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1BACHMANN—BAILEY
3Bach'mann, Georg Christian, clarinetist; b. Paderborn, Jan. 7, 1804; d. Brussels, Aug. 28, 1842, as soloist in the royal orch., and Cons. teacher. Also celebrated as a clarinet-maker.
5Bach'mann, Georges, b. abt. 1848; d. Paris, Dec. (?), 1894. Prolific pf.-composer.
7Bach'mann, Gottlob, organist and comp.; b. Bornitz, Saxony, March 28, 1763; d. Zeitz, Apr. 10, 1840. Pupil of Frech at Zeitz, also st. (1785) in Leipzig, and (1790) in Dresden with Naumann. 1791, organist at Zeitz.—Works: 3 operas, a cantata, many ballads and songs, 3 symphonies, much chamber-music, numerous pf.-pieces.
9Bach'ofen, Johann Kaspar, b. Zurich, 1692; d. there 1755. Singing-master, organist, director, and composer of sacred compositions once very popular in Switzerland.
11Bach'rich, Sigismund, violinist and dramatic composer; b. Zsambokreth, Hungary, Jan. 23, 1841. St. in Vienna Cons., 1851-7, under Böhm (violin); was for a short time conductor at a small Viennese theatre; went to Paris in 1861, but returned after a few years to Vienna; was for 12 years a member of the Hellmesberger Quartet, and is now teacher at the Cons., and a member of the Philh. and Opera orchestras and the Rosé Quartet.—Works: Comic opera Muzzedin (Vienna, 1883); do. Heini von Steier (1884); operetta Der Fuchs-Major (Prague, 1889; succ.); ballet Sakuntala; and 2 operettas (Vienna, 1866).
13Back'er-Grön'dahl, Agathe, pianist; b. Holmestrand, Norway, Dec. 1, 1847. Pupil (1860) of Kjerulf and Lindemann; 1863, of Kullak's Acad., Berlin; 1871, of Bülow in Florence; later of Liszt at Weimar. Married 1875, in Christiania, to the singing-teacher Grön-dahl.—Works: 6 Études de concert, op. 11; 3 morceaux, op. 15; 4 Sketches, op. 19; pf.-suite in 5 movem., op. 20; songs, etc.
15Back'ers, Americus. See BROADWOOD.
17Back'ofen, Johann G. Heinrich, b. Dur-lach, Baden, 1768; d. Darmstadt, 1839. Virtuoso on the harp, clarinet, flute, and English horn; made long tours through Southern Europe and Germany; 1806, chamber-musician at Gotha; in 1815, founded a wind-instr. factory at Darmstadt. Wrote methods f. harp (1803), clarinet, and Engl. horn; publ. pieces for the above in various combinations; many compositions in MS.
19Bacon, Richard Mackenzie, teacher, writer, and critic; b. Norwich, Engl., May 1, 1776; d. there Nov. 2, 1844. Author of "Science and Practice of Vocal Ornament"; "Elements of Vocal Science" (London, 1824); "Art of Improving the Voice and Ear" (London, 1825); editor of the "Quarterly Mus. Mag. and Review" from 1818-28; founded the triennial Mus. Festivals at Norwich.
21Badarczev'ska, Thekla, pf.-composer; b. Warsaw, 1838; d. there 1862. Her best piece is "La prière d'une vierge"; the others are practically unknown.
23Ba'der, Karl Adam, opera-tenor; b. Bamberg, Jan. 10, 1789; d. Berlin, Apr. 14, 1870. Succeeded his father as cathedral-org. at Bamberg (1807); began stage-career 1811; 1820-45, first tenor at Berlin Court Opera, then stage-manager till 1849; afterwards music-director at the Catholic Hedwigskirche. The heroic tenor-rôles in Spontini's operas were his forte; he was also a fine actor.
25Badi'a, Carlo Agostino, b. Venice, 1672; d. Vienna, Sept. 23, 1738, as court composer. Wrote 16 operas; 15 oratorios; 12 cantatas for solo voice and harpsich. (publ. as "Tributi armonici"); and 33 cantatas a 1-3 (MS.).
27Badi'a, Luigi, b. Tirano, Naples, 1822; wrote 4 operas and numerous successful songs.
29Baer'mann, Karl. See BÄRMANN.
31Bag'ge, Selmar, b. Koburg, June 30, 1823; d. Basel, July 17, 1896. St. at Prague Cons. with Dionys Weber, and in Vienna with Sechter; 1851-55, comp.-teacher at V. Cons. Journalist and critic; editor (in Leipzig, 1863-6) of "Allgem. Musikzeitung"; 1868, app. Director of the Basel Music-School; edited, for some years, the "Schweizerische Sängerzeitung."—Works: A symphony, chamber-music, sonata f. pf. and 'cello, pf.-pcs., songs, and "Lehrbuch der Tonkunst" (1873).
33Bahn, Martin. See TRAUTWEIN.
35Bähr (or Bär, Beer), Johann, leader of the Duke of Weissenfels' orch.; b. Georg-a.-d.-Enns (Austria), 1652; d. 1770. Known by numerous satirico-polemical musical pamphlets (signed "Ursus murmurat," "Ursus triumphat," etc.) against Hartnoth of Gotha (1697, etc.); also wrote "Bellum musicum" (1701), and "Musikalische Diskurse" (1719).
37Ba'i [bah'-ē] (or Baj), Tommaso, b. Crevalcuore, n. Bologna, abt. 1660; d. Rome, Dec. 22, 1714. Tenor singer at the Vatican; m. di c. in 1713. A disciple of Palestrina, his posthumous fame rests on his Miserere, sung during Holy Week, alternately with those by Allegri and Baini, in the Papal Chapel. This work is publ. (Choron, Burney, Peters) in various coll.s of music of the Papal Chapel.
39Baif, Jean-Antoine de, b. Venice, 1532; d. Paris, Sept. 19, 1589. Gave concerts at Paris, and publ. 2 works in lute-tablature, 12 sacred songs, and 2 books of 4-p. chansons.
41Bailey, Marie Louise, concert-pianist, b. Nashville, Oct. 24, 1876; st. from 1889 in Leipzig Cons. with C. Reinecke, winning a scholarship, and later with Leschetizky, Vienna. Début Feb. 28, 1893, at Gewandhaus, Leipzig, after which she played by request before King Albert of Saxony, and received the title of "Kgl. Sächs. Kammervirtuosin." Returning to America, she first appeared in Carnegie Hall, N. Y.,
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