George Balch Nevin (March 15, 1859 – April 17, 1933) was an American composer and businessman. A member of the Nevin musical family, his cousins were the composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer.[1] His brother, David W. Nevin, was mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1920.[2]
Nevin was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania,[3] and spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation; he was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier's poem "A Ballad of Trees and the Master", and wrote a number of hymns as well. Helen Tretbar translated at least one of his songs ("Ho! Fill Me a Flagon!") into German.[4] For nearly thirty years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing.[1]
Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and would sometimes give lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies. Some of these have survived in manuscript form.[5]
Nevin died in 1933.
Notes and references edit
- ^ a b Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
- ^ Scheihing, Will. "New Nevin Park fountain is a nod to its namesake". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "George Balch NEVIN". geocities.com/heartland/garden/2471/. Rick Peterson. 2008-08-05. Archived from the original on 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Category:Tretbar, Helen D. - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "The Story of the Martin Guitar Works - Signed 1920 Typescript". Biblio.com. 2008-08-05.
External links edit
- Free scores by George Balch Nevin at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Free George Balch Nevin sheet music from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository