Frederick Shepherd Converse (b. January 5, 1871, Newton, Massachusetts; d. June 8, 1940 Westwood, Massachusetts) was an American composer of classical music. Even though Converse was firmly committed to composing in the late Romantic idiom of his European contemporaries, his works often dealt with American subjects. The lush orchestral scoring of his program music has been compared to the early style of Richard Strauss. In 1905, Converse's opera The Pipe of Desire became the first American work ever to be performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Today, Converse is best known for his symphonic poem The Mystic Trumpeter (1904), based on the poem of the same name from Walt Whitman's iconic anthology, Leaves of Grass. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Newton, Massachusetts is a suburb west of Boston. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Westwood is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... Program music is music intended to musically represent, or accompany, an extra-musical theme, contrasting with absolute music. ... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music in one or many movements in which some extra-musical programme provides a narrative or illustrative element. ... Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist born on Long Island, New York. ... Anthology may also mean a Alien Ant Farm album ANThology, see Anthology (AAF Album) An anthology is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. ... Walt Whitman, age 37, frontispiece to Leaves of Grass, Fulton St. ...

Among Converse's notable students were Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) and Florence Price (1888-1953). Alan Hovhaness (March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish descent. ... Florence Beatrice Price (1888-1953) was an American composer. ...