Anthony Louis Scarmolin Explained

Anthony Louis Scarmolin (July 30, 1890, Schio – July 13, 1969, Wyckoff, New Jersey) was an Italian-American composer, pianist, and conductor.

Scarmolin was born in Italy and moved to New York City as a boy, graduating from the New York German Conservatory of Music in 1907. He initially trained as a concert pianist, but lost motor control of his hand and abandoned this career path, concentrating instead on composition. He became a United States citizen in 1911 and fought in World War I as a member of the Army. After the end of the war, Scarmolin was a resident of Union City, New Jersey and became the administrator for the concert and band programs at Emerson High School in the Union City School District, a position he held from 1949 until 1959.^[1]

Scarmolin wrote over 1,000 pieces, including some 550 pieces for keyboard instruments. He also completed seven operas and composed prolifically in the areas of choral music, orchestral pieces, and chamber music.

References

• Helen Benham, "Anthony Louis Scarmolin". Oxford Music Online.

Notes and References

1. Rosero, Jessica. "Union City's very own Puccini Hoboken conductor brings life to late Italian composer", The Hudson Reporter, April 25, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2017. "It was almost 15 years ago that Hoboken composer/conductor Joel Suben first came upon the work of classical composer Anthony Louis Scarmolin, who was born in Italy and had spent most of his life in Union City.... This mysterious composer's collection of Italian operas and avant garde symphonies would be unfamiliar to much of the public because for years Scarmolin had dedicated himself to composing "marketable music" and serving as band and orchestra director for Emerson High School."