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Henry or Henri Berger (August 4, 1844 – October 14, 1929) was a Prussian Kapellmeister, composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from 1872 to 1915.
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H. Berger
| Short Name: | H. Berger |
| Full Name: | Berger, H. (Henry), 1844-1929 |
| Birth Year: | 1844 |
| Death Year: | 1929 |
Henry Berger (sometimes Henri) was born in 1844 in Germany. He was an influential bandleader for the Royal Hawaiian Band. He arranged many European compositions for the band and composed Hawaiian music, including "Hawai'i Pono'i" which later became the Hawaiian national anthem, and then the state anthem.
Dianne Shapiro, from FindaGrave website (accessed 3/19/2022) and "Bandmasters of the Royal Hawaiian Band" Royal Hawaiian Band official web site. City and County of Honolulu. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. (Way Back Machine, Internet Archive (accessed 3/19/2022)
Tunes by H. Berger (1) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWAII PONOI | Henri Berger (Composer) | 3 | 33332 25244 33 |
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