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1Blaze, Henri, Baron de Bury, son of preceding; b. Avignon, 1813; d. Paris, March 15, 1888. His title was bestowed on him while the attaché of an embassy; before and after which time he devoted himself to literary work. He wrote "Études littéraires sur Beethoven"; "Musique des drames de Shakespeare"; "Poètes et Musiciens de l'Allemagne"; and many other essays, historical, aesthetical, and biographical, for the "Revue des deux Mondes."
3Bleu'er, Ludwig, violinist; b. Buda-Pesth, Aug. 21, 1863; d. Berlin, Sept. 15, 1897. St. with Prof. Grün (Vienna) and in the Berlin "Hochschule"; 1883-93, leader of Philh. Orch., Berlin; 1894, of Detroit Philh. Club.
5Bletz'acher, Joseph, b. Schwoich, Tyrol, Aug. 14, 1835; d. Hanover, June 16, 1895; for 25 years principal bass at the Royal Theatre, Hanover.
7Blew'itt, Jonathan, b. London, 1782; d. there Sept. 4, 1853; pupil of his father, Jonas B., and Battishill. Org. in several London and provincial churches, finally at St. Andrew's, Dublin (1811), and comp. and cond. at the Th. Royal there; also grand organist to the Masonic Soc. of Ireland. Returning to London in 1826, he became mus. director at Sadler's Wells Th., and brought out several stage-pieces with incidental music, pantomimes, etc., at Drury Lane and elsewhere. He wrote many popular songs; also a treatise on singing, "The Vocal Assistant."
9Blied, Jacob, b. Brühl-on-Rhine, Mar. 16, 1844; d. there Jan. 14, 1884. Music-teacher (1874) at the Teachers' Seminary in Brühl. Wrote didactic works for pf., vln., and voice; also masses, motets, etc.
11Bloch, Georg, b. Breslau, Nov. 2, 1847. Pupil of Hainsch and J. Schubert; later, at Berlin, of Taubert and F. Geyer. Teacher in Breslaur's Cons., Berlin; founder (1879) and director of the Opera Society. Has written vocal music.
13Blockx, Jan, b. Antwerp, Jan. 25, 1851; pianist and composer; pupil, in the Flemish Music School, of Callaerts (pf.) and Benoît (comp.); also studied with L. Brassin. Since 1886, teacher of harm. at Antwerp Cons., and mus. dir. of the "Cercle artistique" and other societies.—Works: The operas Maitre Martin (Brussels, 1892; mod. succ.); Rita (MS., 1895); De Herbergprinses ["Tavern-Princess"] (Antwerp, 1895; v. succ.); Iets vergaten (1-act, 1890?); the pantomime St. Nicholas (Brussels, 1894); the ballet Milenka (Brussels, 1887); 2 works f. double ch., soli and orch., Vredezang and Op den spoorn; 8-p. madrigal De Landvestrizers; orchestral overture "Rubens"; etc.
15Blo'dek, Wilhelm, b. Prague, Oct. 3, 1834; d. there May 1, 1874. St. at Prague Cons., where, after teaching 3 years at Lubycz, Poland, he became prof. (1860). He died insane.
17Works: V Studni [In the well], 1-act comic Czech opera (Prague, 1867), very succ.; given in German as Im Brunnen (Leipzig, 1893); opera Zidek (unfinished); a mass, an overture, quartets f. men's voices, pf.-music, and songs.
19Blondeau, Pierre-Auguste-Louis, b. Paris, Aug. 15, 1784; d. there 1856. Pupil of Baillet, Gossec, and Méhul at P. Cons.; Prix de Rome, 1808, with cantata, Maria Stuart; till 1842, viola-player in Grand Opéra orch.—Works: 1 opera, Alla fontana (1893); 1 ballet, 3 overtures, 1 mass, 2 Te Deums, chamber-music, pf.-pcs., songs.
21Bloomfield-Zeis'ler [-tsis-], Fanny, remarkable pianist; b. Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, July 16, 1866; in 1868 her parents went to America and settled in Chicago, where she still (1899) resides. Her first teachers were Bernhard Ziehn and Carl Wolfsohn; in 1876 she already played in public; in 1878 (on Mme. Essipoff's recommendation) she went to Leschetizky, at Vienna, with whom she studied 5 years; several concerts given in 1883 were highly successful. From 1883-93 she appeared on the American concert-stage every season, playing with all the prominent orchestras in the U. S.; in 1893 she made a pianistic tour to Berlin, Vienna, Leipzig, Dresden, etc., her success being so great that she was eng. for a longer tour in 1894-5, winning triumphs upon triumphs. In 1895-6 she gave 50 concerts in the U. S., and in the autumn of 1897 made a tour of the Pacific coast with brilliant success. In the spring of 1898, a tournée in Great Britain and France served to confirm the unanimous verdict of the American and European press, that she is one of the greatest among contemporary pianists.
23Blow, (Dr.) John, b. N. Collingham, Nottinghamshire, 1648; d. Westminster (London), Oct. 1, 1708. In 1660, chorister at the Chapel Royal, under Henry Cooke; on leaving the choir, he studied under John Hingeston and Dr. Chr. Gibbons, becoming a skilful organist. App. org. of Westminster Abbey, 1669, but had to make way for Purcell in 1680; on Purcell's death, he was reappointed (1695-1708). Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, March, 1674, and, in June, succeeded Humphreys as Master of the Children; later he became organist of, and (1699) composer to, the Chapel Royal. Oxford Univ. conferred on him the degree of Mus. Doc. Blow began to compose when a boy in the Ch. R., and wrote a vast amount of church-music (services, anthems, odes for St. Cecilia's day and New Year's); many anthems are printed. Also organ-music, pieces for harpsichord, and songs.
25Blum [bloom], Karl Ludwig, b. Berlin, 1786; d. there July 2, 1844. A most versatile musician: dramatic composer, organist, cellist, conductor, actor, singer, and poet. Pupil of H. Grossi (Berlin), Fr. A. Hiller (Königsberg), and Salieri (Vienna); in 1820, app. chamber-musician to the Prussian court; in 1822, stage-manager of the Berlin Opera. He produced
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