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A Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1BERTELSMANN—BERTONI
3Ber'telsmann, Karl August, b. Gutersloh, Westphalia, 1811, d. Amsterdam, Nov 20, 1861. Pupil of Rinck. Director (1839) of the "Eutonia" society, Amsterdam.—Works: Choruses f. men's voices; 12 4-p. songs f. mixed chorus; songs w. pf.; pcs. f. org., pf.-music.
5Berthaume, Isidore, b. Paris, 1752, d St Petersburg, Mar. 20, 1802. First violin at Grand Opéra, 1774; cond of the "Concerts Spirituels," 1783; finally solo-violinist in the Imp orchestra at St. Petersburg.—Works: Sonatas, solos, duos, and a concerto f. vln.; symphonie concertante f. 2 vlns.; sonata and sonatinas f. pf.
7Berthelier, Henri, solo violinist in orch. of Paris Opéra, and in Cons. concerts. 1894, succeeded Maurin as prof. of violin at Cons.
9Bert'hold, Karl Friedrich Theodor, b. Dresden, Dec. 18, 1815; d. there Apr. 28, 1882. Pupil of J. Otto and F. Schneider; in 1864 he succeeded the latter as court org. at Dresden. He wrote an oratorio Petrus, a Missa solemnis, a symphony, overtures, church-music, etc.; also (with Fürstenau) a pamphlet on "Die Fabrikation musikalischer Instrumente im Vogtlande" (1876).
11Bertin, Louise-Angélique, b. at the Roche, n. Paris, Feb. 15, 1805; d. Paris, Apr. 26, 1877. Pupil of Fétis; dramatic composer, singer, pianist.—Operas: Guy Mannering (private perf.), Le Lougarou (Paris, 1827), Faust (1831), Notre-Dame de Paris [Emeralda] (1836); many minor compositions, of which "Six Ballades" were publ.
13Berti'ni, Abbate Giuseppe, b. Palermo, 1756; d. there 1849 (?). M. di capp. to the Sicilian court; publ. a "Dizionario storico-critico degli scrittori di musica" (Palermo, 1814).
15Berti'ni, Benoît-Auguste, b. Lyons, June 5, 1780. Pupil of Clementi in London (1793), later pf.-teacher there. Wrote an 11-page pamphlet, "Stigmatographie, ou l'art d'écrire avec des points, suivie de la mélographie, nouvelle art de noter la musique" (Paris, 1812), and "Phonological System for acquiring extraordinary facility on all musical instruments as well as in singing" (London, 1830).
17Berti'ni, Henri-Jérôme, pianist and composer; b. London, Oct. 28, 1798; d. Meylau, near Grenoble, Oct. 1, 1876. When six months old he was taken to Paris, where he was taught by his father and his elder brother, Benoît-Auguste; played early in public, and at 12 made a concert-tour through the Netherlands and Germany. He returned to Paris for study; spent some time in Great Britain; and from 1821-59 resided in Paris, whence he made many brilliant artistic tours. In 1859 he retired to his estate at Meylau. Both as pianist and composer, he was a musician of the highest talent and lofty ideals, unalterably opposed to the flashy virtuosity then so much in vogue. His technical studies are still of value, an excellent selection of 50 has been edited by G. Buonamici; an arr. of Bach's "48 Preludes and Fugues" f. 4 hands, is also useful. He also wrote much chamber-music, and pcs. f. pf.-solo—over 200 works in all.
19Berti'ni, Domenico, born Lucca, June 26, 1829; d. Florence, Sept. 7, 1890. Pupil of Michele Puccini. 1857, Director of the mus. inst. at Massa di Carrara, also m. di capp.; went to Florence in 1862, as singing-teacher and critic, and became director of the "Cherubini" Society. Contributor to the "Boccherini" of Florence, "La Scena" of Venice, and other periodicals. He comp. 2 operas, masses, magnificats, and chamber-music; also wrote "Compendio di principi di musica, secondo un nuovo sistema" (1866).
21Berton, Pierre-Montan, b. Paris, 1727; d. there May 14, 1780, as conductor of the royal orch. and of the Grand Opéra. A contemporary of Gluck and of Piccinni, his great talent for conducting aided efficiently in the improvement of French opera. He wrote several operas, and rearranged others by Lully, etc.
23Berton, Henri-Montan, son of preceding, b. Paris, Sept. 17, 1767; d. there Apr. 22, 1844. Opera-composer, pupil of Rey and Sacchini. In 1782, violinist in Opéra-orch.; 1795, prof. of harm. in Paris Cons.; 1807, cond. of the Opera buffa; 1815, member of the Academy; 1816, prof. of comp. at Cons. Of his 47 operas, the best are Montano et Stéphanie (1799), Le Délit (1799), and Aline, reine de Golconde (1803); he also wrote 5 oratorios, 5 cantatas, and many "romances." His theoretical works are curious rather than valuable.—Biogr. by Raoul-Rochette: "Notice hist. sur la vie et les ouvrages de M. Berton" (Paris, 1844), and by H. Blanchard: "Henri-Montan Berton" (Paris, 1839).
25Berton, François, natural son of the preceding, b. Paris, May 3, 1784; d. July 15, 1832. Pupil of Cons. 1796-1804; prof. of singing there 1821-7. He composed several operas, and some vocal music.
27Berto'ni, Ferdinando Giuseppe, b. Island of Salo, n. Venice, Aug. 15, 1725; d. Desenzano, Dec. 1, 1813. Pupil of Padre Martini; 1752, organist at San Marco; 1784, Galuppi's successor as m. di capp.; choirmaster at the Cons. de' Mendicanti from 1757-97.—Works: 5 oratorios, and much other church-music; 34 operas; chamber-music; 6 harpsichord-sonatas, etc.
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