Arthur Shepherd
| Arthur Shepherd | |
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 Burr McIntosh Monthly, September, 1908 | |
| Born |
February 19, 1880 Paris, Idaho, USA |
| Died |
January 12, 1958 (aged 77) Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Occupation | Composer, Orchestra Conductor and Professor of Music |
Arthur Shepherd was an American composer and conductor in the 20th century.
Life and career
He was born February 19, 1880 in Paris, Idaho into a Mormon family. He entered the New England Conservatory when he was only twelve years old. After his graduation, Shepherd returned to his family who had moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. After some encouragement, he returned to the east and took a teaching position at the New England Conservatory. He briefly served as a bandmaster during World War I, and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio once he returned to the States. He took a job as the Assistant Director of the Cleveland Orchestra, and then in 1927 he returned to teaching at the Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He retired in 1950 and died on 12 January 1958, after a failed operation at a Cleveland hospital.[1] He composed over 100 works, including symphonies, string quartets and songs.[2]
Shepherd was a Latter-day Saint.[3]
Influences
His influences include Percy Goetschius and George W. Chadwick, Arthur Farwell, French Impressionists and Englishman, Vaughan Williams.
Selected works[4]
- Ouverture Joyeuse
- Horizons
- Triptych
- Piano Quintet
- Matin Song
- He Came All So Still
- The Lost Child
- Nocturn
- Solitude
- Where Loveliness Keeps House
- Two-Step
- Exotic Dance No. 1
- From a Mountain lake
- Gigue Fantasque
References
- ↑ DR. ARTHUR SHEPHERD New York Times; January 14, 1958; pg. 30
- ↑ 80327
- ↑ Musical Compositions by LDS Composers in NYC Collections
- ↑ ARTHUR SHEPHERD selected works: Classical CD Reviews-May 2000 Music on the Web(UK)
External links
- Arthur Shepherd Biography at the University of Utah Marriott Library of Special Collections
- Arthur Shepherd Biography from Allmusic
- Encyclopedia of Cleveland article on Arthur Shepherd
- Free scores by Arthur Shepherd at the International Music Score Library Project
- Arthur Shepherd at Find a Grave
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