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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1dam; 1874 Prof. R. Hochschule, Berlin; 1882, Pres. "Meisterschule für musikalische Komposition"; composed 3 overtures "Zu einem Trauerspiel (Romeo and Juliet)" "Prometheus," "Medea"; a symphony; 2 psalms for chorus and orchestra; pf.-pcs. etc.
2Bar'ker, Chas. Spackmann, b. Bath, 1806—Maidstone, 1879; organ-builder; invented the pneumatic lever.
3Bar'low, Howard, b. Plain City, Ohio, May 1, 1892; conductor; grad. Reed College, Portland, Ore.; studied music with Lucien Becker, also with Frank E. Ward and Cornelius Rybner (at Columbia Univ., N. Y.); cond. Reed Coll. choral soc.; after 1915, Riverdale Choral Soc., N. Y.; then at Neighborhood Playhouse, N. Y., and in recent years active as a leading cond. of radio programmes.
4Bärman (bär'-män), (1) H. Jos., Potsdam, 1784—Munich, 1847; clarinet-virtuoso and composer. His brother (2) K., 1782—1842, was a bassoonist; (3) K. (Sr.), (1811—1885), son of H. J. B., was a clarinettist; his son (4) K. (Jr.), Munich, July 9, 1839—Newton, Mass., Jan. 17, 1913; pupil of Liszt and Lachner; teacher at Munich Cons.; later lived in Boston, Mass., as pianist and teacher; composed piano pieces.
5Bar'nard, Mrs. Chas. (née Alington), 1830—Dover, 1869; composed popular songs, etc., under name "Clari-bel."
6Barn'by, (1) Rob., York, England, 1821—London, 1875; alto-singer, Chapel Royal. (2) Sir Jos., York, Engl., Aug. 12, 1838—London, Jan. 28, 1896; choirboy at 7; at 10 taught other boys; at 12 organist; at 15 music-master; 1854 entered the R. A. M., London; then organist various churches and cond.; 1875, precentor and dir. at Eton; 1892 Principal of Guildhall Sch. of Mus.; knighted, July, 1892; composed, "Rebekah," a sacred idyll; Psalm 97; Service in E, etc.
7Bar'nekov, Christian, St. Sauveur, France, July 28, 1837—Copenhagen, March 20, 1913; musician; of Danish parentage; pianist and organist; pupil of Helfstedt, Copenhagen; c. women's choruses with orch.; chamber music and songs.
8Barnes, Robt., (1) violin-maker, London, 1760—1800. (2) Edward Shippen, b. Seabright, N. J., Sept. 14, 1887; organist, composer; studied Yale Univ., with Parker and Jepson; ass't. org. there; later pupil of Paris Schola Cantorum with d'Indy, Vierne and Decaux; org. at various N. Y. churches; c. organ and choral works, songs.
9Barnett, (1) J., Bedford, England, July 1, 1802—Cheltenham, April 17, 1890, "The father of English opera"; pupil of C. E. Horn, Price, and Ries; brought out his first opera "Before Breakfast," 1825; "The Mountain Sylph" (1834); the very succ. "Fair Rosamond" (1837), and "Farinelli" (London, 1838); 1841, singing teacher at Cheltenham; left 2 unfinished oratorios, a symphony, etc. (2) Jos. Alfred, London, 1810 (?), 1898; bro. of above; composer. (3) J. Francis, London, 1837—1916; nephew of above; studied with Dr. Wylde; and at R. A. M., and Leipzig Cons.; début as pianist, 1853; 1883, prof. at R. Coll. of Mus.; composed oratorio "The Raising of Lazarus," symphony in A min., "Ouverture symphonique," overture to "Winter's Tale," cantatas, etc.
10Barome'o, Chase, b. Augusta, Ga, Aug. 19, 1893; bass; grad. school of music, Univ. of Michigan; studied singing in Italy; sang at La Scala, in Buenos Aires; with Chicago Op., and after 1935 with Met. Op. Co., N. Y
11Baron (bá'-rōn), Ernst Gl., Breslau, 1696—Berlin, 1760; court-lutenist and theorist; writer and composer.
12Barré (or Barra) (bär-rā or bär'-rä), (1) Léonard, b. Limoges; singer in Papal Chapel (1537) and special musical envoy to the Council of Trent (1545); composed madrigals and motets. (2) A., printer, etc., Rome, 1555–70, later Milan.
13Barrère (bär-är'), Georges, b. Bordeaux, France, Oct. 31, 1876; flutist, conductor; studied Paris Cons., 1st prize, 1895; member orchestra, Paris Op., Colonne Orch.; teacher, Schola Cantorum, Paris; founder, Modern Society of Wind Instruments, Paris, 1895; member N. Y. Symph Orch., 1905–1928; taught Inst. of Musical Art, New York, after 1910; founded Barrère Little Symphony Orchestra, 1914; member trio with Carlos Salzedo. harp, and Horace Britt, 'cello; c. chamber music works.
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