About Arthur Henry Behrend
Lived 1853 – 1935 (aged 81). Arthur Henry Behrend was a composer.
Arthur Henry Behrend (2 October 1853 – 1935) was a Polish-born composer. He is remembered for his setting of Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar".
History Behrend was born in Danzig, a grandson of Michael William Balfe, composer of the opera The Bohemian Girl. He was best known in his lifetime for the 1885 song Daddy (lyrics by Mary Mark-Lemon), which made a fortune for him, despite disposing of his copyright while it was still popular. A long-standing member of the Savage Club, he died in London.
List of compositions Popular "The Beautiful Land of Nod" "Bonjour, ma belle" "The Gift" "Hearts that Love" (Frederic Weatherly) "The Silver Chord" "Think of Me" (Mary Mark-Lemon) "When Everything Is Young" Art songs "All's Right" (Robert Browning) "The Child Musician" (Austin Dobson) "Clear and Cool" (Charles Kingsley) "Crossing the Bar" (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) "Stay, Stay at Home" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) "The Rainy Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) "The Song of the Shirt" (Thomas Hood) "A Widow Bird" (in Through the Year. A Cantata for Ladies' Voices) (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
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Who was Arthur Henry Behrend?
Polish-born composer (1853–1935)
When was Arthur Henry Behrend born?
Arthur Henry Behrend was born on 2 December 1853 in Gdańsk.
When did Arthur Henry Behrend die?
Arthur Henry Behrend died on 28 November 1935.
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Arthur Henry Behrend was a composer.
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