- Frederick Corder
Frederick Corder (
January 26 ,1852 –August 21 ,1932 ) was an Englishcomposer andmusic teacher .Biography
Born into a musical family he started music lessons, particularly
piano , early. Later he studied withHenry Gadsby . After that he studiedharmony withClaude Couldery .Frederick Corder continued his studies at the
Royal Academy of Music , where he studied withGeorge Macfarren (harmony and composition),William George Cusins (piano) and William Watson (violin). In 1875 he earned a Mendelssohn Scholarship, which enabled him to study for four years abroad. He spent the first three in theCologne Conservatory inCologne ,Germany , where he studied composition withFerdinand Hiller and piano withIsidor Seiss . He spent his last year inMilan ,Italy without formal instruction. He did however meetArrigo Boito andGiuseppe Verdi . Upon his return to England, in 1879, he became conductor at the Brighton Aquarium.In August 1884, for a single month, he filled in for
William Robinson as musical director withD'Oyly Carte Opera Company , touring "Patience" and "Iolanthe ".Corder became professor of composition at the
Royal Academy of Music inLondon , becoming the Academy's curator in 1889.He developed an early fascination with
Richard Wagner and produced with his wife the first accepted English translations of The Ring and other works by Wagner.Compositions
* "Nordisa",
opera , 1887
* "The Bride of Triermain"cantata , 1886
* "The Sword of Argantyr", 1889Bibliography
* Corder, Frederick "The Orchestra and how to write for it", 1895
* Corder, Frederick "Modern Composition", 1909References
*cite journal |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1913 |month=November |title= Frederick Corder|journal=The Musical Times |volume=Vol. 54 |issue= No. 849|pages=pp. 713-716 |id= |url= http://www.jstor.org/pss/907945|accessdate=2008-07-07 |quote=
* [http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/whowaswho/C/CorderFrederick.htm Biography]External links
* [http://hdl.handle.net/1802/998 Prospero, Concert overture for full orchestra] (1885) From Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
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