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1and member of the royal orch.—His system of construction marks a new departure in the make of wood-wind instr.s. To render the flute acoustically perfect, he fixed the position and size of the holes so as to obtain, not convenience in fingering, but purity and fullness of tone; all holes are covered by keys, whereby prompt and accurate "speaking" is assured; and the bore is modified, altering the tone not inconsiderably.
3Böhm, Joseph, b. Pesth, Mar. 4, 1795; d. Vienna, Mar. 28, 1876. Violinist, pupil of his father; at 8 years of age he made a concert-tour to Poland and St. Petersburg, where he studied for some years under P. Rode. His first concert at Vienna (1815) was very successful; after a trip to Italy, he was app. (1819) vln.-prof. at Vienna Cons., and (1821) entered the Imp. orch. He formed distinguished pupils—Joachim, Ernst, Auer, Hellmesberger (Sr.), Singer, Ludwig, Strauss, Rappoldi, Hauser, etc. Retired from Cons. 1848, from orch. 1868.—Wrote concert-pcs. and quartets; also duets, songs, etc.
5Böhm, Joseph, b. Kühnitz, Moravia, Feb. 9, 1841; d. Vienna, Nov. 6, 1893. Pupil of Bocklet and Krenn, Vienna; 1865 organist, 1867 choirmaster, 1877 Kapellm. at the Hofsparrkirche, Vienna; also director of the school of church-music of the Ambrosius-Verein.
7Böhme, Johann August, founded a business for publishing and selling music at Hamburg, 1794. His son, Justus Eduard B., succeeded him in 1839, and his grandson, August Eduard B., in 1885.
9Böhme, August Julius Ferdinand, b. Ganderheim, Brunswick, Feb. 4, 1815; d. there May 30, 1883. Pupil of Spohr; Kapellm. of theatres at Berne and Geneva; 1846, cond. of the "Euterpe" at Dordrecht. Has composed orchestral and chamber-music, songs, etc.
11Böhme, Franz Magnus, b. Willerstedt, n. Weimar, Mar. 11, 1827; d. Dresden, Oct. 18, 1898. Pupil of J. G. Töpfer (Weimar), and Hauptmann and Rietz (Leipzig). For 20 years music-teacher in Dresden; received the title of "Prof." from the King; 1878, teacher of crit. and hist. of music at Hoch Cons., Frankfort; retired 1885 to Dresden.—Literary works: "Altddeutsches Liederbuch" (Leipzig, 1877; a coll. of Germ. folk-songs—words and melodies—of the 12th—17th centuries); "Aufgabenbuch zum Studium der Harmonie" (1880); "Kursus der Harmonie" (Mayence, 1882); "Geschichte des Tanzes in Deutschland" (Leipzig, 1895). He is the editor of Erk's "Deutscher Liederhort" (MS.); and has publ. several books of sacred part-songs and male choruses. one of two readings
12Böhme, Franz Magnus, b. Willerstedt, n. Weimar, Mar. 11, 1827; d. Dresden, Oct. 18, 1898. Pupil of J. G. Töpfer (Weimar), and Hauptmann and Rietz (Leipzig). For 20 years music-teacher in Dresden; received the title of "Prof." from the King; 1878, teacher of opt. and hist. of music at Hoch Cons., Frankfort; retired 1885 to Dresden.—Literary works: "Altddeutsches Liederbuch" (Leipzig, 1877; a coll. of Germ. folk-songs—words and melodies—of the 12th—17th centuries); "Aufgabenbuch zum Studium der Harmonie" (1880); "Kursus der Harmonie" (Mayence, 1882); "Geschichte des Tanzes in Deutschland" (Leipzig, 1895). He is the editor of Erk's "Deutscher Liederhort" (MS.); and has publ. several books of sacred part-songs and male choruses. one of two readings
14Böhmer, Karl (Hermann Ehrfried), violinist and composer; b. The Hague, Nov. 6, 1799; d. Berlin, July 20, 1884. Pupil of Pollerio; 1835, member of the royal orch., Berlin.—Works: Operas (Meerkrönig und sein Liebchen, etc.), orchestral music, much valuable violin-music, etc. one of two readings
15Böhmer, Karl (Hermann Ehrfried), violinist and composer; b. The Hague, Nov. 6, 1799; d. Berlin, July 20, 1884. Pupil of Pollerio; 1835, member of the royal orch., Berlin.—Works: Operas (Meerkönig und sein Liebchen, etc.), orchestral music, much valuable violin-music, etc. one of two readings
17Bohn, Emil, b. Bielau, n. Neisse, Jan. 14, 1839. Student of philol. at Breslau; but later devoted himself to music. 1868, org. of the "Kreuzkirche," Breslau, also founded the Bohn Choral Society, noted for its historical concerts. 1884, Dr. phil. hon. causa (Breslau), director of the University Choral Society, and lecturer at the Univ., also mus. critic of the "Breslauer Zeitung" 1895, "R. Prof. of Music"—Works. "Bibliographie d. Musikbuchwerke bis 1700, welche auf der Universitätsbibliothek, etc., zu Breslau ausgewählt werden" (1883); "Die mus. Handschriften des 16. und 17. Jahrh. in der Stadtbibl. zu Breslau" (1890). He has composed part-songs and songs; and edited the pf.-works of Mendelssohn and Chopin.
19Böhner, Johann Ludwig, b. Tottelstedt, n. Gotha, Jan. 8, 1787; d. near Gotha, Mar. 28, 1860. A composer of great talent but weak character—the reputed original of F. A. T. Hofmann's "Kreisler." Excepting a year (1810) as Kapellm. at Nuremberg, he led a roving life, and finally became addicted to drink.—Works: An opera, Der Dreiherrenstein; overtures, marches, dances, etc., f. orch.; concertos and sonatas f. pf.; much lost in MS.
21Bohrer, Anton, b. Munich, 1783; d. Hanover, 1852. Violinist, pupil of R. Kreutzer in Paris. Composed chamber-music, also concertos and solo-pcs. f. vln. With his brother Max, the 'cellist, he was a member of the Bavarian court orch.; from 1810-14 the two made tours through Austria, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia and England; 1815 in France, 1820 in Italy. In 1834, Anton became leader of orch. at Hanover.
23Bohrer, Max, 'cello-virtuoso, b. Munich, 1785; d. Stuttgart, Feb. 28, 1867. After long concert-tours with Anton, he settled (1832) in Stuttgart as first 'cellist in the orch. Tour in the United States, 1842-43. Compositions of minor importance.
25Boieldieu, François-Adrien, French dramatic comp.; b. Rouen, Dec. 16, 1775; d. Jarcy, n. (trousbois, Oct. 8, 1834. Son of Archbishop Larochefoucauld's secretary; his mother was a milliner. Through conjugal differences, the pair were divorced, and the boy was apprenticed to Broche, the cathedral organist, a pupil of Padre Martini. Broche, of intemperate habits, was brutal; the boy, at 12 years of age, ran away; he went on foot to Paris, and was with difficulty found and brought back. Broche appears to have been his only teacher, natural talent supplying the lack of
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