When and where was Eric Blom born?
Eric Walter Blom arrived in Bern, Switzerland on the 20th of August 1888. His father carried Danish and British blood while his mother was Swiss.
Questions about Eric Blom
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What major reference work did Eric Blom edit starting in 1954?
Blom took over editing duties for the fifth edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians in 1954. He expanded this work into nine distinct volumes published that year after previous editor H. C. Colles had limited earlier editions to five or six volumes.
Under what pseudonym did Eric Blom write a detective novel?
In 1941 Eric Blom wrote a detective novel titled Death on the Down Beat using the pseudonym Sebastian Farr. The story concerns the shooting of a conductor during a performance of Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.
Who were the parents of Eric Blom and when did he die?
His father carried Danish and British blood while his mother was Swiss. He died on the 11th of April 1959.
How did Eric Blom view the music of Rachmaninoff compared to other composers?
He stated Rachmaninoff lacked individuality compared to Taneyev or Medtner. Blom believed the popular success of Rakhmaninov's works would never last among musicians.