Adolf H. A. Weidig (b. 28 November 1867
Hamburg, Germany
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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; d. 23 September 1931) was an American composer who was born and raised in
Hamburg. After extensive musical studies in Europe, including at the
Academy of Music, Munich,
[WEIDIG, Adolf]
in '' Marquis Who's Who''; 1901-1902 edition; via archive.org he immigrated to the United States in 1892 as a young man.
He wrote numerous pieces for orchestra, including a
symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...
and the
tone poem ''Semiramis''; among his
chamber works are three
string quartet
The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...
s and a string
quintet. He also wrote
songs. He died in
Hinsdale, Illinois.
For years Weidig served as Associate Director of the
American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and was Dean of the Department of Theory in the same. His composition students included harpist
Helena Stone Torgerson
Helena Stone Torgerson (1878 – September 9, 1941) was an American harpist and composer of harp music, based in Chicago.
Early life
Helena Stone was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Frank A. Stone and India E. Colestock Stone. ...
,
pianist
Theodora Troendle, organist
Helen Searles Westbrook, and, most notably, composer
Ruth Crawford Seeger.
References
Further reading
* ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Sixth edition,'' revised by
Nicolas Slonimsky
Nicolas Slonimsky ( – December 25, 1995), born Nikolai Leonidovich Slonimskiy (russian: Никола́й Леони́дович Сло́нимский), was a Russian-born American conductor, author, pianist, composer and lexicographer. B ...
(1894–1995), London: Collier Macmillan Publishers
* ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Seventh edition,'' revised by
Nicolas Slonimsky
Nicolas Slonimsky ( – December 25, 1995), born Nikolai Leonidovich Slonimskiy (russian: Никола́й Леони́дович Сло́нимский), was a Russian-born American conductor, author, pianist, composer and lexicographer. B ...
(1894–1995), New York: Macmillan Publishing Co./Schirmer Books, 1984
* ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Eighth edition,'' revised by
Nicolas Slonimsky
Nicolas Slonimsky ( – December 25, 1995), born Nikolai Leonidovich Slonimskiy (russian: Никола́й Леони́дович Сло́нимский), was a Russian-born American conductor, author, pianist, composer and lexicographer. B ...
, , New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992
* ''Biographical Dictionary of American Music,'' by Charles Eugene Claghorn (1911–2005), West Nyack, New York: Parker Publishing Co., 1973
* ''Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20,'' New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936
* ''The Oxford Companion to Music. 1974 edition,'' by
Percy Alfred Scholes
Percy Alfred Scholes PhD OBE (24 July 1877 – 31 July 1958) (pronounced ''skolz'') was an English musician, journalist and prolific writer, whose best-known achievement was his compilation of the first edition of ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' ...
(1877–1958), edited by John Owen Ward, London:
Oxford University Press, 1974
* ''Who Was Who in America,'' a component volume of ''Who's Who in American History, Volume 1, 1897-1942,'' Chicago:
A.N. Marquis Co., 1943
*
External links
*
Adolf Weidig Music Manuscriptsa
the Newberry
1867 births
1931 deaths
American male composers
American composers
German emigrants to the United States
Pupils of Josef Rheinberger
Pupils of Hugo Riemann
University of Music and Performing Arts Munich alumni
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