Harry Newton Redman
Encyclopedia
Harry Newton Redman was an American
composer, writer, and artist, born in Illinois
. He wrote mainly chamber music
, including two string quartet
s, and composed some song
s. He was also active as a painter, and wrote a musical dictionary
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer, writer, and artist, born in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He wrote mainly chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, including two 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 composed some song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
s. He was also active as a painter, and wrote a musical dictionary
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
.
Textbooks
- A Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms, Boston, Knight & Millet (1901)
- Redman's Musical Dictionary and Pronouncing Guide, Theodore Presser CompanyTheodore Presser CompanyThe Theodore Presser Company is an American music publishing and distribution company located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and formerly based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States.-Theodore Presser:...
(1910)