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'''Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger''' (19 April 1876 – 5 June 1942) was one of the earliest American-born saxophone soloists. During the 1890s, when female woodwind and brass players were uncommon, she performed extensively throughout the northeastern United States with her father, harpist Henry Clay Mecklem (1841–1915). The pair appeared in a wide variety of venues popular during the [[Gilded Age]] including [[Lyceum movement|lyceum]]; [[YMCA]] and [[Temperance movement in the United States|temperance]] organizations; meetings of [[Fraternal order|fraternal societies]], labor organizations, and civic groups; [[Benefit concert#History|benefit concerts]]; solos with professional [[Concert band|wind bands]]; and amusement parks. Mecklem recorded twelve [[Phonograph cylinder|wax phonograph cylinders]] at the [[Thomas Edison National Historical Park|Edison Laboratories]] on 23 April 1892. After her marriage in 1900 to Bertram Lyon Hackenberger (1871–1932), she ceased playing professionally, but continued to perform as an active participant in the [[Progressive Era|Progressive-era]] [[Woman's club movement|women's club movement]]. |
'''Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger''' (19 April 1876 – 5 June 1942) was one of the earliest American-born saxophone soloists. In her teens, she was a student of Edward A. Lefebre (1835–1911), pre-eminent saxophonist of the nineteenth century and soloist with [[Patrick Gilmore|Gilmore]] and [[John Philip Sousa|Sousa's]] bands.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Edward A. Lefebre, (1835–1911): Preeminent Saxophonist of the Nineteenth Century|last=Noyes|first=James Russell|publisher=Manhattan School of Music|year=2000|isbn=|location=D.M.A. dissertation|pages=}}</ref> During the 1890s, when female woodwind and brass players were uncommon, she performed extensively throughout the northeastern United States with her father, harpist Henry Clay Mecklem (1841–1915).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Smialek|first=Thomas|last2=Logrande|first2=L.A.|date=2013-2014|title=America’s ‘Young Lady Saxophonist’ of the Gilded Age: The Performances, Critical Reception, and Repertoire of Bessie Mecklem|url=|journal=The Saxophone Symposium|volume=36-37|pages=90|via=}}</ref> The pair appeared in a wide variety of venues popular during the [[Gilded Age]] including [[Lyceum movement|lyceum]]; [[YMCA]] and [[Temperance movement in the United States|temperance]] organizations; meetings of [[Fraternal order|fraternal societies]], labor organizations, and civic groups; [[Benefit concert#History|benefit concerts]]; solos with professional [[Concert band|wind bands]]; and amusement parks. Mecklem recorded twelve [[Phonograph cylinder|wax phonograph cylinders]] at the [[Thomas Edison National Historical Park|Edison Laboratories]] on 23 April 1892.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Smialek|first=Thomas|date=2013-2014|title=The First Solo Saxophone Recording Reconsidered|url=|journal=The Saxophone Symposium|volume=36-37|pages=1-28|via=}}</ref> After her marriage in 1900 to Bertram Lyon Hackenberger (1871–1932), she ceased playing professionally, but continued to perform as an active participant in the [[Progressive Era|Progressive-era]] [[Woman's club movement|women's club movement]]. |
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Lyceum tours comprised the mainstay of Bessie and H.C. Mecklem's performing itinerary. A lyceum “course” consisted of a series of monthly programs for which audience members purchased a season’s subscription. Lyceum programs combined education and entertainment functions, offering “lectures by humorists, as well as dramatic readings, impersonations, concerts, magic acts, and other ‘lighter’ fare.”<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States|last=Ray|first=Angela G.|publisher=Michigan State University Press|year=2005|isbn=|location=States [East Lansing, MI|pages=41}}</ref> The Mecklems entered "the lyceum field when musicians first began to appear on its programs on a regular basis."<ref>Smialek & Logrande, p. 96.</ref> |
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Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger (19 April 1876 – 5 June 1942) was one of the earliest American-born saxophone soloists. In her teens, she was a student of Edward A. Lefebre (1835–1911), pre-eminent saxophonist of the nineteenth century and soloist with Gilmore and Sousa's bands.[1] During the 1890s, when female woodwind and brass players were uncommon, she performed extensively throughout the northeastern United States with her father, harpist Henry Clay Mecklem (1841–1915).[2] The pair appeared in a wide variety of venues popular during the Gilded Age including lyceum; YMCA and temperance organizations; meetings of fraternal societies, labor organizations, and civic groups; benefit concerts; solos with professional wind bands; and amusement parks. Mecklem recorded twelve wax phonograph cylinders at the Edison Laboratories on 23 April 1892.[3] After her marriage in 1900 to Bertram Lyon Hackenberger (1871–1932), she ceased playing professionally, but continued to perform as an active participant in the Progressive-era women's club movement.
Lyceum
Lyceum tours comprised the mainstay of Bessie and H.C. Mecklem's performing itinerary. A lyceum “course” consisted of a series of monthly programs for which audience members purchased a season’s subscription. Lyceum programs combined education and entertainment functions, offering “lectures by humorists, as well as dramatic readings, impersonations, concerts, magic acts, and other ‘lighter’ fare.”[4] The Mecklems entered "the lyceum field when musicians first began to appear on its programs on a regular basis."[5]
References
- ^ Noyes, James Russell (2000). Edward A. Lefebre, (1835–1911): Preeminent Saxophonist of the Nineteenth Century. D.M.A. dissertation: Manhattan School of Music.
- ^ Smialek, Thomas; Logrande, L.A. (2013–2014). "America's 'Young Lady Saxophonist' of the Gilded Age: The Performances, Critical Reception, and Repertoire of Bessie Mecklem". The Saxophone Symposium. 36–37: 90.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Smialek, Thomas (2013–2014). "The First Solo Saxophone Recording Reconsidered". The Saxophone Symposium. 36–37: 1–28.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Ray, Angela G. (2005). The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States. States [East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. p. 41.
- ^ Smialek & Logrande, p. 96.