- Richard Aldrich
Richard Aldrich (
31 July 1863 Providence, Rhode Island -2 June 1937 ,Rome ) was an Americanmusic critic . From 1902 to 1923 he was music critic for the "New York Times ."Aldrich graduated A.B. in 1885 at
Harvard College , where he had studied music under Paine. He began his journalistic career on the "Providence Journal ". From 1889-1891 he was private secretary to Senator Dixon inWashington , and also wrote criticisms for the "Washington Evening Star ". In 1891-2 he was with the "New York Tribune " in various editorial capacities, assistingHenry Edward Krehbiel with musical criticisms. He was also associated with Krehbiel as an American contributor to the revised edition ofGrove's Dictionary . [A. Eaglefield-Hull, "A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians" (Dent, London 1924).]Publications
* "Guide to Parsifal" (Ditson, 1904)
* "Guide to the Ring of the Nibelung" (Ditson, 1905)
* Translator ofLilli Lehmann 's "How to Sing" (Macmillan 1912)
* "Musical Discourse" (1928)
* "Concert Life in New York 1902–1923" (1941)References
External links
* [http://hdl.handle.net/1802/3916 A biographical sketch of composer Jan Albert van Eyken written by Aldrich] in a score of van Eyken's Three Sonatas for Organ; from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
* [http://hdl.handle.net/1802/4267 A biographical sketch of Paganini written by Aldrich] in a score of Paganini's Le streghe (the witches’ dance) for violin and orchestra (or piano); from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
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