Barnett

John, compr. b. Bedford, Eng., July 1, 1802; d. near Cheltenham, Apr. 17, 1890. Of Pm ian- Ilungariiin parentage. Son of Bernard Beer, watchmaker, second cousin to Meyer beer; showed marked ability as singer as child; articled at 11 to S. J. Arnold; debut on stage 1813; taught also by Horn and Price; from 1825-1831 composed several musical farces, best of which w'as The Pet of the Petticoats; 1834 published collection of songs; produced succe ive operas, The Mountain Sylph 1834 first English 31 BARRETT opera in style of Weber, extremely succe ful, Farinelh 1S39, etc.; taught singing after 1841. His nephew John Francis, com pr. b London. Oct. 16, 1837. Studied Royal Acad. Mus. winning scholarship twice; d£but 1853, studied with Moscheles, Plaidy, and Hauptmann at Leipzig Cons.; played at Gewandhaus 1860. Composed succe ful cantatas, The Ancient Mariner 1870 and many others for English festivals, also symph pf. pieces, etc.; published Musical Reminiscences and Impre ions 190S (?). Barrett, William Alexander, writer. 1). Hackney, England, Oct 15, 1S36; d. London (?), Oct. 17, 1801. Chorister and organist; wnter on clmrcli music; author of Life of Balfe joint editor with Stainer of Diet, of Mus. Terms; editor of Monthly Mus. Record and of Mus. Times for 1887. Barth (bart) Karl He in rich, vst., teacher b. Pillau, Pru ia, July 12, 1847. Pupil of father, of Steimnann and of Von Bulow, Taufiig, etc.; teacher at Stem Cons., Berlin, 1 808, and at Royal High School 1871. Ad* mired in solo concerts in Germany and England and also in trio concerts with Do Alina and irausmann. Bartlett. Homer Newton, compr. b. Olive, N. Y., Dec. 28, 18*15. Precocious talent; pupil of 8. B. Mills. Biaun, Jacobsen, etc.; organist at various N Y. churches has compost'd a great many songs and pf. pieces, n cnntntn. sextet, etc. Ills work is nlwn,\ s skilful, often brilliant (especially m orchestration); at. its best, as in A Lore Bong I Hear the Brooklet's Murmur. etc., it is original, rich, and sincere; best known work for piano, Rolka di Concert Dictionary of Musicians