Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (1778 – 1842) was a German poet and novelist, and a major figure of German Romanticism. He was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz and Lujo Brentano. Wikipedia
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Brizeux, Julien Auguste Pélage
Julien Auguste Pélage Brizeux (1803 – 1858) was a French poet. He was said to belong to a family of Irish origin, long settled in Brittany. He was educated for the law, but in 1827 he produced at the Théâtre Français a one-act verse comedy, Racine, in collaboration with Philippe Busoni. Wikipedia
Bruchmann, Franz von
Franz Joseph von Bruchmann (1798 – 1867) was the son of Johann Christian Maria von Bruchmann, director of the Vienna National Bank, one of the richest men in Vienna and patron of Franz Schubert and the artist Leopold Kupelwieser. In his Vienna home Johann Christian hosted the so-called Schubertiaden, musical and literary evenings with Schubert… Read More
Busse, Carl
Carl (or Karl) Hermann Busse (1872 – 1918) was a German lyric poet. He worked as a literary critic and published his own poetry and prose, occasionally under the pseudonym Fritz Döring. Wikipedia
Bussine, Romain
Romain Bussine (1830 – 1899) was a French voice teacher, singer, translator and poet active in the second half of the 19th century. Wikipedia
Calvocoressi, Michel-Dimitri
Michel-Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 –1944) was a multilingual music writer and critic who promoted musicians such as Franz Liszt and Modest Mussorgsky. Wikipedia
Campe, Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746 – 1818) was a German writer, linguist, educator and publisher. He was a major representative of philanthropism and the German Enlightenment. Wikipedia
Candidus, Karl August
Karl August Candidus (1817 – 1872) Lutheran pastor, philosopher, teacher, and poet. Worked towards the unification of Germany and towards mutual understanding between the French and German locals of his home region, Alsace. His poetry is reminiscent of Heine and Mörike. Both Brahms and Schumann set a few of his poems to music. DeutscheBiographie