Arthur Shepherd
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Arthur Shepherd was an American
composer
and conductor in the 20th century.
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 eight years later on 12 January 1958 aged 77. He composed over 100 works, including symphonies
, string quartet
s and songs.
Shepherd was a Latter-day Saint.
and George W. Chadwick, Arthur Farwell
, French Impressionists and Englishman, Vaughan Williams.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and conductor in the 20th century.
He was born February 19, 1880 in Paris, Idaho
Paris, Idaho
Paris is a rural city located on the western side of the Bear Lake Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 576 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Bear Lake County, it was settled on September 26, 1863 by pioneer settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
into a Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
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
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
. 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
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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 eight years later on 12 January 1958 aged 77. He composed over 100 works, including symphonies
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
, string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
s and songs.
Shepherd was a Latter-day Saint.
Influences
His influences include Percy GoetschiusPercy Goetschius
Percy Goetschius won international fame in the teaching of the theory of composition.-Life:Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Goetschius was the piano pupil of Robert E. H. Gehring, a prominent teacher of that era. Goetschius was the organist of the Second Presbyterian Church from 1868–1870 and of the...
and George W. Chadwick, Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell was an American composer, conductor, educationalist, lithographer, esoteric savant, and music publisher.- Biography :Farwell was born in St Paul, Minnesota...
, French Impressionists and Englishman, Vaughan Williams.
Selected Works
- 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