- Arthur Shepherd
Arthur Shepherd was a talented
American composer and conductor in the 20th century. He was bornFebruary 19 ,1880 inParis, Idaho into aMormon 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 toSalt 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 duringWorld War I , and then moved toCleveland, 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. He composed over 100 works, including symphonies,string quartet s and songs. [ [http://www.newworldrecords.org/linernotes/80327.pdf 80327 ] ]Shepherd was a Latter-day Saint. [ [http://www.ldsfilm.com/ar/lds_composers_catalog.html Musical Compositions by LDS Composers in NYC Collections ] ]
Influences
His influences include
Percy Goetschius andGeorge W. Chadwick ,Arthur Farwell , French Impressionists and Englishman,Vaughan Williams .elected Works [ [http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2000/may00/shepherd.htm ARTHUR SHEPHERD selected works: Classical CD Reviews-May 2000 Music on the Web(UK) ] ]
* 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 FantasqueReferences
External links
* Arthur Shepherd Biography at the University of Utah Mariott Library of Special Collections [http://db3-sql.staff.library.utah.edu/lucene/Manuscripts/null/Ms0103.xml/Bioghist]
* Arthur Shepherd Biography from The All Music Guide [http://www.answers.com/topic/arthur-shepherd-classical-musician?cat=technology]
* Encyclopedia of Cleveland article on Arthur Shepherd [http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=SA2]
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