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Grove's dictionary of music and musicians. American supplement : being the sixth volume of the complete work, 1920
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1Cathedral and leader of choral societies. Mus. D. of Toronto University in 1856.
3Clarke, William Horatio (Newton, Mass., 1840–1913, Reading, Mass.), organist from 1856, after foreign study, went in 1871 to Dayton, O., as public-school supervisor and thence as organist to Indianapolis. In 1878–87 he was organist in Boston. See art.
5Coleman, Obed M. (Barnstable, Mass., 1817–1845), a pioneer in improving the accordion, in 1844 patented an 'æolian attachment' (set of reeds) for pianos, which was first popularized by Gilbert in 1847.
7Cornell, John Henry (New York, 1828–1894, New York), from 1848 was an important organist, teacher, theorist and composer in New York. See art.
9Cross, Michael Hurley (Philadelphia, 1833–1897, Philadelphia), from 1848 noted as organist and conductor, mostly in Philadelphia. See art.
11*Crouch, Frederick William Nicholls (England, 1808–1896, Portland, Me.), 'cellist and singer, came to New York in 1849 with Maretzek, and worked in Portland, Philadelphia, Washington, Richmond and Baltimore as singer and teacher. He wrote many popular songs and two operas. See Vol. i. 641–2.
13Cutler, Henry Stephen (Boston, 1825–1902, Boston), after training in Germany in 1844–46, from 1852 was organist at the Church of the Advent, Boston, in 1858–65 at Trinity Church, New York, and then in Brooklyn, Providence, Philadelphia and Troy. Mus.D. of Columbia University in 1864.
15Danks, Hart Pease (New Haven, 1834–1903, Philadelphia), a church-singer before 1850, especially in Chicago, where he also took up writing hymn-tunes and popular songs. Some of the latter had wide circulation. He also wrote anthems and an operetta.
17Davis, George H. (d. 1879, Boston), was partner of the Hallets in Boston from 1843, contributing much to the success of the Hallet & Davis pianos.
19Decker, Myron A. (Manchester, N. Y., 1823–1901, New York), early trained as piano-maker in Albany, opened a factory there in 1856, achieved decided success and in 1859 removed to New York. After some vicissitudes, in 1875 the firm of Decker & Son was formed by including Frank C. Decker, who is head of the present business.
21Deems, James Monroe (Baltimore, 1818–1901, Baltimore), early showed ability in band-music, from 1839 studied 'cello under Dotzauer in Dresden, taught and played in Baltimore, in 1849–58 was music-instructor at the University of Virginia, went abroad again, from 1861 was in the Civil War (becoming Brigadier-General), and then resumed musical work in Baltimore. He wrote an opera, a comic operetta and the oratorio 'Nebuchadnezzar.' See Mathews, Hundred Years, pp. 298–300.
23Doane, William Howard (Preston, Conn., 1832–1915, Cincinnati), was all his life engaged in making wood-working machinery, but was also musically active. He studied under B. F. Baker in Boston and other teachers, and from 1862 became one of the best of the many writers of 'Gospel hymns.' He made a considerable collection of instruments. Mus. D. of Denison University in 1875.
25*Dohn, Adolph W., a Chicago business-man who in 1858–65 was conductor of the Mendelssohn Society and in 1872–74 the first permanent conductor of the Apollo Club. See Upton, Musical Memories.
27*Dresel, Otto (Rhine Prov., 1826–1890, Beverly, Mass.), came to New York in 1848 as concert-pianist and settled in Boston in 1852. See art.
29Dwight, John Sullivan (Boston, 1813–1893, Boston), founder and editor of a notable 'Journal of Music,' 1852–81. See Vol. i. 759, and art.
31*Eberhard, Ernst (Hanover, 1839–1910?, New York), came to New York before 1860, was organist in various churches, conducted choral societies and orchestral concerts, and in 1876 established the Grand Conservatory. He prepared several instruction-books.
33*Eichberg, Julius (Rhine Prov., 1824–1893, Boston), came to New York in 1856 and from 1859 was conductor and eminent educator in Boston. See Vol. i. 770, and art.
35*Eisfeld, Theodor (Brunswick, 1816–1882, Hesse), violinist and conductor, was influential in New York in 1848–66, returning then to Wiesbaden. See art.
37Emerick, Albert G. (Philadelphia, 1817–?, Philadelphia), who had been organist since 1832, in 1841 compiled a successful collection of people's songs and later was correspondentformusical papers. From 1850 he managed high-class concert-series in Philadelphia.
39Emerson, Luther Orlando (Parsonsfield, Me., 1820–1915, Hyde Park, Mass.), one of the most facile of the later 'psalmody' composers, active from about 1840 at Salem, Boston and Greenfield, Mass., with various tune-books from 1853 (see Tune-books). He was in request as conductor of 'conventions.' Mus.D. of Findlay College in 1891. See Hall, Gospel Song and Hymn Writers, pp. 44–9.
41Emmett, Daniel Decatur (Mt. Vernon, O., 1818–1904, Mt. Vernon), from 1843 was foremost in developing 'negro minstrel' troupes, with New York as a center. In 1859, while with Bryant, he wrote the song 'Dixie.' See art.
43Everett, L. C. (1818–1867) and Everett, Asa Brooks (1828–1875), two Virginians who studied music in Boston (the younger also four years at Leipzig), organized a system of normal instruction at Richmond in the '50s which had results analogous to Mason's in the North. In 1861 they had fifty teachers of singing-schools representing them and using their publications. See Hall, pp. 96–100.
45Fairlamb, James Remington (Philadelphia, 1838–1908, New York), from 1852 organist in Philadelphia, in 1859–61 studied at Paris
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