Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909

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Birth 1839-03-10
Death 1909-10-06
Americans,
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Biographical notes:

Composed c. 1879. First performed Music Teachers' National Assoc., Indianapolis. This work is not connected to Buck's 1868 organ work, "Concert variation on The Star-Spangled Banner".--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Festival overture : on the American national air, the star spangled banner / Dudley Buck. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43310428

American composer and organist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Brooklyn, 14 April 1898, to Miss L.B. Smith, 1898 Apr. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673872

American composer.

From the description of Dudley Buck autograph letter to Francis Wilson, 1909 May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649707644

Dudley Buck was an American organist and composer. Born in Connecticut and educated at Trinity College in Hartford, he was a musical prodigy, and studied in Leipzig, Dresden, and Paris. He held posts as organist in Hartford, Chicago, Boston, and New York, where he was assistant conductor of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra. He also wrote a large amount of church music, some of which remains popular, and several secular cantatas.

From the description of Dudley Buck letter to Dear Brown, 1906 May 1. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61856310

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Subjects:

  • Musicians
  • Anthems
  • Cantatas, Secular
  • Cantatas, Secular
  • Cantatas, Secular
  • Cantatas, Secular (Men's voices)
  • Choruses, Sacred (Men's voices, 4 parts) with organ
  • Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with organ
  • Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra
  • Composers
  • Magnificat (Music)
  • Music
  • National songs
  • Nunc dimittis (Music)
  • Offertories (Music)
  • Orchestral music
  • Orchestral music, Arranged
  • Organists
  • Overtures
  • Psalms (Music)
  • Psalms (Music)
  • Sacred songs (Low voice) with organ
  • Sacred songs (Medium voice) with organ
  • Songs (Medium voice) with piano
  • Star-spangled banner (Song)

Occupations:

  • Composers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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