Theodora Troendle

Theodora Troendle
BornOctober 19, 1893
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 1972
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist, music educator

Theodora R. Troendle (October 19, 1893 – June 12, 1972)[1] was an American composer,[2] pianist,[3] and music educator who composed a piano concerto, then premiered it as the soloist with the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra in 1927.[4]

Early life and education

Troendle was born in Chicago[5] to Victor Hugo and Isabel MacDonald Troendle. She was raised in Minneapolis,[6] where Victor was president of the Troendle Wholesale Paper Company.[7]

Troendle studied with Adolf Weidig and Arne Oldberg at Northwestern University,[8] and with pianist Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler,[9] working as her assistant from 1913 to 1920.[10]

Career

Troendle taught in Chicago at the MacDowell School of Music,[11] the Sherwood Music School founded by William Hall Sherwood,[12] and at DePaul University School of Music. She served a term as president of the Society of American Musicians.[1]

An excellent pianist, Troendle did a trial recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1922 which was never commercially released.[13] She played for Recordo piano roll 67220[14] and Story & Clark piano roll 72827.[15] She gave recitals[16] and toured as a pianist,[17] appearing as a soloist with the St. Louis,[18] Minneapolis,[6] Indianapolis,[9] Milwaukee,[18] and Chicago Women's Symphony orchestras.[19]

Troendle's music was published by Clayton F. Summy Co.[20]

Publications

  • "How Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler Taught" (The Etude, November 1929)[21]

Compositions

  • Piano Concerto[4]
  • Poem (violin and orchestra)[8]
  • Pomponette[20]
  • Suite Juvenile[22]

References

  1. ^ a b Troendle, Theodora (14 June 1972). "Obituary". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Dempf, Linda (2006). "The Woman's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago". Notes. 62 (4): 857–903. doi:10.1353/not.2006.0048. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 4487666. S2CID 191467476.
  5. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  6. ^ a b "Program of Merry Music Will End Year 1916 This Afternoon". Star Tribune. 1916-12-31. p. 32. Retrieved 2025-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Troendle, Theodora. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b The supplement to Who's who: a current biographical reference series. A.N.Marquis Company. 1944.
  9. ^ a b "Pianist to Play with Orchestra". The Indianapolis Star. 1917-11-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ammer, Christine (2001). Unsung: A History of Women in American Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-57467-061-5.
  11. ^ Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations for the Year ... Secretary of State. 1942.
  12. ^ St. Clair, Cindy (2016). A Method of Individualism: The Origins, Standards, and Historical Significance of Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler's Teaching. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama dissertation.
  13. ^ "Victor matrix [Trial 1922-08-09-04]. Hurdy gurdy / Theodora Troendle - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  14. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1924). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  15. ^ Billings, Ginny (1990). The Billings Rollography: Recordo and its kin. Rock Soup.
  16. ^ High School Life. Fond du Lac High School. 1917.
  17. ^ Pierre Key's Musical Who's who: A Biographical Survey of Contemporary Musicians ... P. Key, Incorporated. 1931.
  18. ^ a b "Theodora Troendle, Pianist to Appear in Concert at Aquin Monday Night". Freeport Journal-Standard. 1934-10-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Troendle, Theodora (1929). "Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1929-1930". Academic Catalogs. Chicago: Sherwood Community Music School.
  20. ^ a b Troendle, Theodora (1908). "ad". Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  21. ^ Dennis, Pamela Richardson (2011-01-01). An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957, Par t 1. A-R Editions, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89579-711-7.
  22. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1924). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.