Frederic Lillebridge Explained

Birth Date:	14 December 1857
Birth Place:	New York, United States
Death Place:	Dallas, United States
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Pianist, composer, professor, Dean
Spouse:	Charlotte Lachs
Discipline:	Music
Workplaces:	New York College of Music Minnesota State University, Mankato Texas Woman's College University of Colorado National University, St. Louis
Influences:	Rafael Joseffy Hans von Bülow Carl Tausig

Frederic May Lillebridge (December 14, 1857 – September 8, 1934) was an American pianist, composer^[1] and professor at New York College of Music,^{[2] [3] [4]} a music conservatory that merged with New York University in 1968. Among others, he was attached to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.^[5]

Biography

Fredric Lillebridge was born on December 14, 1857, in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

He studied music, specialising in piano, in America as well as in Europe, where he studied in England, France, Spain and (Germany). Among his teachers where Hans von Bülow and Carl Tausig in Berlin.^[6] He also attributed much of his success in piano work to Rafael Joseffy.

Lillebridge married the Bavarian-Swedish soprano singer Charlotte Lachs, a graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria.

Frederic Lillebridge made multiple well-received concerts around Europe and America.

Besides his appointment as professor in New York, he served as music director to several other academic institutions. Among them were the Department of Instrumental music of Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota, together with his wife, Charlotte Lachs, who was in charge of its Department of vocal music,^[7] the music faculty of the Texas Woman's College, future merger of Texas Wesleyan University, University of Colorado, and the Music Conservatory at Ripon, Wisconsin. Furthermore, he was the dean of the music department of the National University in St. Louis.

In addition, he was president of the Co-operative Teachers' Association.

Fredric Lillebridge died on September 8, 1934, in Dallas, Texas, and was buried in St. Louis, Missouri.

Works

• Master Course of Piano Playing and Composition
• Studies in Musical Education History and Aesthetics (1916), Music Teachers National Association
• Progressive Exercises for Stretching and Making the Fingers Independent (1913), with Leopold Godowsky, St. Louis: Art Publication Society,^{[8] [9]}
• Papers and proceedings at its thirty-seventh annual meeting, Buffalo, N. Y. (1916), Hartford, 320 p.
• 3383175. Significant Papers from the M.T.N.A.. J. Lawrence. Erb. Carl E.. Seashore. F. W.. Wodell. P. W.. Dykema. Waldo S.. Pratt. T. Carl. Whitmer. Will. Earhart. Frederic. Lillebridge. January 1, 1916. Music Supervisors' Journal. 2. 3. 12–28. 10.2307/3383175. 145001153.
• 3383124. Five Hundred Musicians Wanted. January 1, 1915. Music Supervisors' Journal. 2. 2. 18–20. 10.2307/3383124. 198731689.
• Instrumental Work with Juveniles: Its Value and Significance (1915)

Bibliography

• Missouri Music (1924) by Ernst Christopher Krohn (Da Capo Press, Incorporated)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . May 8, 2016 . June 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624004959/http://scans.library.utoronto.ca/pdf/2/30/musicalbluebooko00trapuoft/musicalbluebooko00trapuoft.pdf . dead .
2. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. January 1, 1941. Library of Congress, Copyright Office..
3. Web site: Wichita Weekly Times from Wichita Falls, Texas · Page 18. June 19, 1914 .
4. Web site: The celebrated Largo. George Frideric. Handel. Frederic. Lillebridge. January 1, 1910. St. Louis, Mo. : Columbian Conservatory of Music. Internet Archive.
5. Web site: Bryan Morning Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. TENTH YEAR, No. 210, ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1905. August 9, 1905.
6. The Mankatonian. http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A11446?solr[query=lillebridge&solr[params][defType]=dismax&solr[params][sort]=fgs_createdDate_dt%20desc&solr[params][facet]=true&solr[params][facet.mincount]=0&solr[params][facet.limit]=20&solr[params][facet.field][0]=mods_physicalDescription_form_ms&solr[params][facet.field][1]=mods_subject_topic_ms&solr[params][facet.field][2]=mods_originInfo_dateCreated_ms&solr[params][hl]=true&solr[params][hl.fl]=dc.title%2Cdc.type%2Cdc.subject%2Cdc.description%2Cdc.date%2Cdc.identifier&solr[params][hl.fragsize]=400&solr[params][hl.simple.pre]=%3Cspan%20class%3D%22islandora-solr-highlight%22%3E&solr[params][hl.simple.post]=%3C/span%3E&solr[params][fq][0]=PID%3AMSUrepository%5C%3A%2A&solr[params][fq][1]=RELS_EXT_isViewableByUser_literal_ms%3A%22anonymous%22%20OR%20RELS_EXT_isViewableByRole_literal_ms%3A%22anonymous%20user%22%20OR%20%28%28%2A%3A%2A%20-RELS_EXT_isViewableByUser_literal_ms%3A%5B%2A%20TO%20%2A%5D%29%20AND%20%28%2A%3A%2A%20-RELS_EXT_isViewableByRole_literal_ms%3A%5B%2A%20TO%20%2A%5D%29%29#page/3/mode/1up/search/lillebridge Mankato School of Music]. 10. 1. July 1898. Mankato State Normal School.
7. Web site: The Mankatonian, 1898-08, Page 03 | Arch: University Archives Digital Collections.
8. http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Composers%20E-K/Godowsky,%20Leopold/Progressive%20Exercises/Exercises_in_Crossing.pdf
9. Web site: Bach Bibliography.
10. Book: Krohn, Ernst Christopher. Missouri Music. January 1, 1924. Da Capo Press, Incorporated. 9780306709326.