Richard Aldrich (music critic)
| Robert Aldrich | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 31, 1863 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died |
June 2, 1937 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Providence High School Harvard College |
| Occupation | Music critic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Livingston Chanler |
| Children |
Richard Chanler Aldrich Margaret Aldrich DeMott |
| Parent(s) |
Elisha S. Aldrich Anna E. Gladding |
Richard Aldrich (July 31, 1863 – June 2, 1937) was an American music critic. From 1902–23, he was music critic for The New York Times.
Biography
Early life
Richard Aldrich was born on July 31, 1863 in Providence, Rhode Island. His father was Elisha S. Aldrich and his mother, Anna E. Gladding. He attended Providence High School and graduated with an A.B. in 1885 from Harvard College, where he had studied music.[1]
Career
He began his journalistic career on the Providence Journal. From 1889 to 1891, he was private secretary to Senator Nathan F. Dixon III in Washington, D.C., writing criticisms for the Washington Evening Star. In 1891–92 he was with the New York Tribune in various editorial capacities, assisting Henry Edward Krehbiel with musical criticisms. He was associated with Krehbiel as an American contributor to the revised edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.[2]
Personal life
In 1906, he was married to Margaret Livingston Chanler, daughter of John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877) of the Dudley–Winthrop family and Margaret Astor Ward (1838–1875) of the Astor family. [1] Margaret Livingston Chanler served as a nurse with the American Red Cross during the Spanish–American War. [3] They had two children: a daughter, Margaret Aldrich DeMott (1911-2011); and a son, Richard Chanler Aldrich (1909-1961).
Death
Legacy
Publications
- Guide to Parsifal (Ditson, 1904)
- Guide to the Ring of the Nibelung (Ditson, 1905)
- Translator of Lilli Lehmann's How to Sing (Macmillan 1912)
- Musical Discourse (1928)
- Concert Life in New York 1902–1923 (1941)
References
- 1 2 Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 21.
- ↑ Arthur Eaglefield Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, London 1924).
- ↑ ""Margaret Astor Chanler, Heroine of Porto Rico"". Milwaukee Journal: 5. September 8, 1898.
- ↑ York Times: Margaret Aldrich DeMott Obituary
- ↑ Saint Paul School: Richard Chanler Aldrich Obituary
External links
- A biographical sketch of composer Jan Albert van Eyken written by Aldrich in a score of van Eyken's Three Sonatas for Organ; from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
- A biographical sketch of Paganini written by Aldrich in a score of Paganini's Le streghe (the witches’ dance) for violin and orchestra (or piano); from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
- Guide to Richard Aldrich's collection of musical autographs at Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Guide to Richard Aldrich papers at Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Works by Richard Aldrich at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Richard Aldrich at Internet Archive
- Works by Richard Aldrich at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
