Alice Ray Barnett Price Stevenson (May 26, 1886 – August 25, 1975) was an American composer and music teacher. She wrote 60 art songs, 49 of which were published between 1906 and 1932.[1]
Shope paid for Barnett to study in Europe, and she departed in 1909, accompanied by a chaperone, married singer Minnie Fish-Griffin. Barnett studied composition in Berlin with Hugo Kaun. The next year, she married American violin student Samuel H. Price and abandoned her studies, much to Kaun's dismay.[2][3]
San Diego yearsedit
Barnett and Price settled in his hometown, San Diego, California. They had two sons and divorced in 1914.[2][3]
Barnett spent the rest of her life in San Diego. From 1917 to 1926, she was a music teacher at San Diego High School. In 1926, she retired from teaching and married Dr. George Ray Stevenson. The Stevenson home became a center for local recitals and visiting musicians and composers. She was active in numerous civic organizations, including the San Diego Orchestra Association, the San Diego Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Amphion Club, the Music Makers, the Musical Merit Foundation, the Civic Music Association, the Community Concert Association, the San Diego Opera Guild, and the Browning Society.[2]
She began publishing her work in 1906 with her song This Day for Thee, published by a family friend. In 1908 and 1909, Chicago publisher C. F. Summy published seven more of her songs.[2]
Violinist Efrem Zimbalist heard Barnett's work and brought it to the attention of G. Schirmer, Inc. The company published 33 of Barnett's songs between 1916 and 1932. The first was Serenade (1916), dedicated to Zimbalist's wife Alma Gluck and one of a number of songs Barnett would compose that were musical settings of works by Clinton Scollard. Serenade was the first work to draw serious critical attention to Barnett.[2][4]
Barnett's work is often described as colorful and exotic. Her most important work was In a Gondola (1920), an eight-song setting of the twelve-part poem by Robert Browning about two lovers in 16th century Venice. Tenor Melvin Brown recorded it for a 1942 record. Other notable works by Barnett include Panels from a Chinese Screen (1924), a three-song setting of a work by Frederic Mertz, a San Diego poet who collaborated with Barnett on at least ten other songs.[1][2][3]
Barnett largely stopped composing in the 1930s and left numerous unpublished works.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdBlock, Adrienne Fried (2001). "Barnett, Alice". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46124. ISBN978-1-56159-263-0.
^ abcdefgSmith, Susan Kathleen (May 1996). The Art Songs of Alice Burnett (PhD thesis). University of Northern Colorado.
^ abcVillamil, Victoria Etnier (2004-10-05). A Singer's Guide to the American Art Song: 1870-1980. Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-1-4616-5599-2.
^Upton, William Treat (1925). "Some Recent Representative American Song-Composers". The Musical Quarterly. 11 (3): 383–417. doi:10.1093/mq/XI.3.383. ISSN 0027-4631. JSTOR 738628.
January 01, 1970
alice, barnett, composer, alice, barnett, price, stevenson, 1886, august, 1975, american, composer, music, teacher, wrote, songs, which, were, published, between, 1906, 1932, alice, barnettbornmay, 1886, lewistown, diedaugust, 1975, aged, diego, occupationcomp. Alice Ray Barnett Price Stevenson May 26 1886 August 25 1975 was an American composer and music teacher She wrote 60 art songs 49 of which were published between 1906 and 1932 1 Alice BarnettBornMay 26 1886 Lewistown DiedAugust 25 1975 aged 89 San Diego OccupationComposer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 San Diego years 3 Work 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editAlice Barnett was born on May 26 1886 in Lewistown Illinois the daughter of Orrin Barnett a piano teacher and choir director Her mother died while she was only a year old She displayed musical talent early singing at age 4 and playing instruments at age 6 When she was older she went to live in Chicago Illinois with her maternal grandfather Simeon P Shope Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court With his support she attended Chicago Musical College There she studied with Rudolf Ganz and Felix Borowski and graduated with honors in 1906 She then studied at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago under Heniot Levy Wilhelm Middleschulte and Adolf Weidig 2 Shope paid for Barnett to study in Europe and she departed in 1909 accompanied by a chaperone married singer Minnie Fish Griffin Barnett studied composition in Berlin with Hugo Kaun The next year she married American violin student Samuel H Price and abandoned her studies much to Kaun s dismay 2 3 San Diego years editBarnett and Price settled in his hometown San Diego California They had two sons and divorced in 1914 2 3 Barnett spent the rest of her life in San Diego From 1917 to 1926 she was a music teacher at San Diego High School In 1926 she retired from teaching and married Dr George Ray Stevenson The Stevenson home became a center for local recitals and visiting musicians and composers She was active in numerous civic organizations including the San Diego Orchestra Association the San Diego Civic Symphony Orchestra the Amphion Club the Music Makers the Musical Merit Foundation the Civic Music Association the Community Concert Association the San Diego Opera Guild and the Browning Society 2 Barnett died on 25 August 1975 in San Diego 1 Work editShe began publishing her work in 1906 with her song This Day for Thee published by a family friend In 1908 and 1909 Chicago publisher C F Summy published seven more of her songs 2 Violinist Efrem Zimbalist heard Barnett s work and brought it to the attention of G Schirmer Inc The company published 33 of Barnett s songs between 1916 and 1932 The first was Serenade 1916 dedicated to Zimbalist s wife Alma Gluck and one of a number of songs Barnett would compose that were musical settings of works by Clinton Scollard Serenade was the first work to draw serious critical attention to Barnett 2 4 Barnett s work is often described as colorful and exotic Her most important work was In a Gondola 1920 an eight song setting of the twelve part poem by Robert Browning about two lovers in 16th century Venice Tenor Melvin Brown recorded it for a 1942 record Other notable works by Barnett include Panels from a Chinese Screen 1924 a three song setting of a work by Frederic Mertz a San Diego poet who collaborated with Barnett on at least ten other songs 1 2 3 Barnett largely stopped composing in the 1930s and left numerous unpublished works 1 References edit a b c d Block Adrienne Fried 2001 Barnett Alice Grove Music Online Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 46124 ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 a b c d e f g Smith Susan Kathleen May 1996 The Art Songs of Alice Burnett PhD thesis University of Northern Colorado a b c Villamil Victoria Etnier 2004 10 05 A Singer s Guide to the American Art Song 1870 1980 Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 1 4616 5599 2 Upton William Treat 1925 Some Recent Representative American Song Composers The Musical Quarterly 11 3 383 417 doi 10 1093 mq XI 3 383 ISSN 0027 4631 JSTOR 738628 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alice Barnett composer amp oldid 1167371330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
