Julie Rivé-King facts for kids
Julie Rivé-King (born October 30, 1854 – died July 28, 1937) was a talented American pianist and composer. She was known for her amazing piano playing and for writing many pieces, mostly for the piano.
About Julie Rivé-King
Julie Rivé-King was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 30, 1854. Her parents were Caroline Staub Rivé and Léon Rivé. Her mother was a singer, teacher, and composer. She had studied music in France. Her father was an artist and teacher. Before Julie was born, her family moved to Cincinnati. They had lived in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Louisville.
Julie started learning music from her mother when she was very young. She performed in recitals when she was just eight years old! She later studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory. In 1870, she went to New York to learn from famous teachers like Sebastian Bach Mills and William Mason. She also traveled to Europe to study with very important musicians like Franz Liszt and Carl Reinecke. She made her first big performance in Leipzig in 1873.
Julie made her official debut in Cincinnati in 1874. The next year, she performed with the famous New York Philharmonic orchestra. After that, she toured all over the Eastern and Midwestern parts of the United States.
In 1876, she married Frank H. King, who was also her manager. She continued her career as a concert pianist, playing for audiences. She also started working as a composer, writing her own music, and as a teacher. To help her become even more well-known, her husband encouraged her to publish some of his own music under her name. Six different companies published music by Frank H. King, but they put Julie Rivé-King's name on them.
Frank H. King passed away in 1900. After this, Julie moved to Chicago. She started teaching at the Bush Conservatory. One of her students was Clara Baur, who later founded the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
What Music Did She Write?
Julie Rivé-King mostly wrote music for the piano. She composed many different types of pieces. Some of her well-known works include:
- Chopin's Introduction and Variations on 'La ci darem la mano', Op.2 transcription (1878)
- Gems of Scotland (1878)
- Hand in Hand (1878)
- On Blooming Meadows (1878)
- Pensées dansantes (1878)
- Morgenblätter, a special version of a waltz by J. Strauss (published around 1878)
- Domenico Scarlatti's Sonata in A major transcription (1879)
- Vieuxtemps' Ballade and Polonaise de Concert transcription (1879)
- Old Hundred (1879)
- Bubbling Spring (1879)
- Impromptu Mazurka (1879)
- March of the Goblins (1879)
- Mazurka des grâces - Caprice (1879)
- Polonaise héroïque (1879)
- Popular Sketches (1879)
- Coeur de lion March (1880)
- Supplication (1883)
- Home Sweet Home (Paraphrase) (1883)
- La scintilla (1907)
- Paraphrase de Concert on Bizet's 'Carmen'
It's interesting to know that some pieces published under her name were actually written by her publishers, Jacob Kunkel and Charles Kunkel.
