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Along"; "111 Always Remember Iivin' High ; "Make Those Naughty Eyes Behave." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Pinkard, Maceo, composer, author, publisher; b. Bluefield, West Va., June 27, 1897. ASCAP 1921. Educ: Bluefield Inst.; mastered theory piano, and other instruments in early youth. Traveled with own orchestras. Toured U.S. 1913 with Nashville Students and 1914 established own theatrical agency, Omaha, Neb., headed own productions until 1917; to New York to produce musical revues. Head of own music publishing house. Songs: "Don't Cry Little Girl, Don't Cry"; "Mammy O' Mine"; "Wonderful Pal"; "Here Comes the Show Boat"; "Sweet Georgia Brown"; "Sweet Man"; "Sugar"; "Them There Eyes"; "Congratulations"; "Draftin Blues"; "Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya Huh"; "Is That Religion?"; "Dawning"; "(I'll Be Your Friend) With Pleasure"; "Lila"; "I Wonder What's Become of Joe"; "There Must Be Somebody Else"; "Okay Baby"; "That Wonderful Boy Friend of Mine." Also operetta, New World Fantasy, musical production, Liza. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: 115 W. 53 St., New York 19, N.Y.
Pirani, Eugenio di, composer, conductor; b. Ferrara, Italy, Sept. 8, 1852; d. Berlin, Germany, Jan. 12, 1939. ASCAP 1924. Educ.: Lyceum Galvani and Rossini Cons., Bologna, 1870. Professor at Acad, of Music, Berlin, 1873-83; toured as concert pianist Italy, Russia, France, Turkey, England; cooperated with Florence Acad, in giving memorial concerts in honor of Cristofori, for which he received gold medal and honorary diploma. Elected member of Royal Academies of Florence, Bologna, and Rome; honored by Emperors Frederick, William II, and King Humbert of Italy. Toured Europe and U.S. |
with Alma Webster Powell, pupil, for five years; settled in Brooklyn, 1904, directing Powell-Pirani musical institute. President, American Philh. Acad., Inc. 1911. Officer, Order of Imperial German Crown; Commander of Order ot Royal Italian Crown. Critic for Berlin daily papers for many years. Works: Scene Vencziaiw (for piano and orchestra); Fete au Chateau (symphonic poem). Choial works: Ocean; The Bells. Opeias: Witch's Song; Black Blood. Collections of piano pieces; also book, Secrets of the Success of Great Musicians. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Piron, Armand John, composer, author; b. New Orleans, La., Aug. 16, 1888; d. New Orleans, La., Feb. 17, 1943. ASCAP 1942. Educ.: St. Agnes School, music with brother Albert L. Piron and Charles Eldger. A pioneer in music of jazz school, conductor of own orchestras in New Oi leans. Songs., "Mamma's Gone Goodbye", "Brown Skin", "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like Sister Kate"; "Let it End"; "Mama's Got It"; "Purple Rose of Cairo"; "America They're Both For You"; "Day by Day." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Pochon, Alfred, composer, author, violinist, quartettist; b. Yverdon, Switzerland, July 30, 1878. ASCAP 1924. A child prodigy of the violin studied with Cesar Thomson, Liege. Assistant professor at Brussels 1898, first violinist Ysaye orch. Organized Flonzaley quartet 1903, toured Europe and America. U.S. citizen 1928. Organized Stradivarius quartet, toured Europe and America 1929. Since 1941 director of Cons, of Lausanne, Switzerland. Decorated by French Government; order of the Knight of the Crown of Roumania. Author of A Progressive Method of Quartet Playing; booklet, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Musician; Musique dautrefois, Interpretation dAujordhui, Lc |
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