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1Buchholz (bookh'-hôlts), (1) Jn. Simon, Schlosswippach, 1758—Berlin, 1825; founded firm of organ-builders; succeeded by his son (2) K. Aug. (1796—1884), whose son (3) K. Fr., d. Feb. 17, 1885.
2Buchner (bookh'-nër), Philipp Fr., Wertheim, 1614—Würzburg, 1669; cond. and comp.
3Büchner (bükh'-nër), Emil, Osterfield, near Naumburg, Dec. 25, 1826—Erfurt, June 9, 1908; pupil of Leipzig Cons.; 1865, court-conductor; composed 2 operas, etc.
4Buck, (1) Zechariah, Norwich, England, 1798—Newport, Essex, 1879; organist Norwich Cathedral; teacher and composer. (2) Dudley, Hartford, Conn., March 10, 1839—Orange, N. J., Oct. 6, 1909; pupil W. J. Babcock (pf.), then of Plaidy and Moscheles (pf.); Hauptmann (comp.) and J. Reitz (instrumentation), Leipzig Cons.; later Dresden, under Reitz and Johann Schneider (organ); and 1861–62 in Paris; 1862, organist of the Park Ch., Hartford, U. S. A.; St. James, Chicago, 1872, St. Paul's and of the Music Hall Association, Boston; 1875, organist Cincinnati May Festival; then, asst. cond. to Th. Thomas, New York; organist of Holy Trinity Ch., Brooklyn; director Apollo Club; composed comic opera "Deseret" (prod. 1880); symphonic overture "Marmion" (1880), many cantatas; the 46th Psalm; "The Christian Year," a series of 5 cantatas; wrote 2 books of Pedal-phrasing Studies, and "Illustrations on Choir-accompaniment, with Hints on Registration"; pub. "The Organist's Repertoire" (with A. P. Warren); "The Influence of the Organ in History" (1882); and a "Dictionary of Musical Terms." (3) Percy Carter, b. West Ham., March 25, 1871; pupil at R. A. M., London; won scholarship 1891–4, organist at Oxford; 1893, Mus. Doc.; 1896–9, organist Wells Cathedral, 1899–1901, Bristol Cathedral; 1910, prof. of music Dublin University, vice-pres.; 1927, prof. of music, Univ. of Sheffield; c. overture "Coeur de Lion"; chamber music, etc.
5Buhl (bül), Joseph David, b. Amboise, 1781; famous trumpet-player at Paris; author of trumpet-method.
6Bühler (bü'-lër), Fz. P. Gregorius, Schneidheim, 1760—Augsburg, 1824; Benedictine monk, 1794; conductor at Botzen; dram. composer and theorist.
7Buh'lig, Richard, b. Chicago, Dec. 21, 1880; pianist; studied in native city and with Leschetizky in Vienna; after 1901 taught in Berlin, and toured in Europe and U. S. as recitalist; Amer. début, 1907, with Phila. Orch.; 1918–20, taught at Inst. of Mus. Art, N. Y.; now lives on Pacific Coast.
8Bull, John, Dr., Somersetshire, England, 1563—Antwerp, March 12, 1628; 1582, organist; 1592, Mus. Doc. Oxon.; 1596, prof. of music at Gresham Coll. on Queen Elizabeth's recommendation; resigned on his marriage, 1607; 1617, organist Notre Dame, Antwerp; an early English composer whom Oscar Bie credits with remarkable originality in the midst of over-ornamentation.
9Bull (bool), Ole (Bornemann), Bergen, Norway, Feb. 5, 1810—Lysoen, Aug. 17, 1880; enormously popular and brilliant violin-virtuoso, a whit charlatanic; pupil of Paulsen; then self-taught, using a bridge almost level and a flat fingerboard; studied theology, but failed in examinations; 1828, dir. Philh. and Dram. Soc., Bergen; 1829, studied with Spohr briefly; 1832, début, Paris, after living there a year observing Paganini's methods; toured Europe frequently, and North America 5 times (1843–79); he died at his country-seat. He played his own comps. almost altogether; wrote 2 concertos, and characteristic solos; biog. by Sara C. Bull, his second wife, Boston, 1883, and by Vlik (Bergen, 1890).
10Bul'lard, Fred. F., Boston, Mass., Sept. 21, 1864—June 24, 1904; 1888–92, studied comp. under Rheinberger, Munich; teacher of comp., critic and composer, Boston; pub. many successful ballads and four-part songs for male voices, also sacred music.
11Bülow (fôn bü'-lö), Hans Guido von, Dresden, Jan. 8, 1830—Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 12, 1894; versatile and influential musician; pianist and conductor of remarkable accuracy and memory, popularising the custom of conducting without score; often called the best interpreter of Beethoven, but rather cold as a pianist; at 9, studied pf. with Fr. Wieck; harmony with
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