New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-14
OBITUARY..
GAEL NENGNANN.

Carl Bcrgmanu, for many years leader OF
Che Phhhamou.c and hron societies, doa last Thursday
might at the German Hospital IN til, city He had "''n
in moor health fot c.usf cu,bc tim, aud h.. DEATH WIS
ncd by extreme melancholy produced ~ III" "'aI
81 his wife which occurred several months ago Aftcr
thi. event he became moody and moroso Sickness com
n.ed him IN tne middle OF la; season to resign 10
Ccorge Mafzia tJ Jos'iion ~ leader oi ih' ihllhhr
monte Society which he had held foI aliBch 20 year,
Fro1 that time Ae rapidly declined III health ana spirits
living a solitary aud retired life. and stunning 10, com
rany o! lis former a,sociaic- Abont week ago h Wa
obliged TO sex refuge at the German HOsld' "Atl' -
dI,i on Thursday nl:ht at II O'Clock.
Carl Bergman was born az Ebcrs5: ch Saxonv. Arril
II, 1921. He musical taste and talent manifested
themselves very carly Ia his life When scarcely years
Old he placed under the instruction o. A"o' hiil-
norman, saxon musician Of note. His parents
having removed 10 tl,c city OF Brc-lu, nc became
| student Of Hesse, renowned org-ust ana composer
and that city hc commenced hia musical career FIRST
cc!iigt, then solOst and leader % the rrsdu Ortc
BeI IraIu was never prolific composer, and most
OF his compositions nclnng several concert picccs
opera and symphonv. written before hc ha1 at
ained bis 27;h year. From 1912 to iaiH leader OF
spvcral orchesiraa, ne met with IN the c,s OF
vienna, Pcstl Warsaw, and Venice. Having taken
active mart la tie rebellion OF 1919, hc WAS compelled
leave the county, ca,aam " Win seVer msirons re
arrived nj Ncw-York in the Autumn oi isiO
4l akGI h ~ h1n lcnicy of The trrnarii rocirty
rostOp witch he held until tC dsbdndIcnt 81 The H's0
cation fDcr years later Together with IicO Escid aui
Carl tnsrhtitz Ee undertook the management nl tic
Philharmonic SOricty and when several years lntef ms
cuaduors returned to EurUp" DC became sole dF'c Oi
and II wa largely through his eEcrtlnn1 hai ne socry
attained Ia prcyCnt Standard or excellence III $500 ne
thr leadership O the Anon society, ana ~ lHc
same wear Organized and conducted tie great German
acupcyfest which held in the Wlnler Garden
Tbeatcr He also gave SERIES Of gram concerts ~ Toe
City .scmby Rooms, which bccaiuc exceedingly POiu
6Icinr OF boih German and italian opera The former
he intrnduc.d al NibOs Garden In 1896, and he con
d.ctcd the orchestra ut the Academy of Music on the
le nigh. Dee lSGJ ON The occasion III The
Ir.i roiuctiJn OF 'LATTlcitn III TINS country, "HA
T,roIlZncrni as SeIiLa. Hlzzolin az Idec1 ne 6oW'
audi ,lln as Ati,sskO Bergman carly recognIe1 thc
Reclaimed of W. llei's music, and was one of Inc Ist
,rysici.na \, no SOUGHT Introduce the nONriy OF us
style In 10 the American cOEocTf-iopil ,
mi, funeral took place on Saturday unuer tho Susp'pe
40 fLe AaccuhrOdrl Society Of when II WiS nienbt
On FRIDAY night the body brought IRON the hospi'
fo c hai of Inc gOciely In East FOul t-s, Wheie Ia ny
uarsons viewed the body during SATURDAY npIDlng
Through some rstauding thc news OF his dca1
d,d moi reach Iuany musical associates, VINO W"u
othr-yIse have atienGcd the !uEtra nnd lfeofc the
number tesent comparatively slnaii Inc ser ices
e,p entl,ely musicale minister was present dnu no
hu1al service read AS the collin was uornc lro
thc house the members OF tho Aron society mtnued
Rerumanns fayore song. tho Pilgrims thorns, Hoh
WaFDere Tannbauacr. accqDpanled by Daid iToi1 ne
AfrI,cnbrodei Society. Preceded by tho numerous
mus,cal associations 10 which Mr.. Bcrgmann belonged
the body wa, borne 10 Greenwood Cemetery, "hsre
SINGLE musical service was conducted