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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Pendleton was born in [[Cincinnati]] on 1 March 1899, and later attended [[Columbia University]] in New York. His elder brother was Olympic wrestler and screen actor Nathaniel Greene Pendleton ( |
Pendleton was born in [[Cincinnati]] on 1 March 1899, and later attended [[Columbia University]] in New York. His elder brother was Olympic wrestler and screen actor Nathaniel Greene Pendleton (1895–1967), better known professionally as [[Nat Pendleton]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In Europe, Pendleton studied under [[Paul Dukas]] for composition, [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Münch]], [[Pierre Monteux]] and [[Igor Markevitch]] for orchestral direction. He composed many works, including ''Alpine Concerto'' for flute (1943), Concerto for viola (1983), the ''Dream of Yann'' (opera for children, 1970), and the ''Miracle of the Nativity'' (a lyric drama written in 1975). Pendleton was the organist and choir master for the [[American Church in Paris]] from 1935 until 1975. He was also music critic for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' for twenty years. He maintained friendly relations with [[James Joyce]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], and [[Pablo Picasso]].<ref>[http://www.james-joyce-music.com/song01_composer.html Composer Biography], Music in the Works of James Joyce, Sunphone Records</ref> He died in Paris on 31 January 1987 and is buried at Guitrancourt Cemetery in [[Yvelines]]. |
In Europe, Pendleton studied under [[Paul Dukas]] for composition, [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Münch]], [[Pierre Monteux]] and [[Igor Markevitch]] for orchestral direction. He composed many works, including ''Alpine Concerto'' for flute (1943), Concerto for viola (1983), the ''Dream of Yann'' (opera for children, 1970), and the ''Miracle of the Nativity'' (a lyric drama written in 1975). Pendleton was the organist and choir master for the [[American Church in Paris]] from 1935 until 1975. He was also a music critic for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' for twenty years. He maintained friendly relations with [[James Joyce]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], and [[Pablo Picasso]].<ref>[http://www.james-joyce-music.com/song01_composer.html Composer Biography], Music in the Works of James Joyce, Sunphone Records</ref> He died in Paris on 31 January 1987 and is buried at Guitrancourt Cemetery in [[Yvelines]]. |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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Edmund J. Pendleton (1 March 1899 – 31 January 1987) was an American composer and musician.
Early life
[edit]Pendleton was born in Cincinnati on 1 March 1899, and later attended Columbia University in New York. His elder brother was Olympic wrestler and screen actor Nathaniel Greene Pendleton (1895–1967), better known professionally as Nat Pendleton.
Career
[edit]In Europe, Pendleton studied under Paul Dukas for composition, Charles Münch, Pierre Monteux and Igor Markevitch for orchestral direction. He composed many works, including Alpine Concerto for flute (1943), Concerto for viola (1983), the Dream of Yann (opera for children, 1970), and the Miracle of the Nativity (a lyric drama written in 1975). Pendleton was the organist and choir master for the American Church in Paris from 1935 until 1975. He was also a music critic for the New York Herald Tribune for twenty years. He maintained friendly relations with James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso.[1] He died in Paris on 31 January 1987 and is buried at Guitrancourt Cemetery in Yvelines.
Selected works
[edit]- Stage
- Le Rêve de Yann (Dream of Yann), Opera for children (1970)
- Le Miracle de la Nativité (The Miracle of the Nativity), Lyric Drama (1975)
- Concertante
- Concerto alpestre (Alpine Concerto) for flute and orchestra (1943)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1983)
Discography (partial)
[edit]- The Miracle of the Nativity/La Nativity, with instrumentalist Jean-Walter Audoli, vocalist Michel Piquemal, direction: Jean-Walter Audoli, Cybelia, Paris, 1990
- Bid Adieu to Girlish Days, Musical arrangement by Edmund Pendleton, words by James Joyce
References
[edit]- ^ Composer Biography, Music in the Works of James Joyce, Sunphone Records
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- American organists
- American male organists
- American male composers
- 1987 deaths
- 1899 births
- 20th-century American composers
- Musicians from Cincinnati
- American expatriates in France
- Columbia University alumni
- New York Herald Tribune people
- American male journalists
- American music critics
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- Writers from Cincinnati
- Journalists from Ohio
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century organists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 20th-century American journalists