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Pratt (ed.), Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: American Supplement (1920) — the Squier, Juhan, Gemünder and Elias Howe entries, 1920
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1Carolina and in New York, in 1907–10 was organist at Anderson, and since 1911, when she married Courtney Anderson, has lived in New York. She has written three operas, a symphonic suite on Negro themes, and published about 75 songs.
3*Sturani, Giuseppe (b. Italy, ? ), from about 1905 was operatic conductor in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, from 1908 at the Manhattan Opera House, from 1910 at the Metropolitan Opera House, and since 1912 with the Chicago Opera Company.
5Swarthout, Max van Lewen (b. Pawpaw, Ill., 1880), studied at Chicago and Leipzig, from 1905 was music-director at the Oxford College for Women in Ohio, from 1911 taught at the Illinois Woman's College in Jacksonville, and since 1914 has been music-director at the James Millikin University.
7Taylor, David Clark (New York, 1871–1918, New York), graduated from the College of the City of New York, studied there, and from 1908 published several valuable works on singing. See art.
9*Tetrazzini, Luisa (b. Italy, 1874), the celebrated operatic soprano, having been heard in South America and Mexico, in 1904 appeared at San Francisco, in 1905–06 was again in South America, in 1908–10 was at the Manhattan Opera House, in New York, then toured extensively, in 1913–14 was with the Chicago Opera Company. See art.
11Thatcher, Howard Rutledge (b. Baltimore, 1878), studied in Baltimore, and since 1902 has been organist there, also teaching at the Peabody Conservatory and the Maryland College for Women at Lutherville. He has written a concert-overture (1906), a string-quartet, synagogue-music, etc.
13*Thibaud, Jacques (b. France, 1880), the eminent violinist, since 1903 has made several tours of the United States. See Vol. v. 83, and art.
15*Tollefsen, Carl Henry (b. England, 1882), came to America in boyhood, studied in New York, in 1908–10 was violinist in the Symphony Society, in 1909 organized the Tollefsen Trio, has taught in the National Conservatory, and now teaches in Brooklyn. In 1907 he married Augusta Schnabel (see above). See art.
17*Toscanini, Arturo (b. Italy, 1867), the noted operatic conductor, in 1908–15 was famous as conductor at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, then returning to Italy. See art.
19Tramonti, Enrico (b. Sicily, 1876), since 1902 has been leading harpist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
21*Unschuld, Marie von (b. Moravia, 1881), since 1904 has been head of her own school in Washington, besides lecturing elsewhere. See art.
23Van Vechten, Carl (b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1880), graduated from the University of Chicago in 1903, and has since been critic and author in New York. See art.
25*Vigna, Arturo (b. Italy, ? ), was conductor at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in 1903–07.
27Waller, Frank Laird (b. St. Paul, ? ), a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, began as teacher and opera-singer in 1908, and in 1909–15 was coach and accompanist with the Boston Opera Company and in 1917–18 with the Chicago Opera Company.
29Ware, Harriet (b. Waupun, Wis., 1877), having studied in New York, Paris and Berlin, from 1906 lived in New York as composer, and lately has made her home at Garden City. In 1913 she married H. M. Krumbhaar of New Orleans. See art.
31*Warnke, Heinrich (b. Holstein, 1871), an experienced 'cellist, since 1905 has played in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and in 1905–07 was a member of the Boston Symphony Quartet.
33Wead, Charles Kasson (b. Malone, N. Y., 1848), since 1892 an examiner in the Patent Office in Washington, has been a diligent student of musical acoustics, publishing Contributions to the History of Musical Scales, 1900 (U. S. Nat. Museum Report), which embodies original investigations upon instruments, besides many articles in scientific journals.
35Wells, Howard (b. Rockford, Ill.), studied in Chicago, from about 1900 appeared there as concert-pianist, from 1907 studied in Vienna and from 1908 was one of Leschetizky's assistants, part of the time living in Berlin and also touring, and since 1914 has taught in Chicago. See art.
37Werrenrath, Reinald (b. Brooklyn, 1883), son of George Werrenrath (see sec. 6), graduated from New York University in 1905, from 1907 has been a favorite concert-baritone, and since 1919 has also sung at the Metropolitan Opera House. See art.
39Weyman, Wesley (b. Boston, 1877), graduated from Harvard in 1898, studied there and in New York, from 1901 appeared as concert-pianist, in 1905–08 taught at the Institute of Musical Art, in 1909–14 studied and toured in Europe, and has since taught in New York and Boston, with much literary work. See art.
41*Wheeldon, Herbert Arthur (b. England, 1864), from 1882 organist in England, in 1907–13 was organist of the Metropolitan Church in Toronto, and in 1908–15 examiner in music at Toronto University. See art.
43White, Carolina (b. Boston, 1886), studied in Boston and Naples, made her début as operatic soprano in 1908, sang in Italy, in 1910–14 was with the Chicago Opera Company, and has since been heard in concert or light opera. See art.
45Whitehill, Clarence Eugene (b. Marengo, Ia., 1871), studied mainly at Paris, appeared as operatic baritone in 1899 in Brussels, and since 1900 has sung in American and European opera-houses, in 1911–15 with the Chicago Opera Company and in 1909–11 and since 1916 at the Metropolitan Opera House. See art.
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