William Edwin Haesche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Edwin Haesche
American composer
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1867
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 26-Jan-1929
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About William Edwin Haesche
- William Edwin Haesche (April 11, 1867 – January 26, 1929) was an American composer. Haesche was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Henry W.
- Haesche, a German immigrant, and his wife, the former Rosian Gaffney, an Irish immigrant.He studied violin with Bernard Listemann and piano with Ernst Perabo.
- He was mainly self-taught in music theory, except for a course in fugue and general composition with Horatio Parker at Yale University where he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Music.
- He co-founded the New Haven Symphony Orchestra where he played first violin.
- He conducted the People's Choral Union, a choir of 250 voices.
- In 1903 he became instructor of instrumentation at Yale.In the 1894 New Haven city directory, he is listed as being a violin teacher.He wrote a number of works for orchestra, as well as some chamber music and songs; he also composed some pieces for choir.
- Haesche composed the piece "Marguerite Waltz" for viola and piano.His works include: 1896: Forest Idylle, tone poem for orchestra 1897: Fridtjof Saga, overture (won a prize) 1898: Young Lovel's Bride, ballad for female choir and orchestra 1899: Springtime, overture 1901: Symphony in A-flat 1903: The Haunted Oak of Nannau, dramatic cantata for chorus and orchestra 1904: Fridtjof, symphonic poem 1904: Ingeborg, symphonic poem 1913: The South, symphonic poem 1913: Symphonietta Sonata for piano and violin in E major Legend for violin, cello and piano Anthems, songsAt the time of his death he was employed by Hollins College where he was teaching music theory.
- As stated on his death certificate, Haesche died in Roanoke, Virginia, of carcinoma of the rectum after two operations.
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