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1Zech, Frederick (b. Philadelphia, 1858), studied in San Francisco and Berlin, taught at Berlin from 1880, and since 1882 has been piano-teacher and conductor at San Francisco, and a prolific composer.
3*Ziegler, Anna Elizabeth, née Koelling (b. Hamburg, 1867), was educated in New York, early became known as pianist and singer, was director of the Berlin Conservatory there and now is head of the Ziegler Institute of Normal Singing.
5Zoellner, Joseph (b. Brooklyn, 1862), trained mostly in New York and Dresden, from 1882 was violinist and teacher in Brooklyn, from 1903 in Stockton, Cal., in 1907–12 played and taught in Brussels, there forming with two sons and a daughter the Zoellner Quartet, which since 1912 has toured the United States. In this he plays viola.
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9Abott, Bessie Pickens (Riverdale, N. Y., 1878–1919, New York), studied in New York and later in Paris, from 1894 appeared as soprano in light opera, and from 1901 in grand opera, until 1906 in Paris and then in the United States, besides concert-tours in many countries. In 1912 she married T. W. Story.
11Adams, Suzanne (b. Cambridge, Mass., 1873), was trained as soprano in Paris, from 1894 appearing in opera there, from 1897 at Nice and since 1898 at London. She sang in New York in 1899 and was at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1902. See art.
13Aldrich, Richard (b. Providence, 1863), graduated from Harvard in 1885, entered journalistic work, first in Providence, from 1889 in Washington, where he began musical criticism. Since 1891 he has been critic in New York, till 1902 on the 'Tribune' and then on the 'Times.' See art.
15Aller, George Henry (b. Shiremanstown, Pa., 1871), trained as singer at Doane College in Nebraska, Chicago, Berlin and Paris, since 1893 has taught in Nebraska, from 1914 as music-director at Doane College, developing notable interest in vocal music.
17*Anger, Joseph Humphrey (England, 1862–1913, Toronto), after experience in England, was from 1893 theory-professor at the Toronto Conservatory, notable also as organist, conductor and author. See art.
19Armstrong, William Dawson (b. Alton, Ill., 1868), trained in St. Louis and Chicago, from 1890 was organist at Alton and in 1896–1908 at St. Louis, and since 1908 has been head of his own school in Alton. He has written the opera 'The Spectre Bridegroom' (1899), an orchestral suite and an overture, vocal and instrumental pieces, etc. See biography by W. F. Norton, 1916.
21Arnold [-Strothotte], Maurice (b. St. Louis, 1865), studied at Cincinnati, Berlin, Cologne and Breslau, taught in St. Louis, from 1894 was instructor in composition in the National Conservatory in New York, where he still lives. He has twice gone abroad as conductor or performer. For list of works, see Baker, Dict. of Musicians, p. 28, and Hughes, Contemporary American Composers, pp. 135–9.
23Ashton, Joseph Nickerson (b. Salem, Mass., 1868), graduated from Brown University in 1891, taught there from 1895 and also in Boston, in 1898–1904 being associate-professor in the University. Since 1905 he has been organist at Brookline. See art.
25Atherton, Percy Lee (b. Boston, 1871), graduated from Harvard in 1893, studied in Munich, Berlin, Rome and Paris, has been known as composer since 1890, at first of comic operas, later of orchestral and vocal works. See art.
27Avery, Stanley R. (b. Yonkers, N. 'Y., 1879), trained in New York and Berlin as organist, from 1896 worked at Yonkers and since 1910 at Minneapolis. See art.
29Baldwin, Ralph Lyman (b. Easthampton, Mass., 1872), musically educated in Boston, from about 1895 was organist in Easthampton and Northampton, and since 1904 in Hartford, Conn., where he is also supervisor and choral conductor. See art.
31Baltzell, Winton James (b. Shiremanstown, Pa., 1864), graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1884, studied in Philadelphia, Boston and London, taught in Reading, Pa., in 1897–99 and 1900–07 edited 'The Etude,' in 1907–18 'The Musician,' and has since been in literary work in New York. See art.
33Barbour, Florence, née Newell (b. Providence, 1867), gained her training in America, and has won success as concert-pianist and composer, chiefly of piano-works and songs. See art.
35*Barford, Vernon West (b. England, 1876), came as organist in 1895 to Qu'Appelle, Que., and since 1900 has been organist and conductor at Edmonton, Alberta.
37Bartholomew, Edward Fry (b. Sunbury, Pa., 1846), trained as a Lutheran minister, professor at Augustana College since 1888, has published The Relation of Psychology to Music, 1899, 1903, Rational Musical Pedagogy, 1905, and many magazine articles, and edited The Musical Profession, 1905.
39Beach, John Parsons (b. Gloversville, N. Y., 1877), studied in Boston and Minneapolis, taught in both cities and from 1904 in New Orleans, went abroad in 1910 and has lived in Paris and Italy as composer. See art.
41Beaton, Isabella (b. Grinnell, Ia., 1870), after study at Grinnell, Berlin and Paris, since 1899 has worked at Cleveland as pianist, composer and teacher, first at the Cleveland School of Music and from 1910 in her own school. See art.
43Benson, Louis FitzGerald (b. Philadelphia, 1855), both lawyer and clergyman by profession, since 1894 has been hymnal-editor for the Presbyterian Church and has become a foremost hymnologist. His chief publication
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