Matthias Barr
Mathias Fritschler Barr (December 6, 1831 in Edinburgh - December 21, 1911 in London) was a Scottish poet. Barr's father, Fidelie Barr, was a native of Germany, who had married the Edinburgh native Margaret Mcdonald, and carried on the business of a watchmaker in that city. Barr received a liberal education at the High School and Academy of Edinburgh, then paid a brief visit to Germany, and afterwards removed to London, where he held a respectable appointment for a number of years, devoting his leisure hours to the cultivation of his literary tastes. Among his pursuits, Barr owned a music-selling and publishing establishment in London. In 1865 his first-published volume of poems appeared, and he thereafter issued several short volumes of well-regarded verse. He was compared to Burns and Wordsworth in finding the inspiration of song in the most common objects. The simplest scenes, the homeliest incidents, the most common wild-flowers, were subjects addressed by Barr. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 6, 1831, Died December 21, 1911
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 80930 | 10-in. | 3/30/1923 | My treasure | Louis Graveure | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Columbia | W149017 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | My treasure | Walter Golde ; Louis Graveure | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barr, Matthias," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116503.
Barr, Matthias. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116503.
"Barr, Matthias." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: Matthias Barr
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LCNAR: Barr, Matthias, 1831-1911 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92038880
Wikidata: Matthias Barr - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6791516
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