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M. W. Balfe

M. W. Balfe
Lithograph by F. Salabert, from British Museum
Short Name: M. W. Balfe
Full Name: Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870
Birth Year: 1808
Death Year: 1870

Irish composer and singer born in Dublin, May 8, 1808. Became rpincipal violinist in The Druy Lane orchestra, Londo, 1823; in 1825 wet on the stage as an opera singer; married a prima donna, Lina Rezer, and became a composer of operas, of which his "Bohemian Girl" was the most successful. He sang in New Yor, 1834; in 1857 published A New Singing Method; died , Hertfordshire, England, Oct. 21, 1870 in his sixty-third year. He had made two visits to the United States, and was intending to come again in 1871.

A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by M. W. Balfe (4)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[Do the thing that's next you] (Balfe)Balfe (Arranger)734511 72153 66621
[Haste not! Let no thoughtless deed]Balfe (Composer)111774 43556 5212
I DREAMT I DWELT IN MARBLE HALLSM. W. Balfe (Composer)155175 76565 33541
[I heard the voice of Jesus say] (Balfe)M. W. Balfe (Composer)156744 43211 76172

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