George Frederick Bristow

George Frederick Bristow ( born December 19, 1825 New York City; † December 13, 1898 in New York City ) was an American composer.

Bristow received a violin training and in 1842 the first violinist of the New York Philharmonic Society. Since 1851 he was conductor of the Harmonic Society, and at the same time organist and singing teacher in public schools.

He composed two operas, two oratorios, two cantatas, six symphonies, two string quartets, piano pieces and songs. Remained known are his opera Rip Van Winkle of 1855 and his Second Symphony in F sharp minor. Other works were a Niagara Symphony, a pioneer Cantata and the Great Republic - Ode to the United States. Bristow's compositions are, according to the then local tastes very strongly oriented to the music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

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