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'''Sidney Lambert''' (1838{{ndash}}1905) was an [[ |
'''Sidney Lambert''' (c. 1838{{ndash}}1905) was an [[African Americans|African-American]] pianist, music educator and composer, born before the [[American Civil War]] as a [[free person of color]]. He and his family were noted for talent in music and gained international acclaim.<ref>{{cite book |title=Louisiana's Black heritage|first1=Robert R.|last1=Macdonald|first2=John R.|last2=Kemp|first3=Edward F.|last3=Haas|year=1979}}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Lambert was born in [[New Orleans]], the son of pianist and composer [[Charles-Richard Lambert]] and his second wife [[Louisiana Creole people|Creole]] Coralie Suzanne Orzy. He and his older brother [[Charles Lucien Lambert]] studied music with their father.<ref name=Klein>{{cite book |
Lambert was born in [[New Orleans]], the son of pianist and composer [[Charles-Richard Lambert]] and his second wife [[Louisiana Creole people|Creole]] Coralie Suzanne Orzy. He and his older brother [[Charles Lucien Lambert]] studied music with their father.<ref name=Klein>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSKsSihlN7IC&pg=PA81 |author=Kein, Sibyl|title=Creole: The History and Legacy of Louisiana's Free People of Color|publisher=Louisiana State University Press|year=2000|pages=80–82|isbn = 9780807126011}}</ref> |
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In 1854, Charles, who married a French woman, emigrated with his family from the U.S. to France. Sidney Lambert also lived and worked in France, and served as a pianist in Portugal at the Royal court of King [[Pedro II of Brazil|Dom Pedro]], along with his nephew [[Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert]], where he was recognized for innovation in music in the 1870s. |
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Lambert died in Paris in 1905<!--see LC authority record for justification-->. His papers are housed in the [[ |
Lambert died in Paris in 1905<!--see LC authority record for justification-->. His papers are housed in the [[Bibliothèque Nationale]] de Paris, including thirty-two works dated 1866 to 1899. He seemed to be the only one of his family who published works in New Orleans.<ref name=Klein /> |
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Latest revision as of 04:48, 7 November 2024
Sidney Lambert (c. 1838–1905) was an African-American pianist, music educator and composer, born before the American Civil War as a free person of color. He and his family were noted for talent in music and gained international acclaim.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Lambert was born in New Orleans, the son of pianist and composer Charles-Richard Lambert and his second wife Creole Coralie Suzanne Orzy. He and his older brother Charles Lucien Lambert studied music with their father.[2]
In 1854, Charles, who married a French woman, emigrated with his family from the U.S. to France. Sidney Lambert also lived and worked in France, and served as a pianist in Portugal at the Royal court of King Dom Pedro, along with his nephew Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert, where he was recognized for innovation in music in the 1870s.
Lambert died in Paris in 1905. His papers are housed in the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, including thirty-two works dated 1866 to 1899. He seemed to be the only one of his family who published works in New Orleans.[2]
Works
[edit]Selected works include:
- Celebre tarantelle (1890) (arrangement of piece by Louis M. Gottschalk)
- Stella (Mon etoile) (1879)
References
[edit]- ^ Macdonald, Robert R.; Kemp, John R.; Haas, Edward F. (1979). Louisiana's Black heritage.
- ^ a b Kein, Sibyl (2000). Creole: The History and Legacy of Louisiana's Free People of Color. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 80–82. ISBN 9780807126011.
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