John Ella

About John Ella

Who is it?: Violinist
Birth Day: December 18, 1802
Birth Place: Thirsk, British

John Ella

John Ella was born on December 18, 2019 in Thirsk, British, is Violinist. John Ella was an eminent English violinist, neglected by posterity. He is looked upon as the shaper of musical taste and culture. He had immense interest in good music and ascended to a position of power and influence in London musical circle and high society from murkiness of artisan-class life. He was very dedicated about his musical pursuit and seized every opportunity needed to gain further exposure in music- both local and standard styles. He was a very talented concert manager and a wonderful reformer of musical art. He formed a famous music society which was completely dedicated to the endorsement and encouragement of ‘Chamber music’. The history of chamber music can be explored through his career and activities. His music weaved brilliance and somberness together and played a pivotal role in sustaining musical activity in nineteenth century Britain. His musical endeavors, combined with his organizing abilities, served as a platform to the flourishing concert-giving enterprise. He always envisioned musical pursuit as a stimulus for cultural improvement and advancement. He was also an enthusiastic traveler and traveled almost the whole of Europe, visiting and re-visiting major art galleries, museums, churches and cathedrals. The essence of these voyages is found to be profoundly immersed in his musical compositions. He is a largely unknown figure, and will continue to be so unless people are ready to delve deeply into the less-known chambers of the heart of music.
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Occupation Musicians
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born December 18, 1802 (Thirsk, British)
Birthday December 18
Town/City Thirsk, British
Nationality British

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Biography/Timeline

1802

Ella was born at Thirsk 19 December 1802. He was intended by his father, Richard Ella, for the law; but in 1819 he was taught the violin by M. Fémy. On 18 January 1821 he made his first appearance as a professional musician in the orchestra of Drury Lane Theatre. In the following year he was promoted to the band of the King's Theatre.

1826

In 1826, on the completion of his musical education under Thomas Attwood, and subsequently under François-Joseph Fétis in Paris, that he took his place as a member of major orchestras of London, such as the Philharmonic and the Ancient Concerts. The Saltoun Club of Instrumentalists and the Società Lirica were perhaps founded by him as early as this period of his life. They were intended for the practice and performance of unfamiliar operatic music. He played in the orchestra on the occasion of Carl Maria von Weber's funeral, 21 June 1826. Around this time he was appointed to a subordinate post at the Royal Academy of Music, and became musical Editor of the Athenæum and other papers.

1830

In 1830 he seems to have given public concerts under the patronage of Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster. During his journeys to the continent he made the acquaintance of musical celebrities. The set of chamber concerts which he inaugurated in 1845, under the name of the "Musical Union", and which originated in a weekly meeting at his own house, had an effect on public taste, particularly through its successor, the Popular Concerts. By the formation of an aristocratic committee, and by making the concerts in some measure social gatherings, for which membership could only be obtained by personal introduction, he secured for his scheme a high prestige. The programme always contained at least two concerted instrumental works and the executants were generally artists of established position, many of whom had not appeared before in England. The annual series consisted of eight afternoon concerts given during the season, at first in Willis's Rooms, and a benefit concert when vocal music was allowed to form part of the programme. The artists played in the middle of the room, with the audience surrounding them, and programmes were printed and sent out to the subscribers a few days before the concert. The undertaking met with such support that a series of evening concerts, at somewhat lower prices, was started in the early part of 1852, under the title of "Musical Winter Evenings".

1837

He wrote a Victoria March in November 1837, almost his only experiment as a Composer. In 1855 he was appointed musical lecturer to the London Institution, and the substance of three lectures on melody, harmony, and counterpoint was given in the Musical Union Record, i.e. the programmes. A set of four lectures on dramatic music was also published (1872). In 1869 he published Musical Sketches Abroad and at Home, a volume of anecdotes, autobiographical and otherwise, bearing on music. The book ran through two editions, and a third, edited by the author's friend John Belcher was published in 1878. A Personal Memoir of Meyerbeer, with Analysis of "Les Huguenots" is Ella's other important contribution to musical literature.

1858

In 1858 both sets of concerts were transferred to Hanover Square Rooms, and in the following year to the newly opened St James's Hall. In the same year, the Monday Popular Concerts having been set on foot, Ella's evening series was given up. His title of professor was derived from a post at the London Institution. He was honorary member of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome, and of the Philharmonic Society of Paris.

1888

The Musical Union ceased to exist in 1880, when Ella gave up active work. For the last twenty years of his life he lived at 9 Victoria Square, London, where he died on 2 October 1888, after repeated attacks of paralysis. For some years before his death he had been totally blind. He was buried in Brompton Cemetery on 5 October.

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