Arthur Battelle Whiting Born 20.6.1861 Cambridge, Mass. Died 20.7.1936 Beverly, Mass
ABT was educated at the New England Conservatory, studying under William H Sherwood, Louis Maas and George Chadwick. From 1883 he spent two years in Munich where he studied under Josef Rheinberger.
In 1889 he married Grace Kneeland Gorham 28.11.1855- 26.12.1936
He was a nephew of the composer George Whiting 1842-1923.
Orchestra
Piano Concerto in D minor Op.6 1888
Fantasia for piano and orchestra in B flat Op.11 pub. by G Schirmer 1897
Concert overture 1886
The Golden Cage - dance pageant 1926
Suite for strings and four horns 1891
Chamber
Piano Quintet
Piano trio
String quartet
Violin sonata
Piano
Concert Etude, Quasi Sarabande, Valse Caprice Op.5 pub by Boston Music Co. 1886
Six Bagatelles - Caprice in C major, Humoresque in E minor, Bagatelle in E flat major, Scherzino in G major, Idylle in D flat major, Albumleaf in F major pub. by G Schirmer 1895
Three Fantasy Waltzes - piano 4 hands pub. by Boston Music Co.
La Fileuse, Etude Melodique, Le Cortege qui passé, Nocturne, Polonaise. pub. by G Schirmer1904
Suite Moderne Op.15 pub. by G Schirmer1900
Five Lyrique Morceau - La Fileuse, Etude Melodique, Le Cortege qui passe, Nocturne, Polonaise. Op.20
Three Characteristic Waltzes Op.14 pub. by G Schirmer1899
Valse Brillante pub. by G Schirmer1901
Song
O love, stay by and sing words by Thomas Russell Sullivan for voice and piano pub. by Boston Music Co. 1889
Love me not for comely grace for vice and piano pub. by Boston Music Co. 1892
My true love hath my heart for voice and piano words by Philip Sidney pub. by Boston Music Co. 1892
On the walls of Salamanca for voice and piano words by Heinrich Heine pub by Boston Music Co.
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind pub. by C C Birchard & Co. 1901
Floriana words by Oliver Herford 1901 pub. by G Schirmer
Barrack Room Ballads for baritone and piano. words by Rudyard Kipling
My Delight and thy Delight duet for soprano and tenor words by Robert Bridges 1903 pub. by G Schirmer
Three songs for soprano and piano Op.18; When I am dead my Dearest, The Sunrise wakes the Lark to sing, A Birthday. Words by C G Rossetti pub. by G Schirmer 1904
Fair and fair duet for mezzo and baritone words by George Peele OP.20/1 Pub. by G Schirmer1903
Love is life's end duet for mezzo and baritone words by Edmund SpencerOp.20/2 pub. by G Schirmer 1903
Oh, there's a Heart for everyone for mezzo and baritone words by C Swaine Op.20/3 pub. by G Schirmer
A Cycle of old Irish melodies for four solo voices and piano 1912 pub. by G Schirmer
A Cycle of old Scottish melodies for four solo voices and piano 1917 pub. by G Schirmer
Musical settings from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam for baritone and piano Op.18 1901
Two folk songs arranged for four part chorus of men's voices and piano four hands: Lament of Owen Roc O'Neill, The Hundred Pipers. pub. by G Schirmer
Church
Offeratory in B flat major for organ pub. by J B Millet & Co. 1896
Service prelude for organ pub. by J B Millet 1896
Recitaitve and Aria for voice and organ pub. by G Schirmer 1893
O God, my heart is ready - for mixed voices Op.17 pub. by G Schirmer 1899
Though art fairer than the children of men. anthem for Christmastide pub. by G Schirmer 1897
They that wait upon the Lord anthem for baritone, chorus and organ pub. by G Schirmer 1903
Sweet Joy sacred song words by G Herbert
Still, still with thee sacred song words by H B Stowe pub. by G Schirmer 1903
God of the ernest heart sacred song for tenor and organ words by S Johnson pub. by G Schirmer 1903
When winds are raging sacred song for bass and organ words by H B Stowe pub. by G Schirmer 1903
Give Ear, o Shepherd of Israel - anthem for four voices pub. by Novello
Five settings of the Venite, ex ultemus Domino pub. by G Schirmer