Tag Archives: Ethelbert Nevin

Anglicized, the family’s name was truncated from Gummbinsky right down to Gumm. Harold Gumm discovered piano while developing up in Indianapolis. He went off at age 14 to provide as performing acrobat inside a journeying circus. Craving a far more dignified moniker, Harry used his mother’s maiden name, Tilzer. He …

A composer of mainly vocal music and piano works inside a lyrical, sometimes introspective, sentimental, or amorous design, Nevin began monitoring piano and the fundamentals of music with regional music artists, and became accomplished enough to create his initial composition at age 12. In 1878, he went to Western College …