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1with the Damrosch orch.; then made a long and successful tour of the U. S. and Canada. Miss B. has publ. a "Menuet de concert" f. pf., and a Fantaisie on Amer. national airs. Her present home is Vienna.
3Baillot, Pierre-Marie-François de Sales, one of the most celebrated of French violinists, b. Passy, Oct. 1, 1771, d. Paris, Sept. 15, 1842. His first teachers were Polidori of Florence, at Passy, and (1780) Sainte-Marie, at Paris. From 1783-91 he studied under Pollani, at Rome, then returned to Paris, where Viotti procured him the position of leader in the Th. Feydeau.
5Still doubtful, apparently, as to earning a living as a musician, he obtained a minor appointment in the Ministry of Finance, and held it until 1795, when, on the strength of his continually growing reputation as a concert-violinist, he was app. prof. of vln. at the Cons. He made up for lost time by diligent study under Cherubini, Reicha, and Catel. His first foreign tour, to Russia, was undertaken 1805-8, and followed by others through Belgium, Holland and England (1815-16), Switzerland and Italy (1833), etc. In 1821 he was made leader at the Grand Opéra, and in 1825 solo violinist in the royal orch.—His chief work is the admirable textbook, "L'Art du Violon" (1834). With Rode and Kreutzer he wrote "Méthode du Violon," adopted by the Paris Cons., and republ. in countless editions and many languages; he also edited the "Méthode de Violoncelle" by Levasseur, Catel, and Baudiot, and wrote essays: "Notice sur Grétry" (1814); "Notice sur Viotti" (1825); and others.—His principal compositions are 10 vln.-concertos, 3 string-quartets, 15 trios f. 2 vlns. and bass, 6 duos f. 2 vlns., 30 sets of airs variés, 24 preludes in all keys, a symphonie concertante f. 2 vlns. w. orch., a sonata f. pf. and vln., etc.; mostly difficult, and not much played now-a-days. He had several distinguished pupils—Labeneck atn., Mazas, the 2 Danclas, etc.
7Baillot, René-Paul, son of preceding; b. Paris, Oct. 23, 1813; d. there Mar. 28, 1889; prof. of ensemble-playing at Paris Cons.
9Bai'ni, Abbate Giuseppe, a composer, writer, and critic of ultra-conservative tendency; b. Rome, Oct. 21, 1775; d. there May 21, 1844. Pupil of his uncle, Lorenzo B.; later of Jannacconi, the maestro of St. Peter's, who had him app. singer in the Pontifical choir, and whom he succeeded in 1817. B.'s life-work and magnum opus was the monograph "Memorie storico-critiche della vita e delle opere di Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina" (Rome, 1828, German transl. by Kandler, w. notes by Kiesewetter, 1831). He likewise wrote a "Saggio sopra l'identità de' ritmi musicali e poetici." His most celebrated comp. is a Miserere (1821), given alternately, during his lifetime, with those of Allegri and Baj at the Sistine Chapel, during Holy Week. Others are Psalms and Hymns a 4, Hymns a 8, masses, motets, church-concertos, a Te Deum, etc.
11Baj, Tommaso. See BAI.
13Bajet'ti, Giovanni, stage-composer; b. Brescia, Italy, abt. 1815, d. Milan, April 28, 1876. For many years leader of orch. in La Scala, Milan, where he produced Gonzalvo (opera, 1841), L'Assedio di Brescia (1844), Caterina d la figlia del bandito (1847), Faust (ballet, 1848), Umberto da Brescia (1866), and Il genio d'Italia (Piacenza, 1843); all with success.
15Baker, Benjamin Franklin, b. Wenham, Mass., July 10, 1811; sang in churches in Salem, Boston, and Portland; in 1837, took charge of the music in Dr. Channing's ch. at Boston, and in 1841 succeeded Lowell Mason as teacher of music in the public schools, was also vice-pres. of the Handel and Haydn Society for 6 years, frequently singing solos at their concerts. Est. the Boston Music School (1851-68) Editor of the Boston "Musical Journal." Retired in 1868.—Works: 3 cantatas, The Storm-King, The Burning Ship, and Camillus, the Roman Conqueror; various vocal quartets, songs, etc. Author of a text-book: "Thorough-bass and Harmony"; has compiled several volumes of glees and anthems.
17Baker, George, b. Exeter, Engl., in 1773; d. Rugeley, Feb. 19, 1847. (Organ-pupil of Hugh Bond and William Jackson (Exeter); st. the violin with Ward, and pf. with Dussek and Cramer at London. (Org. at Stafford (1795), Derby (1810), Rugeley (1824); Mus. Bac. (Oxon., 1797.—Works: The Caffres, "musical entertainment" (London, 1802, unsucc.); 4-, 5-, and 6-p. anthems; glees f. 3 and 4 voices; songs; organ-voluntaries; pf.-sonatas.
19Baker-Gröndahl, A. See BACKER-GRÖNDAHL.
21Balaki'rev, Mily Alexejevitch, b. Nishnij Novgorod, Russia, 1836. St. at Kasan Univ.; self-taught, as a musician. Pianistic début at St. Petersburg, 1855, was very successful. With Lamakin, in 1862, he founded the "Free Music School." 1866, app. opera-conductor at Prague; 1867-70, conducted concerts of the Imp. Music Society at St. Petersburg, and introduced compositions of Berlioz and Liszt to the Russian public. Retired to private life in 1872. His own works are a symph. poem "Tamara"; music to King Lear; overtures with Russian, Czechish, and Spanish themes; an Oriental
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