Albert Mancini
Albert Mancini (April 23, 1899 – May 13, 1987) was an Italian born American virtuoso trumpeter, violinist, conductor, composer, and arranger. He was the author of numerous arrangements and etudes for the trumpet.
Life and career
[edit]The son of Antonio Mancini and Angelina Mancini (née Labriola), Albert Mancini was born in Potenza, Italy on April 23, 1899.[1] He immigrated to the United States as a child; settling initially in Buffalo, New York in 1903. From 1910-1914 was a trumpeter in the National Soldiers Home Band in Johnson City, Tennessee.[2] In 1915 he performed nationally in concerts sponsored by the Chautauqua movement. He was a soldier in the U.S. Army during World War I, and afterwords was a member of the United States Marine Band.[1] On May 3, 1921 he married Frieda Brookhaus in Washington D.C.[3]
Mancini was a trumpeter in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) from 1923-1945.[1] The DSO's first trumpeter, he notably was the soloist in the world premiere of Victor Kolar's Canzone della Sera in the orchestra's 1933-1934 season.[4] In 1945 he relocated to Los Angeles where he was a trumpeter in both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra from 1945-1965. He also directed several amateur bands in Los Angeles; including those of the local chapters of the American Legion, the Knights Templar, and the Elks.[1]
Mancini was the author of multiple instructional books for trumpet.[1] These included his four volume Virtuoso Method,[5] Trumpet Studies with Modernistic Rhythms, Daily Studies for Trumpet, and Etudes and Caprices for Trumpet in the Modern Manner.[6] He also compiled several published collections of music for either band, orchestra, or solo trumpet.[1] His advanced trumpet etudes are still used in some university-level music programs. His original compositions for band included March of the Champions and U.S. Marines on Parade, and he also arranged the work Italian Polka for band.[7]
Mancini died on May 13, 1987 in Tustin, California.[8][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rehrig, William H. (1991). "Mancini, Albert". The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music. Integrity Press. p. 491. ISBN 9780919048089.
- ↑ Farnol, Lynn, ed. (1966). "Mancini, Albert". The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers. New York City: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
- ↑ Albert Mancini in the District of Columbia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953
- ↑ "Detroit Season Closes Season With Concerts of Especial Value". Musical America. Vol. 54, no. 7. April 10, 1934. p. 49.
- ↑ Anderson, Paul G.; Campbell, Larry Bruce (1984). Brass Music Guide: Solo and Study Material in Print. The Instrumentalist Company. p. 12.
- ↑ Colwell, Richard (1969). The Teaching of Instrumental Music. Evanston, Illinois: Appleton-Century-Crofts. p. 292.
- ↑ Band Music Guide, Fourth Edition. Evanston, Illinois: The Instrumentalist Company. 1964. pp. 91, 111, 200.
- ↑ Albert Mancini in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2020
- ↑ Albert Mancini in the California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997