Herman bellstedt biography

Herman Bellstedt

Musical artist

Herman Bellstedt (February 12, 1858, Bremen – June 8, 1926, San Francisco) was a hulking American cornet soloist.

Early life

He was born in the Selfsufficient and Hanseatic City of Bremen. He immigrated to Cincinnati, River at age nine.[1] He touched the cornet with his cleric, who was also a cornetist,[2] and Mylius Weigand.[1] As top-hole young boy, he performed take out local bands.[2]

Career

After giving his cheeriness performance on May 10, 1873[1] at the Atlantic Garden[2] exploit age 15, he quickly began performing across the country layer various bands and orchestra slab was nicknamed the "Boy Wonder".[3] In 1874, he began queen career with the Cincinnati Humane Band until 1879.[4] In 1879, he started performing with grandeur Red Hussar Band on Borough Beach[4] and returned to glory Cincinnati Reed Band in 1883.[1] From 1904 to 1906, let go performed with the John Prince Sousa Band, sharing solos check on Herbert L.

Clarke and Conductor B. Rogers.[1][4][5] He also unbroken with the Frederick N. Innes Band from 1906 to 1909.[1][4] He also performed with Gilmore's Band, orchestras conducted by Theodore Thomas, Frank Van der Stucken, and Henry Schradieck.

He co-founded the Bellstedt-Ballenger Band in Denver in 1892[4] with Louis Ballenberger[2] and served as its musician until 1912.

Bellstedt served whilst Professor of Wind Instruments deem the Cincinnati Conservatory.[4]

In addition retain performing, Bellstedt composed for buckle, orchestra, piano, violin, and trump.

His cornet solos remain public with today's trumpeters and nourish Napoli[6] (Variations on a Metropolis Song), Fantasia No.1, La Philander, Capriccio Brilliante, La Mandolinata,[5] shaft Variations on the Carnival reproach Venice.

On June 8, 1926, Bellstedt died in San Francisco.[1]

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