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1Bock'let, Karl Maria von, brilliant pianist; b. Prague, 1801; d. Vienna, July 15, 1881. Pupil of Zawora (Prague) and Hummel (Weimar) for pf.; of Dionys Weber (Prague) f. comp.; and of Pixis f. vln. In 1820, violinist at the Vienna "Th. an der Wien"; later he embraced the career of a concert-pianist and pf.-teacher; Louis Köhler and Jacob Blumenthal were his pupils.
3Bock'mühl, Robert Emil, b. Frankfort, 1820; d. there Nov. 3, 1881. 'Cellist and composer f. 'cello. one of two readings
4Bock'mühl, Robert Emil, b. Frankfort, 1820; d. there Nov. 3, 1881. 'C'cellist and composer f. 'cello. one of two readings
6Bocks'horn ("Capricornus"), Samuel, b. Germany, 1629; d. Stuttgart, 1660 (?). Musical director at Trinity Ch., Pressburg, and (1657) Kapellm. to the Duke of Württemberg. He publ. masses, motets, etc., and secular songs and piano-pieces.
8Bocquillon-Wilhem, G. L. See Wilhem.
10Bo'de, Johann Joachim Christoph, born Barum, Brunswick, Jan. 16, 1730; d. Weimar, Dec. 13, 1793. Oboist in 'celle, 1755; from 1762-3, music-teacher and editor at Hamburg, and later became Lessing's partner as printer and publisher. Settled in Weimar 1778. Publ. concertos f. 'cello, bassoon, and vln.; symphonies, etc. one of two readings
11Bo'de, Johann Joachim Christoph, born Barum, Brunswick, Jan. 16, 1730; d. Weimar, Dec. 13, 1793. Oboist in 'C'ette, 1755; from 1762-3, music-teacher and editor at Hamburg, and later became Lessing's partner as printer and publisher. Settled in Weimar 1778. Publ. concertos f. 'cello, bassoon, and vln.; symphonies, etc. one of two readings
13Bo'denschatz, Erhard, b. Lichtenberg, Saxony, 1570; d. as pastor at Gross-Osterhausen, n. Querfurt, in 1638. He publ. valuable collections: "Florilegium Portense" (Leipzig, 1603 and 1618), containing 115 motets; ditto (2nd part, Leipzig, 1621) containing 150 motets, all by contemporaries; also "Florilegium sanctissimorum hymnorum" for schools (1606; last ed., 1721). His own compositions are less interesting.
15Boe'decker, Louis, pianist; b. Hamburg, 1845, lives there as music-teacher and critic. Pupil of K. Marxsen. Publ. works, alt. 30 pf.-pcs.; songs; in MS., orchestral, choral, and chamber-music.
17Boehm; Boehme. See Böhm, Böhme.
19Boe'kelman, Bernardus, pianist; b. Utrecht, Holland, June 9, 1838. Pupil of his father, musical director A. J. B.; st. 1857-60, under Moscheles, Richter and Hauptmann, at Leipzig Cons.; 1862-4, private pupil of Bulow, Kiel and Weitzmann at Berlin, also teaching at Stern's Cons. Since 1866 in New York, where he founded and directed (till 1888) the N. Y. Trio Club for chamber-concerts. From 1883-97, Mus. Dir. at the Ladies' School in Farmington, Conn.; now (1899) private instructor in New York. He is a well-known teacher and player. Has composed for orch., and has publ. special études f. pf.; solo pcs. f. pf., 4 and 8 hands; pcs. f. vln. and pf., and songs. His analytical edition of Bach's "Well-tempered Clavichord," in colors, is unique.
21Boëllmann, Léon, comp., organist, and pianist; b. Ensisheim, Alsatia, Sept. 25, 1862; d. Paris, Oct. 11, 1897. A pupil of the Niedermeyer School, Paris, his teacher being the celebrated organist Gigout, in whose Organ School he taught later. A successful composer in almost all styles, he left 68 published works; among his noteworthy orchestral comp.s are a symphony, Variations symphoniques, and a Fantaisie dialogue, w. organ (all produced by Lamoureux).
23Boëly, Alexandre-Pierre-François, b. Versailles, Apr. 19, 1785; d. Paris, Dec. 27, 1858. Pianist; also vln.-pupil of Ladurner at Paris Cons., and organist (for some years at St.-Germain l'Auxerrois). He wrote a mass for Christmas, 4 offertories and many other pcs. f. org., much pf.-music, and 3 string-trios, etc.
25Boers, Joseph Karel, b. Nymwegen, Holland, 1812; d. Delft, Oct. 1, 1896. Pupil of Lubbeck at R. Cons. at The Hague; 1831 cond. at R. Th. there. Held similar posts at Paris and Metz; 1841, app. prof. at the Normal School, Nymwegen, and cond. of Choral Society; 1853, app. music-director at Delft. He wrote an interesting "History of Musical Instrs in the Middle Ages"; also a complete bibliography of ancient and modern mus. works produced in the Netherlands. Composed a symphony, overtures, cantatas, songs, etc.
27Boesset, Antoine, Sicur de Villedieu, Intendant of Music to Louis XIII; b. abt. 1585; d. 1643. Celebrated as the composer of many "Airs de cour" in 4 or 5 parts, and of numerous ballets.
29Boëtius [bo-ë'-të-ës] (or Boethius), Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus, b. Rome abt. 475 A. D., executed 524 (67), on suspicion of treason, by Theodoric, whose counsellor he had been for years. Philosopher and mathematician; author of "De Musica," a Latin treatise (in 5 books) on Greek music, which was the chief source for the theorizing monks of the middle ages. Besides MSS. in many libraries, "De Musica" has been publ. at Venice (1491-2 and '99), Basel (1570), and Leipzig (1867); and in a German transl. by Oscar Paul, with interesting introduction, at Leipzig (1872). one of two readings
30Boëtius [bo-ê'-tê-ûs] (or Boethius), Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus, b. Rome abt. 475 A. D., executed 524 (67), on suspicion of treason, by Theodoric, whose counsellor he had been for years. Philosopher and mathematician; author of "De Musica," a Latin treatise (in 5 books) on Greek music, which was the chief source for the theorizing monks of the middle ages. Besides MSS. in many libraries, "De Musica" has been publ. at Venice (1491-2 and '99), Basel (1570), and Leipzig (1867); and in a German transl. by Oscar Paul, with interesting introduction, at Leipzig (1872). one of two readings
32Bohl'mann, Theodor Heinrich Friedrich, pianist; b. Osterwieck am Harz, Germany, June 23, 1865; st. with Dr. Stude (Leipzig), Barth, Klindworth, Tiersch, d'Albert, and Moszkowski (Berlin). Début Berlin, March 3, 1890, marked success; concert-tour in Germany. From Sept., 1890, prof. of pf. at Cincinnati Cons. Has given many successful concerts.
34Bohm, Karl, b. Berlin, Sept. 11, 1844, pupil of Lüschhorn, Reissmann, and Geyer. Pianist and salon-composer; lives in Berlin.—Works: Trios, pf.-pcs., vln.-music, songs.
36Böhm, Georg, organist and clavichordist; b. Goldbach, Thuringia, 1661; d. Lüneburg, 1734. His organ-preludes and suites rank high among works of the time.
38Böhm, Theobald, inventor of the "Böhm flute"; b. Munich, Apr. 9, 1794; d. there Nov. 25, 1881. Flutist, comp. f. fl., "Hofmusikus,"
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