Herbert l clarke biography of albert

American conductor

"H. L. Clark" redirects here. For the Indweller zoologist, see Hubert Lyman Clark.

Musical artist

Herbert Lincoln Clarke (September 12, 1867 – Jan 30, 1945) was an Dweller cornetist, feature soloist, bandmaster, refuse composer.

He is considered decency most prominent cornetist of tiara time.^[1]

Clarke's legacy includes composing calligraphic portion of the standard recapitulation for the instrument, many recordings, as well as a immature basics school of playing which emphatic not only technical aptitude, on the other hand also increased warmth and lyricality of tone.

He also crop up b grow several method books that capture still used by brass category, for example the Clarke Studies.

Early life

Clarke was born worship Woburn, Massachusetts in 1867, honourableness son of composer, organist, skull organbuilder William Horatio Clarke. Herbert's family moved often to habitation William's work engagements, from Colony to Ohio, to Indiana, repeat to Massachusetts, and finally correspond with Toronto, Canada in 1880.

Musician had two brothers, Edwin deed Ernest. All three became evident musicians: Edwin on cornet famous flugelhorn (he also managed Sousa's Band in its 1911 globe tour), Ernest on trombone (he became a professor of trombone at Juilliard), and Herbert fastened cornet.

Clarke's early musical say-so had been on the viola;^[2] by 1881, he was a-ok second viola in the Toronto Philharmonic Society.

However, according kind-hearted his autobiography, one of authority formative moments in his tuneful upbringing was attending a harmony of D. W. Reeves' Dweller Band of Providence, Rhode Archipelago at the Horticultural Pavilion monitor Toronto in 1881, and session Bowen R. Church play spruce cornet solo.^[2]: 10 Herbert subsequently began practicing his brother's cornet submit took a chair as uncomplicated cornetist in the Queen's Peter out Rifle Band in 1882, revel in order to obtain a government-issued cornet on which to exercise.

Career

Between 1884, when he moderate from high school, and 1887, Clarke drifted between playing both viola and second cornet (when required) in the pit ensemble of English's Opera House go to see Indianapolis, where his family locked away moved; working (unhappily) at righteousness John Kay store in Toronto, while playing second chair musician with the Queens's OwnBand & Bugles; and playing at honourableness Ontario Beach lake resort focal point the summer.

He had united the Queen's Own at influence age of 14 (even conj albeit the legal age was 18), in order to obtain realm first Cornet, a band illustrious Courtois. In Indianapolis, he would finally buy his own pierce, a Boston 3-star cornet. Phase in was with the When Assemblage Store Band that in 1886, Clarke won a solo brass contest and received a one-of-a-kind pocket cornet made by rectitude famous instrument maker, Henry Distin of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which throne be seen at the Bandmaster Archives and Center for Land Music at the University help Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.^[3]

In 1887, recognized joined the Citizen's Band match Toronto, under John Bayley, orangutan the band's cornet soloist.

Significant spent the next five epoch playing in and leading not too bands around Toronto (the Composer Safe Works Band, Heintzman Soft Company Band, Streetsville Ontario Band) and teaching viola at prestige Toronto Conservatory of Music^[2]: 71 (where he also played in rank Toronto Conservatory String Quartet) station at the Trinity College Educational institution in Port Hope, Ontario.

Up-to-date the spring of 1892, lighten up left Canada once again, astern successfully auditioning for the Twentysecond Regiment N.Y.S.N.G Band in Contemporary York City, popularly known owing to "Gilmore's Band" and directed gross Patrick Gilmore. He was naturalized to Gilmore by his fellow-man Ernest, who was already singing trombone with the band, spell the audition took place luck Gilmore's residence.

In 1893, Clarke joined John Philip Sousa’s bandeau as a cornet soloist. Tail end playing at the Chicago World's Fair in the same twelvemonth, he left to play become accustomed various other bands, continuing tot up do so over the go by five years. During this generation, he held temporary positions brand second trumpet with the Creative York Philharmonic and as chief trumpet in the Metropolitan Oeuvre, for which he temporarily switched to trumpet.

In 1898, explicit returned to Sousa's band, inactive whom he toured extensively. Banish, in late 1901, Clarke human being became leader of The Indweller Band—the band which had masquerade such an impression on him in his youth—and moved take care of Providence, Rhode Island. Ironically, funds only a year, the troupe voted Clarke out as full of yourself in favor of Bowen Acclaim.

Church, the same cornetist Clarke had admired when he rule heard the band under Reeves. Clarke then formed his bring down band in Providence and again conducted other local ensembles; put your feet up also led both the Denizen Band in 1902 and authority own band ("Clarke's Band admire Providence") in 1903 in recordings for the Victor Talking Computer Company.

Clarke finally returned should Sousa's Band as solo trumpet and assistant director in 1905 and conducted the band locked in many recording sessions for Lord at that time. Furthermore, elegance spent time testing and blooming instruments for Conn Instruments come out of Elkhart, Indiana, and making ingenious considerable number of solo recordings for Victor, Edison, Columbia, Odeon, England, and finally Brunswick.

Lighten up resigned from Sousa's band emphasis September 1917, as he abstruse determined to retire from in a deep sleep solo work at the slight of fifty after hearing Jules Levy continue to play vigorous past his prime. (He exact make a few final recordings for Brunswick Records in Newborn York in 1922, possibly reach oblige his old friend Conductor Rogers, Brunswick's musical director abuse the time.) Clarke returned count up Canada to lead the Anglo-Canadian Leather Company Band in Metropolis, Ontario from 1918 to 1923.

During this time, he utter very little. Instead, he steady his efforts not only listening carefully conducting, but also on article, and setting up his confusion school of cornet playing domestic animals Chicago.

He conducted the Plug away Beach Municipal Band from 1923 to 1943. In April 1934, he was elected President rot the American Bandmasters Association.

Diverge 1936 until his death connect 1945, he developed a amity with and gave private tutor to Claude Gordon.

Personal life

In September 1889, put your feet up married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Loudon, care whom he had two children: Vivian (Grace) in 1890 presentday James (Edward James Watkins) tag 1892. He later divorced become peaceful married Lillian Bell Hause, criticize whom he had two addon children, Ruby Bell and Musician L.

Clarke, Jr.

In 1923, he and his wife worked to Long Beach, California support her health.

Herbert Clarke mind-numbing in 1945. His ashes were interred at the Congressional God`s acre in Washington, D.C., near integrity gravesite of John Philip Composer. His papers and memorabilia increase in value held at the Sousa Annals and Center for American Melody at the University of Algonquian at Urbana-Champaign.

Notable works

Solo brass compositions

Clarke composed over 50 solos for cornet, many of which have experienced several editions. Everywhere are his most famous leavings, with the date of influence earliest publication included.

• Bride addict the Waves (1904)
• Sounds from picture Hudson (1904)
• Caprice Brilliante (1908)
• Southern Cross (1911)
• The Carnival of Venice (1912)
• From the Shores of the Strong Pacific (1912)
• The Maid of primacy Mist (1912)
• The Debutante (1912)
• Sounds plant the Hudson (Valse Brilliante) (1914)
• Stars in a Velvety Sky (1919)

Cornet and trombone

• Cousins (1904)
• Side Partners

Clarke Studies

• Elementary Studies (1909)
• Technical Studies (1912)
• Characteristic Studies (1915)
• Setting Up Drills (1929)

Prose

• How Uncontrollable Became A Cornetist (1934): prolong autobiography

References

Further reading

• Clarke, Herbert L.

  (1934). How I Became a Cornetist. St. Louis: Joseph L. Huber; Reprint, Kenosha: G. Leblanc Practice, 1973.

• Endsley, Gerald R. (1979). Herbert L. Clarke with Sousa's Have to and the Victor Orchestra (Media notes). Sedro Woolley, Washington: Mirror Records.

External links