Ernest G. Eberhard (May 30, 1839 - January 16, 1910) was a German immigrant who founded the Grand
Conservatory of New York City, of which he was president for about 40 years.
[The New York Times, May 25, 1884]
/ref>[Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1920, page 227]
/ref> He was also an organist
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, conductor of choral societies and orchestras, author of musical instruction books[Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1920, page 24]
/ref> and a publisher.One of the works he published.
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Eberhard founded the Grand Conservatory in 1874,[ with some help from the ]New York State Legislature
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.[ At a graduation ceremony, ]Theodore Roosevelt
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(then a state congressman), admitted to being involved in the legislation which allowed the conservatory to offer a Musical Doctor degree.[ Ernst Eberhard was the first to receive the doctorate.][
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Family
Eberhard married Caroline Louise Bogert in New York City, June 1876.[Who's Who in New York City and State, W. F. Brainard, New York, 1911]
/ref> Their children were Mrs. Edward Lansing, Mrs. Howard Hyde, Beatrice Eberhard ("well known violin virtuoso
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"), and Ernest G. Eberhard.[
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Books
*Method for Piano, Course of Studies and Course in Technics (17 books)[
*Harmony and Counterpoint Simplified][
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Organist in
* St Ann's Church, Brooklyn
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* Paulist Church, New York City][
* First Baptist Church, ]Manhattan
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Conductor of
*Newark Philharmonic Society[
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Director of
*Parlor Opera Company[
*Student Concert Company][
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Newspaper correspondent
*The Presto, Chicago[
*The American Israelite, Cincinnati][
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Clubs and associations
*New York State Historical Association
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*New York Economic Club][
*]Freemasonry
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References
External links
IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, has large photo of him and one of his public domain works to download.
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German emigrants to the United States
1839 births
1910 deaths
19th-century German musicians
19th-century German male musicians