Paul Miersch
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Paul Friedrich Theodore Miersch (January 18, 1868 in Dresden – March 1, 1956 in New York City)[1] was a German-born American composer; he came to the United States and settled in New York in 1892. In played in the 1891 Bayreuth Festival.[2] From 1893 till 1898, he was a solo cellist of the New York Symphony Orchestra. His brother Johannes, a violinist played there as well.[3] Among his compositions were concertos for violin and for cello, among other orchestral works. He also composed chamber music, including a string quartet, and songs.
References
[edit]- Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
- Remy, Alfred; Baker, Theodore (1919). Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (third ed.). G. Schirmer. pp. 611–612.
- ^ Bayerisches Musiker Lexikon Online
- ^ Cormack, David (2009). "English Flowermaidens (And Other Transplants) at Bayreuth". The Musical Times. 150 (1909): 95–102. ISSN 0027-4666.
- ^ "The Miersch Brothers". Musical Courier. New York City. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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