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1PRESCOTT, ABRAHAM (1789– ? ). See Register, 3.
3PRESSER, THEODORE (July 3, 1848, Pittsburgh), was an early student at the New England Conservatory in Boston, studying there with Emery, Whiting, Parker, Hill and Lang, and later at the Leipzig Conservatory. He first taught at the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Xenia College in Ohio and at Hollins Institute in Virginia. In 1876 he was the leader in the group that founded the M.T.N.A. at Delaware, O. While in Virginia he started 'The Etude,' which in 1884 he moved to Philadelphia and which there speedily grew to an immense circulation. He also rapidly built up an extensive music-business, which is now one of the largest in the country. In 1906 he established the Presser Home for Retired Music-Teachers, which is now part of the extensive Presser Foundation (see following articles). He has written some piano-studies and other teaching-material, and has translated musical textbooks. [ R.5 ]
5PRESSER FOUNDATION, THE, of Philadelphia, was created in 1916 by Theodore Presser to care for various philanthropic enterprises in which he had long been interested. Its field comprises at present the management of the Presser Home (see below), the giving of scholarships to needy musical students and the help of deserving musicians in special emergencies. Scholarships are now offered in over 75 institutions, scattered through 27 States, about one-eighth being in the Middle States, one-quarter in the South and the remainder in the Interior or the West. Most of the institutions are colleges, but a few are of university grade. Candidates are selected by the officers of the college in each case. The relief work is designed to aid those whose need and worthiness are fully established. The whole purpose of the Foundation, then, is to minister to the welfare of music-teachers as a class, both beginners and veterans. The present funds of the Foundation amount to more than $1,000,000. The president is James Francis Cooke.
7PRESSER HOME FOR RETIRED MUSIC-TEACHERS, THE, of Philadelphia, is a unique enterprise in America, founded in 1906 by Theodore Presser. Its only parallel is the Verdi Casa di Riposa in Milan. Under certain conditions, including the payment of $200, musicians without regard to creed or nationality, men or women, who are sixty-five years old and have taught music in the United States for not less than twenty-five years, can be admitted. Up to 1919 there had been 53 admissions, 11 men and 42 women, representing 21 States and also Canada. Several have here come to the end of their days in peace. The Home is now established in a superbly appointed building in Germantown. Its capacity is about 65.
9PRÉVOST, EUGÈNE PROSPER (1809–1872). See Register, 3.
11PREYER, CARL ADOLPH (July 28, 1863, Pforzheim, Germany), gave his first piano-recital at thirteen. He studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory, then with Navrátil in Vienna and with Urban and Barth in Berlin. In 1884 he came to America. In 1889–91 he was music-director at Baker University in Kansas, and since 1893 has been professor of piano and composition in the University of Kansas, becoming in 1915 associate-dean of Fine Arts. As pianist he has appeared with leading orchestras. His piano-works include a Theme with Variations, op. 32, a 'Norwegian Dance,' Canzonetta and 'Sérénade Espagnole,' op. 40, a Toccata and 'Dialogue without Words,' op. 36, a Sonata, op. 33, a Scherzo in B-flat minor, 'Brook-Nymphs,' the fantasie-pieces 'Consolation,' 'The Ballet-Dancer' and 'Combat,' and numerous and varied Études, opp. 30, 35, 43–45, besides a number of songs. Unpublished are two sonatas for piano and violin (A minor and F), a sonata in F minor for piano, a piano-quintet in A minor, and lesser works for piano. [ R.7 ]
13PRIEST, WILLIAM. See Register, 2.
15PRINCE, GEORGE A., & COMPANY, of Buffalo, was formed about 1840 to make melodeons, soon becoming leaders in the trade. Prince made decided improvements, and in 1847 Hamlin, then one of his workmen, made the discovery that led to the later reed-organ. After having made about 75,000 instruments of both the old and new types, in 1875 the firm got into financial difficulties and was dissolved.
17PROPERT, DAVID. See Register, 1.
19PROTHEROE, DANIEL (Nov. 24, 1866, Ystradgyniais, Wales), attended the Normal College in Swansea, early became a competitor in eisteddfods, and organized his first choral society at sixteen. Coming to Scranton, Pa., in 1886, he there started the Cymrodorion Musical Society (250 voices). In 1894 he moved to Milwaukee, where in 1899 he became conductor of the Arion Male Chorus. Since 1904 he has been increasingly active also in Chicago, where he makes his home. He is music-director at the Central Church, at the Loring Institute and at the Chicago Training College, besides teaching at the Sherwood Music School and leading more than one choral society. His talent as chorus-conductor has led to his being several times one of the chief judges at the National Eisteddfod in Wales, as well as in competitions in America. In 1890 he became Mus.B. of Toronto University and in 1905 Mus.D. of
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