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1GREEN, mulatto violinist, b. Poland about 1780. Studied under Barthelemon and Giornovichi. Was a remarkable violinist at the age of ten. Appeared as soloist at the Concerts Spirituels and in London at Drury Lane. Became chamber musician to the Prince of Wales. As a performer on the violin his playing was marred for the truly musical by extravagant gestures. In 1803 he played the "Kreutzer" Sonata with Beethoven in Vienna at a concert. D. England about 1850.
3BRISTOW, GEORGE FREDERIC, American violinist and composer, b. Brooklyn, Dec. 19, 1825. Member of the New York Philharmonic Society for over thirty years. Compositions include symphonies (all performed at Philharmonic Concerts) and string quartets. Mr. Bristow had a wide experience in American music and was highly regarded as a man as well as a musician. D. New York, Dec. 13, 1898.
5BRODSKY, ADOLF, Russian violinist, b. Taganrog, Mar. 21, 1851. Studied under Hellmsberger and Laub. Appeared as soloist with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and organized a quartet which won great favor. Made numerous successful tours of Europe. Came to the United States in 1890 as concertmaster of the Damrosch Symphony Society, but returned to Europe in 1894, becoming concertmaster of Sir Charles Halle's Orchestra in Manchester, England, also principal of the Royal College of Music and Organizer of another splendid string quartet. As a performer on the violin he makes a strong appeal through the sound musical quality of his playing.
7BRODSKY, FRANK J., American violinist, b. Pittsburgh, Feb. 3, 1883. Studied under Becker and Sevcik. Appeared as soloist at the German Music Festival in Prague. Member of the Prague, Leipzig and Pittsburgh Orchestras. Conducts a school of music at Pittsburgh. Published compositions include a set of exercises preparatory to the study of Kreutzer.
9BROWN, EDDY, American violinist, b. Chicago, July 15, 1895. Studied under Hubay and Auer. Awarded artist's diploma at the Royal Conservatory in Budapest at twelve years of age. Appeared as soloist with all important European orchestras. Since 1916, has concertized all over the United States. Compositions include several original numbers and classic arrangements for the violin.
11BROWN, JOYCE, Australian violinist, b. Hobart, Tasmania, Mar. 21, 1899. Studied under Ysaÿe and Thomson. Made her debut as soloist at Queen's Hall, London, playing the Wilhelmj version of the Paganini "D Major Concerto." Made numerous successful tours of the British Provinces.
13BRUN, ALFRED, French violinist. Studied under Massart. Appeared as soloist with the Paris Opera Orchestra and became professor at the Paris Conservatory.
15BRUNETTI, GAETANO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Pisa in 1753. Studied under Nardini. Compositions include several violin sonatas. Brunetti has been immortalized through the fact that it was for him that Mozart composed a complete sonata in the exact space of one hour. D. Madrid in 1808.
17BUCKLEY, GEORGE PARKER, American violinist, b. Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 7, 1885. Studied under Schradieck, Hartmann, Sevcik and Press. Member of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and other famous organizations. Taught the violin at Eichelberg Conservatory, Berlin. Now teaching privately in Spokane, Washington.
19BULL, OLE, Norwegian violinist, b. Bergen, Feb. 5, 1810. Studied under Lundholm, a pupil of Baillot, but really gained most of his knowledge of violin playing through experience. Made numerous successful tours of Europe and Great Britain. Came to the United States first in 1843 touring with enormous success artistically and financially, making in all five visits, the last in 1879. Compositions include several pieces for violin of the program type. As a performer on the violin he had few equals in technical proficiency, and while not a musician in the highest sense, he played with a splendid warmth and verve. D. Bergen, August 17, 1880.
21BURLEIGH, CECIL, American violinist and composer, b. Wyoming, N. Y., April 17, 1866. Studied under Witek, Grunberg, Sauret and Heerman. Made numerous successful tours of the United States and Canada. Taught the violin at the University of Montana and is now professor at the University of Wisconsin. Compositions include concertos, sonatas, and numerous charming and musicianly pieces in the smaller forms.
23BURMESTER, WILLY, German violinist, b. Hamburg, Mar. 16, 1869. Studied under Joachim. Has appeared as soloist with all
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