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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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1Arthur, Alfred (Pittsburgh, 1844–1918, Lakewood, O.), educated at Boston, settled in 1871 at Cleveland as teacher, conductor and founder in 1885 of the Cleveland School of Music. See art.
3Auerbach, Nannette, née Falk, a superior German pianist, in 1868–81 was teacher and concert-player in Baltimore, from 1871 at the Peabody Conservatory. See art.
5Baker, Theodore (b. New York, 1851), about 1865 was organist at Concord, Mass., lived in Germany in 1874–90, and has since worked in New York as editor, translator and author. See art.
7Bartlett, Homer Newton (b. Olive, N. Y., 1846–1920, Hoboken, N. J.), from about 1860 an important organist and composer in New York. See art.
9Bartlett, Maro Loomis (b. Brownhelm, O., 1847), trained at Oberlin, conducted choral societies at Meadville, Pa., and Newark, N. J., engaged in public-school work in Newark and New York, with some concert-singing, and in 1880 moved to Chicago and thence to Des Moines, becoming head of the Musical College. Mus.D. of Drake University in 1889.
11*Baur, Clara (Württemberg, ? –1912, Cincinnati), founded the Cincinnati Conservatory in 1867.
13Biddle, Horace Peters (Logan, O., 1811–1900), by profession a lawyer (finally in the Supreme Court of Indiana), published a book on The Musical Scale, Cincinnati, 1860, besides other essays on musical topics.
15Bliss, Philip Paul (Clearfield Co., Pa., 1838–1876, Ashtabula, O., killed in accident), early a 'singing-school' teacher, from about 1864 was employed by Root in Chicago and before 1870 became an evangelistic singer, in 1874 joining Maj. D. W. Whittle and traveling widely in the Central States. He was a pioneer in the 'Gospel hymn' movement, a fertile composer of both hymns and tunes, and (with Sankey) edited Nos. 1–2 of the Gospel Hymn series, 1875–6. He had a remarkable voice and great magnetism, and hearing him led Moody to use solo-singing in his meetings.
17*Boekelman, Bernardus (b. Holland, 1838), since 1866 has been prominent in New York as pianist, teacher and editor. See art.
19Boise, Otis Bardwell (Oberlin, O., 1844–1912, Baltimore), after study at Leipzig and Berlin, from 1865 taught in Cleveland, from 1878 in New York, from 1888 in Berlin and from 1901 at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. See art.
21*Bonawitz, Johann Heinrich (Rhine Prov., 1839–1917, England), studied at Liège and New York (1852–61), toured as pianist and taught at Wiesbaden, Paris and London, in 1872–76 gave concerts and operas in New York and Philadelphia, then going to London. See art.
23Bowman, Edward Morris (Barnard, Vt., 1848–1913, Brooklyn), from 1867 organist at St. Louis, with intervals abroad, from 1887 in Newark, from 1891 at Vassar College, and from 1895 in Brooklyn and New York. See art.
25Buck, Dudley (Hartford, Conn., 1839–1909, Orange, N. J.), after study in Germany and France, was from 1862 organist at Hartford, from 1867 in Chicago, from 1872 in Boston, and from 1875 in Brooklyn. See Vol. i. 413–4, and art.
27Candidus, William (Philadelphia, 1845 – ? ), originally a piano-maker with the Steinways, became an opera-tenor in New York, went abroad for study and became well known in Germany and England, after 1880 making several visits to America to sing at festivals.
29*Carreño, Maria Teresa (Venezuela, 1853–1917, New York), began as a child-pianist in New York in 1862, was mostly abroad until 1875, and was then identified with New York. See Vol. i. 474, and art.
31Cary, Annie Louise (b. Wayne, Me., 1842), a church-singer in Boston from about 1860, spent several years in Europe, where she appeared in opera from 1867, came to New York in 1870 and for about fifteen years was a favorite alto, there and abroad, especially in concert. In 1882 she married Charles C. M. Raymond, a New York banker, and lives at Norwalk, Conn. See Vol. i. 476.
33Chase, Melville Warren (b. Minot, Me., 1842), graduated from Bates College and trained in Boston, since 1869 has been professor in Hillsdale College, Mich.
35*Christiani, Adolf Friedrich (Hesse, 1836–1885, Elizabeth, N. J.), after a few years in London, came to America in the Civil War period and taught in Poughkeepsie, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York and (from 1880) Elizabeth, where he conducted a school. He is known by his Principles of Expression in Pianoforte-Playing, 1886 (also in German).
37Clarke, Hugh Archibald (b. near Toronto, 1839), pupil of his father, James P. Clarke (see sec. 4), came to Philadelphia about 1860, became an honored organist and conductor, and since 1875 has been professor in the University of Pennsylvania. See art.
39Cole, Belle (Chautauqua, N. Y., 1845–1905, England), from about 1865 active as concert-contralto, living from 1888 in England, but making extensive tours throughout the world.
41Colson, William Brewster (b. Rochester, 1846), has been organist and teacher for more than fifty years, since 1878 in Cleveland, giving many recitals there and elsewhere.
43Converse, Charles Crozat (Warren, Mass., 1832–1918, Highwood, N. J.), after study at Leipzig and also preparing for the legal profession, practiced law in Erie, Pa., for some years, but engaged more and more in musical work. See art.
45*Dolge, Alfred (b. Saxony, 1848), came to New York in 1866, worked in a piano-factory, in 1871 started a hammer-felting shop in Brooklyn, in 1874 removed to Dolgeville,
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