LC control no. | nr 88002715 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Elwell, Herbert, 1898-1974 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1898-05-10 |
Death date | 1974-04-17 |
Place of birth | Minneapolis (Minn.) |
Place of death | Cleveland (Ohio) |
Field of activity | Music |
Affiliation | Cleveland Institute of Music Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music Eastman School of Music Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Plain Dealer (Firm) |
Profession or occupation | Composers Music teachers College teachers Music critics |
Found in | Koch, F. Reflections on composing, c1983: p. 12 (Herbert Elwell, 1898-1974) Grove music online WWW site, Nov. 27, 2015: (Herbert Elwell; born Minneapolis, 10 May 1898; died Cleveland, 17 April 1974; American composer, critic, and teacher; in 1928 was appointed head of composition and theory at the Cleveland Institute; worked also at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Eastman School summer school, before he retired in 1945; from 1930-1936, he wrote programme notes for the Cleveland Orchestra, and was music critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer (1932-1964)) |