Clarence L. Partee

Clarence Lockhart Partee (born Concord, North Carolina January 20, 1864, died Manhattan, New York April 17, 1915) was an American composer and arranger and music publisher.

[2][3][4] He was also founder, editor and publisher of The Cadenza magazine, and devoted his life to teaching and advancing the banjo, mandolin and guitar, arranging more than 150 works for these three instruments.

[2] The Cadenza was "the first legitimate, high class magazine devoted to the interests of ... players at large of the banjo, mandolin and guitar.

[2] In an effort to expand his magazine's reach, Partee moved it from the Midwest to the New England area and added content tailored toward the cosmopolitan crowd, with stylish women on the cover and stories of banjo, mandolin and guitar players who had found success and love through their music.

[8] Another content difference noted by the Musical Journal was that the Cadenza did not devote itself to advertising the owner's merchandise or vilifying his competitors, unlike in other musician-oriented magazines.

Clarence L. Partee, posing with a banjo for the June 1898 issue of Loomis' Musical Journal . Although he played the mandolin and guitar as well, Partee considered himself primarily a banjoist, championing a "maligned" instrument. [ 1 ]