CARL, William Crane, American organist: b. Bloomfield, N. J., 2 March 1865. He was educated in Paris under Alexander Guilmant; received the degree of Mus.D. from the Uni versity of New York 1911 — Officier de !In struction Publique, and member of the French Academy of Music (conferred' by the French government). He is organist and musical director of the old First Presbyterian Church, New York, and has given over 150 free organ concerts there ; is director of the Guilmant Organ School, New York ; inaugurated many of the large organs in America, including a series in Dawson City (Klondike) ; has appeared with the leading orchestras at expositions, and at music festivals. He toured Japan and made successful study of the music of the Orient. Author 'Masterpieces' (1898) ; 'Ecclesia ; 'Festival Music for Organ' (5 vols.) ; 'Master-studies) ; 'Novelties for Organ' (2 vols.) ; also anthems, songs and articles on musical subjects. A founder of the American Guild of Organists; membre de I'Alliance Francaise; member of the National Association of Organists and Fraternal Society of Musicians.
CARLtN, Emilia Smith PI Swedish novelist : b. Stromstad, 8 Aug. d
Stockholm, 5 Feb. 1892. In 1827 she married a physician named Flygare. In 1838 she published her first novel, 'Waldemar Klein,' and among the best of her subsequent works are the 'Pro fessor' (1840); 'A Year> (1846) ; 'The Brother's Bet' ; and 'The Guardian' (1851). Several of her novels have been translated into English. After his death in 1833, she decided to devote herself to literature. In 1841 she married J. G. Carlin, a lawyer and poet. After his death in 1875, her literary activity ceased altogether, although her salon had been the centre of literary life at the capital. In 1878 she published a volume of 'Reminiscences of Swedish Literary Life.' She had clear in sight into the conditions of human life, es pecially of life in the middle class, and she describes it with admirable fidelity. Character istic are 'Gustav Lindorm) (1839); 'The Rose of Tistelon) (1842) ; 'The Maiden's Tower' (1848), all translated into English. Consult Svanberg, 'E. F. Carlin' ; 'En studie' (Stock holm 1912); Schoeldstroen, 'E. F. Carlin' (ib. 1888).