Dall C. Fields (11 July 1889
Roann, Indiana
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— 17 August 1956) was an American bassoonist, composer, and music educator who for much of his career was based in and around Chicago. As a performer, he had been a bassoonist with the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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, the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Em ...
(1917–1918 season), the
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(1st bassoon), and later, the Bachman Woodwind Ensemble. As an educator, he taught mostly in the Chicago area, teaching out of his own studio and through affiliations with the
Maywood extension of the
Chicago Conservatory of Music
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the Chicago Musical College became part of Roosevelt University
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. He also taught at
Yale University
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and through affiliations with August Bucci (1897–1935), William Johnson of
Valparaiso, Indiana
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History
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, and the Valpo Music House (serving
Valparaiso and
Porter County
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).
Career highlights
In addition to being a bassoon virtuoso, Fields was proficient on other reed instruments, namely clarinet, saxophone, and oboe. He taught all the woodwind reed instruments.
: Bachman Woodwind Ensemble
: The Backman Band Woodwind Ensemble was organized to fill-in open time between seasons for members of the Bachman Band, aka "Bachman's Million Dollar Band," Harold Burton Bachman (1892–1972), conductor. During the 1930s, the group played concerts and gave music clinics for high schools and Universities in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Its members were:
:* Frank Hale Phares (1902–1961), flute
:* Joseph Olivadoti (1893–1977), oboe
:* Gabriel Tose (1907–1984), clarinet
:* Dall Fields, bassoon
:* Earl E. Stricker (1902–1989), French horn
:*
Harry Sukman
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Life and career
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(1912–1984), piano
: Faculty positions
: From 1946 to 1950, Fields was an instructor of woodwinds at the
Author Jordan Conservatory of Music. In 1947, Fields was Instructor of Applied Music at
Ball State University
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. In 1948, he was on the music faculty of the
Indiana State University
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College of Music. Also, in 1948, he gave private woodwind lessons at
Hobart High School
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.
Selected publications
* ''Bassoon Method'', M.M. Cole, Chicago (publisher) (1937)
* ''Concertstück, Opus 13'', composed by Édouard Flament (1880–1958), revised & edited by Dall Fields,
Rubank, Chicago (publisher) (1940)
* ''Quartette'', for woodwinds, composed by Dall Fields
Discography
*
Chicago Symphony
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Woodwind Quintet, ''Encore!'' 15 pieces, mono
: Ralph Johnson, flute; Robert Mayer, oboe; Jerome Stowell, clarinet;
Philip Farkas
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, French horn;
Wilbur Simpson
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, bassoon
: Recorded in Chicago, December 1953
:
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, ''Variations from 'Ballet la Source' ''arranged by Dall Fields
:
Gabriel Pierne
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, ''Entrance of the Little Fauns'', arranged by Dall Fields
Armed Forces during World War I
Fields served during
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in the
U.S. Navy
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from December 1917 to September 1921. He was assigned as a clarinetist aboard the , a hospital ship.
Family
Dall Fields was married to Martel Fields (born 1895). He died August 17, 1956, and was buried at Memorial Gardens Cemetery,
Plymouth, Indiana
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.
[''Obituary: Dall Fields'', Vidette-Messenger August 20, 1956]
Memorial scholarship
The Dall Fields Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to an
Indiana State University
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undergraduate majoring in Music.
Professional affiliations
*
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
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, Gamma Omega Chapter,
Indiana State University
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References
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1889 births
1956 deaths
American classical bassoonists
People from Wabash County, Indiana
20th-century classical musicians