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George Frederick Bristow
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American composer (1825-1898)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- George Frederick Bristow - Symphony No. 4 in e Minor, Op. 50 ( Arcadian )
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1825-12-19
- Active to
- 1898-12-13
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 134
- Total plays
- 708
Tags
american classical
George Frederick Bristow (December 19, 1825 – December 13, 1898) was an American composer. He advocated American classical music, rather than favoring European pieces. He was famously involved in a related controversy involving William Henry Fry and the New York Philharmonic Society. Bristow was born into a musical family in Brooklyn, New York. His father, William, a well-respected conductor, pianist, and clarinetist, gave his son lessons in piano, harmony, counterpoint, orchestration and violi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- New York City
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- George Frederick Bristow.gif
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- date of birth
- 1825-12-19
- date of death
- 1898-12-13
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- Ae 02
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- George Frederick Bristow
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