Ida Branth
Ida Branth | |
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 Ida Branth, from a 1900 publication | |
| Born | August 30, 1871 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Other names | Ida Branth Burgy |
| Occupation | Violinist |
Ida Amalia W. Branth Burgy (August 30, 1871 – died after 1939) was an American violinist, violin teacher, and cyclist, based in New York City.
Early life and education
[edit]Branth was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in New York City, the daughter of John Herman Branth and Therese Leineweber Branth. Her father was a physician and violinist born in Germany.[1] Her parents divorced in 1886.[2]
She received a gold medal when she graduated from high school in 1889.[3] She studied violin at the Metropolitan College of Music,[4] and with Czech violinist Karel Halíř in Berlin.[5]
Career
[edit]Branth performed at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.[6] She played at New York's Aeolian Hall and Carnegie Hall,[7] toured in Europe, and taught violin. She toured in the United States with cellist Flavia Van den Hende and pianist Hilda Newman[8] as the New York Ladies' Trio in 1900.[9][10] She was a member of the Women's String Orchestra.[11][12] "Her tone is clear and full and her execution remarkably facile," reported the Brooklyn Eagle in 1900.[6] The Brookyn Times-Union agreed, noting in 1900 that Branth "plays the violin gracefully, with good technique, ease of execution, clearness of tone, and style."[13]
In 1902, Branth was head of the Branth Ladies' Quartette.[14] In 1903, she was on the program of a concert in Brooklyn.[15] In 1916 she played for a meeting of the Universal League, with her husband singing on the same program.[16]
Branth was an enthusiastic bicyclist, rode long distances with her father,[17] and wrote about riding in skirts.[18] She was the only woman in New York known to have completed a century ride in 1894.[19]
Publications
[edit]- "Bloomers or Skirts?" (1895)[18]
Personal life
[edit]In 1902 Branth married tenor and landscape artist Frederick S. Burgy. They had a daughter, Florence.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Kolle, Frederick Strange (1913). Physician's Who's Who, New York State Section. Physician's Who's Who Publishing Company. p. 43.
- ^ "Divorce Decree Opened". The New York Times. July 27, 1886. p. 7 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Admitted to the Normal College". The New York Times. June 29, 1889. p. 8.
- ^ "Commencement of the Metropolitan College of Music". The Sun. 1891-06-04. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ida Branth". The Musical Courier. 40 (7). February 14, 1900.
- ^ a b "Music of the Week". Brooklyn Eagle. 1900-12-16. p. 30. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Concert in Chamber Music Hall". The New york Times. November 18, 1897. p. 7.
- ^ "New York Ladies' Trio". Knoxville Sentinel. 1900-03-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ida Branth Returns" The Musical Courier (April 18, 1900): 10.
- ^ "Ida Branth's Success" The Musical Courier (February 7, 1900): 35.
- ^ "Abroad". The Violin Times. 31 (3): 99. May 15, 1896.
- ^ "Women's String Orchestra". American Art Journal: 131. December 2, 1899.
- ^ "Many Hear Earl Gulick; Miss Ida Branth Also Plays the Violin Acceptably". Times Union. 1900-12-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Wanamaker Tuesday Musicale". The New York Times. 1902-03-18. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Concert in Music Room on Tuesday". Brooklyn Eagle. 1903-10-04. p. 17. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meeting of the Universal League". The Musical Courier: 35. August 31, 1916.
- ^ "Guests of Asbury Park; Centuries of Centurions From the Century Run". Asbury Park Press. 1894-06-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Branth, Ida (December 20, 1895). "Bloomers or Skirts?". L. A. W. Bulletin and Good Roads. 22 (25): 24.
- ^ "Women in Bloomers". The Inter Ocean. 1894-06-03. p. 37. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ida Burgy, in the 1920, 1930, and 1940 United States Censuses, via Ancestry.