Samuel L. M. Barlow II
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Born | Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow II June 1, 1892 New York City, New York U.S.A. |
Died | September 19, 1982 Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. | (aged 90)
Occupation | Composer, musician and art critic |
Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow II (June 1, 1892 – September 19, 1982)
Early life
Born in New York City, Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow was the second son of Peter Townsend Barlow, a New York City magistrate, and his wife Virginia Louise (Matthews). Her brother was author Brander Matthews.[4][5] Barlow was named after his paternal grandfather, a prominent Wall Street attorney. Samuel's older brother, Edward Mitchell Barlow, was named after their maternal grandfather, a successful merchant. Edward Barlow died in 1901 at the age of thirteen.
Samuel Barlow graduated with the
Career
Early in his career, Samuel Barlow taught at
In 1935 Barlow became the first American composer to have an opera presented at the
The following year the
His compositional style was conservative for his day, and he once stated that he wrote "tunes that wouldn't shock
Barlow lived much of his life in New York City, where he promoted classical music in various civic and professional organizations for several decades. He was the first chairman of the New York City Community Chorus. He was also a regular contributor to the journal Modern Music, published by the American League of Composers. In the 1950s he served as the President of the board of the American Opera Society.[2]
Marriages
Samuel L. M. Barlow married Evelyn Harris Brown on April 25, 1916, at New York City.
Barlow married again on May 10, 1928, to Aimee Ernesta Drinker, then called Ernesta Beaux. She had previously been married to Ambassador
After her divorce from Ambassador Bullitt, Drinker changed her name to Ernesta Beaux. She married Samuel Barlow at her aunt Cecilia's New York residence. At the time of their marriage, Ernesta was an
Barlow Chateau at Èze
In the early 1920s Samuel Barlow fell in love with a charming French
Death
Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow died on September 19, 1982, at the age of 90 at the Springfield Retirement Residence in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. He was survived by his daughter, Mrs. Audrey Orndorff.[21] His wife Ernesta Beaux Barlow had died the year before, at the age of 89.[22]
Works
Partial
- 3 Songs from the Chinese (voice and ensemble, 1924)
- Vocalise (1926)
- Alba (symphonic poem, 1927)
- Ballo Sardo (ballet, 1928)
- Circus Overture (1930)
- Piano Concerto (1931)
- Scherzo (string quartet, 1933)
- Spanish Quarter (piano, 1933)
- Mon ami Pierrot (opera, 1934)
- Biedermeier Waltzes (1935)
- Babar (symphonic concerto, 1936)
- Amanda (opera, 1936)
- Aphitryon 38 (incidental music, 1937)
- Leda (1939)
- Sousa ad Parnassum (1939)
- Conversation with Tchekhov (piano trio, 1940)
- Jardin de La Notre (piano)
References
- Notes
- ^ US Passport application (Samuel L. M. Barlow) May 20, 1919
- ^ a b c "Obituaries: Composer Samuel L.M. Barlow" (PDF). Central Opera Service Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 2. Winter–Spring 1984.
- ^ a b Lynn Vought. "Samuel L.M. Barlow". Answers.com.
- ^ America's successful men of affairs: An encyclopedia of contemporaneous ..., edited by Henry Hall
- ^ The New York Times, May 10, 1921
- ^ The North American Review, By Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1922), pg. 866
- ^ a b c d e The New York Times, September 21, 1982 pg D27
- ^ The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), May 27, 1922 pg 8
- ^ The North American Review by Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge- 1922- pg 866
- ^ The New York Times, April 26, 1916
- ^ The New York Times, April 30, 1916
- ^ a b c The New York Times - May 11, 1928
- ^ Passenger Manifest, October 29, 1926, SS Berengaria
- ^ The Bridgeport Telegram, October 28, 1925 pg. 15
- ^ The New York Times, June 7, 1970
- ^ The Lowell Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts), November 21, 1938
- ^ San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas
- ^ The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska), May 14, 1944, pg. 11
- ^ a b In My Time, By Robert Strausz-Hupé, 1995, pg. 60
- ^ a b Vogue Magazine, February 15, 1927
- ^ The New York Times, September 21, 1982
- ^ Social Security Death Index
- Bibliography
- Hitchcock, H. Wiley, "Samuel Barlow". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians online.