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1schaft der Musikfreunde," excepting the season of 1882-3, when Jahn was his deputy. He was chosen by Wagner to conduct the Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth in 1876, and as W.'s alternate in conducting the Wagner Concerts in the Albert Hall at London, 1877; has been conductor-in-chief of the Bayreuth Festivals ever since, and since 1879 has given an annual series of concerts at London. Has cond. several of the Lower Rhenish Festivals, and (since 1885) the Birmingham Festivals, succeeding Costa. In 1885 he was created Mus. Doc. hon. causa by Oxford Univ. In 1898 the freedom of the city of Vienna was bestowed on him. (Cf. London "Musical Times" for July, 1899.)
3Richter, Johann Christian Christoph, father of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter; b. Neustadt am Kulm, Dec. 16, 1727; d. Schwarzenbach-on-Saale, 1779, as pastor. From 1760 he was organist at Wunsiedel for some years, and comp. vocal church-music (left in MS.). From him his son inherited his musical nature, especially his fondness for improvising on the piano.
5Ricie'ri, Giovanni Antonio, the teacher of Padre Martini; b. Venice, May 12, 1679; d. Bologna, 1746. In 1701, soprano singer at S. Petronio, Bologna; member of the Philharm. Acad. till his dismissal in 1716. He wrote several oratorios; a fugue a 5 is given as a model in Martini's "Saggio del contrappunto."
7Ricor'di, Giovanni, founder of the great music-publishing firm in Milan; b. Milan, 1785; d. there Mar. 15, 1853. At first violinist and cond. at the old Fiando theatre, he also earned small sums as a music-copyist, and in 1807 went to Leipzig to learn music-engraving in Breitkopf & Härtel's establishment. Returning, he opened a little shop, and began publishing in 1808, the first works being engraved by himself. He was an intimate of Rossini, whose operas he published; also recognized Verdi's genius when the latter was comparatively unknown. His son Tito (1811-1888) succeeded to the business. The present head of the firm is Giulio Ricordi (b. Dec. 19, 1840, at Milan); he is editor-in-chief of the "Gazzetta Musicale," now (1899) in its 55th year; and is a composer of elegant salon-music f. pf., under the pseudonym of "J. Burgmein"; in earlier years he wrote a string-quartet, a pf.-trio, a ballet, Un capriccio, with Marco Sala (Milan, La Scala, 1866), etc. He is well known as a patron of art. The publications of the firm exceed 102,000 at the present writing.
9Rie'chers, August, b. Mar. 8, 1836, in Hanover; d. Berlin, Jan. 4, 1893. Skilful maker and repairer of violins, trained by Bausch of Leipzig; Joachim entrusted his violins to R.'s hands. He publ. a valuable pamphlet: "The Violin, and the Art of its Construction; a Treatise on the Stradivarius Violin" (Engl. ed. 1895; pp. 35), with 4 plates of full-size diagrams exhibiting the structure and exact dimensions of the model "Strad."
11Rie'del, Carl, b. Kronenberg, n. Elberfeld, Oct. 6, 1827; d. Leipzig, June 3, 1888. A silk-dyer by trade, the Revolution of 1848 upset his business, and turned his thoughts to the serious study of music. He became a pupil of Carl Wilhelm at Krefeld, and entered the Leipzig Cons. in 1849. In 1854 he organized the "Riedelverein," a singing-society which later became famous, for the performance of ancient church-music. The first public concert was given in 1855; in 1859 his fine mixed chorus successfully performed Bach's mass in B minor. On Brendel's death in 1868, R. was elected president of the "Allgemeiner deutscher Musikverein," and founded the Leipzig branch ("Zweigverein"). A powerful advocate of the Wagner Festivals, he also became president of the "Wagnerverein." The Duke of Altenburg conferred on R. the title of "Professor" in 1868; Leipzig Univ. created him Dr. phil. hon. causa in 1883.—His publ. works include only a few songs and part-songs. His collections, "Altböhmische Hussiten- und Weihnachtslieder," and "12 altdeutsche Lieder"; his skilful reduction of Schütz's 4 Passions to one; and his editions of Schütz's "Sieben Worte," J. W. Franck's "Geistliche Melodien," Eccard's "Preussische Festlieder," Praetorius's "Weihnachtslieder," show the hand of a master.—As his successor, the "Riedelverein" elected Hermann Kretzschmar, who was succeeded, in 1897, by Dr. Göhler.
13Rie'del, Hermann, b. Burg, n. Magdeburg, Jan. 2, 1847. Pupil of the Vienna Cons.; court Kapellm. at Brunswick; noted song-comp. (the lyrics in Scheffel's "Trompeter von Säkkingen").
15Rie'del, Fürchtegott Ernst August, b. Chemnitz, May 22, 1855. Pupil of Leipzig Cons. 1876-8; since 1890, town cantor at Plauen, Saxony, where he also conducts the "Musikverein."—Works: The cantata Winfried, op. 16; Der Sachsen Festtagssang, op. 17; songs and part-songs; and instructive pf.-pieces.
17Riedt, Friedrich Wilhelm, b. Berlin, Jan. 24, 1712; d. there Jan. 5, 1784. Flute-virtuoso, pupil of Graun and Schaffrath; in 1741, chamber-musician to Frederick the Great; 1750, director of the "Musikalische Gesellschaft" at Berlin.—Works: Symphonies; quartets; 6 trios f. 2 flutes and bass; sonatas f. 2 flutes; a sonata f. flute and 'cello; also a "Versuch über die musikal. Intervalle" (1753); etc.
19Riehl, Wilhelm Heinrich von, b. Biebrich-on-Rhine, May 6, 1823; d. Munich, Nov. 16, 1897. Writer on the history of civilization; from 1854, prof. of political economy at Munich Univ.; for a time director of the court theatre at Wiesbaden; from 1885, director of the Bavarian National Museum, etc., at Munich; also lectured on mus. history at the R. Music-School.—Publ. "Musikalische Charakterköpfe" (3 vol.s: 1853, '61, '78; vol. iii, containing the essays "Die Kriegsgeschichte der deutschen Oper" and "Die beiden Beethoven," is the
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