Theodore Baker
Theodore Baker (June 3, 1851
Biography
Born in
In 1890 Baker returned to the United States.
He published Baker's Dictionary of Musical Terms (1895) and most notably, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1900), which was revised after his death by Nicolas Slonimsky and then Laura Kuhn; as of 2007 is in its ninth edition. He translated Oscar Paul's A Manual of Harmony For Use in Music-Schools and Seminaries and For Self-Instruction (1885) and numerous other works published by Schirmer.[2]
After his retirement in 1926, Baker moved with his wife to Germany due to his wife's ill health. They made their home in Leipzig at the American Consulate.[1][3] She predeceased him on September 3, 1934.[1] He died at Dr. Teuscher's Sanatorium[4] in Dresden.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c "Passed Away," Musical America (Nov. 10, 1934), p. 32.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Theodore Baker," Musical Courier (Nov. 3, 1934), p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Theodore Baker," Reports of Deaths of Americans Abroad, 1835-1974 (death certificate) available through Ancestry.com (access by subscription). Most biographical entries in reference works provide his death date incorrectly as October 13.
- ^ "Dr. Teuscher's Sanatorium (Wikipedia page available in German only) - Paul Teuscher (1864-1927)". Retrieved 2017-05-30.
References
- Baker, Theodore. Über die Musik der nordamerikanischen Wilden. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1882.
- Baker, Theodore. On the Music of the North American Indians. Reprint with translation. New York: Da Capo Press, 1977. ISBN 9780306708886
- "Dr. Theodore Baker," Musical Courier (Nov. 3, 1934), p. 20.
- "Passed Away," Musical America (Nov. 10, 1934), p. 32.
- H. Wiley Hitchcock, "Theodore Baker". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (access through subscription).
- Stanley Sadie, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 2, p. 45-6 (1980)
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