Gustav Stolpe
Illustration — Stolpe in concert at the Harper's Opera House, 1885 Gustav Erik Stolpe (26 September 1833 – 3 October 1901) was a Swedish-American composer, conductor, and performer.
Gustav Stolpe
- Born
- 1833 · Torsåker.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · organist · chapelmaster
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Illustration — Stolpe in concert at the Harper's Opera House, 1885 Gustav Erik Stolpe (26 September 1833 – 3 October 1901) was a Swedish-American composer, conductor, and performer.
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Gustav Stolpe (1833–1902) was a chapelmaster, composer and conductor, among other activities, of Swedish nationality. The chapelmaster was born in Torsåker and died in Kenilworth.
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Career
Career
Stolpe was born in Torsåker Parish, Gästrikland, Sweden. He held the degree of Musikdirektör (music director) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (now Royal College of Music in Stockholm). Stolpe is most frequently remembered as the composer of When Through the Torn Sail which was written with lyricist, Reginald Heber. In 1882 Stolpe was named to the faculty of Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where he remained on the faculty for 11 years. In a typical week, he would teach seven organ lessons, six violin lessons, and ten vocal lessons. His work papers are included in the Manuscript Collections in the Thomas Tredway Library at Augustana College. In 1893, he founded Dr. Stolpe's Music Conservatory in Moline, Illinois, and headed it until 1897, when he left to become head of music at Upsala College in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
Family
Family
One of his sons, Rev. Dr. Johan Gustaf Mauritz Stolpe (1858–1938), had been the rector of Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in Manhattan, New York City, at 155 East 22nd Street (between Lexington and Third Avenues), which in 1901, was the largest church of the denomination in the United States.
Death
Death
Stolpe died 3 October 1901, in Manhattan, New York City. At the time of his death, he was head of music at Upsala College.
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1833
Gustav Stolpe born at Torsåker.
1902
Gustav Stolpe died at Kenilworth.
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Torsåker.
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Kenilworth.
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Legacy
Stolpe composed 38 operettas, 25 orchestral works, 25 pieces for brass band, and 25 piano solos.
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- 1.When through the torn sail (Gustav Stolpe) – ChoralWiki. choralwiki.org.
- 2.Reflecting on the Past: 150 Years of Augustana Stories, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Sarah M. Horowitz, Jamie L. Nelson (eds.), "Gustav Erik Stolpe," by Margaret Rogal, Thomas Tredway Library, Augustana College (2011); ; ISBNs ,
- 3."Gustav Stolpe Compositions, 1884–1898; and Undated" (MSS 135), Special Collections Manuscript Collections, Thomas Tredway Library, Augustana College;
- 4."A Leading Swedish Musician and His Work; From the Musical North; Record of Dr. Stolpe as Composer and Artist; His Power Illustrated in His Character Music–Picture and Tones," The Inter Ocean, Vol. 24, No. 209, 19 October 1985, p. 9 (accessible via ; subscription required)
- 5."Dr. Stolpe Dead – Noted Professor of Music Passes Away – Was Formerly Connected With Augustana College in This City – Interment in New York," The Davenport Times (Semi-weekly ed.), 11 October 1901, p. 2, col. 3 (of 7) (accessible via ; subscription required)
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Gustav Erik Stolpe biography on the Augustana College website
- Olson, Ernst W. The Swedish Element in Illinois Survey of the Past Seven Decades (Chicago: Swedish-American Biographical Association. 1917)
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