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A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1900
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1f. strings and flute; a cantata, The Last Chief-tain; quartets, anthems, carols, and glees, f. men's and women's voices; and about 30 songs, and 60 pf.-pcs. In MS. he has the 3-act opera La Vallière; an oratorio, Samuel; a caprice, "Ignis fatuus," and 2 marches f. orch.; a quartet for harp, org., vln., and 'cello; etc.
3Bartfiian'sky. See BORTNIANSKY.
5Bar'toli, Padre Erasmo, b. Gaeta, 1606; lived as "Padre Raimo" at Naples, where he died July 14, 1656.—MS. works (in the Oratorian Library): Masses, psalms, and motets.
7Bar'tolo, Padre Daniele, learned Jesuit; b. Ferrara, 1608; d. Rome, Jan. 13, 1685; wrote treatise "Del suono, de' tremori armonici e dell'udito" (Rome, 1679-81; Bologna, 1680).
9Ba'selt, Fritz (Friedrich Gustav Otto), prolific comp.; b. Oels, Silesia, May 26, 1863. Pupil of Concertm. Emil Köhler, Breslau, and L. Bussler, Berlin. Has lived in turn as musician, music-dealer, composer, teacher, and cond. in Breslau, Essen, and Nuremberg; since 1894, in Frankfort-on-M. as director of the Philh. Verein (professional concerts w. full orch.), and the Frankf. "Sängervereinigung" (abt. 1,200 voices).—Dramatic works: 3-act operetta Der Fürst von Sevilla (Nuremberg, 1888); 3-act operetta Don Alvaro, oder der Hauptmann von Zalamea (Ansbach, 1892); 1-act opera Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg, 1892); 3-act operetta Rend und Gaston (Lübeck, 1893); 1-act operetta Der Sohn des Peliden (Kassel, 1893); 3-act "Spieloper" Die Annaliese (Kassel, 1896); operetta Die Musketeire im Damenstift (Kassel, 1896); 1-act operetta Die Circusfee (Berlin, 1897).—Besides these, he has written nearly 100 male choruses, mostly a cappella, many of which are popular; numerous terzets, duets, songs; several original pcs. f. orch., strings, vln. and pf., etc.; also a number of arrangements, transcriptions, and the like.
11Base'vi, Abramo, writer and composer; b. Leghorn, Dec. 29, 1818; d. Florence, Nov., 1885. His 2 operas, Romilda ed Ezzelino (1840), and Enrico Howard (1847), being coolly received, he founded (1848?) the mus. journal "Armonia" (ceased to appear in 1859); became a contributor to the "Boccherini"; also founded (1859) the "Beethoven Matinées" (now "Società del Quartetto"). He published a "Studio sulle opere di Giuseppe Verdi" (1859); "Introduzione ad un nuovo sistema d'armonia" (1862); "Studi sul armonia" (1865); "Compendio della storia della musica" (1865-6).
13Basil (Saint) the Great, b. 329 at Caesarea, Cappadocia, where he died as bishop in 379. Reputed to have introduced congregational (antiphonal) singing into the Eastern Church, thus being the forerunner of St. Ambrose in the Western.
15Basi'li, Francesco, dramatic and sacred comp.; b. Loreto, Feb., 1766, d. Rome, Mar. 25, 1850. Pupil of his father [Andrea B., 1720-75], later of Jannaconi at Rome. M. di capp. at Foligno, Macerata, and Loreto, and up to 1824 brought out 11 operas and several "dramatic oratorios" in Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, and Venice. App. 1827 censor of Milan Cons.; in 1837, m. di capp. at St. Peter's, Rome.—Wrote psalms, motets, litanies, a Miserere, a Magnificat, a Requiem (for Jannaconi, 1816); symphonies, pf.-sonatas, songs, etc.
17Bassa'ni, Giovanni, m. di capp. at St. Mark's, Venice, abt. 1600. 2 vol.s of "Concerti ecclesiastici" (1598, '99), and 1 of 4-p. "Canzonette" (1587), are extant.
19Bassa'ni (or Bassiani), Giovanni Battista, excellent violinist and comp.; b. Padua abt. 1657; d. Ferrara, 1716. M. di capp. at Bologna and Ferrara, where he was elected m. di c., in 1703, of the "Accademia della Morte."—Works: 6 operas; masses, motets, psalms, etc.; sonatas f. vln.—Corelli was his pupil.
21Bassa'ni, Geronimo, b. Padua, late in the 17th century. Pupil of Lotti; a fine contrapuntist, singer, singing-teacher; produced 2 operas at Venice, Bertoldo (1718), and Amor per forza (1721); also wrote masses, motets, and vespers.
23Basse'vi, Giacomo. See CERVETTO.
25Bassford, William Kipp, pianist and organist; b. New York, April 23, 1839. Pupil of Samuel Jackson. After concert-tours as a pianist through the U. S., he settled in N. Y.; has been organist in several churches (at present of Calvary Ch., East Orange, N. J.), also teaches pf. and composition.—Works; Cassilda, 2-act opera; mass in E♭; pf.-pcs.; songs.
27Bas'si, Luigi, dramatic baritone; b. Pesaro, 1766; d. Dresden, 1825. Sang in several Italian theatres; from 1784 to 1806 in Prague; lived in Vienna, again (1814) in Prague, and became director of the Dresden Opera. Mozart wrote the part of Don Giovanni for B.
29Bassiron, Philippe, Netherland contrapuntist of the 15th century, some of whose masses are given by O. Petrucci in his "Missae diversorum auctorum" (Venice, 1508).
31Bastardel'la. See AGUJARI.
33Bastiaans'[bas-tē-ahns'], J. G., Dutch comp. and org.; b. Wilp, 1812; d. Haarlem, Feb. 16, 1875. Pupil of Schneider at Dessau, and Mendelssohn at Leipzig; organist at the "Zuiderkerk," Amsterdam; and teacher at Blind Inst. App. in 1868 org. of the great organ at St. Bavo's, Haarlem (succ. by his son, Johann; b. 1854, d. 1885). Eminent teacher. Publ. a book of chorals, some songs, etc.
35Baston, Josquin, Netherland contrapuntist, living in 1556. Motets and chansons by him are found in many coll.s publ. at Antwerp, Louvain, and Augsburg from 1542-61.
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