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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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1toured in 1870 with Mme. Pappenheim, and composed a cantata, many choruses, some songs and orchestral fantasias, etc.
3Barnabee, Henry Clay (Portsmouth, N. H., 1833–1917, Boston), about 1854 became popular as singer and comedian, continuing active for over fifty years. Before 1870 he organized companies to give light opera, from 1879 was with the Boston Ideal Opera Company, and in 1887, with Karl, organized The Bostonians, in all these enterprises being strikingly successful. He published My Wanderings, 1913.
5Bassford, William Kipp (New York, 1839–1902, New York), from about 1855 was prominent in New York as pianist, teacher and composer. See art.
7Battell, Robbins (Norfolk, Conn., 1819–1895, Norfolk), graduated from Yale in 1839 and became prominent in business and civic life. For years (till 1851) he led an enterprising choral society and from 1875 instituted various musical undertakings in or near Norfolk. In 1854–90 he and his brother endowed the professorship of music at Yale—one of many large benefactions. The Litchfield County Choral Union was founded in his memory in 1899 by his son-in-law, Carl Stoeckel.
9*Berge, William (d. 1883, New York), came to New York in 1846 and became favorably known as pianist and writer of arrangements and transcriptions.
11*Bergmann, Karl (Saxony, 1821–1876, New York), came to America in 1850, joined the Germania Orchestra, was a leading conductor in Boston and from 1855 in New York, and was also a competent 'cellist. See Vol. i. 308–9.
13*Bergner, Frederic (Baden, 1827–?, New York), came to New York in 1849, and was leading 'cellist in the Philharmonic Society for over forty years, besides playing in the Eisfeld and Mason-Thomas quartets.
15Bethune, Thomas G. ['Blind Tom'] (Columbia, Ga., 1849–1908, Hoboken, N. J.), a negro, blind and half-witted, who yet evinced from 1858 singular gifts as player and improviser on the piano in concerts at many places.
17*Biedermann, August Julius (Saxony, 1825–1907, New York), came to America in 1848, settled in Milwaukee as piano-teacher and composer, and from 1859 worked in New York.
19Biscaccianti, Eliza, née Ostinelli (Boston, 1825–?), daughter of an Italian violinist of Boston, after studying in Italy, appeared there in opera in 1847 and also in America, extending her tours to California in 1853–4. She ultimately settled in Rome.
21*Bishop, Anna, née Rivière (England, 1814–1884, New York), the noted soprano, from 1847 appeared in America for some years and at intervals later. See Vol. i. 330–1, 345 (under Bochsa).
23Blodgett, Benjamin Colman (b. Boston, 1838), from 1850 was organist in or near Boston, from 1858 studied at Leipzig, and from 1861 was at Park Street Church, Boston.
25From 1865 he taught in Pittsfield, Mass., and in 1878–1903 was professor at Smith College, was then organist at Stanford University, and in 1906 retired to Seattle. See art.
27*Boudousquié was the projector of the New Orleans Opera House in 1859 and its manager for some years, continuing the high standard previously established by Davis.
29*Brandeis, Frederic (Austria, 1835–1899, New York), arriving in New York in 1849, from 1851 became a valued pianist, organist, conductor and composer. See art.
31*Brignoli, Pasqualino (d. 1884, New York), an Italian tenor who first appeared in New York in 1855 and was thenceforward extremely popular in opera. Though rather stiff as an actor, his voice and method made him famous. See Upton, Musical Memories, pp. 121–5, etc.
33*Brinkerhoff, Clara M., née Rolph (England, before 1830–?), came to America as a child, was carefully trained in singing and first appeared in New York about 1845. For more than forty years she was prominent in concert and oratorio and as a teacher. After 1861 she concertized in Europe.
35Bristow, George Frederick (Brooklyn, 1825–1898, New York), even before 1840 known as violinist, and later conspicuous as organist, conductor and composer. See art.
37*Bull, Ole Bornemann (Norway, 1810–1880, Norway), the celebrated violinist, from 1843 made several visits to America, and in 1852 projected a Norwegian colony in Pennsylvania. See Vol. i. 418–20, and art.
39Campbell, Francis Joseph (Winchester, Tenn., 1832–1914, England), educated at the school for the blind in Nashville, became musical instructor there in 1850 and at Perkins Institute in Boston, studied in Germany, and from 1871 developed a notable enterprise in London that became the Royal Normal College for the Blind at Upper Norwood. In 1886 and '88 he made tours with pupils in America. He was knighted in 1909, and was an Officier de l'Académie.
41*Cappa, Carlo Alberto (b. Sardinia, 1834), from 1858 was a noted band-master and trombonist in New York.
43*Carter, Henry (England, 1837–?) from 1854 was organist at Quebec Cathedral, from 1864 in Boston and Providence and from 1873 at Trinity Church, New York, in 1880–83 taught in Cincinnati and was then again in Brooklyn and New York. See art.
45*Castle, William (England, 1836–1909, Chicago), from 1858 till about 1890 was a well-known operatic and concert-tenor, and later teacher in Chicago.
47Christy, Edwin T., from about 1844 one of the best-known promoters of negro 'minstrel' entertainments.
49*Clarke, James Peyton (Scotland, 1808–1877, Toronto), previously organist in Edinburgh, came to Canada in 1835, settling in 1840 at Toronto, where from 1845 he was instructor in the University, organist of the
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