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'''Paul Friedrich Theodore Miersch''' (born 1868) was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[United States|American]] composer; he came to the United States in 1892. Among his compositions were [[concerto]]s for [[violin]] and for [[cello]], among other [[orchestra]]l works. He also composed [[chamber music]], including a [[string quartet]], and [[song]]s.
[[File:Paul Miersch, Cellist.jpg|thumb|Miersch in 1899]]
'''Paul Friedrich Theodore Miersch''' (January 18, 1868 in [[Dresden]] – March 1, 1956 in [[New York City]])<ref>[http://www.bmlo.lmu.de/m1759 Bayerisches Musiker Lexikon Online]</ref> was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[United States|American]] composer; he came to the United States and settled in New York in 1892. In played in the 1891 [[Bayreuth Festival]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cormack |first=David |date=2009 |title=English Flowermaidens (And Other Transplants) at Bayreuth |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25597662 |journal=The Musical Times |volume=150 |issue=1909 |pages=95–102 |issn=0027-4666}}</ref> From 1893 till 1898, he was a solo cellist of the [[New York Symphony Orchestra]]. His brother Johannes, a violinist played there as well.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title=The Miersch Brothers |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1892-12-28_25_669/ |magazine=[[Musical Courier]] |location=New York City |publisher= |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> Among his compositions were [[concerto]]s for [[violin]] and for [[cello]], among other [[orchestra]]l works. He also composed [[chamber music]], including a [[string quartet]], and [[song]]s.


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*{{cite book |last= Howard|first= John Tasker|authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title= Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It|origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year= 1939|month= |publisher= Thomas Y. Crowell Company|location= New York|language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}
*{{cite book |last= Howard|first= John Tasker|title= Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It|year= 1939|publisher= Thomas Y. Crowell Company|location= New York}}
*{{cite book |last1= Remy|first1= Alfred|last2= Baker|first2= Theodore |title= Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |url= https://archive.org/details/bakersbiographi00bake|edition=third |year= 1919 |publisher= G. Schirmer| pages= [https://archive.org/details/bakersbiographi00bake/page/611 611]–612}}
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 10 November 2024

Miersch in 1899

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.

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  • 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.
  1. ^ Bayerisches Musiker Lexikon Online
  2. ^ Cormack, David (2009). "English Flowermaidens (And Other Transplants) at Bayreuth". The Musical Times. 150 (1909): 95–102. ISSN 0027-4666.
  3. ^ "The Miersch Brothers". Musical Courier. New York City. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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