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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1pieces (Miniature Sonata in B-flat, "Pictures from Greece," "A Summer Suite," etc.). The score of a symphonic poem, "Summer Vision," was sent to Germany for performance and lost. Address: 137 Fellows Road, London, N. W.
3FARKAS, ödön (Edmund):
4Teacher and composer; b. Puszta-Monostor (Heves), Hungary, 1852, of a noble Hungarian family; ed. as civil engineer; grad. under Volkmann, Ábrányi, Erkel at Royal Mus. Acad. in Pest, taking 4 yrs. course in 3 yrs. App. dir. Cons. at Klausenberg, Transylvania, and still (1899) holds that position; served as opera cond. for a time; contributed musical articles to various periodicals. While still a student of engineering, 1876, prod. the 1-act opera "Bayadér" (Pest, Aug. 23); with a Mass in E won the Haynald prize of 300 florins. Comp.: "12 Lieder" (Dalok), the ballads "Klara Zách" and "Szondy," several mixed choruses, and the orchestral works "Tagesanbruch (Virradat)," "Abendlied" (Estidal), "Abenddämmerung" (Alkony), and "Dies irae"; a symphony; a "Festouverture," which won a prize; and five string quartets; also the operas: "Feenquelle [Tünderrhorás]" in 1 act (Klausenberg, 1892); "Die Büsser [Vezeklök]" in 3 acts (Pest, 1893); "Balassa Bálint" (comic) in 3 acts (Pest, 1896); and "Das Blutgericht" [Tetemre hivás] (ib., 1900). Aims especially at the development of the national (Hungarian) element in his music. Address: Konservatorium, Klausenberg, Siebenbürgen, Austria-Hungary.
6FARMER, Frank W.:
7Tenor (range 2 octaves); tenor soloist Central Presbyt. Ch., dir. Olinger Male Quartet, Denver, Colo.; oratorio, recital and concert singer. Address: Olinger Mortuary, Denver, Colo.
9FARNAM, W. Lynnwood:
10Organist, musical director, teacher, recitalist, pianist; b. Sutton, Prov. of Quebec, Jan. 13, 1885, s. Arlington Ingalls and Bertha Amanda (Wood) F.; stud. music w. G. Cornish, etc.; Royal Coll. of Music, London, Eng., holding Strathcona-Stephen scholarship, 1900-4; A.R.C.M., 1903; A.R.C.O., 1904, unmarried. Organist St. James Meth. Ch., Montreal, 1904; Church of St. James the Apostle, Montreal, 1905-8; organist and choirmaster, Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, 1908-13; appointed organist and choirmaster, Emmanuel Ch., Boston, 1913; gave series of 5 organ recitals Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Mem. Harvard Musical Assn., Boston. Address: Emmanuel Ch., 15 Newbury St., Boston, Mass.
12FARNSWORTH, Charles Hubert:
13Professor of school music; b. Cesarea, Turkey, Nov. 29, 1859, s. Wilson Amos and Caroline E. (Palmer) F. (both missionaries to Turkey for fifty years); ed. Robert College, Constantinople; stud. music w. private teachers in Worcester, Mass., Boston and Denver, Colo., supplemented by study and travel abroad; m. Charlotte Joy Allen, Worcester, Mass., 1890. Engaged in private teaching, Worcester, Mass., 8 yrs.; head of music department Univ. of Colorado, 12 yrs.; head of dept. of music and speech, Teachers' College, Columbia Univ., 16 yrs. Author: "Songs for Schools," 1907; "Education through Music," 1909; articles on music in "People's Ready Reference Cyclopaedia," "Cyclopedia of Education," and "Teaching Elementary School Subjects," (1916); presidential addresses, Music Teachers Nat. Assn. Editor: Folk Songs (Farnsworth and Sharp), 1916; Songs for Grammar Grades, 1916. Pres. Music Teachers Nat. Assn., 1912-5; pres. Clef Club, New York, 1911, 1912. Address: Teachers' College, Columbia Univ., New York City.
15FARRAR, Fannie Judson:
16Pianist, organist, teacher of piano; b. Harmonsburgh, Pa., d. William Judson and Clarissa Ann (McClure) F.; ed. pub. sch.; stud. piano in Toledo, O., 4 yrs.; w. Constantin von Sternberg in Phila.; w. Bertrand Roth in Dresden, 1 season; w. Tobias Matthay in London, 1 season. Accompanist for father when 9 yrs. old; has served either as organist or choirmaster, or both, in churches in Toledo, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Granville, 25 yrs.; accompanist at many festivals and recitals of visiting artists; has taught piano for about 30 yrs.; taught in Sternberg School of Music, Phila., while studying there, and in Toledo; dir. piano dept. Denison Univ. Cons. of Music, since 1904. Address: Granville, Ohio.
18FARRAR, Frederic Emerson:
19Composer; b. Haverhill, Mass., June 25, 1864, s. Joseph Emerson and Emily Lindsay (Pond) F.; ed. Boston Latin School and Dummer Acad., South Byfield, Mass.; stud. piano w. Carl Baermann in Boston; Joseph Gierhl in Munich; singing w. Adolph Deppe and Max Zenger in Munich; Leon Giraldoni at Milan, Italy and others; harmony and composition w. Stephen Emery and George W. Chadwick in Boston, Joseph Rheinberger in Munich; m. Mary Weber, pianist-teacher, Nashville, Tenn., 1897. Taught singing and piano in Nashville, Tenn., 22 yrs.; in Boston, 1889-90; Vincennes, Ind., 1890-1. Has invented a new notation, doing away with the use of the key signature. Comp.: for piano, "A Corner in Elizabeth's Garden, Four Flowrets of Melody" (Schirmer); about 60 pieces (Presser, Ditson. and Witmark, New York); numerous teaching pieces for grades ii and iii; soprano song "A Bridge of Sighs" (Oliver Ditson, Boston), and other songs (Whitmark, Thompson, etc.). Wrote "The Perfect Tone in Relation to Voice Culture" (in The Musician). Address: (winter) P. O. Box No. 488, Tampa, Florida; (summer) 140 Main St., Bradford, Mass.
21FARRAR, Geraldine:
22Opera singer (soprano); b. Melrose, Mass., Feb. 28, 1882, d. Sydney and Henrietta (Barnes) F.; ed. Melrose pub. Sch., began mus. ed. at age of 12, under J. H. Long in Boston; stud. w. Trabadelo in Paris and Lilli Lehmann in Berlin; m. Lou Tellegen, actor, Feb. 8, 1916. Debut as Marguerite in "Faust," Royal Opera, Berlin, Oct. 15, 1901; has sung at Berlin Royal Opera since 1901, also in principal European cities; regularly engaged at the Opéra Comique, Paris, at Metropolitan Opera House, New York, since
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