George Saint-George

George Saint-George (1841 – 5 January 1924) was a British musical instrument maker and composer.

Biography

He was born in Leipzig, Germany to English parents, and studied violin, piano and theory in Prague and Dresden.[1][2] He settled in London in the 1860s.[3]

Saint-George was a maker of viols and lutes; he was interested in the viola d'amore, and played the instrument in concerts. He composed a suite for strings L'Ancien Régime, based on 18th-century dance music, and other works.[3][4]

He died in London on 5 January 1924.[1]

His son Henry Saint-George (1866–1917) was a violinist and academic at the Trinity College of Music; he wrote The Bow: Its History, Manufacture, And Use (1896) and was editor of The Strad.[3][4]

References

  1. "Noted Violinist Dies in London". Oakland Tribune. 30 March 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Born in Dresden according to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music; in Leipzig according to MusicWeb International.
  3. "A 290th Garland of British Light Music Composers" MusicWeb International. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Saint-George, George". Percy A. Scholes, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. OUP, 1964.
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