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Stoddard, Harry, composer; b. Fried-land, Bohemia, Oct. 30, 1892; d. Los Angeles, Calif., May 7, 1951. ASCAP 1945. To U.S. 1910; citizen 1923. Organized orchestra, played in vaudeville on Keith and Orpneum circuits throughout U.S. and Canada. For some years active in scoring motion pictures in Hollywood. Composer of special material and songs: "O How I Adore You"; "Farewell"; "Aba-dele"; "Goodbye Old Pal, Goodbye"; "Without the Man I Love"; "1 Get the Blues When It Rains"; "Never a Beat of My Heart." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Stoessel, Albert, composer, conductor, violinist, educator; b. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 11, 1894; d. New York, N.Y., May 12, 1943. ASCAP 1937. Educ: St. Louis public schools; music at Berlin Hochschule under Hess and Kretzschmar. Made debut violin soloist with orchestra, Berlin 1915. Toured as member of Hess Quartet. Concert tours Europe; American tour Caruso 1921. Head of music department New York Univ. 1923-30 (Hon. Master of Arts). From 1927 head of opera and orchestra departments Juilliard School, New York; conductor N.Y. Oratorio Soc. 1922. From 1922 conductor Chautauqua Symph. Orch. and musical director Chautauqua Inst. Conductor Westchester Festivals 1926-33; conductor Worcester, Mass. (Music Festival) from 1926. Founder and conductor Chautauqua Opera Assn. from 1929. Made many appearances as guest conductor. Member of NIAL. Lieut, of Infantry World War I, leader of 301st Inf. band. After armistice became director American School for bandmasters, Chaumont, France. Works: Violin Sonata in G; Suite for Two Violins and Piano; Suite Antique for two violins and orchestra; Early Americana, suite; His-pana, suite; Garrick, opera in three acts; Concerto Grosso for Piano and Strings; also songs, choruses, orches- |
tral and violin pieces, pedagogical works including Technique of trie Baton. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Stokowski, Leopold (Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Boleslawowicz Stokowski), composer, conductor; b. London, Eng., April 18, 1887. ASCAP 1944. Educ.: Royal Coll., England; advanced music, Paris, Berlin, and Muenchen; Fellow Royal Coll. Music; Bachelor of Music, Oxford Univ.; Doctor of Music, Univ. of Pa.; Doctor of Laws, Univ. of Calif.; Chevalier, Legion Honor, France; Order Polonia Restituta, Poland; Officer of the Crown, Rumania. Mastered many instalments, violin, piano, and organ in youth. First American visit 1905; took out first papers. World traveler, has studied native music of many lands. Conductor of symphony orchestras, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, American Youth, N.B.C., N.Y. City Symph. and N.Y. Philh. (1947-50). Organized and conducted N.Y. City Symph. and New York civic unit, also musical director Hollywood Bowl. Has appeared in role of conductor and pianist in three motion pictures including Disney's Fantasia. Author of book Music for All of Us. Works: symphonic transcriptions of many Bach works: Passacaglia in C Minor; Toccata and Fugue in D Minor; Chaconne; choral preludes ("Wir glauben all* an einen Gott"; 'Teh ruf zu dir"; "Wachet auf"; "Aus der Tiefe"); also of works of Palestrina, Frescobaldi, Handel, Wagner, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Shostakovich. Has pioneered in introducing to U.S. modern symphonic works of many countries, as well as native American works. Original works: Prelude to Eine Feste Burg; Benedicte; Negro Wmpsody; Prelude on Two Ancient Liturgical Melodies; Processional March in A; and Christmas carol, "When Christ Was Born in Bethlehem." Home: Greenwich, Conn. |
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