Adolf Weidig
Adolf H. A. Weidig (28 November 1867, in Hamburg, Germany – 23 September 1931) was an American composer who was born and raised in Hamburg. After extensive musical studies in Europe, including at the Academy of Music, Munich, he immigrated to the United States in 1892 as a young man. He wrote numerous pieces for orchestra, including a symphony and the tone poem Semiramis; among his chamber works are three string quartets and a string quintet. He also wrote songs. He died in Hinsdale, Illinois. For years Weidig served as Associate Director of the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and was Dean of the Department of Theory in the same. His composition students included harpist Helena Stone Torgerson, pianist Theodora Troendle, organist Helen Searles Westbrook, and, most notably, composer Ruth Crawford Seeger. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-36686 | 10-in. | 11/15/1926 | The mill wheel | Erva Giles | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weidig, Adolf," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109429.
Weidig, Adolf. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109429.
"Weidig, Adolf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Weidig, Adolf, 1867-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92032421
Wikidata: Adolf Weidig - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4684179
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43867945
MusicBrainz: Adolf Weidig - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/07be4a39-460f-4a01-8129-8b056ca1dfe9
ISNI: 0000 0000 4110 7921 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000041107921
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