Machine Journal, Musical America, and music editor of The Delineator .

Johnson was appointed director of the Works Progress Administration Music Project and began his duties at the end of May, 1939, which lasted at least two years.

Johnson was known mostly for the many songs he composed, a number of which were performed by Alice Tully.

Horace Johnson died in Tucson, Arizona, on May 30, 1964.

From the guide to the [Horace Johnson scores] / Horace Johnson, 1916-1930, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

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referencedIn Carter, Ernest Trow, 1866-1953. The Ernest Trow Carter papers, 1879-1974 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf [Horace Johnson scores] / Horace Johnson, 1916-1930 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933. Papers of Sara Teasdale [manuscript], 1888-1934 (bulk 1905-1933). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Johnson, Horace, 1893-1964. Three four / Horace Johnson. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Johnson, Horace, 1893-1964. Music for strings / Horace Johnson. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Johnson, Horace, 1893-1964. [Selections] / Horace Johnson. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Johnson, Horace, 1893-1964. Astarte / Horace Johnson. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Johnson, Horace, 1893-1964. Streets of Florence / by Horace Johnson. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Carter, Ernest Trow, 1866-1953. The Ernest Trow Carter papers, 1879-1974 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn The Ernest Trow Carter Papers, 1879-1974 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
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associatedWith Carlos Chavez person
associatedWith Carter, Ernest Trow, 1866-1953. person
associatedWith Helen Redington person
associatedWith Rabindrinath Tagore person
associatedWith Redington, Helen. person
associatedWith Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933. person
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Birth 1893-10-05

Death 1964-05-30

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