Baars, Friedrich Diedrich (Frederick Diedrich) 29.jul.1859-24.mar.1919 Germany, Hamburg - USA Arkansas, Little Rock
pianist, organist, priest, 1874 studied at the Gymnasium in Hamburg, 1880-1883 at Mississippi College, 1884-1885 at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky, oct.1885 ordained priest in Sandersville Missisippi, 1869-1874 studied music at Hamburg Conservatory, 1886-1887 at Cincinnati Conservatory, 1889-1890 at Leipzig Conservatory, 1902-1908 with Sherwood and Liebling, 1887-1892 teacher piano, harmony and music history at Blue Mountain College Missisippi, 1892-1908 director of Onachita College in Arkadelphia Arkansas and teacher piano and conductor of chorus and orchestra, 1908-1918 director of Baars Music Studios in Little Rock Arkansas ; 22.jul.1890 he married music teacher Willie Sarah Wilkes (Tennessee, Bartlett 9.aug.1872-22.oct.1924 Little Rock)

Title	Parts

[] Sweetly trusting. Nocturne. Piano pub E. Witzmann & Co., Memphis, Tennessee 1892
[] The story of the seas. Piano pub Baars & Neeley, Arkadelphia, Arkansas 1896
[] Blue Mountain schottische. Piano pub Theo. Presser Co., Philadelphia 21sep1917
[] (details unknown) 12 instructive pieces for piano, medium grade. b1917

2024-06-12 00:00:00