Bombardon
A large, deep-toned brass instrument.
Bird or Byrd, Wm. Composer; England.
B. 1538; d. 1623.
Bishop, Anna. Soprano singer; England.
B. 1810; d. 1884.
Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley, her husband.
Composer, opera and song; England. B. 1785; d. 1855.
Bizet, "Georges" (bee-zeh). Opera; France.
B. 1838; d. 1875.
Blahetka, Leopoldine (blah-et-ka). Pianist and composer; Austria. B. 1811; d. 1887.
Blangini, Giuseppe Marc. Mari Felice (blanjee-nee). Tenor, composer, teacher; Italy. B. 1781; d. 1814.
Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fanny. Pianist; Austria. B. 1865. Blumenthal, Jacob (bloo-men-tall). Song writer, pianist; Germany. B. 1829.
Boccherini, Luigi (bok-keh-ree-nee). Composer; Italy. B. 1740; d. 1805. Boehm, Theobald (behm). Improved the flute; Bavaria. B. 1794; d. 1881.
BRAVURA Bouché (masc.), Bouchée (fem.) (Fr.) (boo-sheh). Closed. Applied to organ-stops with closed mouth.