Philip Manuel

Philip Manuel
Two men opposite, hands raised above invisible keyboards, signatures below in bottom right; another unidentified signature in the bottom right of the picture.
Gavin Williamson and Philip Manuel
Born1893
Canton, Minnesota, USA
Died1959(1959-00-00) (aged 65–66)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Occupation(s)American pianist, organist, harpsichordist and music educator

Philip Manuel (1893 – October 6, 1959) was an American pianist, organist, harpsichordist and music educator.[1] With pianist, organist and harpsichordist Gavin Williamson, he formed a duo in 1922, known as Manuel and Williamson, that helped promote the use of harpsichords as concert instruments.[2] In the spring of 1935, the duo were the first professionals to play Bach's Concerto for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065, in the United States on this instrument.[2]

  1. ^ Burhrman, Thomas Scott Godfrey (1958). American Organist. Vol. 41–42. American Guild of Organists. p. 415.
  2. ^ a b Ohl, J. F. (August 1935). "Letters, Volumes 1–2". Time. pp. 14–15.