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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1Barge [-gě], (Johann Heinrich) Wilhelm, b Wulfsahl, Hanover, Nov. 23, 1836. A self-taught flute-player; 1853–60 in a Hanoverian regimental band, then 1st flute of Detmold court orch., and from 1867–95 1st flute of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch., retiring on pension (successor, 2nd flute Schwedler, who was succeeded as 2nd flute by Fischer, Barge’s pupil).—Works: Method for Flute, 4 sets of orchestral flute-studies based on passages in orchestral works, arrangements for flute of classic and modern compositions (Sammlung beliebter Stücke fur F. u. Pf.); etc.
3Bargheer [bar-hār’], Adolf, brother of Karl L.; Spohr’s last pupil (1857–8), and finished by Joachim; b. Buckeburg, Oct. 21, 1840; d. Basel, Mar. 14, 1901. Court musician at Detmold; from 1866, leader and first violin-prof. at the Basel School of Music. one of two readings
4Bargheer [bar-hār’], Adolf, brother of Karl L.; Spohr’s last pupil (1857–8), and finished by Joachim; b. Buckeburg, Oct. 21, 1840; d. Basel, Mar. 14, 1901. Court musician at Detmold; from 1866, leader and first violin-prof. at the Bascl School of Music. one of two readings
6Bargheer, Karl (Louis), violinist; b. Buckeburg, Dec. 31, 1831; d. Hamburg, May 19, 1902. Pupil of Spohr (1848–50), when he became leader in the Detmold court orch.; st. later with David and Joachim. 1863, court Kapellm. at Detmold, making numerous brilliant concert-tours; 1876–89, leader of the Hamburg Philh. Soc., and teacher in the Cons.; then leader in the Bulow orch.
8Bargiel [bar’gē-el], Woldemar, b. Berlin, Oct. 3, 1828; d. there Feb. 23, 1897. Pupil (1846) of Hauptmann, Moscheles, Gade and Rietz at Leipzig Cons.; for some years a private teacher at Berlin, then prof. in Cologne Cons.; 1865, Director of the Music School of the ‘Maatschappij tot bevordering van toonkunst’ at Rotterdam, and conductor of their concerts; from 1874, prof. at the R. Hochschule at Berlin; 1875, member of the senate of the Acad. of Arts; 1882, President of the ‘Meisterschule f. musikalische Komposition.’ He occupied a high place among modern German instrumental composers, with a leaning toward Schumann, who was his stepbrother.—Works: 3 overtures (Zu einem Trauerspiel [Romeo and Juliet], op. 18; Prometheus, op. 16; Medea, op. 22); symphony in C, op. 30; 3 Danses brillantes for orch., op. 24; Intermezzo for orch., op. 46; Psalm 96, for double ch. a cappella, op. 33; 2 Psalms, for ch. and orch., op. 25, 26; octet for 4 vlns., 2 vlas., 2 ’celli, op. 15a; 4 string-quartets (op. 47 is No. 4); 3 pf.-trios, op. 6, 20, 37; Suite for pf. and vln., op. 37; Adagio for ’cello and pf., op. 38; Sonata for pf. and vln., op. 10; pf.-suites for 2 and 4 hands; many pf.-pieces, part-songs.
10Barker, Chas. Spackmann, noted Engl. organ-builder; b. Bath, Oct. 10, 1806; d. Maidstone, Nov. 26, 1879. Est. himself at Bath, and invented the pneumatic lever, an invention offered unsuccessfully to several English builders, but adopted in 1837 by Cavaillé-Col of Paris. Here B. took charge of Daublaine & Callinet’s factory until 1860, when he founded the firm of Barker & Verschneider, which built several celebrated organs. He returned to London in 1870. B. also invented the electric action.
12Bär’mann, Heinrich Joseph, famed clarinettist; b. Potsdam, Feb. 17, 1784; d. Munich, June 11, 1847. He made brilliant professional tours, and settled in Munich as court musician—1st clar. in court orch. He was an intimate friend of Weber and Mendelssohn, who both wrote various clarinet-pieces for him.—He composed about 90 works, 38 of which are publ. (concertos, fantasias, quintets, quartets, variations, sonatas, duets, etc.), and are still special favorites with clarinet-players. His brother Karl (1782–1842) was a famous bassoon-player.
14Bär’mann, Karl (Sen.), son of Heinr. Jos. B.; b. Munich, Oct. 24, 1811; d. there May 24, 1885; pupil of his father, whom he accompanied on his tours, and whose fame he shared; he succeeded him in the Munich court orch. Wrote an admirable Method for Clarinet, with a supplement, Materialien zur weiteren technischen Ausbildung (André, Offenbach). His compositions are well liked.
16Bär’mann (Baermann), Karl (Jr.), son of the preceding; b. Munich, July 9, 1839; d. Boston, Jan. 17, 1913. Pf.-pupil of Wanner and Wohlmuth, later of Liszt; studied comp. with Fr. Lachner. He was appointed teacher in the Munich Cons., but went in 1881 to Boston, Mass., where he enjoyed a high reputation as pianist and pedagogue. Wrote pf.-pcs. (publ. by André, at Offenbach).
18Barnard, Mrs. Charles (née Alington), an Engl. song-writer (pen-name ‘Claribel’); b. Dec. 23, 1830; d. Dover, Jan. 30, 1869. Her numerous songs are in the popular vein, and are not unpleasing. She also publ. vocal quartets, trios, and duets, and pf.-pieces.
20Barnby, Sir Joseph, conductor of marked ability, fine org. and comp.; b. York, Engl., Aug. 12, 1838; d. London, Jan. 28, 1896. Of musical family; entered York minster choir at 7, at 10 taught other boys, at 12 was app. organist, at 15 music-master at a school. In 1854 he entered the R. A. M., London; studied under Ch. Lucas and Cipriani Potter; held in succession post of organist at St. Michael’s, St. James the Less, to the Sacred Harmonic Soc., and (1863–71) of organist and choirmaster at St. Andrew’s. Organized (1864) Barnby’s Choir (choral society), with five annual series of oratorio-concerts. Org. of St. Anne’s, 1871; then succeeded Gounod as conductor of R. Albert Hall Choral Soc.,
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