Adams, Thomas. Pupil of Sir Frederick Bridge. Organist of Halstead Parish Church; St. Alban-the-Martyr, Holborn, London, 1888-1918. Taught at Bishop Stortford Grammar School. Composed choral and organ music. b. Harlow, England, Nov. 21st, 1857; d. Islington, London, Nov. 4th, 1918.
Alcock, SirWalter Galpin. Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1905), F.R.C.O., F.R.C.M., M.V.O. (1933). Studied at the National Training School for Music; pupil of Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir John Stainer and J. Francis Barnett. Organist of Twickenham Parish Church, 1880-87; the Quebec Chapel, Marylebone, London, 1887-; Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London, 1895-1902; assistant organist of Westminster Abbey, 1889-1916; organist of the Chapel Royal, St. James’ Palace, London, 1902-16; Salisbury Cathedral, 1916-47; at the coronations of King Edward VII, 1902; King George V, 1911. Professor of organ at the Royal College of Music, London; president of Royal College of Organists, 1926-27. Composed anthems, services, &c. Brother of Gilbert A. Alcock. b. Edenbridge, England, Dec. 29th, 1861; d. Salisbury, Sep. 11th, 1947.
Twelve Short Introductory Voluntaries (1. in F; 2. in A flat; 3. in A minor; 4. in D; 5. in C minor; 6. in G minor; 7. in C; 8. in G; 9. in G minor; 10. in G; 11. in E flat; 12. in E)
Alexander, Alfred. Mus.B. (Toronto, 1889). Chorister at Rochester Cathedral; pupil of John Hopkins and Sir Frederick Bridge. Organist of Shorne Church, 1862-65; Strood Parish Church, 1865-68; assistant organist of Rochester Cathedral, 1865-68; organist to the Earl of Mar and Kellie, Scotland; of St. John’s, Alloa, 1869-; St. Michael’s College, Tenbury, England, 1874-77; Wigan Parish Church, 1877-88; the American Church, Nice, France, 1891-92; St. Andrew’s, Southport, England, 1895; St. John’s (Episcopal), Edinburgh, Scotland, 1896-1914. Composed cantatas, church music, chamber music, organ pieces, songs, part-songs, &c. b. Rochester, England, May 6th, 1844.
Alexis, Gerhard Theodore. Studied at Augustana College and Theological Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois. Organist. Taught organ and piano in St. Paul, Minnesota. b. Swaburg, Nebraska, U.S.A., Apr. 12th, 1889; d. St. Paul, Minnesota, May 31st, 1927.
Allen, DrGeorge Parker. Mus.D. (Dunelm), Mus.B. (Dunelm), F.R.C.O., L.R.A.M. Organist of Netherseale Parish Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 1896-97; St. Peter’s, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, 1897-1911; St. Peter’s Parish Church, Mansfield, 1911-57. Conducted the Burton-on-Trent Orchestral Society, 1903-07; the Matlock Choral and Orchestral Society, 1909-11; the Mansfield and District Choral and Orchestral Society, 1912-. b. Selston, England, 1873; d. Mansfield, Apr. 26th, 1957.
Ames, John Carlowitz. Pupil of Sir Herbert S. Oakeley; studied at Charterhouse School; Edinburgh University; the Stuttgart Conservatory under Lebert (piano) and Pluckner (piano); in Dresden with Franz Wullner. Concert pianist. Composed choral and chamber music, &c. b. Westbury-on-Trym, England, Jan. 8th, 1860; d. Torquay, July 21st, 1924.
Andrews, DrGeorge Whitfield. Mus.D. (Oberlin, 1903). Studied at the Oberlin Conservatory; in Munich with Josef Rheinberger; Paris with Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d’Indy; in Leipzig with Dr Robert Papperitz and Salomon Jadassohn. Organist in Meadville, Pennsylvania; Toledo, Ohio, 1879-86; the First Congregational Church, Oberlin, Ohio; the Second Congregational Church, Oberlin; recitalist. Taught at the Oberlin Conservatory, 1886; then professor of organ, composition, and orchestra there, 1892; a founder of the American Guild of Organists. Composed church music, organ pieces, piano pieces, &c. b. Wayne, Ohio, U.S.A., Jan. 19th, 1861; d. Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 18th, 1932.
Archer, Frederick (Frederic) James. Chorister at All Saints’, Margaret Street, London, 1849; studied in London and Leipzig. Organist of Merton College, Oxford, 1852-56; St. Clement’s, Oxford, 1852-56; Banbury Parish ChurchChurch; St. Mary’s, Spring Grove, Heston; Royal Panopticon, St. Mark’s, Surbiton, c1857; St. Peter’s, Belsize Park, Hampstead, London, c1862; St. Peter’s, Notting Hill, London; Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, London; Westminster Chapel (non-conformist), London; the Church of the Jesuit Fathers, London; Holy Trinity, Lee (Kent); St. Joseph’s Retreat, Highgate, London; recitalist at the International Exhibition, 1862; organist of Magdalene College, Oxford; concert organist at the Alexandra Palace, London, 1872-80; organist of the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., 1882; the Church-of-the-Incarnation, New York City, 1882; the Church of the Ascension, Pittsburgh; recitalist at the Chickering Hall, New York; of St. James’ (R.C.), Chicago, Illinois; the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1895-1901. Conductor of a touring English Opera company, 1880; at Alexandra Palace, London; Glasgow Select Choir, 1878-80; Boston Oratorio Society, U.S.A., 1887; Pittsburgh Orchestra, 1895-98; lecturer and conductor at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1895-1901. Moved to the U.S.A., 1882. Had very long fingers. b. Oxford, England, June 16th, 1838; d. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Oct. 22nd, 1901.
Arensky, Antoine Stepanovich. Pupil of Zikke (harmony and composition) and Johanssen; studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Rimsky-Korsakov. Professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Moscow Conservatory, 1882; directed the Im-perial Court Choir at St. Petersburg, 1895-1901. Composed operas, symphonies, chamber music, songs. Wrote about theory. b. Novgorod, Russia, Aug. 11th, 1861; d. Terijoki, Finland, Feb. 25th, 1906.
Armstrong, William Dawson. A.A.G.O. Pupil of Clarence Eddy (organ) and Ernest R. Kroeger (composition). Organist in Alton, Illinois, 1890-96; St. Louis, 1896-1908; solo organist at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. Taught at Forest Park University, St. Louis, 1888-90; Western Military Academy, 1898-1908. Composed an opera, a ballet, songs, organ and piano pieces, &c. b. Alton, Illinois, U.S.A., Feb. 11th, 1868; d. there, July 9th, 1936.
Attwater, John Post. F.R.C.O. (1895), L.R.A.M. (1897), Mus.B. (Dunelm, 1905). Pupil of Dr Charles W. Pearce and Dr Charles J. Frost. Organist of Faversham Wesleyan Church, 1873-83; Studley Road Wesleyan Church, Clapham, 1884; the Grafton Square Congregational Church, Clapham, London, 1885-1909. Brewers clerk; taught music at Battersea Polytechnic, London; singer and violinist. b. Faversham, England, June 26th, 1862; d. Clapham Common, London, Apr. 10th, 1909.
Austin, Ernest John. School teacher. Composed orchestral music, piano pieces, &c. Brother of Frederick Austin. b. Poplar, London, England, Dec. 31st, 1873; d. Wallington, July 24th, 1947.
Bache, Francis Edward. Pupil of Alfred Mellon (violin) and James Stimpson (organ); studied in London, 1849 with Sir Sterndale Bennett; in Leipzig with Moritz Hauptmann and Plaidy, 1853-55; in Dresden, 1854 with Dr Johann Schneider (organ); pupil of Franz Liszt. Organist of All Saints’, Gordon Square, London. Pianist. Composed operas, a piano concerto, songs, &c. b. Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, Sep. 14th, 1833; d. there, Aug. 24th, 1858.
Bairstow, SirEdward Cuthbert. Mus.B. (Dunelm, 1894), Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1901), Hon.Mus.D. (Oxon & Leeds), F.R.C.O.; knighted, 1932. Studied in Huddesfield with Henry L. Parratt; at Hottingham High School, 1887-89; the Grocers’ Company School, Hackney Downs, London, 1889-; in London with John Farmer; at Durham University; pupil of Sir Frederick Bridge and Sir Walter G. Alcock; studied at Balliol College, Oxford under Henry Farmer. Organist of All Saints’, Norfolk Square, London, 1894-99; assistant organist of Westminster Abbey, London, 1895-99; organist of Wigan Parish Church, 1899-1906; Leeds Parish Church, 1906-13; York Minster, 1913-46. Conducted the Wigan Philharmonic Society, 1901-06; the St. Cecilia Society, Blackburn, 1903-13; the Preston Choral Society (Lancashire); the York Musical Society; the York Symphony Orchestra, 1913; the Leeds Philharmonic Society, 1917; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1928-29; professor of music at Durham University, 1929-46. Composed church and organ music, and part-song. b. Huddersfield, England, Aug. 22nd, 1874; d. York, May 1st, 1946.
Bantock, SirGranville Ransome. M.A., Mus.D. (Edininburgh), F.R.C.M., F.T.C.L. Studied at Trinity College, London, under Dr Gordon Saunders (counterpoint); the Royal College of Music, London, under Frederick Corder (composition). Conductor in New Brighton, England, 1897-1901; conducted the Wolverhampton Festival Choral Society, 1902; principal of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute School of Music, 1901-34; professor of music at Birmingham University, 1908-34. Composed operas, a dramatic cantata, symphonies, songs, part-songs, piano pieces, chamber music, &c. b. Bayswater, London, England, Aug. 7th, 1868; d. London, Oct. 16th, 1946.
Barblan, J. Otto. Studied at Chur Teachers’ Seminary, 1874; the Stuttgart Conservatory under Dr Immanuel Faißt, Sigmund Lebert, Schuler, Ludwig Attinger, 1878-84; pupil of César Franck. Organist of St. Peters Cathedral, Geneva, 1887-1942. Lecturer at the Stuttgart Conservatory, 1884; professor of organ and composition at the Geneva Conservatory, 1888; conducted the Société de Chant Sacré, Geneva, 1892. Composed cantatas, psalms, chamber music, organ pieces, choruses, &c. b. Scanfs, Engadine, Switzerland, Mar. 22nd, 1860; d. Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 19th, 1943.
Barié, Augustin Charles. Studied at the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles; pupil of Adolphe Marty, Louis Vierne and Alexandre Guilmant. Blind organist of St. Germain-des-Prés’, Paris. b. Paris, France, Nov. 15th, 1883; d. Antony, Hautes-de-Seine, Aug. 22nd, 1915.
Barnby, SirJoseph. F.R.C.O.; knighted (Aug. 5th 1892). Chorister in York Minster; studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, 1854, under C. Lucas and C. Potter. Organist of Mitcham Parish Church; St. Michael’s, Queenhithe, London; St. James-the-Less’, Westminster, London; St. Andrew’s, Wells Street London, 1863-71. Director of music at St. Anne’s, Soho, London, 1871-86; precentor of Eton College, 1875-92; conducted the Royal Academy of Music concerts, 1886-88; Cardiff Musical Festivals, 1892, 1895; founded the “Mr. Joseph Barnbys Choir”, 1867, which latter became, after amalgamation with “M. Gounods Choir”, the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society; principal of the Guildhall School of Music, London, 1892. Composed hymn tunes, church music, part-songs, trios, songs, carols, organ pieces, an oratorio, &c. b. York, England, Aug. 12th, 1838; d. Westminster, London, Jan. 28th, 1896.
Barrell, Edgar Alden. Organist in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Father of Edgar A. Barrell. b. Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.A., June 16th, 1871; d. New Bedford, Massachusetts, Aug. 13th, 1923.
Bath, SirHubert Charles. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Oscar Beringer (piano), Frederick Corder (composition) and Reginald Steggall (composition). Composed operas, orchestral and choral music, songs, chamber music, &c. b. Barnstaple, England, Nov. 6th, 1883; d. Harefield, London, Apr. 24th, 1945.
Batiste, Antoine Édouard. Studied at the Paris Conservatory, 1830, gaining first prize for organ, 1839; pupil of François Benoist, Luigi Cherubini and Jacques Fromenthal d’Halévy. Organist of St. Nicolas-des-Champs’, Paris, 1842-54; St. Eustache’s, Paris, 1854-76. Professor at the Paris Conservatory, 1836. Composed organ music. Uncle of Léo Delibes. b. Paris, France, Mar. 28th, 1820; d. there, Nov. 9th, 1876.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Studied in Bonn with Pfeiffer, ~Eeden_Gillesvanden_d1782 ~ (organ), Rovantini (violin) and Christian Gottlob Neefe; in Vienna with Haydn, 1792, and in secret with Schenck; with Albrechtsberger (counterpoint) and Schuppanzigh (violin), 1794. Assistant court organist in Bonn, 1782. Cembalist and conductor to the Vienna Orchestra, 1783; received the freedom of the city of Vienna, 1815. Became deaf, 1822. Composed symphonies, an opera, piano pieces, piano concertos, string quartets, masses, songs, chamber music, &c. b. Bonn, Germany, Dec. 15th, 1770; d. Vienna, Mar. 26th, 1827.
Bell, William Henry. F.R.A.M., F.R.C.M. Chorister at St. Albans Grammar School; St. Albans Cathedral; studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Dr Charles Steggall (organ), Alfred Burnett (violin), Alfred Izard (piano), Frederick Corder (composition) and Sir Charles V. Stanford (counterpoint). Professor of harmony at the Royal Academy of Music, London, 1903-12; principal of the Cape Town School of Music, South Africa, 1912-; dean there on its merger with Cape Town University. Returned to England on his retirement, 1936, but later returned to South Africa. Composed a suit for orchestra, symphonies, operas, chamber music, &c. b. St. Albans, England, Aug. 20th, 1873; d. Gordon’s Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Apr. 13th, 1946.
Bellairs, DrRalph Hamon. B.A. (Oxon, 1890), M.A., Mus.D. (Oxon), F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M. Studied at Westminster School, London; Balliol College, Oxford; the Royal College of Music, London. Organist of Bradfield College (Berkshire), 1893-96; Christ Church, Cheltenham, 1901-18. b. Belgaum, India, Sep. 5th, 1867; d. Northleach, England, May 24th, 1947.
Bellerby, DrEdward Johnson. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1879), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1895), L.R.A.M. Studied at York Minster under Dr Edwin George Monk; New College, Oxford. Assistant organist of York Minster, c1876-80; organist to the 5th Baron Hotham, 1877-78; of Selby Abbey Church, 1879-81; Margate Parish Church, 1881-84; Holy Trinity, Margate, 1884-1914. Music teacher. b. Pickering, England, Mar. 28th, 1858; d. Southborough, Apr. 2nd, 1940.
Benatti, Carlo. Studied at the Lucio Campiani Conservatory, Mantua; the Diocesan School, Brescia; the Ambrosia Academy of Music, Milan, under Giancarlo Parodi; the Chigi Academy, Siena; in Munich with Franz Lehrndorfer; Monza with Arturo Sacchetti, Francesco Martini (composition) and Antonio Zana (composition); pupil of Gazzelloni Severino. Organist of St. Leonardo’s, Mantova; St. Francesco’s, Malavicina. Director of the Cappella Musicale Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Suzzara; taught at the Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Academy, Cagliari. b. Mantuna, Italy, 20th century.
Benedict, SirJulius. Knighted, 1871. Pupil of C. Ludwig Abeille, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Carl Maria von Weber. Conducted the Kärnthnerthor Theatre, Vienna, Austria, 1823-25; the San Carlos Orchestra, Naples, Italy; the Lyceum Theatre, London, England, 1836; the Norwich Festival, 1845-78; the Liverpool Philharmonic, 1876-80; professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London; toured the U.S.A., 1850-51. Composed operas, oratorios, a symphony, songs. Moved in London, England, 1835. b. Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 27th, 1804; d. London, England, June 5th, 1885.
Bennett, DrGeorge John. F.R.C.O. (1882), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1888), F.R.A.M. (1888), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1893). Chorister in Winchester Cathedral, 1872-78; studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, 1879-84, under Sir G. A. Macfarren and Dr Charles Steggall, won Balfe scholarship; studied in Berlin and Munich, with Friedrich Kiel and Josef Rheinberger. Organist of St. Peter’s, Vauxhall, London, 1883-86; Brompton Parish Church, London, 1887-; the Westminster Methodist Chapel, London; St. John-the-Evangelist’s, Wilton Road, 1890-95; Lincoln Cathedral, 1895-1930. Professor of harmony at the Royal Academy of Music, London; conducted the Lincoln Music Festivals; the orchestra of the London Organ School; Church Orchestral Society; founded the Lincoln Musical Society, and Lincoln Orchestral Society. Composed orchestral, church music, organ pieces, songs, chamber music, piano pieces, &c. b. Andover, England, May 5th, 1863; d. Lincoln, Aug. 20th, 1930.
Benoist, François. Studied at the Imperial College, Nantes; the Paris Conservatory, 1811-15, under Catel and Adolphe Adam, winning the prix de Rome with “Œnone”, 1815. Court organist in Paris, 1819. Professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, 1820-72. Composed operas, ballets, organ pieces, &c. b. Nantes, France, Sep. 10th, 1794; d. Paris, May 6th, 1878.
Berens, Johann Hermann. Studied in Dresden with K. G. Reissiger; pupil of Carl Czerny. Royal music director at Örebro, 1849; conductor Mindre Theatre, Stockholm, 1860; professor of composition at the Stockholm Academy. Moved to Sweden, 1847. Composed an opera, overtures, chamber music, songs, piano pieces, &c. b. Hamburg, Germany, Apr. 7th, 1826; d. Stockholm, Sweden, May 9th, 1880.
Berlioz, Louis Hector. Legion of Honour (1839). Studied medicine at the Paris Medical School, 1821; music at the Paris Conservatory, 1823-30; in Italy after gaining the Prix de Rome, 1830. Journalist with the “Revne Euroéenne”; the “Courrier de l’Europe, Journal des Débats”; the “Gazette Musicale de Paris”, 1834-; toured Germany, 1840; Russia, 1867; member of the Académie; librarian of the Paris Conservatory, 1852-69. Composed operas, symphonies, a requiem, oratorios, and overtures. Wrote a “treaties on Instrumentation”. b. Côte-Saint-André, near Grenoble, France, Dec. 11th, 1803; d. Paris, Mar. 8th, 1869.
Bernard, Jean Émile Auguste. Studied at the Paris Conservatory; pupil of François Benoist. Organist of Nôtre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris, 1887-95. Composed cantatas, a violin concerto, suites; organ, piano and orchestral works, &c. b. Marseilles, France, Nov. 28th, 1843; d. Paris, Sep. 11th, 1902.
Berwald, William Henry. Studied in Münich with Josef Rheinberger; Stuttgart with Dr Immanuel Faißt. Professor of composition at Syracuse University, New York, U.S.A. Moved to the U.S.A., 1892. Composed church and piano music, songs, &c. b. Schwerin, Germany, Dec. 26th, 1864; d. Loma Linda, California, U.S.A., May 8th, 1948.
Six Pieces for Christmas (1. “Sit Laus plena” - Allegro con brio; 2. “Quem vidistis pastores” - Andante con moto in E; 3. “Psallite omnes Angeli” - Allegro vivace in C; 4. “Venite in Bethlehem” - Andantino in F; 5. Pastorale - Allegretto in B flat; 6. “O Magnum Mysterium” - Andante in E flat)
Six Pieces for Church Use Vol. 1 (1. Andante con moto in E; 2. Allegro moderato in A minor; 3. Andante in B flat (No 1); 4. Allegro con brio in F; 5. Adagio in D; 6. Allegro moderato in C (with chorale))
Six Pieces for Church Use Vol. 2 (1. Andante serioso in D minor; 2. Fuga in A (adagio molto); 3. Andantino in G; 4. March for a Church Festival in D; 5. Alla Breve in C; 6. Fantasia in F)
Six Pieces for Church Use Vol. 3 (1. Chorale Prelude on the Tune “London” in E flat; 2. Fuga in C (allegro moderato); 3. Chorale Prelude on the Tune “Halifax” in A; 4. Andantino in E flat; 5. Chorale Prelude on the Tune “St. Bride” in A minor; 6. Andante in B flat (No 2))
Six Pieces for Church Use Vol. 4 (1. Andante religioso in F; 2. Allegro maestoso e vivace in C minor; 3. Andante tranquillo in A; 4. Largo & allegro moderato in G; 5. Adagio in A flat; 6. Allegro con brio in E)
Six Pieces for Church Use Vol. 5 (1. Wedding march; 2. Allegro giocoso in G; 3. Andante con moto in A; 4. Prelude on the Hynn “Stabat Mater” in D minor; 5. Funeral March in F sharp minor; 6. Adagio elegiaco in E minor)
Twelve Short Preludes on Old English Psalm-Tunes (1. “Lord, hear the voice of my complaint”; 2. “Through all the changing scenes of life”; 3. “All people that on earth do dwell”; 4. “Give ear, thou judge of all the earth”; 5. “My soul, praise the Lord”; 6. “Thou turnest man, O Lord, to dust”; 7. “Hail! Sacred feast”; 8. “All praise to thee, my God, this night”; 9. “My soul for help on God relies”; 10. “Thy mercies, Lord, shall be my song”; 11. “Bow down thy gracious ear”; 12. “O praise the Lord with one consent”)
Bexfield, DrWilliam Richard. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1846), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1849). Pupil of Dr Zechariah Buck. Organist of Boston Parish Church, 1845-48; St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate, London, 1848-53. Composed an oratorio, organ fugues, anthems, part-songs, songs, &c. b. Norwich, England, Apr. 27th, 1824; d. Bayswater, London, Oct. 28th, 1853.
Bicknell, George Ernest. Organist of WavertreeCongregational Church, Liverpool. Estate agent’s clerk. b. Liverpool, England, 1877; d. there, Dec. 8th, 1939.
Birch, Charles Montague. Assistant organist of St. Mary’s, Warwick; organist of St. Nicholas’, Warwick. Conducted the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra. b. Leamington, England, 1884; d. Bournemouth, Feb. 20th, 1947.
Bird, Arthur Homer. Studied in Berlin with A. Haupt, Albert Löschhorn and Rohde, 1875-77; in Weimar with Franz Liszt, 1885-86. Organist of Kirk, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Pianist and journalist in Berlin, Germany. Composed a symphony, orchestral suites, a comic opera, ballet, piano pieces, songs, &c. b. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., July 23rd, 1856; d. Berlin, Germany, Dec. 22nd, 1923.
Bizet, (Georges) Alexandre César Léopold. Studied at the Paris Conservatory, 1848-1857, under Marmontel (piano), François Benoist (organ), Zimmermann (harmony) and Halévy (composition); gained the Prix de Rome, 1857. Composed operas, suites, songs, piano pieces, &c. b. Paris, France, Oct. 25th, 1838; d. Bougival, near Paris, June 3rd, 1875.
Blair, DrHugh. B.A. (Cantab, 1886), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1887), M.A. (Cantab, 1896), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1906). Studied at Worcester Cathedral School under Dr William Done; Christ College Cambridge under Sir G. A. Macfarren and Dr George M. Garrett. Organ scholar at Christ’s College, Cambridge, 1883; organist there, 1884-87; assistant organist of Worcester Cathedral, 1887-94; organist there, 1895-97; Holy Trinity, Marylebone, London, 1898-; Battersea Town Hall, London, 1900-04. Conducted the Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, 1889-97; London Church Orchestral Society, 1910-15. Composed cantatas, anthems, services, part-songs, violin pieces, &c. b. Worcester, England, May 26th, 1864; d. Worthing, July 22nd, 1932.
Boccherini, Ridolfe Luigi. Pupil of Abbate Vennucci; studied in Rome. Composer to Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia. Moved to Madrid, Spain, 1769, at the invitation of the Spanish Ambassador. Composed chamber music, a mass, oratorios. b. Lucca, Italy, Feb. 19th, 1743; d. Madrid, Spain, May 28th, 1805.
Boëllmann, Léon. Studied at the École Niedermeyer under Eugène Gigout. Assistant organist at St. Vincent-de-Paul’s, Paris, 1881-; organist there. Composed a symphony, chamber music, organ pieces, &c. b. Ensisheim, Alsace, France, Sep. 25th, 1862; d. Paris, Oct. 11th, 1897.
Bohm, Karl (Carl, Charles). Pupil of Hans Bischoff, Albert Löschhorn, F. Geyer and Reissmann. Professor of theory at the Berlin Royal Academy of Music. Composed piano and violin music, songs, &c. b. Berlin, Germany, Sep. 11th, 1844; d. Apr. 4th, 1920.
Booth, Josiah. A.R.A.M. Studied in Coventry with Edward Sims; in Oxford with Dr James Taylor; at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Brindley Richards and Sir G. A. Macfarren. Organist of the Banbury Wesleyan Church, 1868-76; the Park Congregational Church, Crouch End, London, 1877-1918. b. Coventry, England, Mar. 27th, 1852; d. Hornsey, London, Dec. 29th, 1929.
Borch, Gaston Louis Christopher. Studied in Sweden; in Paris with Jules Massenet; at the Svendsen, Copenhagen, under Johan Svendsen. Conductor in Christiania and Bergen, Norway, 1893-98; of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; the Boston Opera House, Massachusetts; cellist. Composed an opera, orchestral pieces, piano, violin, and cello pieces, organ music, &c. b. Guines, Pas-de-Calais, France, Mar. 8th, 1871; d. Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 14th, 1926.
Bossi, Marco Enrico. Studied at the Licero Musicale, Bologna, 1871-73; the Milan Conservatory, 1874-81, under Polibio Fumagalli (organ) and Amilcare Ponchielli (composition); in Milan with Sangalli (piano), Campanari (violin), Boniforti and Dominiceti (theory). Organist of Como Cathedral, 1881-89. Professor of organ and theory at the Naples Conservatory, 1890-96; director of the Liceo Denedetto Marcello, Venice, 1896-1902; the Liceo Musicale, Bologna, 1902-1912; the St. Cecilia Academy, Rome, 1916-23. Visited the U.S.A. 1925, died whilst returning to Italy. Composed operas, cantatas, masses, organ pieces, instrumental music, piano pieces, songs, &c. Son of Pietro Bossi; brother of Adolfo Bossi; father of Renzo Bossi. b. Salò, near Brescia, Italy, Apr. 25th, 1861; d. at sea, Feb. 20th, 1925.
Botting, DrHerbert William. Mus.B. (Dunelm, 1891), Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1897), F.R.C.O. Pupil of F. J. Sawyer; studied at the Leipzig Conservatory; Westminster Abbey, London, under Sir Frederick Bridge. Organist of the English Church, Leipzig, Germany, 1888; St. Luke’s, Southport, England, 1891-94; St. Augustine’s, Brighton, Preston Park, 1895-. Founded and conducted the Preston Park Choral and Orchestral Society. Composed. b. Brighton, England, Mar. 28th, 1869; d. there, 1909.
Boundy, Kate Emma. Studied at the Royal College of Music, London. Composed songs, anthems, &c. b. Exeter, England, c1865; d. Abergavenny, Wales, Aug. 7th, 1913.
Brahms, Johannes. Hon.Mus.D. (Cantab, 1877), Hon.Ph.D. (Breslau, 1881). Pupil of his father; Otto Cassel (piano) and Eduard Marxsen (composition). Court director of music to Lippe-Detmold, 1854-58; conducted the Singakademie, Vienna, Austria, 1863-64; the Gesellschaft der Musikfeunde, 1871-74. Composed symphonies, concertos, choral music, chamber, piano, and organ words, songs, &c. b. Hamburg, Germany, May 7th, 1833; d. Vienna, Austria, Apr. 3rd, 1897.
Bräutigam, Helmut. Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Johann Nepomuk David. Lecturer at Leipzig University. b. Crimmitschau, Germany, Feb. 17th, 1914; d. Murajewo-am-Ilemsee, near Novgorod, Russia, Jan. 17th, 1942 (killed in action).
Brewer, DrJohn Hyatt. Mus.D. (New York, 1914), F.A.G.O. (1902). Chorister in Brooklyn, New York, 1864; pupil of Dudley Buck, 1878-88; G. Whiting. Organist of City Park Chapel, Brooklyn, New York, 1871-73; the Church-of-the-Messiah, Brooklyn, New York, 1873-77; the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1877-81; the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1881-1931. Conducted the Cecilia Society, Brooklyn; Flatbush Glee Club, Brooklyn; Hoadley Amateur Orchestra, Brooklyn; Apollo Club, Brooklyn; taught at Adelphi College, New York City, 1899-1906; a founder of the American Guild of Organists. Composed chamber music, choral music, &c. b. Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., Jan. 18th, 1856; d. there, Nov. 30th, 1931.
Bridge, Frank. F.R.C.M. Studied at the Royal College of Music, London, 1896, under Sir Charles V. Stanford (composition).. Conducted the Marie Brema Opera at the Savoy, London, 1910-11; the English Opera, Covent Garden, London, 1913; the Queens Hall concerts, London. Visited the U.S.A., 1923-24, conducting the New York Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Festival. Composed a symphony, symphonic poems, chamber and piano music, songs, organ pieces, &c. b. Brighton, England, Feb. 26th, 1879; d. Eastbourne, Jan. 10th, 1941.
Brosig, DrMoritz (Maurice). Ph.D. Studied at the Matthias Gymnasium, Leipzig; pupil of Franz Wolf. Organist of Breslau Cathedral, 1842-84. Sub-director of the Royal Institute for Catholic Church Music, Breslau; lecturer at Breslau University. Composed masses, organ pieces, church music, &c. b. Fuchswinkel, Upper Silesia, Germany, Oct. 15th, 1815; d. Breslau, Jan. 24th, 1887.
Buck, Dudley. Pupil of J. C. Babcock (piano); studied at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; the Leipzig Conservatory, 1858-59, with Moritz Hauptmann (composition), Ernst Friedrich Richter, Plaidy (piano) and Moscheles (piano); in Dresden, 1860, with J. Schneider (organ) and J. Rietz (instrumentation); in Paris. Assistant organist of St. John’s, Hartford, Connecticut, -1858; organist of the North Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1862; the Park Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1862; St. James’, Chicago, Illinois, 1867-71; Boston Music Hall, Massachusetts, 1872-74; St. Paul’s, Boston, Massachusetts, 1872-74; St. Ann’s, Brooklyn, New York, 1875-77; Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, New York, 1877-1902; the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1902-03. Taught at the New England Conservatory, 1872-74; assistant conductor to Theodor Thomas, 1875; taught at the Metropolitan College of Music, New York City, 1885; 1888-99; founded the Brooklyn Apollo Club; a founder of the American Guild of Organists; president of the American Guild of Organists, 1896-99. Composed oratorios, operas, anthems, orchestral music, &c. b. Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A., Mar. 10th, 1839; d. Orange, New Jersey, Oct. 6th, 1909.
Buck, SirPercy Carter. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1892), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1893), M.A. (Oxon, 1897), F.R.C.O., A.R.A.M.; knighted (1936). Chorister in West Ham Parish Church; studied at the Merchant Taylors’ School, London, 1881-88; the Guildhall School of Music, London, under Dr C. J. Frost ans F. Davenport; organ scholarship to the Royal College of Music, London, under Sir Hubert H. Parry, C. H. Lloyd and Sir Walter Parrett.. Organist in Surbiton; Kingston-upon-Thames; organ scholar at Worcester College, Oxford, 1891-95; organist of Wells Cathedral, 1895-99; Bristol Cathedral, 1899-1901; Harrow School, 1901-27. Music master at Rugby School; director of music at Harrow School, 1901-27; professor of music at Trinity College, Dublin, 1910-20; University of London, 1925; Royal College of Music, London; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1919. Composed church music, organ works, vocal trios, songs, &c. b. Plaistow, London, England, Mar. 25th, 1871; d. Hindhead, Oct. 3rd, 1947.
Bunnett, DrEdward. Mus.B. (Cantab, Dec. 1856), Mus.D. (Cantab, Mar. 1869), F.R.C.O. (1870). Chorister at Norwich Cathedral, 1842, under Dr Zechariah Buck. Assistant organist of Norwich Cathedral, 1855-77; organist of the Norwich Musical Festivals, 1872-77; St. Peter’s, Mancroft, Norwich, 1877-1908; St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, 1880-; to the Nave Services, Norwich Cathedral, 1908-19. Conducted the Norwich Musical Union. Composed cantatas, choral music, services, songs, piano music &c. b. Shipdham, England, June 26th, 1834; d. Norwich, Jan. 5th, 1923.
Burgess, Rev.Francis Henry. F.S.A. (Scot.) Studied at the London Organ School. Organist of St. Mary-the-Virgin’s, Primrose Hill, London, 1900; St. Mark’s, Marylebone Road, London, 1902-03; St. Columba’s, Lancaster Road, North Kensington, London, 1904-. Director of the Plainsong and Mediæval Music Societys Choir; editor of the “Organist & Choirmaster”. b. Marylebone, London, England, Feb. 22nd, 1879; d. Torquay, June 22nd, 1948.
Butler, Leonard. Pupil of Dr W. S. Hoyte and Dr Ebenezer Prout. Organist of St. Paul’s, Kilburn Square, London; St. Peter’s, Bayswater, London, 1902-. Professor of piano at the Guildhall School of Music, London. b. Dorking, England, 1869; d. near St. Austell, 1943.
Butterworth, George Sainton Kaye. Studied in Eton College, 1899; Trinity College, Oxford, 1904, under H. P. Allen; the Royal College of Music, London. Composed orchestral music, songs, &c. b. London, England, July 12th, 1885; d. Pozières, France, Aug. 5th, 1916 (killed in action).
Button, Henry Elliot. Pupil of Windeyer Clark (harmony); chorister at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London. Editor for the publisher Novello. Son of Eustace Button. b. Clevedon, England, Aug. 8th, 1861; d. Hampstead, London, Aug. 1st, 1925.