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1studied in Chicago, from 1894 traveled as accompanist and pianist in America and abroad, from 1898 taught in Lincoln, Neb., in 1911–12 in Omaha, and since 1912 at the Cosmopolitan School in Chicago. See art.
3Earhart, Will (b. Franklin, O., 1871), after working in public-school music at Franklin and Greenville, O., from 1900 was supervisor at Richmond, Ind., and since 1912 has been music-superintendent in Pittsburgh. See art.
5*Ebann, William Benedict (b. Bremen, 1873), came to America in youth, studied at Cincinnati and Berlin, from 1896 appeared as 'cellist and composer, in 1897–98 taught at the Cincinnati College of Music, and since 1898 in New York, from 1907 at the German Conservatory. For list of works, see Who's Who in Music.
7*Eisenheimer, Nicholas J. (b. Hesse, 1866), in 1890 came to Cincinnati as teacher in the College of Music, organist and concert-pianist, and since 1907 has taught in the Granberry Piano School. For list of works, see Baker, Dict. of Musicians, pp. 237–8.
9Elson, Arthur B. (b. Boston, 1873), son of Louis C. Elson (see sec. 6), graduated from Harvard in 1895, trained there and in Boston, besides teaching and some composition, since 1901 has written various useful books. See art.
11Ende, Herwegh von (Milwaukee, 1877–1919, New York), son of Amelia von Ende (see sec. 6), studied in Chicago and Berlin, began teaching in Chicago in 1893, appeared widely as violinist, from 1903 taught at the American Institute of Applied Music in New York, and from 1910 directed his own school there. He organized the Von Ende Quartet in 1907 (with Modest Altschuler), and was one of a Trio with Rybner and Altschuler. He married the daughter of Remenyi, the Hungarian violinist.
13*Enna, Emil (b. Denmark, 1877), nephew of the composer August Enna, came to America in 1897, has toured as concert-pianist, and now lives in Portland, Ore. He has made a specialty of Scandinavian music. He has composed the opera 'The Dawn of the West' (1915), a piano-sonata, the song-cycle 'Legends of Seaside' (1916), etc.
15Erb, John Lawrence (b. near Reading, Pa., 1877), began as organist in 1892–94 at Pottstown, Pa., studied in New York, where he was organist and teacher, in 1905 became director at Wooster University in Ohio, and since 1914 has been at the University of Illinois. See art.
17Farwell, Arthur (b. St. Paul, 1872), graduated from the Institute of Technology, Boston, studied music there and in Paris, from 1899 taught at Cornell University, from 1901 carried on the Wa-Wan Press, made studies of Indian music in the Far West, and since 1909 has worked in New York. See art.
19Fay, Charles Norman (b. Burlington, Vt., 1848), from 1877 banker and capitalist in Chicago, in 1890 secured the guaranty of $50,000 by which the Chicago Orchestral Association attracted Theodore Thomas to remove from New York to Chicago.
21*Ferrata, Giuseppe (b. Italy, 1865), after experience in Italy as concert-pianist, in 1892 came to America, teaching first at Beaver College, Beaver, Pa., and since about 1910 at Newcomb College, New Orleans. See art.
23Fischer, Carlo (b. Washington, 1872), studied in Washington and Frankfort, was 'cellist in European orchestras, appeared from 1899 in America and joined the Pittsburgh Orchestra, from 1903 was with the Cincinnati Orchestra, and since 1906 has been with the Minneapolis Orchestra as player, assistant-manager and program-editor. In 1906 he organized the Minneapolis String Quartet.
25Fletcher, Alice Cunningham (b. Boston, 1845), whose life has been given to anthropological study, especially as concerns the North American Indians, began publishing upon Indian music in 1893. See art.
27Forsyth, Wesley Octavius (b. near Toronto, 1863), trained in Toronto, Leipzig and Vienna, since 1892 has been teacher and pianist in Toronto, part of the time as director of the Metropolitan School of Music. See art.
29Foster, Fay (b. Leavenworth, Kan., ? ), trained in Chicago and later abroad, besides early work as teacher, pianist and organist, since 1911 has been known as composer of songs and choruses in New York. See art.
31*Fox, Félix (b. Silesia, 1876), brought to America when a child, studied in Boston, New York, Leipzig and Paris, and since 1897 has been pianist and teacher in Boston, in 1898 founding the Fox-Buonamici School. See art.
33Freer, Eleanor, née Everest (b. Philadelphia, 1864), trained in Philadelphia and Paris, has devoted herself chiefly to song-writing, publishing from 1902, but known earlier. See art.
35*Frey, Adolph (b. Bavaria, 1865), has been piano-teacher at Syracuse University since 1893, in 1905–06 acting-dean of the College of Fine Arts. He has written vocal and instrumental pieces, and the music for the Latin play 'Trinummus,' 1895. Mus.D. of Syracuse University in 1914.
37*Friedheim, Arthur (b. Russia, 1859, of German parents), the eminent pianist and conductor, toured in America in 1891–95, taught in Chicago in 1900–01, from 1910 was often heard in America, and since 1914 has lived in New York. See Vol. ii. 110, and art.
39Fry, Henry S. (b. Pottstown, Pa., 1875), since before 1900 has been organist in or near Philadelphia, becoming noted as recitalist and church-composer. See art.
41Fullerton, Charles Alexander (b. Manchester, N. H., 1861), trained chiefly in Chicago, from 1890 was superintendent of schools in Iowa, and since 1897 has been teacher and conductor at the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. He is a prominent authority upon public-school music.
43*Gadski, Johanna Emilia Agnes (b. Pomerania, 1872), the famous Wagnerian soprano,
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