Appletons' cyclopaedia of American biography ...
Edited by James Grant Wilson and John a Fiske.
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| Adams, Frederick W. (b. 1787 d. 1859) | physician, musician |
| Albani, Emma Marie Louise Cecile (b. 1847 d. 1930) | interprete, soprano |
| Anschutz, Karl (b. 1815 d. 1870 a. 1837) | conductor, music director |
| Ansorge, Charles (b. 1817 d. 1866) | musician, educator |
| Bagioli, Antonio (b. 1783 d. 1855) | musician, author |
| Baker, Benjamin Franklin (b. 1811 d. 1889) | editor, composer |
| Bassini, Carlo (b. 1812 d. 1870) | violin, musician |
| Baxter, Lydia (b. 1809 d. 1874) | poet, hymnwriter |
| Begnis, Giuseppe (b. 1793 d. 1849) | bass, chanteur du Theatre-Italien |
| Beissel, Johann Conrad (b. 1690 d. 1768) | mystic, hymnwriter |
| Bergmann, Carl (b. 1821 d. 1876) | musician, composer |
| Bethune Greene, Thomas (b. 1849 d. 1908) | piano, composer |
| Billings, William (b. 1746 d. 1800) | composer |
| Bird, Frederic Mayer (b. 1838) | clergyman, psychologist |
| Biscaccianti, Eliza (b. 1824 d. 1896) | singer, soprano |
| Bishop, Anna (b. 1810 d. 1884) | bassoon, chanteur |
| Bliss, Philip Paul (b. 1838 d. 1876) | itinerant Baptist music teacher, hymn composer |
| Bochsa, Nicholas Charles [Robert Nicholas Charles] (b. 1789 d. 1856 a. 1830-1831) | compositore, harp |
| Bradbury, William Batchelder (b. 1816 d. 1868) | composer, organ |
| Bridgman, Frederic Arthur (b. 1847 d. 1927) | painter, composer |
| Brignoli, Pasqualino (b. 1824 d. 1884) | tenor |
| Bristow, George Frederick (b. 1825 d. 1898) | composer, professor |
| Brown, Bartholomew (b. 1772 d. 1854) | lawyer, composer |
| Brown, Phoebe Hinsdale (b. 1783 d. 1861) | hymnologist, hymnwriter |
| Buck, Dudley (b. 1839 d. 1909) | composer, organ |
| Bull, Ole Bornemann (b. 1810) | violin, Violinvirtuos |
| Candidus, William (b. 1845 d. 1910) | tenor |
| Cappa, Charles Alberto (b. 1834 d. 1893) | bandmaster, trombone |
| Carlberg, Gotthold (b. 1838 d. 1881) | conductor, musician |
| Cary, Annie Louise (b. 1842 d. 1921) | contralto |
| Catenhusen, Ernst (b. 1841) | Kapellmeister, conductor |
| Chadwick, George Whitefield (b. 1854 d. 1931) | composer, teacher |
| Christy, Edwin Pearce (b. 1815 d. 1862) | minstrel-troupe organizer, professor |
| Christy, George N. (b. 1827 d. 1868) | comic vocalist, minstrel |
| Coan, Sherwood (b. 1830 d. 1874) | singer |
| Comer, Thomas (b. 1790 d. 1862 a. 1828-1842) | singer, conductor |
| Converse, Charles Crozat (b. 1832 d. 1918) | composer, lawyer |
| Cooke, John P. (b. 1820 d. 1865) | composer, conductor |
| Cornell, John Henry (b. 1828 d. 1894) | organ, composer |
| Cummings, Jeremiah W. (b. 1814 d. 1866) | clergyman, composer |
| Damrosch, Leopold (b. 1832 d. 1885) | violin, conductor |
| Danks, Hart Pease (b. 1834 d. 1903) | composer, lyricist |
| Davies, Cecilia (b. 1756 d. 1836) | soprano, vocals |
| Davies, Marianne | player, musician |
| De Lancey, Warren (d. 1855) | cornet of dragoons, Loyalist |
| Dempster, William Richardson (b. 1809 d. 1871) | singer, composer |
| Dixon, George Washington (b. 1808 d. 1861) | minstrel show musician, comedian |
| Doane, William Croswell (b. 1832 d. 1913) | hymnologist, manufacturer |
| Dodge, Ossian E. | singer, author |
| Dodworth, Thomas (b. 1790 d. 1876) | musician, composer |
| Douglass, David (d. 1786) | singer, manager |
| Duffield, George (b. 1816 d. 1888) | clergyman, hymnwriter |
| Duffield, Samuel Augustus Willoughby (b. 1843 d. 1887) | writer, hymn writer |
| Dwight, Frances Ellen (b. 1819) | music educator |
| Eddy, Hiram Clarence (b. 1851 d. 1937) | church organist, composer |
| Eichberg, Julius (b. 1824 d. 1893 a. 1856) | violin, composer |
| Eisfeld, Theodor (b. 1816 d. 1882) | conductor, violin |
| Emerson, Luther Orlando (b. 1820 d. 1915) | composer, writer |
| Erben, Peter (b. -1771 d. 1861) | organ, teacher |
| Errani, Achille (b. 1823 d. 1897) | cantante, singer |
| Fairlamb, James Remington (b. 1837 d. 1908) | organ, teacher |
| Feininger, Charles William Frederick (b. 1844) | violin, composer |
| Flint (b. 1780 d. 1840) | clergyman, author |
| Foote, Arthur William (b. 1853 d. 1937) | composer, church organist |
| Formes, Karl Johann (b. 1816 d. 1889) | bass |
| Foster, Stephen Collins (b. 1826 d. 1864) | bass guitar, composer |
| Fry, Joseph Reese (b. 1812 d. 1865) | banker, composer |
| Fry, William Henry (b. 1813 d. 1864) | composer, critic |
| Fuller, Richard (b. 1808) | lawyer, clergyman |
| Geddes, James Lorraine (b. 1827 d. 1887) | General, songwriter |
| Gilbert, Walter Bond (b. 1829 d. 1910) | organ, composer |
| Gilchrist, William Wallace (b. 1846 d. 1916) | church organist, composer |
| Gilfert, Charles (b. 1787 d. 1829) | publisher, theater manager |
| Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield (b. 1829 d. 1892) | bandmaster, impresario |
| Gleason, Frederick Grant (b. 1848 d. 1903) | composer, organ |
| Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (b. 1829 d. 1869) | composer, musicisti |
| Gould, Nathan (b. 1789 d. 1864 a. 1820) | composer, teacher |
| Greatorex, Henry Wellington (b. 1813 d. 1858) | organ, composer |
| Greenfield, Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1819 d. 1876) | cast, second alto |
| Greiner, John (b. 1810 d. 1871) | political songwriter, journalist |
| Gross, Albert Haller (b. 1844 d. 1918) | lawyer, composer |
| Gubert, Louise (d. 1882) | singer, nun |
| Hammond, Edward Payson (b. 1831) | evangelist, hymnwriter |
| Hassler, Simon (b. 1832) | conductor, music director |
| Hastings, Thomas (b. 1784 d. 1872) | composer, tunebook compiler |
| Hauk, Minnie (b. 1851 d. 1929) | chanteur, mezzo-soprano |
| Hays, Will S. [William Shakespeare] (b. 1837 d. 1907) | songwriter, songwriter |
| Heath, Lyman | vocals, songwriter |
| Hehl, Matthaus Gottfried (b. 1705 d. 1787) | Bishop, hymnwriter |
| Hensler, Eliza (b. 1835) | singer |
| Higginson, Henry Lee (b. 1834 d. 1919) | music patron, banker |
| Hill, Ureli Corelli (b. 1802 d. 1875 a. 1834) | violin, conductor |
| Hillhouse, Augustus Lucas (b. 1792 d. 1859) | hymnologist, hymnwriter |
| Hinckley, Isabella (d. 1862 a. 1861) | singer |
| Hodges, Edward (b. 1796 d. 1867 a. 1838) | church organist, composer |
| Hoffman, John N. (b. 1804 d. 1857) | clergyman, hymnwriter |
| Hoffman, Richard (b. 1831 d. 1909 a. 1847) | piano, composer |
| Holden, Oliver (b. 1765 d. 1844) | composer, tunebook compiler |
| Holyoke, Samuel (Adams) (b. 1762 d. 1820) | composer, tunebook compiler |
| Hood, George (b. 1807 d. 1882) | writer on music, composer |
| Hopkins, Jerome [Charles Jerome] (b. 1836 d. 1898) | composer |
| Horn, Charles Edward (b. 1786 d. 1849 a. 1827) | composer, singer |
| Hurlbut, William Henry (b. 1827) | journalist, hymn writer |
| Hutchins, Charles L. (b. 1838 d. 1919 a. 1873) | publisher, clergyman |
| Hutchinson, Asa (b. 1823 d. 1884) | singer, social reformer |
| Hutchinson, Henry (a. 1860) | composer |
| Hutchinson, Jesse (b. 1778 d. 1851) | farmer, singer |
| Hutchinson, Jesse (b. 1813 d. 1853) | singer, composer |
| Hutchinson, John Wallace (b. 1821 d. 1908) | singer, composer |
| Hutchinson, Judson (b. 1817 d. 1859) | composer, singer |
| Jennings, Francis (b. 1808 d. 1891) | hymnologist |
| Johnson, James A. (b. 1820 d. 1883) | musician, compiler |
| Jones, John (b. 1796 d. 1861) | vocals, teacher |
| Kellogg, Clara (Louise) (b. 1842 d. 1916) | soprano |
| Knapp, Francis (b. 1672 d. 1715) | composer, poet |
| La Blanche, Bianca (a. 19th century |
soprano |
| Lanier, Sidney (Clopton) (b. 1842 d. 1881) | poet, theorist |
| Leavitt, Joshua (b. 1794 d. 1873) | tunebook compiler, clergyman |
| Lowry, Robert (b. 1826 d. 1899) | composer, compiler of Sunday school songs |
| Lucas, George W. (b. 1800) | vocal music educator, public lecturer |
| Luce, Stephen Bleecker (b. 1827 d. 1917) | Rear admiral, author |
| Maretzek, Max (b. 1821 d. 1897) | composer, conductor |
| Mason, Lowell (b. 1792 d. 1872) | composer, anthologist |
| Mercer, Jesse (b. 1769) | clergyman, journalist |
| Millard, Harrison (b. 1830 d. 1895) | tenor, composer |
| Mills, Sebastian Bach (b. 1838 d. 1898) | piano, teacher |
| Moore, Henry Eaton (b. 1803 d. 1841) | composer, teacher |
| Moore, Jacob Bailey (b. 1772 d. 1813) | surgeon, songwriter |
| Morgan, George Washbourne (b. 1822 d. 1892) | church organist |
| Morgan, Maud (b. 1860 d. 1941) | harp |
| Mosenthal, Joseph (b. 1834 d. 1896) | violin, composer |
| Muhlenberg, William Augustus (b. 1796 d. 1877) | composer, clergyman |
| Myers, Sarah Ann (b. 1800 d. 1876) | author, painter |
| Nettleton, Asahel (b. 1783 d. 1843) | clergyman, hymn compiler |
| Neuendorff, Adolph (Heinrich Anton Magnus) (b. 1843 a. 1854) | conductor, impresario |
| Nevada, Emma (b. 1859 d. 1940) | soprano |
| Oliver, Henry Kemble (b. 1800 d. 1885) | organ, musician |
| Osgood, Emma Aline (b. 1849 d. 1911 a. 1873-1881) | singer, vocals |
| Paine, John Knowles (b. 1839 d. 1906) | composer, teacher |
| Palmer, Horatio Richmond (b. 1834 d. 1907 a. 1861-1874) | composer, musician |
| Parker, James Cutler Dunn (b. 1828 d. 1916) | composer, organ |
| Patton, Abigail Jemima (b. 1829 d. 1892) | composer, contralto |
| Paul, Howard (b. 1830 d. 1879) | actress, singer |
| Pease, Alfred Humphreys (b. 1838 d. 1882) | composer, piano |
| Pech, James (b. 1839) | musician, organ |
| Perkins, Henry Southwick (b. 1833 d. 1914) | composer, music educator |
| Perkins, Julius Edson (b. 1845 d. 1875) | bass, singer |
| Perkins, William Oscar (b. 1831 d. 1902) | composer, musician |
| Peters, William Cummings (b. 1805 d. 1866) | music publisher, composer |
| Petersilea, Carlyle (b. 1844 d. 1903) | piano, inventor |
| Phillips, Adelaide (b. 1833 d. 1882) | contralto |
| Phillips, Peter (b. 1834 d. 1895) | singer, evangelist |
| Quesnel, Joseph [Louis Joseph Marie] (b. 1746 d. 1809) | composer, playwright |
| Randall, James Ryder (a. 1860) | composer, journalist |
| Read, Daniel (b. 1757 d. 1836) | composer, tunebook compiler |
| Rexford, Eben S. (b. 1848 d. 1916) | composer, journalist |
| Richings, Caroline [Mary Caroline] (b. 1827 d. 1882) | soprano, piano |
| Ritter, Frederic Louis (b. 1834 d. 1891) | conductor, composer |
| Root, Frederick Woodman (b. 1846 d. 1916) | organ, composer |
| Root, George Frederick (b. 1820 d. 1895) | composer, music educator |
| Ross, Alexander Coffman (b. 1812 d. 1864) | clarinet, merchant |
| Russell, Henry (b. 1812 d. 1900) | composer, piano |
| Scott, Orange (b. 1800 d. 1847) | clergyman, hymnwriter |
| Seguin, Ann (b. 1809 d. 1888) | singer |
| Seguin, Arthur (Edward Shelden) (b. 1809 d. 1852) | bass, actor |
| Seward, Theodore Frelinghuysen (b. 1835 d. 1902) | composer, musician |
| Shaw, Oliver (b. 1779 d. 1848) | organ, singer |
| Sherwood, William Hall (b. 1854 d. 1911) | piano, composer |
| Stickney, John (b. 1744 d. 1823) | psalmodist, musician |
| Stoeckel, Gustav Jacob (b. 1819 d. 1907) | organ, music educator |
| Strakosch, Maurice (b. 1825 d. 1887) | musician, impresario |
| Strakosch, Max (b. 1835 d. 1892) | impresario, operatic manager |
| Sudds, William F. (b. 1843 d. 1920) | composer, musician |
| Swan, Timothy (b. 1758 d. 1842) | composer, musician |
| Sweney, John R. (b. 1837 d. 1899) | evangelistic song leader, composer of gospel hymns |
| Taylor, Samuel Priestly (b. 1779 d. 1875 a. 1806) | organ, musician |
| Taylor, Virgil Corydon (b. 1817 d. 1891) | organ, composer |
| Thayer, Whitney Eugene (b. 1838 d. 1889) | musician, composer |
| Thomas, John Rogers (b. 1830 d. 1896 a. 1849) | baritone, composer |
| Thomas, Theodore (Christian Friedrich) (b. 1835 d. 1905) | conductor, musician |
| Thursby, Emma (Cecilia) (b. 1845 d. 1931) | chanteur, soprano |
| Timm, Henry Christian (b. 1811 d. 1892) | piano, organ |
| Tourjee, Eben (b. 1834 d. 1891) | choir conductor, organ |
| Tuckerman, Samuel Parkman (b. 1819 d. 1890) | organ, composer |
| Turchin, John Basil (b. 1822 d. 1901) | General, engineer |
| Van Vieck, Jacob (b. 1751 d. 1831) | Bishop, organ |
| Van Zandt, Marie (b. 1858 d. 1918) | singer |
| Walbridge, Arthur D. (a. 1863 active: 1870) | composer, choral director |
| Walter, George William (b. 1851 d. 1911) | organ, composer |
| Walter, William Henry (b. 1825 d. 1893) | organ, composer |
| Ward, Genevieve (b. 1838 d. 1882) | actress, singer |
| Warren, George William (b. 1828 d. 1902) | church organist, composer |
| Warren, Nathan Boughton (b. 1805 d. 1898) | musician, composer |
| Warren, Samuel Prowse (b. 1841 d. 1915) | piano, composer |
| Webb, George James (b. 1803 d. 1887 a. 1835) | editor, composer |
| Webb, Thomas Smith (d. 1819) | conductor, musician |
| Webster, Joseph Philbrick (b. 1819 d. 1875) | composer and performer of popular music |
| Wheaton, Robert (b. 1826 d. 1851) | lawyer, musician |
| Whiting, George Elbridge (b. 1842 d. 1923) | organ, conductor |
| Whitney, Myron William (b. 1836 d. 1910) | bass, singer |
| Wilhorst, Cora | singer |
| Willard, Samuel (b. 1776 d. 1859) | composer, Pastor |
| Work, Henry Clay (b. 1832 d. 1884) | composer of popular songs, composer |
| Wright, Laura Sheldon (b. 1808) | translator, hymn writer |
| Zerrahn, Karl (b. 1826 d. 1909) | conductor, musician |
| Zeuner, Carl (b. 1795 d. 1857 a. 1824) | composer, musician |
| Zundel, John (b. 1815 d. 1882 a. 1840) | bandmaster, writer |