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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1was associated with Malibran. Sang on the stage till 1840. Gave lecture-recitals in the United States 1845–6, publishing his lecture as "A Musical Entertainment" (Boston, 1845). Retired 1852.
3Tena'glia, Anton Francesco, b. Florence; d. (?). Dwelt principally in Rome, where he cond. a choir. In 1661 he comp. the opera Cleano, which contains the first known example of the aria with da capo.
5Ten Brink. See Brink, Ten.
7Ten Ka'te. See Kate, Ten.
9Terpander, famous Greek musician and lyricist; a native of Antissa, Lesbos, who lived in the 7th century B.C., and was called the "father of Greek music," probably from his development of the forms of lyric song.
11Terrade'llas [Terrade'glia], Domingo [Domenico], b. Barcelona, Spain (baptized Feb. 13, 1711); d. Rome, 1751. Pupil of Durante at the Cons. S. Onofrio, Naples. Prod. operas in Italy and London (1746–7); was then maestro at S. Giacomo degli Spagnuoli, Rome. Having had success with the operas Astarte (1739) and L'intrighe delle cantarine (1740) at Naples, Artemisia (1740, Rome), Merope (1743, Florence), and Mitridade and Bellerofonte at London, he took the failure of Sesostri at Rome, 1741, so to heart, that he died.
13Terschak, Adolf, b. Prague, Apr. 21, 1832. Flutist; pupil of Zierer at the Vienna Cons. (1850–2). Made long tours; to London in the west, and Siberia in the east. Publ. many comp.s for his instr.
15Terzia'ni, Eugenio, b. Rome, 1825; d. there June 30, 1889. Pupil of Mercadante at the R. Cons., Naples; prod. an oratorio, La caduta di Gerico, in 1844, followed by the operas Giovanna di Napoli and Alfredo, at Rome, where he became maestro at the Teatro Apollo about 1848; from 1867–71, maestro at La Scala, Milan; from 1877, prof. of comp. at the Liceo musicale of the Accad. di Sta. Cecilia at Rome. Last opera, Niccolò de' Lapi [L'assedio di Firenze] (Rome, 1883); also prod. a Requiem mass, an Inno sinfonico, etc.
17Tesch'ner, Gustav Wilhelm, b. Magdeburg, Dec. 26, 1800; d. Dresden, May 7, 1883. Singing-teacher; pupil of Zelter and Klein at Berlin, and of Ronconi, Bianchi, and Crescentini in Italy (1829); later of Mieksch in Dresden. Settled in Berlin as a vocal teacher after Italian methods. He publ. elementary vocal exercises, and solfeggf of his own; also many by Italian masters (Clari, 8 books; Crescentini, 5; Minoja, 6; Zingarelli, 10); edited much early vocal church-music.
19Te'si-Tramonti'ni, Vittoria, celebrated singer; b. Florence, about 1695; d. Vienna, 1775. Her singing-masters were Redi at Florence and Campeggi at Bologna, where she made an early début. She sang at Venice in 1719, and in Dresden the same year, at the wedding of the electoral prince; up to 1735 she appeared chiefly at Venice and Naples, then had a long engagement with Farinelli at Madrid, and in 1749 was singing with great success at Vienna, ending her days in the house of the Prince of Hildburghausen.
21Tessarin, Francesco, b. Venice, Dec.; 1820. Pianist; pupil of A. Fanno and G. F. Ferrari. He was intimate with Wagner. Devoted himself chiefly to lesson-giving and composition.—Works: Opera L'ultimo Abencerrage (Venice, 1858); a cantata, church-music, pf. fantasias, etc.
23Tessari'ni, Carlo, famous violinist of the Corelli school; b. Rimini, 1690; d. (?). Attained celebrity as early as 1724; was 1st violin at the cathedral in Urbino.—Publ. "Sonate per 2 violini e basso, con un canone in fine"; "Sonate a 2 violini" (2 books); "12 concertini a violino principale, 2 violini di ripieno, violetto, violoncello, et basso cont. per organo o cembalo"; "12 sonate a violino solo, e basso per organo"; "6 divertimenti a 2 violini"; "L'arte di nuova modulazione, ossia concerti grossi a violino principale, 2 violini di concerto, 2 violini di ripieno, violetta, violoncello et b. cont. per organo" (1762; Amsterdam); "Contrasto armonico ossia concerti grossi" [as before]; and a violin-method, "Grammatica musicale . . ." (MS. French and English translations were printed; it is a practical method consisting of exercises, études, and sonatinas, with only a few letterpress directions).
25Testo'ri, Carlo Giuseppe; Carlo Antonio; and Paolo Antonio; father and two sons, Milanese violin-makers from about 1687–1754.
27Tey'ber (or Tayber), Anton, b. Vienna, Sept. 8, 1754; d. there Nov. 18, 1822. Pupil of Padre Martini at Bologna. From 1792, cembalist at the Imp. Opera, Vienna, and assistant of Salieri; from 1793, court composer and music-master to the Imperial children.—Works: An opera, an oratorio, a Passion, a melodrama, many masses, a symphony, string-quartets, minuets and allemandes, etc.—His brother,
29Tey'ber (or Tayber), Franz, b. Vienna, Nov. 15, 1756; d. there Oct. 22, 1810. Pianist pupil of Wagenseil; after a concert-tour in S. Germany and Switzerland, he cond. Schikaneder's itinerant opera-troupe; was then Concertmeister at Karlsruhe and Bern, and from 1799–1810 composer to Schikaneder's Theater an der Wien. Two months before his death he was app. organist of the Imp. Chapel. Besides several operas and Singspiele, he wrote an oratorio, a mass and other church-music, songs, etc.
31Tha'dewaldt, Hermann, founder (1872) and president of the "Allgemeiner deutscher Musikerverband"; b. Bodenhagen, Pomerania, Apr. 8, 1827. From 1850–51, bandmaster at Düsseldorf; 1853–5, cond. at Dieppe; 1857–69, cond.
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