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Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1920
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1certizing in Europe, became in 1868 a music-dealer in Rio de Janeiro, publishing some piano-pieces and occasionally serving as conductor.
3*Orth, John (b. Bavaria, 1850), brought as a child to America, was organist in early youth, studied in Boston and abroad, resumed teaching in Boston in 1875, becoming known as pianist, lecturer, composer and author. See art.
5Paine, John Knowles (Portland, Me., 1839–1906, Cambridge, Mass.), having studied with Kotzschmar and at Berlin, from 1862 was instructor and from 1875 professor at Harvard and eminent as organist and versatile composer. See Vol. iii. 596–7, and art.
7Parker, Fletcher Andrew (b. Lodi, O., 1842), trained at Boston and later at Stuttgart, in 1868–73 taught in Bloomington, Ill., in 1874 in London, and since 1875 has been identified with the University of Wisconsin as instructor and professor (emeritus since 1907), besides conducting the Madison Choral Union in 1890–1905. He has exercised a wide and fruitful influence throughout Wisconsin.
9*Pattison, John Nelson (Niagara Falls, N. Y., 1845–1905, New York), having studied at Berlin in 1859–61 and with Henselt in 1862, became favorably known as a pianist in Berlin, Paris, etc., and toured with Thalberg in Italy, from about 1870 traveled extensively in America with various artists, gave a striking series of recitals at the Centennial Exposition in 1876, and made his home in New York. He wrote a symphony, 'Niagara', for orchestra and band, a concert-overture, a piano-concerto or fantasia, and many piano-pieces.
11*Pearce, Stephen Austen (England, 1836–1900, Jersey City), visited America in 1864 and from 1872 was teacher, organist and critic in New York. See art.
13Pease, Alfred Humphries (Cleveland, 1838–1882, St. Louis), though without musical opportunities in youth, after six years' study in Germany from about 1865 was active throughout the United States as a popular pianist. He wrote a piano-concerto (1875) and some other works for orchestra, many transcriptions for four hands, and many songs.
15Penfield, Smith Newell (Oberlin, O., 1837–1920, New York), after study at New York, Leipzig and Paris, from about 1869 taught in Rochester, then in Savannah, and from 1882 in New York. See art.
17*Perabo, Johann Ernst (b. Hesse, 1845), brought to America in childhood, taught by his father and at Leipzig later, from 1865, after a year of concertizing, settled as concert-pianist and teacher in Boston. See art.
19Perkins, Henry Southwick (Stockbridge, Vt., 1833–1914, Chicago), son of Orson Perkins (see sec. 3), trained in Boston, from 1861 taught in Chicago, often conducting 'conventions' in various places, from 1867 was in Iowa City, in the State University two years, and director of the Academy of Music five years, from 1870 at Leavenworth, Kan., for five years conducting a summer-school, and after 1872 made his home in Chicago, where in 1891 he established the National College of Music, continuing at its head till his death. He was one of the organizers of the Music Teachers' National Association in 1876, and energetically active in its affairs. He compiled about thirty song-books.
21Perkins, Julius Edson (Stockbridge, Vt., 1845–1875, England), brother of the above, studied in Boston, Paris and Italy, appeared as operatic bass in 1868 in Italy and in 1874 in England, and in that year, with his wife, née Marie Roze, made a visit to America. Though but thirty at death, he had already gained high repute in opera and oratorio.
23Perkins, William Oscar (Stockbridge, Vt., 1831–1902, Boston), elder brother of the two preceding, after study in London and Milan, settled in Boston as teacher and leader of 'conventions.' He was editor of some forty song-books, sacred and secular.
25Petersilea, Carlyle (Boston, 1844–1903, near Los Angeles), was carefully instructed by his father and at Leipzig. After touring in Germany as pianist, from 1866 he taught in Boston, establishing in 1871 his own Academy, joined the New England Conservatory in 1886 and removed to California in 1892. He was gifted as performer and teacher.
27Presser, Theodore (b. Pittsburgh, 1848), began teaching in Ohio in 1869, later spending two years in foreign study. In 1883 he started publishing 'The Etude' at Lynchburg, Va., which he transferred in 1884 to Philadelphia, rapidly building up there an extensive publishing business. See art.
29*Remmertz, Franz (Rhine Prov., 1845–?) came to New York in 1869 and for many years was much in request as a concert-bass of the 'robust' order.
31Rice, Fenelon B. (Greensburg, O., 1841–1901, Oberlin), studied in Boston and Leipzig, in 1863–67 was music-director at Hillsdale College in Michigan, and from 1871 was head of the Oberlin Conservatory. See art.
33*Ronconi, Giorgio (Italy, 1810–1890, Spain), son of Domenico Ronconi of Milan and Munich, came to New York in 1867 and for several years was a respected singing-teacher.
35Root, Frederick Woodman (Boston, 1846–1916, Chicago), was organist in Chicago from 1863, and, after foreign study in 1869–70, became a leading teacher of singing there. See Vol. iv. 139, and art.
37*Rosewald, Julie, née Eichberg (b. Hesse, 1850), came to America in 1866, married I. H. Rosewald, a violinist and conductor, and appeared successfully in concert, then studied at Frankfort, returning to America with Abt. In 1875–84 she sang in opera both here and abroad, and then removed to San Francisco.
39*Schmidt, Arthur P. (b. Schleswig, 1846), came to Boston in 1866 as clerk for Russell & Co., and since 1876 has been a prominent music-publisher, issuing a large number of works by American composers.
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