Paul Hastings Allen Explained

Paul Hastings Allen (28 November 1883 in Boston, Massachusetts – 28 September 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American composer.

Life

He was born in Hyde Park, a neighborhood of Boston, After being graduated from Harvard College (A. B., 1903), he went to Florence, Italy, where he studied composition with Antonio Scontrino and piano with Giuseppe Buonamici.^[1] During World War I, he served in the U.S. diplomatic service. After returning to Boston in 1920, he remained for the rest of his life. He was a prolific composer of operas, symphonies, chamber, and vocal music. He wrote an opera based on The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. He was awarded a Paderewski Prize for his symphony entitled Pilgrim. Though dated 1909, the prize was awarded in January 1910. Many of his works are in the library at Harvard University.^[2]

Works

Operas

• The Monastery (1911)
• It filtro (Genoa, October 26, 1912)
• Milda (Venice, June 14, 1913)
• L'ultimo dei Mohicani (Florence, February 24, 1916)
• Cleopatra (1921)
• La piccolo Figaro (1931)^[3]
• I fiori
• The Amaranths

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 in G, Al Mare
• Symphony No. 2 in C, Cosmopolitan
• Symphony No. 3 in E, Liberty
• Symphony No. 4 in A, Lyra
• Symphony No. 5 in E, Phoebus
• Symphony No. 6 in D, Pilgrim (received the Paderewski Prize, 1909)
• Symphony No. 7 in E-flat, Somerset
• Symphony No. 8 in D, Utopia.^[4]

External links

• Paul Hastings Allen manuscript scores, published scores, and other material, 1900-1952 at Isham Memorial Library, Harvard University

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson, Oscar. The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 11th edition. Dodd, Mead & Company. 1985.
2. Web site: Paul Hastings Allen manuscript scores, published scores, and other material, 1900-1952. 2022-10-28.
3. Book: Slonimsky, Nicolas. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th Edition. Schirmer Books. 1992.
4. Book: Butterworth, Neil. The American Symphony. Ashgate. 1998.