Composer
Farwell, Arthur
American composer (1872–1952)
1872–1952
17 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1952
- Birthplace
- Saint Paul
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Arthur Farwell (April 23, 1872 – January 20, 1952) was an American composer, conductor, educationalist, lithographer, esoteric savant, and music publisher. Interested in American Indian music, he became associated with the Indianist movement and founded the Wa-Wan Press to publish music in this genre. He combined teaching, composing and conducting in his career, working on both coasts and in Michigan.
The American composer and critic A. Walter Kramer identified Farwell as “probably the most neglected composer in our history - at the turn of the century no one wrote music with greater seriousness of purpose or fought harder for American music”.
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Life and musical career
- Teachers
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Career institutions / employers
- University of California, Berkeley; Cornell University
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 54951167
- ISNI
- 0000000081344200
- GND ID
- 119129647
- Library of Congress ID
- n81147287
- MusicBrainz ID
- a94fdfb4-3f08-412b-bee1-57e8a7de7ade
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 54951167. Portrait: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.