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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1Pudor, Dr. Heinrich, b. about 1860, succeeded his father in the Cons., which he disposed of, in 1890, to E. Krantz. He is a voluminous and eccentric writer on mus. subjects.—Works: "Wiedergeburt in der Musik" (1892, 9 collected essays); "Die alten und die neuen Wege in der Musik" (1892); etc.
3Puget, Paul-Charles-Marie, b. Nantes, June 25, 1848. Pupil, at Paris Cons., of Marmontel (pf.), Bazin (harm.), and Massé (comp.); 1st Grand prix de Rome in 1875.—Prod. the comic opera Le Signal (Op.-Com., 1886), and the 4-act opera Beaucoup de bruit pour rien (ibid., Mar. 24, 1899; mod. succ.); incid. music to de Musset's Lorenzaccio; a setting of P. Collin's "Ulisse et les Sirènes"; and songs.
5Pugna'ni, Gaetano, famous violinist; b. Turin, Nov. 27, 1731; d. there July 15, 1798. Studied under Somis; later in Tartini's school at Padua. In 1752, leader in the court orch., Turin; from 1754 he made concert-tours, spent some years in London as leader at the Ital. Opera, and played at Paris in the Concerts spirituels. From 1770 m. di capp. at the court theatre, Turin; also opened a school for violinists, among whose alumni were Viotti, Conforti, Buini, and Polledro.—Publ. a violin-concerto (he wrote 9), and 14 violin-sonatas; 6 quintets f. 2 violins, 2 flutes, and 'cello; 6 string-quartets; 12 octets (sinfonie) f. strings, 2 oboes, and 2 horns; 3 sets of trios f. 2 violins and 'cello; and 2 sets of violin-duets. One sonata is in Jensen's "Classische Violinmusik." He prod. several operas, a ballet, and 2 cantatas.
7Pu'gni, Cesare, b. Milan, 1805; d. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26, 1870, where he had resided since 1840. Prod. 5 operas and 21 ballets of little importance.
9Pugno, Raoul, brilliant pianist; b. Montrouge, Seine, France, June 23, 1852. Studied in the Paris Cons., taking 1st pf.-prize in 1866, 1st harmony-prize in 1867, and 1st organ-prize 1869. Organist and maître de chapelle in Paris; since 1896, prof. of piano at the Conservatoire, as Henri Fissot's successor. In 1897-8 he made a conspicuously successful tour of the United States with Ysaye. Officer of the Académie. He has prod. an oratorio, La résurrection de Lazare (Concert Pasdeloup, 1879), and a number of light stage-pieces, among them the 3-act comic opera Ninetta (1882), the 3-act operabouffe Le Sosie (1887), the 3-act do. Le retour d'Ulisse (1889), the 3-act vaudev.-operetta La petite Poucette (1891; in Berlin, 1893, as Der Talisman), the pantomime Pour le drapeau (1895), etc. Has also written pf.-pieces and vocal music.
11Puli'ti, Leto, b. Florence, June 29, 1818; d. there Nov. 15, 1875. A student of music and natural science; publ. songs, and music f. pf. and orch.; also valuable essays in the Proceedings of the R. Inst. of Music at Florence, especially "Cenni storici della vita del serenissimo Ferdinando de' Medici" (1884, printed separately), with information concerning Cristofori, the inventor of the pf.
13Pun'to, Giovanni. See Stich.
15Pup'po, Giuseppe, an eccentric violinist; b. Lucca, June 12, 1749; d. in poverty at Florence, Apr. 19, 1827. Lived for years in London (till 1784), then in Paris as cond. at the Th. de Monsieur, and as fashionable accompanist and teacher till 1811, and in Naples 1811-17 as maestro at the San Carlo Th.—Publ. 3 concertos, 3 violin-duets, 8 violin-études and 6 pf.-fantasias.
17Purcell', Henry (called "the younger," because the son of Henry P., Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey), b. in St. Ann's Lane, Old Pye St., Westminster, London, in 1658; d. Dean's Yard, Westminster, Nov. 21, 1695. From 1664, the year of his father's death, he studied as a chorister of the Chapel Royal under Cooke and Humfrey, also receiving instruction from Dr. Blow. As early as 1676 he wrote the music for Dryden's tragedy Aurene-Zebe, and Shadwell's comedy Epsom Wells; he also publ. a song in Playford's "Choice Ayres, etc.," Book i. In 1677 he wrote the overture, act-tunes, etc., to Mrs. Behn's tragedy Abdelazor, and an elegy on Matthew Locke (in Book ii of "Choice Ayres"). Next year he composed the overture, instr.1 music, and the masque, in Shadwell's version of Timon of Athens; to 1680 belong the incid. music to Lee's tragedy Theodosius and D'Urfey's comedy The Virtuous Wife, and a little opera, Dido and Æneas, written to the order of Josias Priest for his "boarding-school for young gentlewomen"; also the "Ode or Welcome Song for his Royal Highness" the Duke of York, and "A Song to welcome home His Majesty from Windsor." Appointed organist at Westminster Abbey, he wrote no more theatrical music for six years, presumably turning his attention to church-music. In 1682 he became organist of the Chapel Royal as Lowe's successor; in 1683, composer-in-ordinary to the King. His first publ. chamber-music dates from 1683, "Sonatas of III parts, two Viollins and Basse to the Organ or Harpsichord" (with engraved portrait), 12 numbers, based on Italian models, each having an Adagio, a Canzone (fugue), a slow movem., and an air (3 recently reprinted by Augener). More "Odes" appeared at this time; the last one to King Charles in 1684, and the greeting to King James in 1685; in all, P. wrote 28 of these. Dramatic composition re-
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