Harry Rowe Shelley
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Harry Rowe Shelley was an American
composer, organist (church and concert), and professor of music. He was born in New Haven, Conn.
Shelley studied with Gustav J. Stoeckel at Yale College
, Dudley Buck
, Max (Wilhelm Carl) Vogrich
, and Dvořák
in New York, and subsequently completed his musical education in London
and Paris
.
Positions held
Selected compositions
Among his works are two symphonies; a symphonic poem, The Crusaders; a suite
for orchestra, Souvenir de Baden-Baden; sacred cantata
s, The Inheritance Divine, Vexilla Regis (1984); a violin concerto
; an opera Leila (manuscript); songs and organ pieces. He also composed the Santa Clause Overture; Death and Life; and Lochinvar's Ride (1915); anthems, Hark, Hark, My Soul, The King of Love My Shepherd Is.
Honors
United States
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composer, organist (church and concert), and professor of music. He was born in New Haven, Conn.
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
Shelley studied with Gustav J. Stoeckel at Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
, Dudley Buck
Dudley Buck
Dudley Buck was an American composer, organist, and writer on music. He published several books, most notably the Dictionary of Musical Terms and Influence of the Organ in History, which was published in New York in 1882. He is best known today for his organ composition, Concert Variations on the...
, Max (Wilhelm Carl) Vogrich
Max Vogrich
Max Vogrich was an Austrian pianist and composer.Max Vogrich was born in Hermannstadt, Transylvania . A childhood prodigy, he was an acclaimed pianist at the age of 14 years. He studied at Leipzig under Carl Reinecke, Hans Richter, Moritz Hauptmann, Wenzel, and Ignaz Moscheles, completing the...
, and Dvořák
Antonín Dvorák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
in New York, and subsequently completed his musical education in London
London
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and Paris
Paris
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.
Positions held
- 1899–1914 — Organist, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, which later became Park Avenue Baptist and eventually Riverside ChurchRiverside ChurchThe Riverside Church in the City of New York is an interdenominational church in New York City, famous for its elaborate Neo-Gothic architecture—which includes the world's largest tuned carillon bell... - 1915–1936 — Organist, Central Congregational ChurchCentral Congregational ChurchCentral Congregational Church, or variants thereof, may refer to:* Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, on National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois...
, Brooklyn - Faculty member, American Institute of Applied MusicAmerican Institute of Applied MusicThe American Institute of Applied Music was a music school based in New York City. The Institute was incorporated in 1900 as an of the following educational institutions:# The Metropolitan College of Music...
Selected compositions
Among his works are two symphonies; a symphonic poem, The Crusaders; a suite
Suite
In music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet , or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements .In the...
for orchestra, Souvenir de Baden-Baden; sacred cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s, The Inheritance Divine, Vexilla Regis (1984); a violin concerto
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
; an opera Leila (manuscript); songs and organ pieces. He also composed the Santa Clause Overture; Death and Life; and Lochinvar's Ride (1915); anthems, Hark, Hark, My Soul, The King of Love My Shepherd Is.
Honors
- 1898 — Elected to membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters