Arthur H. Bird
Arthur Homer Bird (23 July 1856 – 22 December 1923) was an American composer, for many years resident in Germany. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied organ and composition in Berlin and spent a year at Weimar with Franz Liszt. He composed a symphonic poem, Eine Karneval-Szene, Op. 5, and a Symphony in A major, Op. 8 (both in 1886); three orchestral suites; some works for wind instruments alone including a Suite in D; some music for the ballet; a comic opera; and some chamber music; he was also commissioned by the Mason and Hamlin company to write a suite of short pieces for the reed organ.
Arthur H. Bird | |
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Arthur Homer Bird in Halifax (before 1881) | |
| Born | Arthur Homer Bird 23 July 1856 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 22 December 1923 (aged 67) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Composer |
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Wilhelmine Waldemann
(m. 1888) |
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He married Wilhelmine Waldemann in Peterborough, England in 1888.
Bird died while riding on a train in Berlin in 1923.
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