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Price: $250.00 |
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Large 11” x 9” autographed and initialed single page manuscript by the American composer of an aria entitled “Canzonetta, poesia d’Ariosto, removed from an album and dated, 5 March, 1877. (Complete piano and vocal line.) The entire aria is executed by hand and is exquisite! The canzonetta, in Italian begins with the lines, “La verginella è simile alla rosa.” A search of both The Library of Congress and The New York Library for the Performing Arts records leads us to believe this work to be unpublished. Root, (1846-1916) came from a distinguished family of American musicians. His father, George, was one of the most famous composers of the Civil War era, writing such “hits” as “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys are Marching.” His son Frederic had natural musical talent. He studied piano with Reinecke pupil B. C. Blodgett and Liszt pupil William Mason; he also studied organ with James Flint. He further studied voice Carlo Bassini in New York and with renowned vocal coach Luigi Vannuccini in Italy. Root made his debut as an organist at the Madison Square Church in New York City. When he Father moved to Chicago in 1863, Frederic moved to assist his Father as a rehearsal pianist for concerts and as assistant conductor for orchestral concerts. He made a tour of Europe for three years commencing in 1869 and studied and toured in Germany and Italy. He moved back to Chicago upon his return and began to compose songs and taught voice to support himself. Root also founded the Mendelssohn Choral Club in 1879 and lead them through 1885. Root was an extremely popular composer, writing many opera paraphrases, his many songs, solo piano music and choral works. He became one of the Grand Old Men of musical America at the end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century writing significantly about a variety of musical topics and also about musical education. A fabulous display piece!
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FREDERIC WOODMAN ROOT - COMPOSER |
