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Farwell, Arthur, composer; b. St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 1872; d. New York, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1952. ASCAP 1942. Educ: Baldwin Seminary, St. Paul; Massachusetts Inst, of Technology 1893; music with Homer Nor-ris, Boston; Humperdinck and Pfitz-ner, Germany; Guilmant, Paris, 1893-99. Lecturer music Cornell Univ., 1899-1901; established Wa-Wan Press at Newton Center, Mass., 1901 for promotion and publication of best American music; became musical ethnologist. Made four transcontinental lecture-recital tours in interests of American music, 1904-09; staff Musical America, 1909-15. Supervisor of Municipal Concerts, New York, 1910-13; Director of Music School Settlement, New York, 1915-18; acting head music department, Univ. of California, 1918-19. Composer's fellowship Pasadena Music .and Art Assoc., 1921-25. Head of theory in music department Michigan State Coll., 1927-39. Specialized in American Indian musical developments. Member Composers Authors Guild and Bohemians, New York; Bohemian Club, San Francisco. Works for orch.: Dawn (fantasy on Indian themes for piano and small orch.); Domain of Hurakan; Gods of the Mountain (suite); Navajo War Dance; A Ruined Garden; Pageant Scene (Pageant of Meriden, N.H.); Rudolph Gott Symphony; Six Symbolistic Studies (No. 6, Mountain Vision, concerto for piano and strings, won Natl. Federation of Music Club's competition, 1939); March! MarcliI (symphonic hymn); Prelude to a Spiritual Drama; Mountain Song (for chorus and Orch.); Caliban (Shakespeare Tercentenary Masque); The Evergreen Tree (Christmas Community Masque). Chamber music: Violin Sonata; The Hako (string quartet, hon. mention, Eliz. Coolidge Festival, Ojai, Calif.); Piano Quintet; Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin; Sonata for Violoncello. Piano: American Indian |
Melodies; Navajo War Dances; Poly-tonal Studies; etc. Many art songs, including settings of Emily Dickinsons poems. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Fazioli, Bernardo, composer, arranger, conductor; b. Italy, June 21, 1897; d. Boston, Mass., Nov. 29, 1942. ASCAP 1942. Educ: Tufts Medical School; New England Cons, of Music. As a boy studied violin. Began work in field of popular music in England 1924. Returned to U.S. and entered song-writing business. In 1930's left Boston for New York radio work for several years. Also arranged and conducted shows. Had own radio program. In 1942 while conducting in Boston was killed in nightclub fire. Songs: "Pretty Baby (I'm in Love with You)"; "Spaghetti"; "The Girl of My Dreams"; "Just Call on Me"; "Caressing You"; "Moon or No Moon"; "You Can Count on Me"; "Does a Duck Like Water?"; "Parade of the Little White Mice"; "Lonely Little Music Box"; "Navy Wings." Also author of How to Lead an Orchestra. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Fazioli, Billy, pianist, arranger; b. Frosolone, Italy, Oct. 27, 1898; d. New York, N.Y., May 4, 1924. ASCAP 1923. To U.S. with parents at six. Educ.: Everett High School, Everett, Mass.; Tufts ColL Studied music under private teachers. Songs: "Underneath the Dixie Moon"; "Rose of Spain"; "Blue Eyed Blues"; "Piano-mania"; "Who'll Take My Place"; "Am I to Blame"; "Ginny Blues"; "Rose of Brazil"; "Little Boy." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Feather, Leonard G., composer, author, arranger, conductor, lecturer, critic, radio commentator, recording artist; b. London, Eng., Sept. 13, 1914. ASCAP 1945. Educ.: Univ. Coll. School, St. Paul's School, London. Piano, harmony with Leslie |
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