Appy, Charles Ernest 25.oct.1834-2.aug.1895 Netherlands, Den Haag - USA Missouri, Kansas City
cellist, studied piano with Richard Hol, violin with Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, cello with Charles Montigny, Jean Godefroid Merlen and Jacques Franco Mendes, 1851 cellist in Zaandam, 1854 residing in Amsterdam, 1854 toured England and Scotland as member of the Jullien Orchestra, 1854 on tour in Switzerland, 14.may.1857 arrived at New York, 1876 became friends with preacher Henry Ward Beecher during a six month stay in New York, 1865-1870 member of a quartet with Frans Coenen, Josef Cramer and W A Sickler, 1864-1883 teacher cello at the Maatschappij tot Bevordering van Toonkunst in Amsterdam, 1871 also in Haarlem, 1.may.1884-1894 teacher cello and founder/director of Academie voor Muziek Amsterdam and Muziekschool Haarlem, 24.apr.1894 emigrated to the USA, 11.feb.1895 the family followed, 1894 he opened a music school in Kansas City

son of violinist at the Royal court in Den Haag, Jean Marie Appy (France 1771-2.may.1843 Amsterdam) and Ernestine Veronique Dupuis (France, Arras 15.oct.1797-7.apr.1879 Haarlem) ; brother of composer Jean Henri ; husband of singer Petronella Joanna Apolonia 'Nelly' van Hoogevaan Strek (Belgium may.1846-30.jul.1927 Yakima Washington) ; father of pianist Ernestine (Amsterdam 7.may.1865-26.mar.1949 Seattle), of violinist Henri Leonard (Amsterdam 1.feb.1869-30.oct.1904 Denver), of cellist Louis Ernest (Amsterdam 17.dec.1870-19.mar.1943 Yakima), of music teacher Charles Ernest jr. (Amsterdam 18.sep.1876-28.jan.1916 Yakima), of cellist Cornelia Eleonora (Amsterdam 30.mar.1877-11.may.1964 Yakima) and of professor of music Gerard Leon (Amsterdam 13.oct.1878-3.jan.1957 Seattle)

[although known as Charles Appy in the USA, he was known as Ernest Appy in the Netherlands, the name Charles was never used]

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[] Phantasy on a theme from Der Freischutz. Cello a Fantasie for cello by Ernest Appy was performed at the Concertzaal Haarlem 10dec1861
[] Phantasy on a theme from Robert le Diable. Cello a Fantasie for cello by Ernest Appy was performed at the Concertzaal Haarlem 10dec1861
[] Nocturne in C. Cello and piano. op2 composer Ernest Appy pub Brix von Wahlberg, Amsterdam 1883
[] Nocturne. Violin or cello and piano. op2 composer E. Appij pub Alsbach & Co., Amsterdam
[] Der abschied. Violin or cello and piano. op3 composer E. Appij pub Alsbach & Co., Amsterdam pub Deix., Haarlem c1850
[] Religioso. Violin or cello and piano or organ or organ solo. op4 composer Ernest Appy pub Brix von Wahlberg, Amsterdam 1883
[] Religioso. Violin or cello and piano or organ or organ solo. op4 composer E. Appij pub Alsbach & Co., Amsterdam

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