Background
Brune, Adolf Gerhard was born on June 21, 1870 in Bakkum, Germany. Son of A. Wilhelm and Anna (Segers) Brune.
Brune, Adolf Gerhard was born on June 21, 1870 in Bakkum, Germany. Son of A. Wilhelm and Anna (Segers) Brune.
Studied harmony, composition, piano, organ and violin under masters in Germany. Came to the United States, 1889.
Instructor in musical theory and piano, Chicago Musical College, since 1898. Organist Saint Joseph’s Church, and Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois. Associate musical editor, Chicago Inter Ocean.
Composer: Das Lied des Singschwans.
Overture to a drama (Chicago Orchestra). Twilight Picture (Chicago and Cincinnati).
7 symphonies, 6 quartets, 2 quintets, sextet, trio, and more than 70 songs, variations and other pieces for piano. Home: Oak Park, Illinois.
Married Mary R. Ramsey, August 7, 1899.