Frederick Converse (American Sketches - Part 1 of 2)


Born this day in 1871 – Frederick Converse, American composer and academic (d. 1940). His works include four operas and five symphonies. The Mystic Trumpeter (1904), is based on the poem of the same name from Walt Whitman's iconic anthology, Leaves of Grass. Many biographies note the similarity of his work to that of Richard Strauss and Converse's influence upon Strauss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQRCDywi1s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IuT8qWwfI

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