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Ernest Schelling

At the age of 20 in 1896, he began studying with Ignace


Paderewski and was his only pupil for three years. He
toured Europe and North and South America, gaining a
reputation as a remarkable pianist.[1]
His rst wife was Lucie Howe Draper, whom he married
on May 3, 1905 in Manhattan, New York City. She died
on February 4, 1938 at their summer home in Lausanne,
Switzerland.[3]
He married his second wife, Helen Huntington Peggy
Marshall, on August 30, 1939, when she was 21 and he
was 63. She was the stepdaughter of the philanthropist
Brooke Astor, and a niece of Vincent Astor.[4]
He died of a cerebral embolism at his home in Manhattan,
New York City on December 8, 1939. His bride of fourmonths was at his deathbed-side.[2][5]

2 Composer
Schelling wrote numerous works for piano, orchestra and
chamber groups which were often performed during his
lifetime, but have since fallen from the repertoire. His
most popular work was A Victory Ball, a symphonic poem
for orchestra based on an anti-war poem by Alfred Noyes.
Willem Mengelberg and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra made an early electrical recording of the music for
the Victor Talking Machine Company.

Zygmunt Stojowski and Ernest Schelling on May 18, 1917 for the
funeral of Guillaume Stengel

Ernest Henry Schelling (July 26, 1876 December 8, 1939) was an American pianist, composer, and 3 Honours
conductor, and music director. He was the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1935 to He was elected an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha
1937.[1][2]
Sinfonia Fraternity, the national fraternity for men in music, in 1917 by the Fraternitys Alpha Chapter at the
New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Biography

Schelling was the rst conductor of the Young Peoples


Concerts of the New York Philharmonic. The rst concert was held March 27, 1924. The concerts were designed to encourage the love of music in children. They
combined the orchestras performance with a lecture
about one aspect or another of the orchestra or the music itself with a picture or demonstration, so that children
were exposed to a variety of stimuli. The concerts were
highly appreciated by children, as well as their parents.
Schelling held these concerts in New York, and also took
them on the road. Such cities as Philadelphia, London,
Rotterdam and Los Angeles hosted them.[1]

He was born in Belvidere, New Jersey on July 26,


1876.[1][2]
Schelling was a child prodigy. His rst teacher was his
father. He made his debut at the Academy of Music in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at age 4. At age 7, Schelling
traveled to Europe to study. He was admitted to the
Paris Conservatoire. While in Europe he worked with
many great masters including Percy Goetschius, Hans
Huber, Richard Barth, Moritz Moszkowski and Theodor
Leschetizky.
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References

[1] Ernest Schelling. International Piano Archives at Maryland. Retrieved 19 July 2013. Ernest Schelling was born
in Belvedere, N.J. on July 26, 1876. He studied music
with his father and made his debut as a pianist at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia at the age of four. ...
[2] Ernest Schelling. New York Times. December 9, 1939.
Retrieved 2015-06-02. The career of Ernest Schelling,
one of the most brilliant gures in the musical life of New
York City, was one of extraordinary activity, versatility
and success. ...
[3] Mrs. Ernest Schelling. Wife of Conductor of Baltimore
Symphony Dies in Lausanne. New York Times. February
5, 1938. Retrieved 2015-06-02. Mrs. Lucie D. Schelling,
wife of Ernest Schelling, conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, who is on leave of absence because of
eye trouble, died last night at their Summer home at Lausanne, Switzerland, according to a cable received here.
[4] Schelling Weds Peggy Marshall. Bride Of Composer
And Pianist. New York Times. August 30, 1939. Retrieved 2015-06-02. Ernest Schelling, internationally
known composer, pianist and conductor, and Miss Peggy
Marshall of this city, young niece of Mrs. Vincent Astor
...
[5] Milestones. Time magazine. December 18, 1939. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

External links
Piano Lessons with Master Teachers: Ernest
Schelling from Harriet Brower, Piano Mastery:
Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers, 1915. Project Gutenberg
Free scores by Ernest Schelling at the International
Music Score Library Project
Learning a New Piece

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