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1Galesburg, Ill., and since 1899 conductor of the Musical Union. See art.
3Berger, Wilhelm (Boston, 1861–1911, Saxony), brought up in Germany, became a strong piano-teacher, conductor and composer, and spent his whole life abroad. See Vol. i. 308, and art.
5Binder, Fritz (b. Baltimore, 1873), brought up in Germany and appearing widely as a prodigy from 1880, studied at Cologne, developing as pianist and choral leader, from 1896 was conductor at Solingen (near Cologne), and since 1901 has been head of the Singakademie at Danzig.
7*Blanck, Hubert de (b. Holland, 1856), in 1880 toured South America as pianist, in 1881–82 taught in New York, and in 1883 went to Havana, establishing in 1885 what is now the Conservatorio Nacional. See art.
9*Bonvin, Ludwig (b. Switzerland, 1850), trained as a Jesuit priest, came to Canisius College, Buffalo, in 1887 as music-director, and has been much engaged upon historical studies and composition. See art.
11*Bott, Jean Joseph (Hesse, 1826–1895, New York), well known as violinist and composer at Meiningen and Hanover, from 1885 lived in New York.
13Brooks, Henry Mason, of Salem, Mass., from 1886 published a series of studies of old New England life, chiefly gathered from newspapers, including Olden-Time Music, 1888.
15*Browne, John Lewis (b. England, 1866), finished training as organist in New York, from 1888 played in Chicago, from 1892 at San Francisco, also leading symphony-concerts, from 1899 at Atlanta, in 1908–10 at Philadelphia, and since 1912 at Chicago. See art.
17*Bruenner, Leopold (b. Bavaria, 1869), finished his education in Minneapolis, where from 1886 he taught, in 1889 became organist and teacher in St. Paul, and in 1910 organized the Choral Art Society, largely devoted to a cappella music. He has composed a grand mass (1895), songs, etc.
19*Brune, Adolf Gerhard (b. Hanover, 1870), in 1889 came to Peoria, Ill., as organist, from 1894 studied at Chicago, in 1898 becoming a useful teacher at the Musical College, with much composition. See art.
21Bryant, Gilmore Ward (b. Bethel, Vt., 1859), trained in Boston and New York, has taught since 1885 in various schools in the South, especially the Southern Conservatory, Durham, N. C., which he founded in 1898 and has since directed.
23Burdett, George Albert (b. Boston, 1856), graduated from Harvard in 1881, studied in Boston, Hanover and Berlin, settled in Boston as church-organist, chiefly at the New Old South Church. Besides being a gifted player and choir-director, he has composed church-music, songs and piano-pieces, and written for periodicals.
25Burleigh, Henry Thacker (b. Erie, Pa., 1866), was a church-singer before 1890, in 1892 won a scholarship and studied in the National Conservatory, New York, taught there two years, since 1894 has been baritone at St. George's and since 1899 also at Temple Emanu-El, and has sung in concert both in America and Europe. He has written striking songs, has arranged Negro religious melodies, and in 1917 received a prize for conspicuous achievement as representing the Negro race.
27*Burmeister, Richard (b. Hamburg, 1860), was director of the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, in 1885–97, and of the Scharwenka Conservatory, New York, in 1897–99. Since 1903 he has worked at Dresden and Berlin. See art.
29Burr, Willard, Jr. (b. Ravenna, O., 1852), trained at Oberlin and Berlin, since about 1880 has been an industrious composer in Boston, his works including string-quartets, piano-trios, a violin-sonata, many piano-pieces, songs and considerable church-music.
31Burton, Frederick Russell (Jonesville, Mich., 1861–1909, Lake Hopatcong, N. J.), graduated from Harvard in 1882, went into journalism and also became a leading exponent of the music of the Indians, making extensive investigations, publishing articles and books, and composing upon Indian themes. See art.
33Busch, Carl (b. Denmark, 1862), in 1887 came to Kansas City, where he has been increasingly active as conductor and composer, since 1912 leading the Symphony Orchestra. See art.
35Camp, John Spencer (b. Middletown, Conn., 1858), graduated from Wesleyan University in 1878, studied in New York, since 1882 has been prominent in Hartford, Conn., as organist in leading churches, in 1902–11 conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra, and a composer in several forms. See art.
37*Campanari, Giuseppe (b. Italy, 1858), in 1884 joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as cellist, but since 1893 has been a noted operatic baritone, mostly in New York. See art.
39*Campanari, Leandro (b. Italy, 1857), appeared in Boston as violinist in 1881, becoming teacher in the New England Conservatory and organizing a Quartet, in 1887–90 was in Europe, from 1890 taught at the Cincinnati Conservatory, in 1897–1905 was director at La Scala, Milan, in 1906–07 was substitute-conductor at the Metropolitan Opera House and of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and since 1907 has taught in San Francisco. He has published instruction-books and songs.
41*Campanini, Cleofonte (Italy, 1860–1919, Chicago), appeared in 1883 as assistant-conductor at the Metropolitan Opera House, again in 1887, from 1906 at the Manhattan Opera House, and from 1910 with the Chicago Opera Company. See art. His wife, Eva Campanini, née Tetrazzini (b. Italy, 1864), noted as stage-soprano since 1883, is a singer in the Chicago Company.
43Carl, William Crane (b. Bloomfield, N. J., 1865), studied in New York and Paris, from
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