Bridgetower, George Augustus Polgreen, 1778-1860

George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (b. Oct. 11 1778, Biała, Galicia–d. Feb. 29, 1860, London, England) was a violinist. His father was probably a West Indian and his mother was German. Bridgewater moved to London at an early age and was performing at the Drury Lane Theatre by the age of ten. The future King George IV took interest in Bridgetower and he studied under François-Hippolyte Barthélémon, Ivan Jarnovic, and Thomas Attwood. He is well known for performing with Beethoven in Vienna in 1803. Bridgewater earned Bachelor of Music from Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1811 and was later elected to Royal Society of Musicians.

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referencedIn	Vol. XII includes letters addressed to Thomas Lea Southgate, Mus.D. (f. 57), Alfred Henry Littleton (ff. 59, 65, 69) and John South Shedlock (ff. 90-97, 101-104).includes:ff. 1-3 Thomas Case, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Letter to F. G...	British Library
creatorOf	Recommendations; 1815-46. All bearing the signatures of those making the recommendation, and most annotated with the dates on which the recommendations were read and with the result. Entered on printed forms from 1820 or 1821 onwards.ff. 218 + 169*. ..., 1815-1846	British Library
creatorOf	Documentation to A, formerly kept in the compartment inside the lid of the box; 1921, 1993, n.d.ff. 3. Various sizes.1. f. 1. Letter from John H. Balderstone to Gustav Holst, tracing the descent of the tuning fork from Bridgetower to Ulysses Bolton, ..., 1921-1993	British Library
referencedIn	Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990)	Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf	Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Vienna, n.d.], to [George Polgreen Bridgetower], [1803 between the beginning of April and the end of July].	Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf	Tuning fork said to have been given by Beethoven to the violinist George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower; n.d. The fork resonates at c. 455.4 Hertz.In a wooden box with walnut veneer, with a label in the hand of Gustav Holst pasted to the bottom.Gustav...	British Library

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associatedWith	Attwood, Thomas, 1765-1838	person
associatedWith	Barthélemon, F.-H. (François-Hippolyte), 1741-1808	person
associatedWith	Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.	person
associatedWith	George, IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830	person
associatedWith	Giornovichi, Giovanni Mane, 1745?-1804	person
memberOf	Royal Society of Musicians (Great Britain)	corporateBody
associatedWith	Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995	person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf	Trinity Hall (University of Cambridge : active 1300-1909)	corporateBody

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Bielsko-Biała	83	PL
London	ENG	GB

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