Lionel Tertis

Lionel Tertis was a British violinist, composer, university teacher, violist, music educator and music journalist (1876–1975). He was born at West Hartlepool and died at London.

Lionel Tertis in brief

Born
1876
Died
1975
Known for
violinist, composer, university teacher, violist, music educator, music journalist, music arranger and musician
Place of birth
West Hartlepool
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Recognition and collections

Lionel Tertis received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and Walter Willson Cobbett Medal.

Identity

Lionel Tertis is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Lionel Tertis is recorded as violinist, composer, university teacher, violist and music educator.

Reception

Lionel Tertis is recorded as having received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and Walter Willson Cobbett Medal. Open Library catalogues 6 works under this name.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to Lionel Tertis is held.

6. Double Bass; 5. Cello; 3. Viola; 2. Viola; 4. Cello; 1. Violin; 7. Celesta is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Sammons, Tertis, Harty - Mozart KV 364 (Col. DX 478-81) 1933 (1933) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA STRINGS (Side 1) (1947) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. cinderella no more (1953) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Lionel Tertis (1966) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Lionel Tertis may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Lionel Tertis is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q718637.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Tertis, Lionel, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Tertis, Lionel (1876–1975), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Appendix 7 • The Lionel Tertis Bequest, Lionel Tertis, 2006. Tertis, Lionel, (29 Dec. 1876–22 Feb. 1975), Who Was Who, 2007. The Tertis Bequest, Lionel Tertis, 2006.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Lionel Tertis (1966) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Lionel Tertis studied at Royal Academy of Music and University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music.

Employment is recorded with Royal Academy of Music.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and Walter Willson Cobbett Medal.

Chronology

  1. 1876Lionel Tertis born at West Hartlepool.
  2. 1876Lionel Tertis was born in 1876 at West Hartlepool.
  3. 1933Sammons, Tertis, Harty - Mozart KV 364 (Col. DX 478-81) 1933 (1933) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  4. 1947INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA STRINGS (Side 1) (1947) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  5. 1953cinderella no more (1953) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  6. 1966Lionel Tertis (1966) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  7. 1966Lionel Tertis digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1975Lionel Tertis died at London.
  9. 1975Lionel Tertis died in 1975 at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Appendix 7 • The Lionel Tertis Bequest, Lionel Tertis, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Lionel Tertis (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Tertis, Lionel (1876–1975), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Tertis, Lionel, (29 Dec. 1876–22 Feb. 1975), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Tertis, Lionel, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Tertis Bequest, Lionel Tertis, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    “Lionel Tertis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Lionel Tertis as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q718637: Lionel Tertis

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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