Carse, Adam, 1878-1958
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Name (Latin)
Carse, Adam, 1878-1958
Other forms of name
Carse, Adam von Ahn, 1878-1958
Von Ahn Carse, Adam, 1878-1958
Date of birth
1878-05-19
Date of death
1958-11-02
Place of birth
Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
Place of death
Great Missenden (England)
Field of activity
Musical instruments--Catalogs and collections Musical instruments--History
Occupation
Composers
Gender
male
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His The history of orchestration, 1925.
- Grovemusic WWW site, Oct. 9, 2003(Carse, Adam (von Ahn); b. May 19, 1878, Newcastle upon Tyne, d. Nov. 2, 1958, Great Missenden; English collector and historian of instruments and composer)
Wikipedia description:
Adam Von Ahnen Carse (19 May 1878 – 2 November 1958) was an English composer, academic, music writer and editor, remembered today for his studies on the history of instruments and the orchestra, and for his educational music. His collection of around 350 antique wind instruments is now in the Horniman Museum.
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