William Vipond Barry 1827-1872 |
Composer , Pianist & Writer. Born in Bandon Cork March 1827, appeared in Belfast as pianist 1846 and founded the Belfast Classical Harmonist Society. He resided for a time in the Potteries England. He syudied under Liszt, and was M.A. and Ph.D of Gottingen University honoris causi. Later he became organist of the Cathedral at Port of Spain, Trindada and died there 13 th March 1872. He composed music for the pianoforte, and wrote a work entitled "Dissertation on the Emotional Nature of Musical Art and its Media of operation" London 1863.
His son William H Barry was born at Belfast April 1858 and was a composer and gave concerts in Dublin.
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