John Lodge Ellerton
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This article is about the symphonist born in Cheshire. For the hymn-writer and hymnologist, see John Ellerton.
John Lodge Ellerton (1801 in Cheshire–1873 in London) was an English composer of classical music.
According to the Dictionary of National Biography of 1889[1], he graduated with an MA from Oxford University in 1828, and in 1837 married the sister of the 8th Earl of Scarbrough. His opera "Domenica" was produced at Drury Lane in 1838, but this was unsuccessful; his oratorio Paradise Lost (op. 125; for soloists (SSAATTTBB), chorus (SATB) and orchestra.)[2], published in 1857, had much more success.
In 1835 and 1838 the Catch Club awarded him prizes for glees [3]; he was involved with choral and vocal composition throughout.
He died in Hyde Park in 1873.
His musical output includes
- Six symphonies[4]
- No. 3 "Wald-Symphonie", op. 120, D minor (ca. 1857)[5]
- Some fifty string quartets. (The Dictionary of National Biography lists only 44 published string quartets, but quartets "47-49" are in Cambridge's music library, with a fairly low opus number.)
- A string quintet, opus 150[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dictionary of National Biography at Google Book Search, pp. 244-5
- ^ Persistent Link to Library Card for Vocal Score. C. Lonsdale of London. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians at Google Book Search, 1890 edition, "E-H", page 486
- ^ Biography of John Lodge Ellerton. Grandemusica. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ Sonneck - Orchestral Scores at the Library of Congress at Google Book Search pages 115, 578. For the date - Persistent Link to Library Card Record for Wald-Symphonie Score. Breitkopf & Härtel (ca 1857). Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
