Louis Campbell-Tipton

Louis Campbell-Tipton (November 21, 1868[1][2]– May 1, 1921) was an American composer.

Biography

He was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 21, 1868. Other sources cite 1877 as his birth year.

Louis Campbell-Tipton studied in Boston and Leipzig, and was an instructor in theory at the Chicago Musical College from 1900 to 1905.[3] He then moved to Paris. He felt that the prospects for performance of large-scale American works in the United States were bleak, and claimed that he had never wished to sacrifice the energy needed to complete a large work. Even so, at his death a number of pieces for orchestra were found among his manuscripts, as were two operas. During his life he was known mainly for his chamber music; he also taught theory for a time in Chicago. One of his songs, "A Spirit Flower", was recorded by the Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling.

He died in Paris on May 1, 1921.[4] His last composition was titled "Day's End".[3]

Works

  • A Spirit Flower, song
  • Day's End
  • Rhapsodie[5]
  • The Opium Smoker, song. Premiered in Paris in 1907 by Charles W. Clark[6]
  • Memory, song. Premiered in Paris in 1907 by Charles W. Clark[6]
  • Sonata Heroic, piano sonata[7]
  • 4 Sea Lyrics, song cycle for voice and piano[8]
    • 1. After Sunset
    • 2. Darkness
    • 3. The Crying of Water
    • 4. Requies

Amongst other compositions, he wrote the following tone poems:

  1. Beside the Sea. (Op.3 No.1).
  2. The Sea Shell. (Op.3 No.2).
  3. Confession. (Op.3. No.3).
  4. Summertide. (Op.3. No.4).
  5. Longing. (Op.3. No.5).
  6. Night Musings. (Op. 3. No. 6).

References

  1. ^ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA-series: Emergency Passport Applications (Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; roll number: 36; Volume 066: Germany. - via ancestry.com
  2. ^ University of music and theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig, archive, A, I.1, 7000 (study records)
  3. ^ a b "Noted Composer Passes". The Province. July 2, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prize Offered for Best Work in Orchestration". San Francisco Chronicle. June 19, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1913). Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1743.
  6. ^ a b "Paris". Musical Courier. LIV (1): 13. January 2, 1907.
  7. ^ The New Music Review and Church Music Review. Novello, Ewer. 1906. p. 470.
  8. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1907). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 721.

Further reading

  • Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.


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