The German surnames may simply be a reflection of the very large German immigrant population in the St. Louis area, which started in the 1830s and continued throughout the century. It is no accident that Anheuser-Busch is based in St. Louis!
Carlisle On Mar 2, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: > As I remember part of the Boston Symphony history some hundred years ago, the > heavy brass players were mainly French musicians who went back home during > the > off season. > > In the St. Louis horn section report the names look very German despite ä > becoming ae in the English spelling of two of the names. Do we know how long > the > St. Louis season was back then? It could have been one player being > contracted > to bring a full section over just for the season. > > I don’t know the exact comparisons between American and European wages back > then, but aside from emigration from Europe there was a pattern of Europeans > working temporarily in the US. My maternal grandmother and one of her > girlfriends went to the US to work as housekeepers for a few years shortly > after > the previous turn of Centennial. > > Klaus _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
