Vukutu

Thinking recently about tradition, I compiled genealogies for the lessons I have had in composition and in violin.

In composition, I once had lessons with “Gentleman Jim” Penberthy (pictured), who in turn had had lessons from Nadia Boulanger.   Although every mid-western American city was said to have had a music teacher who’d once been a pupil of Boulanger, the same was not true of Australia. As best I can determine the genealogy is thus:

• James Penberthy (1917-1999)
  • Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
    • Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
      • Louis Niedermeyer (1802-1861)
        • Emanual Aloys Forster (1748-1823)
          • Johann Georg Pausewang (1738-1812)
      • Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
        • Fromental Halevy (1799-1862)
          • Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)

In violin, I once had some introductory lessons from Mr Leo Birsen, whose genealogy was:

• Leo Birsen (1902-1992)
  • Jeno Hubay (1858-1937)
    • Joseph Joachim (1831-1907)
      • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
        • Eduard Rietz (1802-1832)
          • Johann Friedrich Ritz (1767-1828) (ER’s father).

Subsequently, I have had lessons from two fine teachers whose genealogies are as follows.  My first teacher was taught by:

• Philip Heyman

• Ryszard Woycicki
  • Stefan Kamasa (1930 – )
    • Jan Rakowski (1898-1962)
      • Karola Wierzuchowskiego
    • Tadeusz Wronski (1915-2000)
    • P. Pasquier

And my second teacher was taught by:

• Goncal Comellas
  • Joan Massia i Prats (1890-1969)
    • Alfred Marchot
      • Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)
        • Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
        • Henry Vieuxtemps (1820-1881)

Here, parallel indents show a student of multiple teachers.  Thus, Ysaye was taught by both Wieniawksi and Vieuxtemps.  As it happens, Wieniawksi was also a pupil of Vieuxtemps.