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== Class of 2013 == |
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== Background == |
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Hi. My name is Miguel. This was a biography I had to do for my intermediate band class at Oxon Hill High School ([http://www.pgcps.org/~oxonhill/music.htm]).This is completely written by me, myself, and I. Please do not copy and paste this material because that is illegal. You're welcome to put it in your own words. Go Clippers!!!!!!!!! Oh. I almost forgot. Check out our school's marching band at http://www.pgsuite.com/stories/2008/05/Band.shtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlypccUZ84&feature=related |
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'''Frank Erickson''' was born in [[New York]] in 1896 to parents of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. After the death of his father, he grew up in an orphanage. |
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Frank Erickson was [[Arnold Rothstein]]'s right hand man and New York's largest bookmaker during the 1930s and 40's. Eventually, Erickson became very well known among bookmakers nationwide for handling "lay-off" bets. With Chicago's [[Moses Annenberg]], Erickson developed a country wide wire service, making possible for the first time nation wide synchronized betting. Erickson never saw any of these profits because soon after, bookmaking became illegal and the government took over. In Robert Lacey's book on Meyer Lanksy, Erickson was named "the largest book maker on the East Coast, if not in all America." Additionally, it is a little known fact that many of Erickson's profits went to charity. Along with many other ventures, he was a major contributor to the construction of a children's hospital in NYC. His image was bashed by the media because of supposed connections with the mob. These allegations were never proven. |
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Erickson was a loving father and grandfather. He died on March 2, 1968 from cardiac arrest while undergoing surgery on a bleeding ulcer. |
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== Frank Erickson Biography == |
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Between the years of 1919 to 1926 Erickson was arrested five times for gambling only to have the charges dismissed each time. He was arrested again in 1939 for vagrancy and was so insulted by the charge, he arrived to court in an armoured car, escorted by Brink's guards. He showed the presiding body securities worth $125,000 to prove he wasn't a vagrant. That case, too, was dismissed. Erickson served 10 months on Riker's Island after eventually being convicted by District Attorney Hogan. <ref>Katz, L. (1973). "Uncle Frank." Drake Publishers, New York, NY. ISBN 0-87749-549-1</ref> |
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'''Frank William Erickson''' was born in Spokane, Washington on September 1, 1923. He was the son of Frank O. and Myrtle Erickson. He began his instrumental career at the age of eight. At eight years old he began to play the piano. At age ten he became interested in the trumpet and started playing it. Today he is known as a great composer, conductor, arranger, writer, and trumpet player. His music is famous all around the world because it is so well-written and harmonic. |
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Frank Erickson grew up in the city of Spokane, in the state of Washington. He attended high school there. While in high school, he was inspired to write his first concert band piece, The Fall of Evening. When he turned nineteen years old, World War II began. He then served with the US Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946. He worked as a weather forecaster and also arranged music for several army bands. After the war ended he worked as a jazz arranger, and a trumpet player. He also studied composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco during this time period. |
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Eisenberg, D., Dan, U., and Landau, E. (1979). "Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob." New York: Paddington Press. ISBN 0-448-22206-X, ISBN 0-7092-0151-6 |
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As he wrote music and studied composition, Frank Erickson became more and more interested in getting a degree. Because of this, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina and furthered his studies in composition. This University is located in Columbia, South Carolina. While Frank Erickson was still a student at USC, he began arranging half-time shows for the USC marching band. By the time he graduated, he had many published band compositions. His very first was called Little Suite for Band. He graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1950. The next year he went back to USC, and graduated again with a Master of Music degree in 1951. |
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In 1953, Frank Ericson married Mary Theresa McGrorty. He had three sons with her: William Erickson, Richard Erickson, and Christian Erickson. Mary Theresa McGrorty died in 1975 at the age of 53 years old. In August 15, 1981 he remarried. The wife’s name was Mary Ann Smith. After Frank Erickson died in 1996, Mary Ann Smith donated all of the music that he had written to Old Dominion University in the year 2000. |
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Katz, L. (1973). "Uncle Frank." New York, NY: Drake Publishers. ISBN 0-87749-549-1 |
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Frank Ericson lectured at University of California, in Los Angeles, in 1958. He then became a professor of music at San Jose State University. The 50s were great years for Frank Erickson. His publications of works such as Balladair, Air for Band, Fantasy for Band, and Toccata for Band became instant hits. He became really famous because of works such as these. He is also famous for his book Arranging for the Concert Band because it has helped many college music majors. Also, he wrote a master thesis about his own music. |
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Kefauver Committee Interim Report #1 Aug. 18, 1950 |
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For a number of years, Frank Erickson worked in a publishing company, but years later he became an entrepreneur. He began his own publishing business called Frank Erickson Publications in 1995. He was a long time member of the National Band Association, was elected to the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts in 1986, was a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the Pi Kappa Lamda, the Phi Beta Mu, and the American Bandmasters Association. He died on October 21, 1996. He had published over 400 works, 200 of them originals. All his works were donated to Old Dominion University by his wife after he died. Today, he is still well known for his great music and talent. |
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Lacey, R. (1991). ''Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life.'' Canada: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-51168-4 |
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Some of Frank Erickson’s best songs include: |
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[[Category:1896 births]] |
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[[Category:Swedish Americans]] |
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[[Category:Irish Americans]] |
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[[Category:People from New York]] |
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1. Balladair |
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2. Air for Band |
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3. Fantasy for Band |
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4. Toccata for Band |
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5. The Fall of Evening |
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6. Little Suite for Band |
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7. Allegro Animato |
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8. Barcarolle |
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9. English Folk-Song Fantasy |
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10. Fanfare for a Festival |
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11. Lyric Suite |
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== Sources == |
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1.http://www.windrep.org/Frank_Erickson |
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2.http://books.google.com/books?id=a_50I6_bmYgC&pg=PT1&lpg=PT1&dq=frank+erickson's+famous+compositions&source=bl&ots=Od61caHtjX&sig=9kilw651AMWEKAZYhilJZxD-E-Y&hl=en&ei=BNzTSoLSIszS8Qaq1pmDDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false |
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3.http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/contemporarymusic/frankerickson/biography.htm |
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4.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/clarkedc/Homework/Frank%20Erickson.doc |
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--[[User:Miguel Obando 2013|Miguel Obando 2013]] ([[User talk:Miguel Obando 2013|talk]]) 23:25, 15 October 2009 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 23:25, 15 October 2009
Class of 2013
Hi. My name is Miguel. This was a biography I had to do for my intermediate band class at Oxon Hill High School ([1]).This is completely written by me, myself, and I. Please do not copy and paste this material because that is illegal. You're welcome to put it in your own words. Go Clippers!!!!!!!!! Oh. I almost forgot. Check out our school's marching band at http://www.pgsuite.com/stories/2008/05/Band.shtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlypccUZ84&feature=related
Frank Erickson Biography
Frank William Erickson was born in Spokane, Washington on September 1, 1923. He was the son of Frank O. and Myrtle Erickson. He began his instrumental career at the age of eight. At eight years old he began to play the piano. At age ten he became interested in the trumpet and started playing it. Today he is known as a great composer, conductor, arranger, writer, and trumpet player. His music is famous all around the world because it is so well-written and harmonic.
Frank Erickson grew up in the city of Spokane, in the state of Washington. He attended high school there. While in high school, he was inspired to write his first concert band piece, The Fall of Evening. When he turned nineteen years old, World War II began. He then served with the US Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946. He worked as a weather forecaster and also arranged music for several army bands. After the war ended he worked as a jazz arranger, and a trumpet player. He also studied composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco during this time period. As he wrote music and studied composition, Frank Erickson became more and more interested in getting a degree. Because of this, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina and furthered his studies in composition. This University is located in Columbia, South Carolina. While Frank Erickson was still a student at USC, he began arranging half-time shows for the USC marching band. By the time he graduated, he had many published band compositions. His very first was called Little Suite for Band. He graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1950. The next year he went back to USC, and graduated again with a Master of Music degree in 1951.
In 1953, Frank Ericson married Mary Theresa McGrorty. He had three sons with her: William Erickson, Richard Erickson, and Christian Erickson. Mary Theresa McGrorty died in 1975 at the age of 53 years old. In August 15, 1981 he remarried. The wife’s name was Mary Ann Smith. After Frank Erickson died in 1996, Mary Ann Smith donated all of the music that he had written to Old Dominion University in the year 2000.
Frank Ericson lectured at University of California, in Los Angeles, in 1958. He then became a professor of music at San Jose State University. The 50s were great years for Frank Erickson. His publications of works such as Balladair, Air for Band, Fantasy for Band, and Toccata for Band became instant hits. He became really famous because of works such as these. He is also famous for his book Arranging for the Concert Band because it has helped many college music majors. Also, he wrote a master thesis about his own music. For a number of years, Frank Erickson worked in a publishing company, but years later he became an entrepreneur. He began his own publishing business called Frank Erickson Publications in 1995. He was a long time member of the National Band Association, was elected to the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts in 1986, was a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the Pi Kappa Lamda, the Phi Beta Mu, and the American Bandmasters Association. He died on October 21, 1996. He had published over 400 works, 200 of them originals. All his works were donated to Old Dominion University by his wife after he died. Today, he is still well known for his great music and talent.
Some of Frank Erickson’s best songs include:
1. Balladair
2. Air for Band
3. Fantasy for Band
4. Toccata for Band
5. The Fall of Evening
6. Little Suite for Band
7. Allegro Animato
8. Barcarolle
9. English Folk-Song Fantasy
10. Fanfare for a Festival
11. Lyric Suite
Sources
1.http://www.windrep.org/Frank_Erickson
3.http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/contemporarymusic/frankerickson/biography.htm
4.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/clarkedc/Homework/Frank%20Erickson.doc
--Miguel Obando 2013 (talk) 23:25, 15 October 2009 (UTC)