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J. Lillian Vandevere (Jul 1885 – 10 May 1957) was an American author, composer, and music educator. She is best remembered today for her compositions for
rhythm band Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular recur ...
and toy orchestra, and her work on the California State Series textbooks for music education. Vandevere was born in
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, to Clara H. and George W. Vandevere. She attended the
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in 1914 and 1915. Vandevere taught
kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...
for 15 years, and became interested in using
rhythm band Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular recur ...
s and toy orchestras to teach music to young children. By 1930, she had started publishing books, articles, and musical compositions.''Survey and Analysis of Selected Rhythm Band Literature 1928-1932'' master's thesis by Rebecca Elizabeth Brown May 2010 University of Tennessee Vandevere said that when students listen to music, they learn about "the preservation of individuality while contributing to the welfare of the group.. . . Let there be a toy orchestra in every kindergarten and primary grade, and let it include each and every child." Vandevere's writing and musical compositions were published by Allan & Company, Art Publication Society, B. F. Wood Music Company,
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, C. C. Birchard and Company, Carl Van Roy, F. A. Owen Publishing Company, G. Schirmer Inc., Oliver Ditson and Company,
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,  and Theodore Presser Company. They include:


Articles/Short Story

*"The Defiance of Abigail," McClure Newspaper Syndicate Sep 1916 *"Musical Education Through the Toy Orchestra," American Childhood Oct 1928 *''The Rented Christmas'' (short story) *"The Scope of the Toy Symphony Orchestra," School Music 30 No. 144 Mar-Apr 1929


Books

*''A Pet for Peter: a Rand McNally Elf Book'' *''Birchard Choral Collections No. 2: Male Voices'' *''Christmas Eve in the Playroom'' *''Contest of the Nations: Directions for Dances (textbook)'' *''Happy Singing'' (textbook with
Peter W. Dykema Peter William Dykema (25 November 1873 – 13 May 1951) was an important force in the growth of the National Association for Music Education (initially known as the Music Supervisors National Conference), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, and the m ...
and Gladys Pitcher) *''Lavender's Blue: A Picture Score'' *''Let Music Ring'' (textbook with Peter W. Dykema and Gladys Pitcher) *''Mender Man: A Children's Play'' *''Music Everywhere'' (California State Series textbook with M. Teresa Armitage; Peter W. Dykema; Gladys Pitcher and K. D. Stevens) *''Music in the Air'' (California State Series textbook with Peter W. Dykema; Gladys Pitcher, Martha Powell Setchell, and D. K. Stevens) *''Our First Music'' (textbook with M. Teresa Armitage; Peter W. Dykema; Gladys Pitcher; and Floy Adele Rossman) *''Our Land of Song'' (textbook with M. Teresa Armitage; Peter W. Dykema; Gladys Pitcher and K. D. Stevens) *''Shall I Tell You, Mother? A Picture Score'' *''Sing Out!'' (textbook with Peter W Dykema; Hazel Nohavec Morgan; Gladys Pitcher; Martha Powell Setchell; Herman F Smith; and D K Stevens) *''Singing School series'' (textbook with Peter W. Dykema; Gladys Pitcher; Donald Franklin Main; Hazel Nohavec Morgan; Herman F. Smith; and Martha Powell Setchell) *''Toy Symphony Orchestra: Its Organization and Training''


Operettas

*''Bells of Beaujolais'' (dance directions by Vandevere; music by Louis Adolphe Coerne; text by David Gurden Stevens) *''Dragon of Wu Foo'' (text by David Gurden Stevens) *''Far Away Friends: an Operetta with Toy Orchestra'' *''Flower of Venezia'' (with Ronald Dundas) *''In Arcady'' (text by David Gurden Stevens) *''Peggy and the Pirate'' (with Geoffrey F. Morgan) *''Princess has a Birthday: a Toy Orchestra Operetta'' *''Purple Pigeon'' (with Gladys Pitcher; libretto by Irene Alexander) *''Tale of the Toys: a Christmas Operetta for Children'' (with Gladys Pitcher) *''Witch of Brocken'' (with Louis Gruenberg and Emil Ferdinand Malkowsky)


Piano

*''Animal Suite'' *''Autumn'' *''Gingerbread Man'' *''Here Comes the Train'' *''In Holland'' *''Pedro and Pepita: A Dialogue'' *''Play and Sing Book'' (40 pieces) *''Polish Holiday: Mazurka'' (six hands) *''Scouts'' *''Spain by Starlight'' *''Spanish Guitars'' *''Tango at Twilight'' *''Wooden Shoes''


Rhythm Band

*''Allegro from Sonatine Opus 36 No. 1'' (percussion instruments; Muzio Clementi arr. by Vandevere) *''Andante from the Surprise Symphony'' (percussion instruments and piano;
Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
arr. by Vandevere) *''Ballet Music and other excerpts'' (percussion instruments and piano;
Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
arr. by Vandevere) *''Blossom, Rosebush'' *''Children's Piece'' (
Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''Come Join the Dance!'' ( Alphons Czibulka; arr. by Vandevere and Bertha Remick) *''For Lincoln's Birthday'' *''Handbells for Manhattan'' (handbells) *(''Hansel and Gretel'' Excerpts) ( Engelbert Humperdinck; arr. by Vandevere) *''In Holland Stands a House: a Dutch Folk Tune'' *''Jump Jim Crow'' ( Sigmund Romberg; arr. by Vandevere) *''La Czarine'' (
Louis Ganne Louis-Gaston Ganne (5 April 1862 in Buxières-les-Mines (Allier) – 13/14 July 1923 in Paris) was a Conductor (music), conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and March (music), marches. Biography Ganne was born in the Auve ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''Little Carnival: Polka Mazurka, opus 105'' (Louis Streabbog pseud.
Jean Louis Gobbaerts Jean Louis Gobbaerts (28 September 1835 – 5 May 1886) was a noted Belgian Romantic era concert pianist, piano teacher, and composer. Popular and successful in his own day, Gobbaerts published over 1200 piano compositions. Gobbaerts published ...
arr. by Vandevere) *''March'' (Alexis Hollaender arr. by Vandevere) *''March from the Nutcracker Suite'' (
Peter Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''March Militaire'' (
Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''March of Fingall's Men, opus 39 no. 1'' (
Hugo Reinhold Hugo Reinhold (3 March 18544 September 1935) was an Austrian composer and pianist. He was born and died in Vienna. He was admitted to the Conservatorium der Musikfreunde, where he studied under Anton Bruckner, Felix Dessoff and Julius Epstei ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''New Rhythm Band Book'' *''On the Beat'' *''Polly Put the Kettle On: A Score for Rhythm Band with Pictures'' *''Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat: A Picture Score'' (with W. Keith Elliott) *''Soldier's March'' (percussion instruments and piano;
Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
arr. by Vandevere) *''Sound Sketches: with Rhythm Instruments'' *''Swinging in the Lane'' *''There was a Crooked Man: A Picture Score'' (with W. Keith Elliott) *''Vandevere Holiday Series'' (at least 14 separate pieces for various holidays) *''Waltz from Poet and Peasant and other excerpts'' (
Franz von Suppé Franz von Suppé (né Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppe) (18 April 181921 May 1895) was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Croatia). A c ...
; arr. by Vandevere)


Toy Orchestra

*''Album Leaf and other excerpts'' ( Edvard Grieg; arr. by Vandevere) *''American Patriotic Medley'' *''Andante from Surprise Symphony'' (
Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''From the Days of Washington'' *''General Bum-Bum'' (
Ede Poldini Ede Poldini (13 June 186928 June 1957) was a Hungarian composer of the late romantic / early modern period. Famous in Hungary for writing many operas, he became internationally famous when Fritz Kreisler transcribed his piano piece "La poupée va ...
; arr. by Vandevere) *''Holiday Hook Up'' (Christmas) *''Our Country'' *''St. Patrick's Day in the Morning'' (toy orchestra score with text) *''Toy Orchestra Travels in a Dozen Lands: Folk Tunes'' *''Toy Symphony Orchestra'' *''Whistler''


Vocal

*''Ambitious Sailor'' *''Campfire'' (SAB) *''Come Spring'' (SA; with Gladys Pitcher) *''Gloria in Excelsis: A Christmas Carol'' (quartet with soprano solo; with Joseph Wagner) *''Hour of Dreaming'' (men's chorus; with Haydn M. Morgan; text by
Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...
) *''In Empire Days'' (chorus; Henry Hadley arr. by Vandevere) *''Long Ago and Faraway'' *''Men of Harlech: Welsh Air'' (a capella TTBB; text by Theodor Koerner) *''Moonlight Serenade'' (SAB; text by Vandevere; melody by Riccardo Drigo; arr. by
Harvey Worthington Loomis Harvey Worthington Loomis (February 5, 1865, Brooklyn, New York – December 25, 1930, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American composer. He is remembered today for his associations with the Indianist movement and the Wa-Wan Press. Biography L ...
) *''My Spanish Guitar: College Song'' *''Nocturne: Andantino'' (SAB; Edwin H. Lemare arr. by Gladys Pitcher and Vandevere) *''Oh Cherish Love!'' (chorus;
Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...
arr. by Vandevere) *''Pickaninny Patter'' *''Pilgrims: Cantata'' (soprano, alto, optional bass; with John V. Dethier) *''Reverence and Praise: Moonlight Sonata'' (chorus;
Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
arr. by Haydn M. Morgan and Vandevere) *''Throughout All the Year'' (chorus) *''Wind of the West Cantata'' (SSA; text by Vandevere; music by Roy Spaulding Stoughton) *''Youth at the Brook'' (SSA; Franz Schubert arr. by Gladys Pitcher and Vandevere)


References

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