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Adam-Laussel:
This name is a typical French hyphenated name - he should really be
ordered at
Laussel. He was b. 1845, d. 1893 and the Agnus Dei was for voice and organ
so he should not be in the book at all !
Ilze Akerberga
was born 8th Aug 1953 in Brooklyn, New York and so she is American.
Francesco Almasio was b. 1806
not 1846
Delete Ernst Arkfen and move the sentence "He published Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein
1953 [MER]." to the entry Arfken, E..
Gaetano Amadéo was not at Marsaglia but was mdc of the cathedral
in Marseille, France, from 1852 to 1875 and thereafter in Cannes
Benny Andersson was born on 16th Dec
not Nov.
Horace James Anderson was born in Wolverton,
Buckinghamshire and not in Wolverhampton.
Daniel Peter Andres was born 6th Mar 1937
not 1936.
Of the many variants of Emma Louise Ashford's dates, the most likely
correct version is b. 29th Mar
1850, Newark, DE; d. 22nd Sep 1930, Nashville, TN, USA
Henri Lebeau d’Aubel: His dates are not correct, the dates given are
those of his brother Alfred Lebeau.
Andrei
Balanchivadze: b. 1st June 1906;
d. 28th Apr 1992, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR
Franz Balluff
died 1963, Ratzenried, Germany
Nevett Bartow was born 1934
Johann Beeftink b. 1941,
Groningen not 1949
Jacob Beimel b. 11th Oct 1875,
Parichi, Minsk; d. 17th Nov 1944, New York City, USA (not born
1880).
Théodore Bellamy should read (Gabriel) Théodore Bélamy. He was b. 9th Jan
1809, Besançon; d. 27th Mar 1878, Besançon, France
Emmanuel Berhle should read Berlhe
Bruno
Bettinelli: d. Nov not Dec
Patricia
Blomfield Holt: d. 5th June 2003
(Bror) Axel Edvin Boberg: was b. 21st Sep 1876 in Anderslov, Sweden and
so is Swedish
Frédéric
Bolli was born in 1953 and not
1853
Blanche
Boyce:
2nd name was Ula not Ila
Eugenio Bubaldi ahould read Bubali
Robert Bückmann died 23rd Dec 1966,
Mönchengladbach, Germany and not 1935.
Franz Bühler d. 1824 not
1823.
Gustav Carlman (1906-1958) has only one 'n' at the end of his name.
Caryon-Martineau should read Jeanne Cayron-Martineau
(d. 1972). A pupil of J. Huré, she was briefly his successor at
the cathedral in Angers from 1909 to 1911.
David Cherwien is spelt
incorrectly in header line.
Delete entry for "Chaldek H. C." and see entry for Chladek, H. C.
Leonardo
Ciampa has no 'r' in his surname.
Ralph
E. Clewell: b. 10th Mar 1892; d. 9th Dec 1987,
Summit, OH
Pauls Dambis was born 30th June
not 21st May
Walenty Dec died 5th June 1938
not 1937.
Claire Delbos born November not
December.
Michael Dell was organist of Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra in Florida and is now at
First Presbyterian in Jacksonville.
Jules-Auguste Demersseman: His birth town Hondschoote is
just inside France and so he was French
Joseph Deschermeier was born in
Cham, Switzerland and so is Swiss
and not German.
Ernst Donajowski retired in 1917
but died 2nd Apr 1922
Henri Duvernoy was born in Paris
and so is French !!
Lieven Duvosel was born and died in Ghent.
Fr. Ehlinger should be Friedrich Ehrlinger
Elliott both Stanislaus Elliott and Robert Bernard Elliott should have a double 't'
at the end of their family names.
Delete duplicate entry Winfried Engelhardt, he is correctly found at Englhardt
James Fairlamb was b. 1838 not
1938.
Paul Fally not Pall.
Gunther Firlinger was born in Linz, Oberösterreich and so is Austrian not German.
Delete Fey, B. - he is already in as Feij,
B.
Delete Fey. G. P. - he is already in as Feij, G. P. (NB not Feij, G.
B.)
Ludwig Hermann (Otto) Finzenhagen d. 11th
Apr 1931.
Michel Fischer b. 19th Mar 1948
not 1950.
Charles (né Karl) Fradel was born in Vienna and so was Austrian He spent some years in the
USA and died in Tremont, NY.
Arthur Furer b. 1924 not 1934.
Marijan Gabrijelčič is Male
Delete Gordon Galbraith. The "Sonata in Baroque Style" was by Gordon
Ellsworth Young. Galbraith did use the pseudonym Gordon Young, but this
sonata was not by him.
Manuel de Gamarra was Spanish (Basque)
and not Italian. b. 1723, Lekeitio, Vizcaya, Spain; d. 7th Nov
1791, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
Gautier/Gauthier: Delete the entry of Gautier, G. b. 1859. This
publication was from Gabriel Gauthier b. 1808. The Fugue-Sortie in the entry for the
latter was by Jean François Eugène Gautier b. 1822,
Paris; d. 1878, Paris, organist of Saint-Louis d'Antin and
Saint-Eugène.
Corbinian Gindele, a monk at the
monastery in Beuron, was German.
He may have died in 1986
Carmine Giodorno shloud read Giordani
Liviu Glodeanu is Male
Lawrence William Goodwill was b. 5th June 1920 in
Sunderland, Co. Durham, and so was English
David
Gorten should read David Gorton
Harry Goss-Custard was the brother of Reginald and not his father (the
father's entry is correct)
Czeslaw Grudziński
was born 6th July not on the
9th.
Thórarinn Gudmundsson was not born in 1927. His dates were b. 1896; d. 1979
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi has
2 'l's in his name.
Delete Gustaaf, A. - this piece was by Gustaaf
A. Schulz who is in the book already.
Edvard Hagerup Bull is in the book twice, once at "Bull" and once at "Hagerup". Delete
the latter entry.
Roland Hallworth should read Roland Hallwirth
Carl F. Halter: b. 10th Oct 1916,
Cleveland, OH, USA; d. 30th Nov 1989, River Forest, IL, USA (not b.
1914)
Frithjof Hansen: Delete entry and refer to Spalder, Frithjof who
also used this name.
Delete Dominik Hasler, he is already in at Hassler,
D.
Johann Richard Hauff should read Johann Christian Hauff
Jeannot Heinen is male and
not female.
Charles Hesse. Delete this entry, this is Jean-Charles Hess b. 1815.
Frederick Hohmann should be spelled Hohman
Theodor Holterdorf was b. 1910
not 1911.
Walter R. Ihrke: d. 8th Aug 1992, Hartford, CT
James Illiff has no 'E' in his surname
Irik, M. - the correct spelling of his first name is Michiel
Christhard
Janetzki (NB correct spelling of first name) was born in 1959 not 1950.
Marek Jasiński - date of birth should be 10th Sep
J. H. Clifford Johnson shuld be Johnston
Edward F. Johnston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and so was
originally Scottish.
Donald Joyce: b. 19th Apr 1952
Yoshimiro Kanno: First name should be Yoshihiro
Delete Henry Karval - see entry at Henry Kerval
Paul Keivet should read Paul Kieviet.
He was b. 1961.
N. Kolessa b. 1903 not 1904.
Friedrich Könen: delete this entry and move the two pieces to Koenen, F.
Leon Kornitzer was born in Vienna and so was Austrian.
Reuven Kosakoff not Rueven Kosakoff
Arkadie Kouguell was b. 1898 and
d. 20th Nov 1985 in New York
(Freidrich) Louis Emil Kunze should read Kunzen
Hermann Lammers: Delete dates and biography. He was b. 21st April 1938,
Pijnaker, The Netherlands, and was organist of the Dorpskerk in
Mijnsheerenland from 1970.
Joseph Lammertz should be Lammerz.
Guillaume Landré: It seems more likely that Edelsteenen (organ or harmonium)
Vol. 2 [HEE] contains music by his father Guillaume (Willem/Wim) Louis
Frédéric Landré (b. 12th June 1874, Amsterdam; d.
1st Jan 1948, Eindhoven).
Bruno Lescarret is not in Quimper, but is organist of Saint-Denis and a
schoolteacher in
Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais.
Adolf Lotter was born in Austria
There
is confusion between Pawel Łukaszewski (b. 1968) and Pawel
Łukowiec (b. 1973). Souvenir 1 and the Concerto are
by the former
and the Toccata by the latter.
William A Mcduff should read Macduff
John Stewart McLellan should read McLennan
Miroslav Magaleníc should read Miroslav Magdaleníc,
he d. 25th Nov 1969 in Zagreb.
Shoko Maita
was born in Harbing, China, in 1935 (one source suggests he/she is
male).
Les Maitres contemporains de l’orgue
ed. Jos. Joubert: Several pieces are indicted as being in Bk. 2
when they are actually in Bk.1. Bk. 1 contains composers A-La and Bk. 2
contains composers Le-W
Auguste Massari (note spelling) was b.
1887 not 1877.
Peter Mennin died in June and
not July.
Delete Daniel Meyer, he is already in at Daniel Meier (b. 1921)
F. Mokers. Delete this entry, this is an alternative spelling for
Francois Mockers
Lara Moriciano should read Morciano
Mouchel, A.L. du should read Leandre Arthur Dumouchel
and be ordered at 'D'. His
dates were b. 1st Mar 1841, Rigaud, Québec, Canada; d. 10th Jan
1919, Albany NY, USA.
Mugnani should
read Mugnaini
Delete
Mühlenbach, A., he is in already at Müllenbach, A.
Delete Nardelli, J. N., she is already in at Necasova. Her full name is
Jindra Necasova-Nardelli.
The full name of d’Odiardi
should be Edmond Savary d’Odiardi.
He was French and taught at the Paris Conservatoire before living in
London. He gave up music for a career in medicine. He was an
unqualified 'quack' according to one medical journal and was found
innocent of manslaughter after killing a patient with electricity.
Joseph Marie Oury was b. 27th Mar 1852, Woimby, Meuse ; d. 5th Aug
1949, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle and so is French and not Belgian.
Léon Paliard was born 1826 not
1926.
Reinhardt Pfundt is spelled
without the 'd' in the title line.
Marie-Héloïse de Pierpoint should read Pierpont
Johannes Praetorius: b. 1595: d. 1660
(not 1590-1665)
Hermann Markus Preßl was born 1939
not 1928.
Florica Racovita-Flondor: her name should read
Racovitză-Flondor.
She died in Cluj,
Romania.
Horatiu Radulescu: Delete Op.15, it is not for the organ. Delete Opp.
9, 14, 20, 28 & 31, these are by Michael Radulescu. Op. 69 &
Op. 88 are correct.
Cary Ratcliff (not Ratcliffe with 'e'"
Reis, H. P.
Dos: Should be ordered at Pires
dos Reis, H. and is female.
J. E. Richardson should be John Elliott
Richardson
Ada
Richter: d. 28th May 1990, Camden, NJ
Wilhelm Friederich Riem died 1857
not 1957
Ralf
Sach – in the
entry he is incorrectly spelled “Sack”
(Julius) Edmund Sachse - I suspect the dates given in the book
(1842-1919) are incorrect - these are the dates of for Julius Friedrich
Sachse, a Philadelphia-area German/American historian.
August Seelmann died 1885 not
1855
Jesús Gabriel Segade was b. 23rd June 1923 not 1924
Pierre
Segond d. 2nd May 2000
Lani Smith is of the male gender.
Edwin Strube should read Edwin Stube without 'r'. He was born in New
Jersey in 1922.
William F. Sudds was born in London and so was of English origin.
Heinrich Szadrowsky was born in Würzburg and so was of German origin.
Giosuè Tagliabu should be Giosuè Tagliabue
Joseph
Tal: Full name omitted in main entry.
Gloria Tapi should read Gloria Tapia.
Dick van Engelsman should be Dick den
Engelsman and so should be ordered at Engelsman, D den
Rowy van Hest
is female.
Marcelle
Henriette Marie Villin is female and was born 8th May 1927, Plomion, Aisne
Wackenthaler: The pieces from Le journal des organistes [LJO] listed
under Joseph Wackenthaler (1795-1869) should be listed under Joseph
Wackenthaler (the younger) (1840-1913)
William Richard Waghorne was born in Edinburgh and so is Scottish. He
moved to Houston, Texas.
H. Watkins b. 1976 is Huw Watkins
not Hugh.
Norma Ruth
Wendelburg not
Wendelberg
Kazimierz Wilkomorski should read Wiłkomirski
and he was born in 1900 not
1901.
Idée fixe: Triptyque is
not by Dimitri Yanov-Yanovsky (b. 1963) but by his father, Felix Yanov-Yanovsky (b. 1934, Tashkent).
It is in 21e Siècle, D’Est en
Ouest: Cinq pièces d’aujourd’hui 2005 [CDM].
Daniele Zanettovich is Male.
Imants Zemzaris did not
compose
the
Toccata in Collection Panorama vol. 3 1995
[BIL] - this was by Ingmars Zemzaris
(b. 1973) who will appear on the New Composers page in due course.
Appendices
[CLL] This publisher is
Comellini not Comelli.
[JZZ] Jazzmuze is spelt with
three 'z's.
The Parisian church Temple du Saint-Esprit and l'Église
réformée du Saint-Esprit are one and the same.
Appendix D p. 920 - the captions of Tables 13 and 14 are transposed.
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