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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1piano, à l'usage des pensions" (some 20 editions published).
3Lee, Louis, b. Hamburg, Oct. 19, 1819; brilliant 'cellist and composer of merit; pupil of J. N. Prell, and gave concerts at 12 in German cities and Copenhagen. He became 'cellist in the Hamburg Th.; then lived several years in Paris, returned to Hamburg, organized chamber-music soirées (with Hafner, later with Boie), was teacher in the Cons. until 1884, and 1st 'cello of the Philh. Soc.—Publ. a pf.-quartet, a pf.-trio, a 'cello-sonata, a 'cello-sonatina, a sonata and a sonatina f. vln., pieces f. pf. and 'cello, soli f. pf.; also wrote music to Schiller's Jungfrau von Orleans and Wilhelm Tell; symphonies, overtures, 2 string-quartets, pf.-duets, etc.—His brother,
5Lee, Sebastian, b. Hamburg, Dec. 24, 1805; d. there Jan. 4, 1887; was also a pupil of Prell, and a distinguished 'cellist; from 1837-68, solo 'cellist at the Grand Opéra, Paris; lived thereafter in Hamburg.—Publ. an excellent Method f. 'cello; variations, divertissements, and fantasias, f. 'cello w. orch.; Var.s f. 'cello w. string-quartet; 'cello-duos.
7Lee, Maurice, brother of the two preceding; b. Hamburg, Feb., 1821; d. London, June 23, 1895, where he had long resided as a pf.-teacher and composer of popular salon-music.
9Lefébure, Louis-François-Henri, b. Paris, Feb. 18, 1754; d. there Nov., 1840. A Government official until his retirement in 1814.—Works: "Nouveau Solfège," a 23-page pamphlet publ. 1780, containing ideas put into practice by Gossec in the "École royale de chant"; and "Revues, erreurs et méprises de différents auteurs célèbres en matière musicale" (1789). He also comp. 2 oratorios, several cantatas, and scenas.
11Lefébure-Wély, Louis-James-Alfred, b. Paris, Nov. 13, 1817; d. there Dec. 31, 1869. A pupil of his father from his fourth year, at 8 he took the latter's place as organist of the church of Saint-Roch, becoming regular organist at 14. Entering the Paris Cons. in 1832, he was taught by Benoist (org.) and Laurent and Zimmerman (pf.), taking first prizes for both instr.s in 1835; his teachers in composition were Berton and Halévy, and he had private instruction from Adam (comp.) and Séjan (org.). 1847-58, organist of la Madeleine; after 5 years devoted to composition, he succeeded Séjan as organist at St.-Sulpice. L. was a thorough musician, a skilful player on the organ, piano, and harmonium, and a versatile composer.—Works: a 3-act opera, Les Recruteurs (1861); a cantata, Après la victoire (1863); 1 mass w. orch. and 2 masses w. organ; 3 symphonies; a string-quintet and a string-quartet; sacred vocal music; much elegant salon-music f. pf. (his most celebrated piece is "The Monastery-bells"); 50 pf.-études; harmonium-music; etc.
13Lefebvre [Le Febvre], Jacques, called Jacobus Faber, and also surnamed Stapulensis because born at Étaples, n. Amiens, (date uncertain); d. Nérac, 1537 ('47?), as tutor in the royal family of Navarre. Wrote "Elementa musicalia" (1496; republ. 1510, 1514, and 1528 as "Musica libris IV demonstrata," and 1552 as "De musica quatuor libris demonstrata"). The edition of 1528 also includes "Quaestiuinula praevia in musicam speculativam Boetii."
15Lefebvre, Charles-Édouard, son of the historical painter L.; b. Paris, June 19, 1843. Entered Paris Cons., 1863; pupil of Ambr. Thomas; Grand prix de Rome, 1870, for the cantata Le Jugement de Dieu. While in Rome he composed the 23rd Psalm f. ch. and orch.; the first two parts of a biblical drama, Judith; and several symphonic pieces. In 1873, after tours in Greece and the Orient, he settled in Paris.—Works: A 3-act opera, Djelma (Paris, 1894; mod. succ.); the opera Zaire (1887), and the 1-act opera Le Trésor (not perf.); "légende fantastique" Melka; "poème lyrique" Ste.-Cécile (1896); grand choral work Elva; chamber-music; etc.
17Lefèvre, Jean-Xavier, famous clarinettist; b. Lausanne, Mar. 6, 1763; d. Paris, Nov. 9, 1829. Pupil of Michel Yost in Paris; played in concerts from 1787; member of the Opéra orch. 1791-1817; prof. in Cons. 1795-1825; and joined the Imperial Orch. in 1807. Chev. of the Legion of Honor. Wrote the Clarinet-method adopted (1802) at the Cons.; 6 clarinet-concertos; concertantes f. clar. w. other instr.s; also trios, duos, and soli (sonatas). He added a sixth key to the clarinet.
19Legouix, Isidore-Édouard, b. Paris, Apr. 1, 1834; pupil of Reber and Ambr. Thomas at the Cons.; has brought out 4 operas and about 10 operettas without marked popular success.
21Legren'zi, Giovanni, celebrated composer of sacred and secular music; b. Clusone, n. Bergamo, about 1625; d. Venice, May 26, 1690. Pupil of Pallavicino; organist at Bergamo; maestro di cappella to the Duke of Ferrara, and prod. his first opera, Achille in Sciro, at Ferrara in 1663; from 1664 in Venice, becoming director of the Cons. de'Mendicanti in 1672, and in 1685 succeeding Natale Monferrato as maestro at San Marco, where he enlarged the orch. to 34 pieces (8 violins, 11 violette [small viols], 2 tenor viols, 3 viole da gamba and bass viols, 4 theorbos, 2 cornette, 1 bassoon, and 3 trombones). His 18 operas show a noteworthy advance over those of his predecessors in the orchestral support of the vocal parts, and he treats the recitative and the melodic phrase with greater freedom. He was one of the first to write for 2 violins and violoncello. Publ. Concerto di messe e salmi a 3-4 con violini (1654); Mottetti da 2-4 voci (1655); Mottetti a 5 voci (1660); Sacri e festivi concerti, messe e salmi a due cori (1657); Sentimenti devoti (2 e 3 voci, 1660; 2 vol.s); Complete con litanie ed antifona della Beata Vergine
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