Paul Miersch

Paul Friedrich Theodore Miersch (January 18, 1868 in Dresden – March 1, 1956 in New York City)^[1] was a German-born American composer; he came to the United States and settled in New York in 1892. In played in the 1891 Bayreuth Festival.^[2] From 1893 till 1898, he was a solo cellist of the New York Symphony Orchestra. His brother Johannes, a violinist played there as well.^[3] Among his compositions were concertos for violin and for cello, among other orchestral works. He also composed chamber music, including a string quartet, and songs.

Miersch in 1899

References

• Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
• Remy, Alfred; Baker, Theodore (1919). Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (third ed.). G. Schirmer. pp. 611–612.

1. Bayerisches Musiker Lexikon Online
2. Cormack, David (2009). "English Flowermaidens (And Other Transplants) at Bayreuth". The Musical Times. 150 (1909): 95–102. ISSN 0027-4666.
3. "The Miersch Brothers". Musical Courier. New York City. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

External links

• Free scores by Paul Miersch at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)