George Frederick Bristow Video
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George Frederick Bristow Thomas Tallis Watson Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1825 1843 1850 1853 1865 1867 1872 1874 1879 1898
George Frederick Bristow Born: December 19, 1825 - Brooklyn, New York, USA Died: December 13, 1898 Bristow was born into a musical family in Brooklyn, New York. His father, William, a well-respected conductor, pianist, and clarinetist, gave his son lessons in piano, harmony, counterpoint, orchestration and violin. George joined the first violin section of the New York Philharmonic Society Orchestra in 1843 at the age of seventeen, and remained there until 1879. The New York Philharmonic's records indicate that he was concertmaster between 1850 and 1853. (ref: Wikipedia) The Arcadian Symphony was composed in 1872 and first performed this in 1874 by the New York Philharmonic. Bristow uses a theme by Thomas Tallis in the second movement of this symphony. The movements are titled: 00:00 I. Allegro appassionato, 13:25 II. Adagio, 25:48 III. Allegro con spirito, and 32:22 VI. "Indian War Dance" (Allegro ma non troppo). Orchestra: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London) Karl Krueger, conductor UP-DATED INFORMATION: Op.49 - The Pioneer (cantata for solo soprano and bass, SATB chorus, orchestra, libretto by H. C. Watson, 1872). NYPL has on microfilm 6 manuscript parts for solo soprano, bass, and chorus (SATB) with instrumental cues. Op.50 - The Arcadian Symphonie (1872; first performance: NY Philharmonic, Feb. 14, 1874). NYPL has a manuscript vocal score of 141 pages (holograph), a manuscript score of 192 pages (holograph) and 57 manuscript parts. First three movements are the same as the orchestral introduction to Op.49. Cover Art: 1. Emigrants Crossing the Plains by Albert Bierstadt (c.1867) 2. Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California by Albert Bierstadt 3. Looking Up Yosemite Valley by Albert Bierstadt (c.1865) 4. Sunset in the Yosemite Valley by Albert Bierstadt
George Frederick Bristow Ole Bull Jenny Lind Jullien William Henry Fry Beethoven Mendelssohn Chopin John Field Schubert Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1843 1848 1852 1853 1856 1858 1859 1879 1893
Hello everyone! Here is a great piece of music. Remarkable perhaps because it was composed by an American in 1858, George Frederick Bristow. This just might be the most important American contribution to music in the middle of the nineteenth century. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Neeme Jarvi From the linear notes: The New York Philharmonic celebrated its 150th anniversary recently, but among all the festivities, there was little mention of George Bristow. He would not have been surprised, for in the midst of his tenure as a member of the first violin section of the Philharmonic, from 1843 to 1879, he resigned for a season in protest over that orchestra's neglect of American composers. Bristow was born into a musical family - his father was a conductor, composer and clarinetist who had emigrated from England. The song's own early studies took place at home, but as his skills developed he was given over to other teachers: W. Musgriff for cello, and perhaps the renowned Ole Bull for violin (thought the record here is more doubtful). By the age of thirteen, the young Bristow was accomplished enough to play in the orchestra at the Olympic Theater in New York; five years later, he joined the Philharmonic at its founding. He was much in demand as a string player: he was the concertmaster of the orchestra that accompanied Jenny Lind when P.T. Barnum brought her to America; and in 1853-54, when he was on the outs with the Philharmonic, he led the first violin section of the orchestra assembled for the American tour by the French conductor Louis Jullien. From the first, he was a supporter of the native school of American music., he founded the American Musical Fund Society, a musicians' protective organization, in 1852, the American Music Association in 1856, and the Metropolitan Music Association in 1859. Along with the critic William Henry Fry, of the New York Tribune, Bristow became a passionate advocate for home-grown music, to which he contributed a number of his own works. Among his contributions to Americana were his opera Rip van winkle, his overture Columbus, and his Niagara Symphony. Jullien praised his String Quartet as a "truly classical work," but during the course of his career he moved increasingly in a more Romantic direction. He has five symphonies to his credit, the first a Mendelssohnian Sinfonia in E flat from 1848, the last the Niagara Symphony of 1893, in which, following the lead of Beethoven, he joined solo voices, chorus and orchestra. The Symphony in F sharp Minor was the third in the series, dating from 1858. In form, Bristow followed the classical model of Mendelssohn, but the spirit here is more Schumannesque. The first and last movements are fully worked out, not departing a hairsbreadth from textbook models, but showing striking individuality in their orchestration, especially in the elaborate part for the harp. The intervening movements are fancifully titled, but less unconventional than their names would indicate. The second movement Nocturne owes nothing to the models of Chopin or John Field: it is a hymnic slow movement that might well have been titled Intermezzo or Romance. 'The Butterfly's Frolic' is a Bristow's subtitles for his Scherzo, a movement that hovers between a delicacy of Mendelssohn and the heartiness of Schubert.
George Frederick Bristow Ole Bull Jenny Lind Jullien William Henry Fry Beethoven Mendelssohn Chopin John Field Schubert Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1843 1848 1852 1853 1856 1858 1859 1879 1893
Fourth movement! Hello everyone! Here is a great piece of music. Remarkable perhaps because it was composed by an American in 1858, George Frederick Bristow. This just might be the most important American contribution to music in the middle of the nineteenth century. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Neeme Jarvi From the linear notes: The New York Philharmonic celebrated its 150th anniversary recently, but among all the festivities, there was little mention of George Bristow. He would not have been surprised, for in the midst of his tenure as a member of the first violin section of the Philharmonic, from 1843 to 1879, he resigned for a season in protest over that orchestra's neglect of American composers. Bristow was born into a musical family - his father was a conductor, composer and clarinetist who had emigrated from England. The song's own early studies took place at home, but as his skills developed he was given over to other teachers: W. Musgriff for cello, and perhaps the renowned Ole Bull for violin (thought the record here is more doubtful). By the age of thirteen, the young Bristow was accomplished enough to play in the orchestra at the Olympic Theater in New York; five years later, he joined the Philharmonic at its founding. He was much in demand as a string player: he was the concertmaster of the orchestra that accompanied Jenny Lind when P.T. Barnum brought her to America; and in 1853-54, when he was on the outs with the Philharmonic, he led the first violin section of the orchestra assembled for the American tour by the French conductor Louis Jullien. From the first, he was a supporter of the native school of American music., he founded the American Musical Fund Society, a musicians' protective organization, in 1852, the American Music Association in 1856, and the Metropolitan Music Association in 1859. Along with the critic William Henry Fry, of the New York Tribune, Bristow became a passionate advocate for home-grown music, to which he contributed a number of his own works. Among his contributions to Americana were his opera Rip van winkle, his overture Columbus, and his Niagara Symphony. Jullien praised his String Quartet as a "truly classical work," but during the course of his career he moved increasingly in a more Romantic direction. He has five symphonies to his credit, the first a Mendelssohnian Sinfonia in E flat from 1848, the last the Niagara Symphony of 1893, in which, following the lead of Beethoven, he joined solo voices, chorus and orchestra. The Symphony in F sharp Minor was the third in the series, dating from 1858. In form, Bristow followed the classical model of Mendelssohn, but the spirit here is more Schumannesque. The first and last movements are fully worked out, not departing a hairsbreadth from textbook models, but showing striking individuality in their orchestration, especially in the elaborate part for the harp. The intervening movements are fancifully titled, but less unconventional than their names would indicate. The second movement Nocturne owes nothing to the models of Chopin or John Field: it is a hymnic slow movement that might well have been titled Intermezzo or Romance. 'The Butterfly's Frolic' is a Bristow's subtitles for his Scherzo, a movement that hovers between a delicacy of Mendelssohn and the heartiness of Schubert.
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