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Kelley, Edgar (Stillman)
Kelley, Edgar (Stillman) (b Sparta, Wisconsin, 1857; d NY, 1944). Amer. composer, organist, and author. Org. in S. Francisco and Oakland, mus. critic, S. Francisco Examiner 1893–5. Worked in S. Francisco 1880–6 and 1892–6, coming into contact with Chinese and their mus. Acting prof. and orch. cond., Yale Univ. Sch. of Music 1901–2. Taught in Berlin 1902–10, returning to USA to teach comp. at Cincinnati Cons. Works incl. incidental mus. to Macbeth and Ben Hur; 2 syms. (No.1 Gulliver—His Voyage to Lilliput, Op.15; No.2 New England); pantomime suite Alice in Wonderland; Pilgrim's Progress; pf. quintet; str. qt., etc.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kelley, Edgar (Stillman)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kelley, Edgar (Stillman)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-KelleyEdgarStillman.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kelley, Edgar (Stillman)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-KelleyEdgarStillman.html |
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Edgar Stillman Kelley
Edgar Stillman Kelley 1857–1944, American composer and critic, b. Sparta, Wis., studied in Chicago and at the Stuttgart Conservatory. He taught (1901–2) at Yale, replacing Horatio Parker, and afterward in Berlin until 1910, when he became dean of the composition department of the Cincinnati Conservatory. Among his works are an orchestral suite, Aladdin (1894), based on Chinese music heard in San Francisco; two symphonies, Gulliver (1913–37) and New England (1913); and an oratorio, The Pilgrim's Progress (1918). |
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"Edgar Stillman Kelley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edgar Stillman Kelley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kelley-E.html "Edgar Stillman Kelley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kelley-E.html |
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