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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1de, Termonde, 1812—Antwerp, 1889; Flemish nobleman; writer and composer.
2Bürde-Ney (bür'-dě-ně'), Jenny, Graz, 1826—Dresden, 1886; soprano; 1855, m. the actor E. Bürde.
3Burette (bū'-rět), P. J., Paris, 1665—1747; Prof. of Medicine, Paris Univ.; writer on Greek music.
4Burgk (boorkh'), Joachim Moller (or Müller), called Joachim A. Burgk (or Burg, or Burck), Burg, near Magdeburg; ca. 1541—Mülhausen, Thuringia, May 24, 1610; organist and eminent composer of Protestant music.
5Burgmein, J., pen-name of "Giulio Ricordi."
6Burgmüller (boorkh'-mūl-lěr), Norbert, Düsseldorf, 1810—Aix-la-Chapelle, 1836; pianist and composer.
7Burgstaller (boorkh'-shtāl-lěr), Alois, b. Holzkirchen, Sept. 27, 1871; tenor; studied with Bellurth and Kniese; sang small rôles at Bayreuth from 1894, "Siegfried" (1897); "Siegmond" (1899); sang Met. Op., from 1903.
8Bur'leigh, (1) Cecil, b. Wyoming, N. Y., April 17, 1885; violinist; studied in Berlin with Grünberg and Witek (vln.), Leichtentritt (comp.) and in Chicago with Sauret, Hugo Heermann and Felix Borowski; made concert tours, and taught after 1909 in Denver, Sioux City and Missoula; res. in N. Y., 1919–21; thereafter taught at Univ. of Wis. (vln.); c. violin works and songs. (2) Harry Thacker, b. Erie, Pa., Dec. 2, 1866; Negro barytone and composer; studied Nat'l. Cons. in N. Y., where he has lived since 1892; active as concert singer in U. S. and Europe; has c. or arr. more than 100 songs, esp. Negro spirituals.
9Burmeister (boor'-mi-shtěr), (1) Richard, b. Hamburg, Dec. 7, 1860; pianist; pupil of Liszt, accompanying him as he travelled; teacher Hamburg Cons.; for 12 years head of pf. dept., Peabody Inst., Baltimore; 1898, dir. N. Y. Scharwenka Cons.; 1903–06, Dresden Cons.; 1906–25, lived in Berlin; 1925–33 in Merano; c. pf.-concerto (op. 1), "The Chase after Fortune" ("Die Jagd nach dem Glück"), a symphonic fantasy in 3 movements; rescored Chopin's F minor concerto, and wrote orch. accomp. for Liszt's "Pathetic" concerto. (2) Dory (née Peterson), b. Oldenburg, 1860; pianist; wife of above.
10Burmester (boor'-mā-shtěr), Willy, Hamburg, March 16, 1869—Jan. 16, 1933; violin-virtuoso; studied with his father and Joachim; toured with his sister, a concert-pianist. Von Bülow aided him and brought public attention to his abilities; toured Europe, and 1899, America. Long a leading virtuoso, but in later years also a serious interpreter; revisited America a few years before his death.
11Bur'ney, Chas., Shrewsbury, England, 1726—Chelsea, 1814; toured Europe; Mus. Doc. Oxon, 1769; pub. very interesting and gossipy "The Present State of Music in France and Italy," etc. (1771); "do. in Germany, the Netherlands," etc. (1773); "General History of Music" (4 vols., 1776–89), etc.
12Bur'rian, Carl (rightly Karel Burian), Rausinow near Rakonitz, Jan. 12, 1870—Senomat, Sept. 25, 1924; opera tenor; pupil of Pivoda in Prague; début, 1891, in Brünn; sang in Reval, Cologne, Hanover, Hamburg; 1898–1911 at the Dresden Op.; then several years in Vienna and Budapest; at Met. Op., N. Y., and at Bayreuth.
13Bur'rowes, J. Freckleton, London, 1787—1852; organist, pianist and writer.
14Bur'tius (or Burci (boor'-chē)) or Burzio (boor'-tsī-ō), Nicolaus, Parma, 1450—1518; wrote the earliest specimen of printed mensural music.
15Bur'ton, Frederick R., Jonesville, Mich., 1861—Lake Hopatcong, N. J., 1909; graduated at Harvard; l. Yonkers, N. Y.; founded there, 1896, a choral society; c. pop. cantata "Hiawatha," etc.
16Bus'by, Thos., Westminster, England, 1755—London, 1838; Mus. Doc.; composer and writer.
17Busch, (1) Adolf, b. Siegen, Germany, Aug. 8, 1891; violinist, composer; studied at Cologne Cons.; first vln., Vienna Orch, 1912–18; toured as solo performer in European cities, 1918–22; in sonata recitals with Rudolf Serkin, pianist, and in trio with Serkin and H. Busch; succeeded Marteau as teacher at Berlin Hochsch., 1919, where formed string quartet; has toured in U. S., as soloist with leading orchs.; c. orchestral and chamber works, songs. (2) Carl,
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