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Dudley Buck

org, 1839-1909 US, Hartford, Connecticut
Musician / Composer of Classical

Dudley Buck (March 10, 1839 – October 6, 1909) was an American composer, organist, and writer on music. He published several books, most notably the Dictionary of Musical Terms and Influence of the Organ in History, which was published in New York in 1882. He is best known today for his organ composition, Concert Variations on the Star-Spangled Banner, Op. 23, which was later arranged into an orchestral version.

     
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Concert Variations on "The Star-Spangled Banner", Op. 23 on Great Australasian Organs, Vol. 6: Wellington Cathedral by Jane Watts
Concert Variations on The Star-Spangled Banner, Op. 23 on Variations... on America by Jens Korndoerfer
Festival Overture On "The Star Spangled Banner" on American Classics: American Pioneers by London Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Klein
Festival Overture on the American National Air (Arr. T. Watts and V. Osborne) on United States Air Force Heritage of America Band: Early Light by Larry H. Lang
Rock Of Ages on Angels' Visits and Other Vocal Gems of Victorian America by Harmoneion Singers
Festival Overture on the American National Air, the Star-Spangled Banner (Arr. A. Milburn) on Made in America by United States Army Ground Forces Band
O Holy Night on Hark! a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding by The Choir of the Church of Our Saviour & Paul J. Murray
Concert Variations on "The Star-Spangled Banner", Op. 23 on Organ Fireworks 4: Organ of St Bartholomew's Church, New York by Christopher Herrick
The Last Rose of Summer, Op. 59 on Organa Americana by Tom Trenney
Old Folks at Home (Variations for the Organ) on Singing Organ in the Rainy Night by Yu-Hsiang Abby Chen

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Variations On AmericaGioacchino Rossini • Dudley Buck • Horatio William Parker • Charles Ives • Richard Wagner • George Gershwin − Rudolf Innig2013Album
SkyscrapersKenneth Klein, The London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Foote, John Alden Carpenter, John Knowles Paine, Dudley Buck, Edward MacDowell1997Album
SkyscrapersJohn Alden Carpenter, Dudley Buck, John Knowles Paine, Edward MacDowell, Arthur Foote, Kenneth Klein1987Album
Amerikanische Orgelmusik = American Organ MusicArthur Foote • Charles Ives • Leo Sowerby • Dudley Buck • James Hewitt - Günther Kaunzinger1986Album
Concert Variations On "The Star Spangled Banner", Op. 3, No. 2 / Suite In Variation Form / Sonata No. 2 In g, Op. 77William Osborne - John Knowles Paine / George Whitefield Chadwick / Dudley Buck1978Album
Fugues, Fantasia & VariationsDudley Buck • W. Eugene Thayer • Horatio William Parker • John Knowles Paine • George E. Whiting - Richard Morris1976Album
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