Julie Rivé-King
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Julie Rivé-King was an American
pianist and composer.
, of parents Caroline Staub Rivé and Léon Rivé. Her mother was a singer, teacher and composer who studied with Manuel Garcia
in France
, and her father was an artist and teacher. After a cholera
epidemic that took three of their children, the couple moved to New Orleans, Louisville
and then to Cincinnati where they found teaching positions and where Julie was born.
Jullie took music lessons from her mother and appeared in recitals at age eight. She studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory with Henry Andrès and in 1870 in New York
with Sebastian Bach Mills, William Mason
, Francis Korbay
and Dionys Pruckner
. She also studied in Europe with Franz Liszt
and Carl Reinecke
and made her debut in Leipzig
in 1893. She began a concert tour of Europe
, but returned to the US when her father was killed in a railroad accident.
She made a debut in Cincinnati in 1874, officially debuted the next year with the New York Philharmonic
and then toured the Eastern and Midwestern US. In 1876 she married Frank H. King, her manager, and began a career as a composer and teacher, though still working as a concert pianist. To enhance her reputation, King persuaded her to publish his own works under her name. During her lifetime six companies published compositions by King but bearing Rivé-King’s name. Her husband died in 1900 and she moved to Chicago
and took a position at the Bush Conservatory. Among her students was Clara Baur, founder of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
.
Works:
United States
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pianist and composer.
Biography
Julie Rivé-King was born on an uncertain date in Cincinnati, OhioOhio
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, of parents Caroline Staub Rivé and Léon Rivé. Her mother was a singer, teacher and composer who studied with Manuel Garcia
Manuel Garcia
Manuel Garcia may refer to:*Manuel García , singer & voice pedagogue; son of Manuel García *Manuel García , Spanish singer and composer, father of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and her father was an artist and teacher. After a cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
epidemic that took three of their children, the couple moved to New Orleans, Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
and then to Cincinnati where they found teaching positions and where Julie was born.
Jullie took music lessons from her mother and appeared in recitals at age eight. She studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory with Henry Andrès and in 1870 in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
with Sebastian Bach Mills, William Mason
William Mason
William Mason may refer to:*William Mason , American engineer and inventor working for Remington, Colt, and Winchester*William Mason , American composer and pianist...
, Francis Korbay
Francis Korbay
-Biography:He was born at Budapest, and a godson of Franz Liszt, of whose music he became a well-known interpreter. He had many successful European tours, and was also extremely popular in England...
and Dionys Pruckner
Dionys Pruckner
Dionys Pruckner was a noted pianist and music teacher at Stuttgart. He was a student of Franz Liszt and did concert tours throughout Europe. In 1859 he was appointed to the faculty of the Stuttgart Conservatory.-Sources:Obituary: Dionys Pruckner...
. She also studied in Europe with Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
and Carl Reinecke
Carl Reinecke
Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.-Biography:Reinecke was born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany; until 1864 the town was under Danish rule. He studied with his father, Johann Peter Rudolph Reinecke, a music teacher...
and made her debut in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
in 1893. She began a concert tour of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, but returned to the US when her father was killed in a railroad accident.
She made a debut in Cincinnati in 1874, officially debuted the next year with the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
and then toured the Eastern and Midwestern US. In 1876 she married Frank H. King, her manager, and began a career as a composer and teacher, though still working as a concert pianist. To enhance her reputation, King persuaded her to publish his own works under her name. During her lifetime six companies published compositions by King but bearing Rivé-King’s name. Her husband died in 1900 and she moved to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and took a position at the Bush Conservatory. Among her students was Clara Baur, founder of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music was a conservatory, part of a girls' finishing school, founded in 1867 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It merged with the College of Music of Cincinnati in 1955, forming the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, which is now part of the University of Cincinnati.The...
.
Works
Rivé-King composed mostly for piano.Works:
- Chopin's Introduction and Variations on 'La ci darem la mano', Op.2Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" (Chopin)Frédéric Chopin's Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" for piano and orchestra, Op. 2, was written in 1827, when he was aged only 17. It was one of the earliest manifestations of Chopin's incipient genius...
transcription (1878) - Gems of Scotland (1878)
- Hand in Hand (1878)
- On Blooming Meadows (1878)
- Pensées dansantes (1878)
- Domenico Scarlatti's Sonata in A major transcription (1879)
- Vieuxtemps' Ballade and Polonaise de Concert transcription (1879)
- Old Hundred (1879)
- Bubbling Spring (1879)
- Impromptu Mazurka (1879)
- March of the Goblins (1879)
- Mazurka des grâces - Caprice (1879)
- Polonaise héroïque (1879)
- Popular Sketches (1879)
- Coeur de lion March (1880)
- Supplication (1883)
- Home Sweet Home (1883)
- La scintilla (1907)
- Paraphrase de Concert on Bizet's 'Carmen