Stobbe, William R.

STOBBE, WILLIAM R. (fl. 1886-1903). A composer of xylophone solos (“Fantasia on Irish and Scotch Melodies,” Carl Fischer, 1908) and method books, William Stobbe served as timpanist for the first season of the Philadelphia Orchestra (1900-01), during which his brother, Walter H. Stobbe , performed as percussionist. Early xylophone artists Charles Daab and William Reitz both recorded Stobbe’s “The Mockingbird: Fantasia for Xylophone Solo” (Carl Fischer, 1903). SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Sort…