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Carlos Troyer, (January 12, 1837 – July 26, 1920) born Charles Troyer, was an American composer known for his
Carlos Troyer, (January 12, 1837 – July 26, 1920) born Charles Troyer, was an American composer known for his musical arrangement
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s of traditional Native American melodies.
Biography
Born inFrankfurt
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, Germany
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, Troyer settled in San Francisco
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sometime before 1871, where he became known alternatively as a musician, pianist and teacher of music; he began using the name Carlos around 1885. In 1893 he published ''Two Zuñi Songs'', an arrangement of Zuni music. Eventually, his works became further romanticized and ad lib in their style, culminating in his final published piece, ''Midnight Visit to the Sacred Shrines, a Zuñian Ritual: a Monody for Two Flute-trumpets of High and Low Pitch (Clarinet and Oboe); a Traditional Chant of Melodic Beauty, and Parting Song on Leaving the Shrines, with English and Indian Texts … the Accompaniment may be played on the Piano''.
He died in Berkeley, California
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at the age of 83.
See also
* Indianist movementReferences
* Robert Stevenson: 'Carlos Troyer', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 23 May 2006),External links
* * 1920 deaths 1837 births American male composers American composers Musicians from Frankfurt Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area German emigrants to the United States {{US-composer-19thC-stub