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===Free Online===
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* [http://youtu.be/NFDPYAIv_jI Concert Variations on ''the Star-Spangled Banner''] as performed by Robert Plimpton on YouTube
* [http://youtu.be/OrM7T6yUumU Grand Sonata, Allegro con brio] as performed by Paul Vasile on YouTube


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Revision as of 15:05, 10 November 2014

Synopsis

American composer, organist and teacher

  • 19 Mar 1839, born in Hartford, CT
  • 1855 or 1858-62, Hartford, attended Trinity College
  • ????, Leipzig, studied at Leipzig Conservatory with Louis Plaidy
  • 1862, Hartford, organist at North Congregational Church
  • 1869-71, Chicago, organist at unknown location
  • 1871, Boston, organist for the Music Hall Association
  • 1871, Boston, faculty member at New England Conservatory.
  • 1875-1901, New York, assistant conductor of Theodore Thomas Orchestra
  • 1877-1901, New York, organist and choirmaster at Holy Trinity Church
  • 1877-1901, New York, director of Apollo Club
  • 6 Oct 1909, died in West Orange, NJ

He is best known for his composition, Concert Variations on the Star-Spangled Banner.

For details, see the Wikipedia article on Dudley Buck.

List of Organ Works

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Opus Title Year
Op. 22 Grand Sonata in E-flat major 1866
Op. 23 Concert Variations on the Star-Spangled Banner 1868
Op. 51 Variations on a Scotch Air (Annie Laurie) ????
Op. 59 Variations on The Last Rose of Summer 1877
Op. 77 Sonata no. 2 in G minor 1877

He also composed other short pieces and transcriptions.

Background and General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

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Registration and Organs

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Notes

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