The Music of William C. Wright: Solo Piano and Vocal Works

[Paul Ringstrom]

Here is a note I received that you might find of interest:

Hi to all!

It's been a while, but I wanted to report to those interested that the Wall Street Journal Magazine recently licensed one of the tracks from the "Music of William. C. Wright" CD to serve as accompaniment to a new online video that features details of various Frank Lloyd Wright structures.

You can see the video here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-last-o ... 1487182327 In the background, you'll hear pianist Kuang-Hao Huang's recording of William Wright's "Fallen Hero's Triumph" (the last track on the Wright CD).

I don't believe you can actually read the full article unless you are a subscriber, but the video you can view in full! Nice to know that our CD still makes the occasional ripple! Thanks again for your support of this project!

--David Patterson

CD: The Music of William C. Wright: Solo Piano and Vocal Works 1847-1893
https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/musicofwilliamwright

[peterm]

Lilie's Invitation Waltz and Hour of Melancholy show a level of skill and sophistication which elevates some of his compositions beyond typical 19th Century American parlor music.
Not bad?

[SDR]

William Wright did his son the great favor of the introduction, at an impressionable age, to great music of the past. It is interesting, perhaps, that William was born two years before Beethoven's death -- so that music was not yet "antique," in his day . . .

SDR

[peterm]

If one remembers that Wagner had already written Lohengrin by 1850, Papa Wright, like most American classical composers, was far behind the times.