Ave Maria Op. 129
contemplation pour le Piano.
Composer: John William Harmston
(1822-1881), 1869
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Op. 129 |
Ave Maria |
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piano |
contemplation pour le Piano. |
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Op. 167 |
Ich grüße dich |
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piano |
tonstück für
pianoforte |
| Recording:
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Internet references, biography
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John
William Harmston (aka John W Harmston or J W Harmston) is a lesser known
English composer of the mid to late 19th century. His major works include
two sonatas for cello and piano, Opus 203, Cello Sonata No.1 : for Cello and
Piano[22,38,39,40] and Opus 222, Cello Sonata No.2 : for Cello (or Violin)
and Piano[22,38,39,40]. His works number in the order of 240, the majority
of which fall into the category of drawing room music.
John William Harmston was born in 1822 to William[4,46] and Eleanor Turner
Harmston (née Wake) of Lincoln. He was the first born child with three
brothers and three sisters. The exact date and place of his birth are
unclear. The most likely date of birth is 22 May 1822[51] with a baptism on
21 October 1822[46,51] although dates range from 1821 to
1823[1,12,15,34,35,36]. His birthplace is normally quoted as
London[1,12,14,15,34,35,36,19] although no record can be found in parish
registers. However, it is more likely that he was born in Lincoln as his
parents were married at Eagle, Lincolnshire[4,16] and lived their early life
in Lincoln[1,10,25,33]. All his brothers and sisters were born in
Lincoln.[1,2,6,7,9,10,29,31,32] In 1841 John William was living with his
parents and siblings at Bail Gate, Lincoln[1].
He studied music with Sterndale Bennett[12,34,35,39] before moving in 1848
to Lübeck[11,12,15,34,35,39] ,Germany where he married Johanna Stange,[45,46,51]
daughter of Fredrich Bernhard[2,46] and Dorothea Christina Friederica Stange
(née Schmidt)[2,48], and had two children, Alma and John William
Bernhard[4,46,49,50]. He settled in Lübeck initially as an English teacher
then as a photographer[34] before becoming a music teacher[12,15,35,39]. In
1873 he was a teacher living at 309 Holstenstraße, Lübeck[45]. Due to later
renumbering in 2009, this address is now 17 Holstenstraße.
By great industry and perseverance he succeeded in teaching himself
composition[34] and as a composer he wrote piano music, pieces for violin,
cello and songs[12,15,35]. He became an instrumental composer of
considerable ability and industry[37]. Many of his pieces enjoyed
popularity[37] with his most popular piece being opus 22, the “Song of the
Bird”[34]. He was a composer of an immense number of pianoforte pieces[36]
which were eagerly sought after by the publishers of North Germany[34] and
which were chiefly printed by foreign publishers[36]. Altogether he produced
about 240 works, mostly drawing-room pieces[34].
He died in Lübeck[12] on 26th August 1881[15,26,34,35,36,46,47] and is
buried in Burgtor-Friedhof cemetery in Lübeck, in plot numbered Grab X 44/2.
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1. 1841 Census, St Pauls in the Bail, Lincoln,
http://www.ancestry.co.uk
2. International Genealogical Index (IGI),
http://www.familysearch.org
3. Free births, marriages and deaths,
http://www.freebmd.org.uk
4. Handwritten family tree of Edward Harmston (1827-1907) of unknown origin
passed down through Harmston family via Mary Alice Harmston (1907-1993),
held by Paul Harmston
5. Memorial card - Eleanor Turner Harmston, held by Paul Harmston
6. 1881 Census,
http://www.familysearch.org
7. 1901 census, Public Records Office,
http://www.census.pro.gov.uk
8. Funeral receipt – Edward Harmston, 8 August 1907, held by Paul Harmston
9. Memorial card - Eleanor Brewer Harmston, held by Paul Harmston
10. Birth Certificate - Eleanor Brewer Harmston, copy held by Paul Harmston
11. Single photograph of John William Harmston and Johanna Stange taken by
Herm Linde, Johannisstr. 31, Lübeck, held by Paul Harmston
12. Music Encyclopedia, Musical Biographies, John William Harmston,
13. 1851 census,
http://www.ancestry.co.uk
14. The Music Sack,
http://www.musicsack.com
15. Paul Frank & Wilhelm Altmann, Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexicon - für
Musiker und Freunde der Musik, Regensberg:Gustave Bosse, 1936
16. Marriage Registers – Eagle 1588-1837, Lincolnshire Parish Records Vol.4,
S&N Genealogy Supplies 2003
17. Harmston family bible, held by Paul Harmston.
18. Marriage certificate, Edward Harmston and Mary Brown, 25 May 1862, copy
held by Paul Harmston.
19. Worldcat,
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org
20. The Faust legend in music, Janet I Wasserman, 2003,
http://www.carolinaclassical.com/faust
21. J. W. Harmston , La Reine du Cœur, London:Robert Cocks & Co.
22. Klassika, die deutschsprachigen Klassikseiten,
http://www.klassika.de
23. Amazon,
http://www.amazon.co.uk
24. Shop 4 Author,
http://www.shop4author.co.uk
25. The Lincoln Commercial Directory and Private Residents Guide,
Lincoln:Victor & Baker, 1843
26. Robert Eitner, Totenliste des Jahres 1881 die Musik betreffend,
Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 1882, p.85.
27. Composer dates,
www8.tltc.edu/lgarner/composer%20dates.htm
28. Composer dates, htpp://www.larrykrantz.com/compdate
29. 1861 census,
http://www.ancestry.com.uk
30. Marriage certificate – John Harmston and Miriam Mason, 11 April 1903,
Sheffield, copy held by Paul Harmston
31. 1871 census,
http://www.ancestry.co.uk
32. 1891 census,
http://www.ancestry.co.uk
33. Death certificate – William Harmston, 12 April 1864, Ecclesall Bierlow,
copy held by Paul Harmston
34. Ernst Pauer, A Dictionary of Pianists and Composers for the Pianoforte,
London:Novello, Ewer & Co, 1895.
35. Alfred Remy and Theodore Baker, Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of
Musicians, New York:G.Schirmer, 1919.
36. Stephen Samuel Stratton and James Duff Brown, British Musical Biography
– a dictionary of musical artists, authors and composers born in Britain and
its colonies,Birmingham:S.S.Stratton, 1897.
37. David Baptie, A Handbook of Musical Biography, London:W.Morley, 1883,
38. Hofmeister Catalogue,
http://www.hofmeister.rhul.ac.uk/cocoon/hofmeister/index.html
39. Christiane Wiesenfeldt, Zwischen Beethoven und Brahms : die Violoncello
– Sonate in 19 Jahrhundert, p316-318, Kassel:Bärenreiter, 2006
40. Franz Pazdírek, Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur, Vol V, Wien,
1904-1910, pp 506-509
41. Antiquarian books in Scandinavia,
http://www.antikvariat.net
42. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 14, No. 315 (May 1
1869), p. 83
43. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 14, No. 317 (Jul 1
1869), p. 150
44. Arndt Schnoor, Hansestadt Lübeck, Stadtbibliothek, list of composition
by J. W. Harmston held in the library.
45. Lübeck Adressbuch, 1873,
http://wiki.de.genealogy.net
46. Lübeck Genealogisches Register, Band 6, H, Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck
47. Marien Register, U19 – d47, Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck
48. Geboren Register, 1826, Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck
49. Geboren Register, 1851, Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck
50. Geboren Register, 1856, Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck
51. Proklamations Register 1850, Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck
52. Den Jako Malovaný (CD), 1997, Základní umĕlecká škola Pardubice-Polabiny,
Czech Republic
53. Edexecel, AS/A2 Music difficulty levels, Flute,
http://www.edexecel.org.uk
54. National library of Australia, catalogue,
http://www.catalogue.nla.gov.au
55. Munich Digitisation Centre,
http://www.digital-collections.de
56. Conservatory of Music “Jesús Guridi” Musika Kontserbatorioa, Entrance
exams to professional degrees June 2009,
http://www.conservatoriovitoria.com/new/pruebas/TXISTU.pdf
57. Gettextbooks.ca,
http://www.gettextbooks.ca
58. Views from Nykarleby, Piano- och orgelrepertoaren vid Nykarleby
seminarium 1873-1897,
http://www.nykarlebyvyer.nu/SIDOR/TEXTER/PROSA/bjorkstm/musinkby/minbil5.pdf
59 – Paul van Kuik at antiqbook.de,
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