Arthur Bird

Biography

After early lessons from his father and uncle, Bird attended the Berlin Hochschule, studying with Haupt and Loeschhorn. He later became a friend and student of Liszt. He served as the Berlin correspondent for the Chicago journal Musical Leader. Bird was a late Romantic style composer and a fine contrapuntist. His works were popular in Germany, but he composed little after 1895. ~ Lynn Vought

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