Edward Loder
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Edward James Loder was an English composer and conductor. His best remembered work is the 1855 opera Raymond and Agnes
.
. Edward Loder was also the cousin of composer and conductor George Loder (1816–1868), and of George's sister, composer and pianist Kate Loder
(1825–1904). Another family member was pianist Lucy Anderson
, the maternal aunt of George and Kate Loder.
He was sent to Frankfurt in 1826 to study under Ferdinand Ries
, who was an old friend of the family. He came back to England in 1828 and embarked on a successful career as an opera conductor in London and Manchester. His compositions include operas, cantata
s, ballad opera
s, string quartet
s, and many songs. Today he is most remembered for his opera Raymond and Agnes (1855), which was revived in Cambridge in 1966.
He died in London in 1865.
Raymond and Agnes
Raymond and Agnes is an opera in 4 acts by composer Edward Loder. The work's English language libretto by Edward Fitzball is based on Matthew Lewis's classic Gothic novel, The Monk. The opera premiered on 14 April 1855 at the Theatre Royal, Manchester....
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Biography
Born in Bath, Somerset, he was the son of John David Loder (1788–1846), a notable violinist and musical director of the Theatre Royal, BathTheatre Royal, Bath
The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, is over 200 years old. It is one of the more important theatres in the United Kingdom outside London, with capacity for an audience of around 900....
. Edward Loder was also the cousin of composer and conductor George Loder (1816–1868), and of George's sister, composer and pianist Kate Loder
Kate Loder
Kate Fanny Loder, later Lady Thompson, was an English composer and pianist.-Biography:Kate Loder was born in Bath, where the Loder family were prominent musicians. Her father was the flautist George Loder. Her mother, a piano teacher born Fanny Philpot, was the sister of the pianist Lucy Anderson...
(1825–1904). Another family member was pianist Lucy Anderson
Lucy Anderson
Lucy Anderson was the most eminent of the English pianists of the early Victorian era. She is mentioned in the same breath as English pianists of the calibre of William Sterndale Bennett....
, the maternal aunt of George and Kate Loder.
He was sent to Frankfurt in 1826 to study under Ferdinand Ries
Ferdinand Ries
Ferdinand Ries was a German composer.- Life :Born into a musical family of Bonn, Ries was a friend and pupil of Beethoven who published in 1838 a collection of reminiscences of his teacher, co-written with Franz Wegeler...
, who was an old friend of the family. He came back to England in 1828 and embarked on a successful career as an opera conductor in London and Manchester. His compositions include operas, cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s, ballad opera
Ballad opera
The term ballad opera is used to refer to a genre of English stage entertainment originating in the 18th century and continuing to develop in the following century and later. There are many types of ballad opera...
s, string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
s, and many songs. Today he is most remembered for his opera Raymond and Agnes (1855), which was revived in Cambridge in 1966.
He died in London in 1865.
Works
- Black-Eyed Susan, or All in the DownsBlack-Eyed SusanBlack-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs is a comic play in three acts by Douglas Jerrold. The story concerns a sailor, William, who returns to England from the Napoleonic Wars and finds that his wife Susan is being harassed by her crooked landlord uncle and later by his drunken, dastardly captain,...
, melodramaMelodramaThe term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
by Douglas William JerroldDouglas William JerroldDouglas William Jerrold was an English dramatist and writer.-Biography:Jerrold was born in London. His father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of Wilsby near Cranbrook in Kent. In 1807 Douglass moved to Sheerness, where he spent his childhood...
(18 November 1830, Theatre Royal, Bath) - Nourjahad, grand operaGrand OperaGrand opera is a genre of 19th-century opera generally in four or five acts, characterised by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events...
by Samuel James ArnoldSamuel James ArnoldSamuel James Arnold , was an English dramatist.Arnold was the son of Samuel Arnold, Mus. Doc, and was educated for an artist. He produced, however, at the Haymarket Theatre, in 1794, 'Auld Robin Gray,' a musical play in two acts; and this was followed by other works of the same class: 'Who pays the...
(21 July 1834, Lyceum Theatre, London) - The Widow Queen, historical drama by Thomas James Serle (9 October 1834, English Opera House, London)
- The Covenanters, Scottish ballad operaBallad operaThe term ballad opera is used to refer to a genre of English stage entertainment originating in the 18th century and continuing to develop in the following century and later. There are many types of ballad opera...
by Thomas John DibdinThomas John DibdinThomas John Dibdin was an English dramatist and song-writer.Dibdin was the son of Charles Dibdin, a song-writer and theatre manager, and of Mrs Davenet, an actress whose real name was Harriet Pitt. He was apprenticed to his maternal uncle, a London upholsterer, and later to William Rawlins,...
(10 August 1835, English Opera House, London) - The Dice of Death, melodrama by John OxenfordJohn OxenfordJohn Oxenford , English dramatist, was born at Camberwell, London, England.-Life:He began his literary career by writing on finance...
(14 September 1835, English Opera House, London) - The Foresters, or Twenty-Five Years Since, drama by Thomas James Serle (19 October 1838, Covent Garden TheatreRoyal Opera HouseThe Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
, London) - Francis the First, opera by McKinlan (6 November 1838, Drury Lane TheatreTheatre Royal, Drury LaneThe Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
, London) - The Deer Stalkers, or The Outlaw's Daughter, Scottish operatic drama by Mark LemonMark LemonMark Lemon was founding editor of both Punch and The Field.-Biography:Lemon was born in London on the 30 November 1809. He was the son of Martin Lemon, a hop merchant, and Alice Collis. His parents married on 26 December 1808 at St Mary, Marylebone, London...
(12 April 1841, English Opera House, London) - The Wilis, or The Night Dancers, romantic drama by George Soane (28 October 1846, Princess's Theatre, LondonPrincess's Theatre, LondonThe Princess's Theatre or Princess Theatre was a theatre in Oxford Street, London. The building opened in 1828 as the "Queen's Bazaar" and housed a diorama by Clarkson Stanfield and David Roberts. It was converted into a theatre and opened in 1836 as the Princess's Theatre, named for then Princess...
) - The Sultana, comedietta, adaptation from Isaac BickerstaffIsaac BickerstaffeIsaac Bickerstaffe or Bickerstaff was an Irish playwright and Librettist.-Early life:Isaac John Bickerstaff was born in Dublin, on 26 September 1733, where his father John Bickerstaff held a government position overseeing the construction and management of sports fields including bowls and tennis...
's The Sultan, or a Peep into the Seraglio (8 January 1848, Princess's Theatre, London) - The Andalusian, or the Young Guard, operettaOperettaOperetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
by George Soane (20 January 1848, Princess's Theatre, London) - Robin Goodfellow, or the Frolics of Puck, ballad opera by Edward Loder (6 December 1848, Princess's Theatre, London)
- The Island of Calypso, operatic masqueMasqueThe masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio...
by George Soane (14 April 1852, Exeter HallExeter HallExeter Hall was a hall on the north side of The Strand, London, England. It was erected between 1829 and 1831 on the site of Exeter Exchange, to designs by John Peter Gandy, the brother of the visionary architect Joseph Michael Gandy...
, London) - Dick Whittington and his Cat, burlettaBurlettaA burletta , also sometimes burla or burlettina, is a musical term generally denoting a brief comic Italian opera...
by Mark Lemon (December 1852, Theatre Royal, Manchester) - Balcony Courtship, farceFarceIn theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
by Edward Loder (6 May 1853, Theatre Royal, Manchester) - Raymond and AgnesRaymond and AgnesRaymond and Agnes is an opera in 4 acts by composer Edward Loder. The work's English language libretto by Edward Fitzball is based on Matthew Lewis's classic Gothic novel, The Monk. The opera premiered on 14 April 1855 at the Theatre Royal, Manchester....
, romantic opera by Edward FitzballEdward FitzballEdward Fitzball was a popular English playwright, who specialised in melodrama. His real surname was Ball, and he was born at Burwell, Cambridgeshire.Fitzball was educated in Newmarket, was apprenticed to a Norwich printer in 1809...
(14 August 1855, Theatre Royal, Manchester) - Never Judge by Appearances, operetta by Henri Drayton (7 July 1859, Adelphi TheatreAdelphi TheatreThe Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...
, London) - Saved by a Song, operetta by Henry Robert Addison (21 December 1868 (posthumous), Princess's Theatre, London)
Sources
- The New Grove Dictionary of OperaNew Grove Dictionary of OperaThe New Grove Dictionary of Opera is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It is the largest work on opera in English, and in its printed form, amounts to 5,448 pages in four volumes....
, edited by Stanley Sadie (1992), ISBN 0-333-73432-7 and ISBN 1-56159-228-5