Paul Hastings Allen
Illustration — Paul Hastings Allen Paul Hastings Allen (28 November 1883 in Boston, Massachusetts – 28 September 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American composer.
Paul Hastings Allen
photographer unknown, book edited by Edward N. Dodge (1908-1970) · Dodge, Edward N., ed. (1963) Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series, 32, American Historical Society, pp. 107−109 OCLC: 649569887. · Public domain
- Born
- 1883 · Hyde Park.
- Died
- 1952 · Boston.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer
- Education
- Harvard University · Harvard College
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Illustration — Paul Hastings Allen Paul Hastings Allen (28 November 1883 in Boston, Massachusetts – 28 September 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American composer.
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Paul Hastings Allen (1883–1952) was a composer, of American nationality. The composer was born in Hyde Park and died in Boston. Paul Hastings Allen was educated at Harvard College and Harvard University.
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He was born in Hyde Park, a neighborhood of Boston, After being graduated from Harvard College (A. B., 1903), he went to Florence, Italy, where he studied composition with Antonio Scontrino and piano with Giuseppe Buonamici. During World War I, he served in the U.S. diplomatic service. After returning to Boston in 1920, he remained for the rest of his life. He was a prolific composer of operas, symphonies, chamber, and vocal music. He wrote an opera based on The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. He was awarded a Paderewski Prize for his symphony entitled Pilgrim. Though dated 1909, the prize was awarded in January 1910. Many of his works are in the library at Harvard University.
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Operas
• The Monastery (1911) • It filtro (Genoa, October 26, 1912) • Milda (Venice, June 14, 1913) • L'ultimo dei Mohicani (Florence, February 24, 1916) • Cleopatra (1921) • La piccolo Figaro (1931) • I fiori • The Amaranths
Symphonies
Symphonies
• Symphony No. 1 in G, Al Mare • Symphony No. 2 in C, Cosmopolitan • Symphony No. 3 in E, Liberty • Symphony No. 4 in A, Lyra • Symphony No. 5 in E, Phoebus • Symphony No. 6 in D, Pilgrim (received the Paderewski Prize, 1909) • Symphony No. 7 in E-flat, Somerset • Symphony No. 8 in D, Utopia.
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- 1.Thompson, Oscar. The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 11th edition. Dodd, Mead & Company. 1985.
- 2.Paul Hastings Allen manuscript scores, published scores, and other material, 1900-1952.
- 3.Slonimsky, Nicolas. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th Edition. Schirmer Books. 1992.
- 4.Butterworth, Neil. The American Symphony. Ashgate. 1998.
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