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Ernest Schelling

Zygmunt Stojowski and Ernest Schelling on May 18, 1917 for the

funeral of Guillaume Stengel

Ernest Henry Schelling (July 26, 1876 – Decem-

ber 8, 1939) was an American pianist, composer, and

conductor, and music director. He was the conduc-

tor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1935 to

1937.[1][2]

1 Biography

He was born in Belvidere, New Jersey on July 26,

1876.[1][2]

Schelling was a child prodigy. His first teacher was his

father. He made his debut at the Academy of Music in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at age 4. At age 7, Schelling

traveled to Europe to study. He was admitted to the

Paris Conservatoire. While in Europe he worked with

many great masters including Percy Goetschius, HansHuber, Richard Barth, Moritz Moszkowski and Theodor

Leschetizky.

At the age of 20 in 1896, he began studying with Ignace

Paderewski and was his only pupil for three years. He

toured Europe and North and South America, gaining a

reputation as a remarkable pianist.[1]

His first wife was Lucie Howe Draper, whom he married

on May 3, 1905 in Manhattan, New York City. She died

on February 4, 1938 at their summer home in Lausanne,

Switzerland.[3]

He married his second wife, Helen Huntington “Peggy”

Marshall, on August 30, 1939, when she was 21 and hewas 63. She was the stepdaughter of the philanthropist

Brooke Astor, and a niece of Vincent Astor.[4]

Hediedof a cerebral embolism at his home in Manhattan,

New York City on December 8, 1939. His bride of four-

months was at his deathbed-side.[2][5]

2 Composer

Schelling wrote numerous works for piano, orchestra and

chamber groups which were often performed during his

lifetime, but have since fallen from the repertoire. Hismost popular work was A Victory Ball , a symphonic poem

for orchestra based on an anti-war poem byAlfred Noyes.

Willem Mengelberg and the New York Philharmonic Or-

chestra made an early electrical recording of the music for

the Victor Talking Machine Company.

3 Honours

He was elected an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha

Sinfonia Fraternity, the national fraternity for men in mu-

sic, in 1917 by the Fraternity’s Alpha Chapter at theNew England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Mas-

sachusetts.

Schelling was the first conductor of the Young People’s

Concerts of the New York Philharmonic. The first con-

cert was held March 27, 1924. The concerts were de-

signed to encourage the love of music in children. They

combined the orchestra’s performance with a lecture

about one aspect or another of the orchestra or the mu-

sic itself with a picture or demonstration, so that children

were exposed to a variety of stimuli. The concerts were

highly appreciated by children, as well as their parents.

Schelling held these concerts in New York, and also tookthem on the road. Such cities as Philadelphia, London,

Rotterdam and Los Angeles hosted them.[1]

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4 References

[1] “Ernest Schelling”. International Piano Archives at Mary-

land. Retrieved 19 July 2013. Ernest Schelling was born

in Belvedere, N.J. on July 26, 1876. He studied music

with his father and made his debut as a pianist at the

Academy of Music in Philadelphia at the age of four. ...

[2] “Ernest Schelling”. New York Times . December 9, 1939.

Retrieved 2015-06-02. The career of Ernest Schelling,

one of the most brilliant figures in the musical life of New

York City, was one of extraordinary activity, versatility

and success. ...

[3] “Mrs. Ernest Schelling. Wife of Conductor of Baltimore

Symphony Dies in Lausanne”. New York Times . February

5, 1938. Retrieved 2015-06-02. Mrs. Lucie D. Schelling,

wife of Ernest Schelling, conductor of the Baltimore Sym-

phony Orchestra, who is on leave of absence because of

eye trouble, died last night at their Summer home at Lau-

sanne, Switzerland, according to a cable received here.

[4] “Schelling Weds Peggy Marshall. Bride Of Composer

And Pianist”. New York Times . August 30, 1939. Re-

trieved 2015-06-02. Ernest Schelling, internationally

known composer, pianist and conductor, and Miss Peggy

Marshall of this city, young niece of Mrs. Vincent Astor

...

[5] “Milestones”. Time magazine. December 18, 1939. Re-

trieved 2015-06-02.

5 External links

• Piano Lessons with Master Teachers: Ernest

Schelling from Harriet Brower, Piano Mastery:

Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers , 1915. -

Project Gutenberg

• Free scores by Ernest Schelling at the International

Music Score Library Project

• Learning a New Piece

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