Theodora Troendle

Theodora R. Troendle (October 19, 1893 – June 12, 1972)[1] was an American composer,[2] pianist,[3] and music educator who composed a piano concerto, then premiered it as the soloist with the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra in 1927.[4]

Troendle was born in Chicago[5] to Victor Hugo and Isabel MacDonald Troendle. The family later moved to Minneapolis where Victor was president of the Troendle Wholesale Paper Company.[6]

Troendle studied with Adolf Wiedig and Arne Oldberg at Northwestern University,[7] and with pianist Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, working as her assistant from 1913 to 1920.[8] Troendle taught in Chicago at the MacDowell School of Music,[9] the Sherwood Music School founded by William Hall Sherwood,[10] and at DePaul University School of Music. She served a term as president of the Society of American Musicians.[1]

An excellent pianist, Troendle did a trial recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1922 which was never commercially released.[11] She played for Recordo piano roll 67220[12] and Story & Clark piano roll 72827.[13] She gave recitals[14] and toured as a pianist,[15] appearing as a soloist with the St. Louis, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Chicago Women's Symphony orchestras.[16]

Troendle's music was published by Clayton F. Summy Co.[17] Her publications include:

  1. ^ a b Troendle, Theodora (14 June 1972). "Obituary". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Dempf, Linda (2006). "The Woman's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago". Notes. 62 (4): 857–903. doi:10.1353/not.2006.0048. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 4487666. S2CID 191467476.
  5. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  6. ^ Troendle, Theodora. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ The supplement to Who's who: a current biographical reference series. A.N.Marquis Company. 1944.
  8. ^ Ammer, Christine (2001). Unsung: A History of Women in American Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-57467-061-5.
  9. ^ Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations for the Year ... Secretary of State. 1942.
  10. ^ St. Clair, Cindy (2016). A Method of Individualism: The Origins, Standards, and Historical Significance of Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler's Teaching. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama dissertation.
  11. ^ "Victor matrix [Trial 1922-08-09-04]. Hurdy gurdy / Theodora Troendle - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  12. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1924). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  13. ^ Billings, Ginny (1990). The Billings Rollography: Recordo and its kin. Rock Soup.
  14. ^ High School Life. Fond du Lac High School. 1917.
  15. ^ Pierre Key's Musical Who's who: A Biographical Survey of Contemporary Musicians ... P. Key, Incorporated. 1931.
  16. ^ Troendle, Theodora (1929). "Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1929-1930". Academic Catalogs. Chicago: Sherwood Community Music School.
  17. ^ Troendle, Theodora (1908). "ad". Retrieved 28 May 2021.