Harry Rowe Shelley
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Harry Rowe Shelley (June 8, 1858 – September 12, 1947)
Shelley attended
Shelley taught at the American Institute of Applied Music, where his students included composers Mabel Madison Watson and Gertrude Hoag Wilson, among others.[2]
Positions held
- 1878–1881 – Organist, Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn
- 1881–1887 – Organist, Plymouth Church (same)
- 1887–1899 – Organist, Church of the Pilgrims
- 1899–1914 – Organist, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York City, which later became Park Avenue Baptist and eventually Riverside Church
- 1915–1936 – Organist, Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn
- Faculty member, American Institute of Applied Music
Selected compositions
Among his works are two symphonies; a symphonic poem: The Crusaders; a suite for orchestra: Souvenir de Baden-Baden; sacred cantatas: Vexilla Regis (1893);The Inheritance Divine (1895); Death and Life (1898); a violin concerto; an opera: Leila (manuscript); anthems: "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" (1886); "Hark!, Hark, My Soul" (1887); an arrangement for Harriet Beecher Stowe's poem "Still, Still with Thee" (1930); and other songs and organ pieces. He also composed the Santa Claus Overture; and Lochinvar's Ride (1915).
Honors
- 1898 – Elected to membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters
Contemporary recordings
- Shelley, Harry Rowe. "Santa Claus Overture, a lyrical intermezzo", on Those Fabulous Americans, The Symphony Orchestra of America; Matthew B. Phillips, conductor. Albany Records (Troy 103), 1993. Compact disc.
References
- ^ "MusicSack". Retrieved May 1, 2012.[dead link]
- ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Grove II), 6: 1920 American Supplement, 361.
- The New York Times, obituary, September 13, 1947, 11.
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External links
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- Free scores by Harry Rowe Shelley at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Some biographical information
- Free Harry Rowe Shelley sheet music from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository