Dudley Buck (March 10, 1839 – October 6, 1909) was an American musical composer. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of a merchant who gave him every opportunity for cultivating his musical talents; and for four years (1858-1862) he studied at Leipzig, Dresden and Paris. On returning to America he held the position of organist at Hartford, Chicago (1869), and Boston (1871). In 1875 he went to New York to assist Theodore Thomas as conductor of orchestral concerts, and from 1877 to 1903 was organist at Holy Trinity church in Brooklyn. Meanwhile he had become well known as a composer of church music, a number of cantatas (Columbus, 1876; Golden Legend, 1880; Light of Asia, 1885, etc.), a grand opera, Serapis, a comic opera, Deseret (1880), a symphonic overture, Marmion, a symphony in E flat, and other orchestral and vocal works. Motto: Nickname: The Insurance Capital of the World or New Englands Rising Star Location in Hartford County, Connecticut Founded Incorporated 1849   County Hartford County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Eddie Perez Area  - Total  - Water 46. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Leipzig â–¶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Dresden is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835–January 4, 1905) was a German-American musician and conductor. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Grand Opéra is a style of opera largely characterized by many features on an excessive scale. ... Comic opera is a subcategory of opera, and denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Overture (The Who) is also a song by the rock band The Who. ... A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ...

Buck is best known today for his organ composition, "Concert Variations on the Star-Spangled Banner," Op. 23. Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.

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External links

• Art of the States: Dudley Buck