John Ames 1860-1924

[giles.enders]

John Carlovitz Ames  born 8 January 1860 Westbury-on-Trym, nr, Bristol - died 21 July 1924 Torquay, Devon

The eldest of five children ¹. Educated at Edinburgh University, then Stuttgart Conservatory under Immanuel Faisst and later in Dresden ² under Frank Wullner.  Ames spent most of his professional life between conducting, composing and as a concert pianist.
His sister Mary composed a few pieces - see below.

Orchestral

'The Dying Swan'  tone poem
'Sir Galahad'  tone poem
'Youth and Love'  overture
Orchestral suite for strings
Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto in C minor No.2
'The Seasons' Suite for piano and strings - 'Dawn of Spring', 'On Summer Seas', 'Harvest Festival'   1915 pub. by Hawkes & Son.
Violin concerto in D major
Cello concerto
Amiri - march

Chamber

Piano Quintet
Piano Quartet
Morris Dance for flute, violin, cello and piano
Piano Trio in E major
String Quartet in E minor
Scherzo-Caprice for violin and piano  1891  pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Larghetto religioso for violin and piano  1891  pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Ave Maria for violin and piano  1892  pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Canzonetta for two violins and piano  1892  pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Berceuse for two violins and piano   1902
Rondo a la Zingarese for violin and piano
Intermezzo, sarabande, gavotte for violin and piano
Sonata for violin and piano in C sharp minor  Op.8
'On the Lake' for violin and piano  1912 pub. by Stainer & Bell
Three easy pieces for violin and piano  1912  pub. by Stainer & Bell
'A Childs Day' for violin and piano  Op.35  1.'Early Morn'  2 'Little Study'  3 'Playtime'  4 'Bedtime'  1913 pub. by A Lengnick & Co.

Piano

Idylle, In der Dammerung, Sehnsucht and Gruss  Op.2 1885
Four piano works Op.11  Morgenfrische, Spaziergang, Pastorale, Wiegenlied.
Five pieces: Legende Triste, Gavotte, Valse Miniature, Libelle, L'Appel du Printemps
Barcarolle  1902  pub. by Vincent Music Co.
'Souvenir' 1902 pub. by Vincent Music Co.
Spinning Song
Danse Volante - Tarantelle  1902
'Flirtation'  1904 pub. by Vincent Music Co.
Gavotte  1910  pub. by E. Kohler & Son
Six Little Fantasies  1914  pub. by G. Schirmer
'When the World was young' six easy pieces

Song

'Over There'  words by H Cutler  1899  pub. by Weekes & Co.
'Like the Waves'  words by Shakespeare 1908 pub. by Vincent Music Co.
'The Exile'  words by R Browning  1922  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
'Pippa's Song'  words by R Browning  1922  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
'Light'

Drama

'Richard 11'  incidental music
'Bonnie Dundee' incidental music

Opera

'The Last of the Incas'
'Melitta' 1 act


'Golden Gosling'  musical sketch

He wrote a substantial amount of choral and chamber music including ; 130th Psalm for soloist, choir and orchestra

Mary Milford Ames  20.6.1867-1945  sister of above.

Her first music lessons were with her brother and then at The Royal Academy of Music under Frederick Corder.  She later went to study in Berlin.

Chamber

Andante in G for violin and piano
Barcarolle for violin and piano
Song without words for violin and pianp
Andante and Rondo for clarinet and piano

¹
John C Ames  1860-1924
Thecla F.Ames 1862
Mortimer H.Ames 1863
Francesca B.Ames 1865
Mary Milford Ames  1867-1945

²
He met and married his wife Sophie Hecht in Dresden in 1886

At his death, his estate was valued at £ 12,943 which was quite substantial for the time.

[eschiss1]

The "souvenir" for piano by him you mention (ah, missed that - edit! ), transcribed for organ by C.W. Pearce, has been scanned by Sibley.

There are at least four more piano pieces, his opus 2: Idylle, In der Dämmerung, Sehnsucht and Gruss. (published by Klemm in 1885.)

[giles.enders]

Thank you, duly amended