A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Arthur Foote

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March 5, 1853: Arthur William Foote is born at 44 Warren Street, Salem, Massachusetts, USA, the third of six children (three surviving infancy) born to Caleb Foote, editor of the Salem Gazette and Mary Wilder White, amateur singer and daughter of a judge.
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January 17, 1875: Arthur Foote (21) is elected a member of the Harvard Musical Association.
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June 24, 1876: Arthur Foote (23) departs New York in the company of several Bostonians for Liverpool aboard the steamship Brittanic. They are traveling to Bayreuth for the first Ring festival.
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August 13, 1876: A glittering array of political leaders and artists, including Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, gathers in Bayreuth for the opening of the Festspielhaus. Attending musicians include Franz Liszt (64), Anton Bruckner (51), Camille Saint-Saëns (40), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (36), Edvard Grieg (33), and Arthur Foote (23). Friedrich Nietzsche is also there. The first production of the complete Der Ring des Nibelungen, Bühnenfestspiel für drei Tage und einen Vorabend, by Richard Wagner (63) to his own words opens in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus with a production of Das Rheingold.
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September 7, 1876: Arthur Foote (23) returns to the United States from the first Ring festival aboard the Celtic.
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May 12, 1877: A gavotte, the second of the Trois Morceaux op.3 for piano by Arthur Foote (24), is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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July 7, 1880: Arthur Foote (27) marries Kate Grant Knowlton, daughter of a musician, in Boston.
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January 12, 1882: Drei Stücke für Pianoforte und Violoncell op.1 by Arthur Foote (28) are performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the keyboard.
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April 8, 1882: Piano Trio op.5 by Arthur Foote (29) is performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the piano.
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December 7, 1883: String Quartet in G op. 4 by Arthur Foote (30) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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February 19, 1884: Go, Lovely Rose, a song by Arthur Foote (30) to words of Waller, is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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June 24, 1884: 1874-1884 for men’s chorus by Arthur Foote (31) to words of Richards, is performed for the first time, for the reunion of the Harvard College class of 1874.
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April 29, 1885: If Doughty Deeds My Lady Please for chorus by Arthur Foote (32) to words of Graham is performed for the first time, at the Apollo Club, Boston.
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October 19, 1885: Arthur Foote (32) premieres his Cinq Pièces op.6 for piano in Boston.
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November 30, 1885: Three Character Pieces for piano and violin op.9 by Arthur Foote (32) are performed for the first time, the composer at the keyboard.
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February 4, 1886: Two Pieces for piano op.8 by Arthur Foote (32) are performed for the first time, in Cleveland.
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March 9, 1886: Love’s Philosophy for solo voice and piano by Arthur Foote (33) to words of Shelley is performed for the first time.
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May 12, 1886: The Farewell of Hiawatha op.11 for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra by Arthur Foote (33) to words of Longfellow is performed for the first time, at the Apollo Club, Boston.
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May 15, 1886: Suite in E for string orchestra op.12 by Arthur Foote (33) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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December 15, 1886: Love Took Me Softly By the Hand, the third of the Five Songs op.13 by Arthur Foote (33), is performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the piano.
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January 16, 1887: Arthur Foote (33) joins the St. Botolph Club, which includes much of the professional and artistic elite of Boston.
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February 4, 1887: The overture In the Mountains op.14 by Arthur Foote (33) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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March 15, 1887: Suite in d minor for piano op.15 by Arthur Foote (34) is performed for the first time, in Boston by the composer.
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January 26, 1888: The Wreck of the Hesperus op.17 for chorus and orchestra by Arthur Foote (34) to words of Longfellow is performed for the first time, in Boston to piano accompaniment. See 27 March 1890.
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October 12, 1888: Benjamin Johnson Lang gives a reception to welcome Edward MacDowell (27) to Boston. He invites 200 men, almost all musicians, including Arthur Foote (35) and John Knowles Paine (49).
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November 22, 1889: Suite no.2 for string orchestra op.21 by Arthur Foote (36) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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December 2, 1889: Sonata for violin and piano op.20 by Arthur Foote (36) is performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the keyboard.
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March 27, 1890: The Wreck of the Hesperus op.17 for chorus and orchestra by Arthur Foote (37) to words of Longfellow is performed for the first time to orchestral accompaniment, in Boston. See 26 January 1888.
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December 10, 1890: Romance and Scherzo for cello and piano op.22 by Arthur Foote (37) is performed for the first time, in New York.
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January 23, 1891: The Symphonic Prologue “Francesca da Rimini” op.24 by Arthur Foote (37) is performed for the first time, in Boston conducted by the composer.
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February 16, 1891: Piano Quartet op.23 by Arthur Foote (37) is performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the keyboard.
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January 1, 1892: Two Little Caprices from op.27 for piano by Arthur Foote (38) are performed for the first time, in Boston by the composer.
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April 28, 1892: The Skeleton in Armor op.28 for chorus and orchestra by Arthur Foote (39) to words of Longfellow is performed for the first time, in New York.
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November 15, 1892: The secretary of the Trinity Historical Society of Dallas, Texas writes to Arthur Foote (39) informing him that they have elected him an honorary member.
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December 17, 1892: Allegretto and Pastorale from Three Compositions op.29 for organ by Arthur Foote (39) are performed for the first time, in Brooklyn.
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January 5, 1893: Serenade in E for string orchestra op.25 by Arthur Foote (40) is performed for the first time, in Baltimore.
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January 15, 1893: The last two of the Three Pieces for oboe and piano by Arthur Foote (39) are performed for the first time, at the St. Botolph Club, Boston. See 13 April 1893.
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February 8, 1893: Bugle Song for chorus and piano by Arthur Foote (39) to words of Tennyson is performed for the first time, in New York.
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April 13, 1893: The Second Suite in c minor for piano op.30 by Arthur Foote (40) is performed for the first time, in Boston by the composer. Also heard is the first complete performance of Foote’s Three Pieces for oboe and piano, the composer at the piano. See 15 January 1893.
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June 3, 1893: Land to the Leeward for unison chorus and piano by Arthur Foote (40) is performed for the first time, at the Columbian Exhibition, Chicago.
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December 11, 1893: On the Way to Kew for voice and piano by Arthur Foote (40) to words of Henley is performed for the first time, the composer at the keyboard.
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February 12, 1894: String Quartet op.32 by Arthur Foote (40) is performed for the first time, in Chickering Hall, Boston. It is a success with press and public.
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November 30, 1894: Cello Concerto op.33 by Arthur Foote (41) is performed for the first time, in Chicago.
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March 6, 1896: Suite in d minor for orchestra op.36 by Arthur Foote (43) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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January 27, 1898: Song for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám op.40 for solo voice and piano or orchestra by Arthur Foote (44) is performed for the first time, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the accompaniment of a piano.
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January 31, 1898: Piano Quintet op.38 by Arthur Foote (44) is performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the keyboard.
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November 21, 1899: Melody for violin and piano op.44 by Arthur Foote (46) is performed for the first time, in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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March 12, 1902: The Rose and the Gardener op.51/1 for voice and piano by Arthur Foote (49) to words of Dobson is performed for the first time, in Boston, by the composer’s daughter Katharine, accompanied by her father.
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January 7, 1904: Arthur Foote (50) premieres his Suite in D op.54 for organ in Boston.
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June 7, 1905: Three measures into a performance by Arthur Foote (52) in Peoria, Illinois, the electricity fails plunging the church into darkness. Foote completes all three of his planned pieces in the dark, to the amazement and delight of the audience.
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December 20, 1907: Four Character Pieces after the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám op.48 for orchestra by Arthur Foote (54) is performed for the first time, in Chicago.
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November 20, 1908: Four Songs op.39 for voice and piano by Arthur Foote (55) to words of Baumbach (tr. Bancroft), are performed completely for the first time, in Boston.
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December 8, 1908: Piano Trio no.2 op.65 by Arthur Foote (55) is performed for the first time, in Boston at Fenway Court, the home of Isabella Stewart Gardner.
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April 16, 1909: Suite in E for string orchestra op.63 by Arthur Foote (56) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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March 21, 1910: Ballade in f minor op.69 for violin and piano by Arthur Foote (57) is performed for the first time, in Boston, the composer at the keyboard.
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December 7, 1911: Arthur Foote (58) sells his home in Dedham, Massachusetts. He and his wife will move to Coolidge Corner, Brookline early next year.
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April 10, 1913: Through the Rushes, By the River for women’s chorus and piano by Arthur Foote (60) to words of Coates, is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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May 14, 1913: Arthur Foote (60) is named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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February 19, 1914: Aubade to Alwin Schroeder for cello and piano op.77 by Arthur Foote (60) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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November 6, 1914: The Camp is Hushed...Reposez vous, vous chevaliers! for male chorus by Arthur Foote (61) to words of Aldrich, is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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June 3, 1915: Recessional for chorus, trumpet, and three trombones by Arthur Foote (62) to words of Kipling is performed for the first time, in Boston.
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January 28, 1919: Nocturne and Scherzo for flute and string quartet by Arthur Foote (65) is performed for the first time, in San Francisco. See 13 April 1923.
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July 20, 1921: Music for the Plymouth Pageant for chorus and piano by Arthur Foote (68) is performed for the first time, in Plymouth, Massachusetts in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims to Plymouth.
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April 13, 1923: A Night Piece for flute and string orchestra by Arthur Foote (70) is performed for the first time, in Boston. This is a reworking of his Nocturne and Scherzo. See 28 January 1919.
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October 9, 1930: Arthur Foote (77) delivers an address, “Fifty Years in Fifty Minutes” as part of the celebrations surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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April 8, 1937: Arthur William Foote dies of pneumonia at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, aged 84 years, one month, and three days. His earthly remains will be buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.