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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1pcs., variations, exercises, etc. In 1830 he founded a "Musikalisches Jugendblatt für Gesang, Clavier und Flöte," continued by his son,
3He'ring, Karl Eduard, b. Oschatz, Saxony, May 13, 1809; d. Bautzen, Nov. 25, 1879. St. with his father at Zittau, and at Leipzig Univ. with Weinlig and Pohlenz. In 1839, app. org. at Bautzen. Publ. pf.-pcs., part-songs, songs, a coll. of school-chorales, and a "Buch der Harmonie" (1861). In MS.: Oratorios, Der Erlöser (Leipzig, 1834), Die heilige Nacht, David, Salomo, Christi Leid und Herrlichkeit; a mass (prod. at Prague); two operas; masses, cantatas, hymns, etc.
5He'ring, Karl Friedrich August, violinist; b. Berlin, Sept. 2, 1819; d. Burg, near Magdeburg, Feb. 2, 1889. St. with H. Ries and Rungenhagen (Berlin), Lipinski (Dresden), and Tomaschek (Prague). Made concert-tours, became violinist in the Berlin royal chapel, founded the Sonatenverein in 1848, and a music-school in 1851. App. royal mus. dir.—Comp.s: Symphonies, overtures, masses, chamber-mus., songs.—Author of educational works: "Methodischer Leitfaden für Violinlehrer" (1857), "Ueber R. Kreutzers Etüden" (1858), and an elementary Violin-Method.
7He'ron, Abraham Adam, b. Schönau in the Odenwald, Jan. 31, 1807; d. Dresden, Aug. 12, 1893. Pupil of M. Hauptmann in Kassel; settled in Dresden as pf.-teacher and comp. His pf.-pcs. are now generally forgotten.
9Heritte-Viardot, Louise-Pauline-Marie, b. Paris, Dec. 14, 1841. Daughter of Louis Viardot and Pauline Garcia. Vocal-teacher at St. Petersburg Cons.; later at Dr. Hoch's Cons., Frankfort; then lived in Berlin as a singing-teacher. She married Consul-General Heritte.—Comp.s: Opera Lindora (Weimar, 1879), cantatas, 2 pf.-quartets, vocal exercises, etc.
11Her'mann, Matthias, surnamed Verrecoiensis (Verrecorensis) from his presumed birthplace Warkenz or Warkoing, Holland. One of the Netherland contrapuntists of the 16th cent. not to be confounded with Matthias Le Maistre.—Works: "Cantuum 5 voc., quos motetta vocant" (1 vol., 1555); detached motets; "Die Schlacht vor Pavia" ("Battaglia [I]Taliana") a musical battle-sketch, reprinted in several coll.s; etc.
13Her'mann, Johann David, brilliant pianist, b. in Germany abt. 1760; d. Paris, 1846. In 1785, settled in Paris, and became mus.-teacher to Marie Antoinette.—Comp.s: Pf.-concertos, sonatas, potpourris, etc.
15Her'mann, Johann Gottfried Jakob, b. Leipzig, Nov. 28, 1772; d. there Dec. 31, 1848. Celebrated philologist and Hellenic scholar. Pupil of Leipzig and Jena Univ.s. In 1798, app. prof. of philosophy at Leipzig Univ.; in 1805, prof. of elocution; in 1809, prof. of poetry. Wrote valuable works on metre: "De metris poetarum Graecorum et Romanorum" (1796), "Handbuch der Metrik" (1798), "Elementa doctrinae metricae" (1816), "Epitome doctrinae metricae" (1816 and '44), and "De metris Pindari" (1817).
17Her'mann, Friedrich, violinist, comp., and distinguished teacher; b. Frankfort, Feb. 1, 1828. In 1843 pupil, at Leipzig Cons., of David (vln.), Hauptmann and Mendelssohn (comp.). From 1846-75, viola-player in the Gewandhaus and theatre-orchestras. In May, 1848, vln.-teacher at the Cons. In 1883 was app. Royal Saxon prof.—Comp.s: Symphony (Gewandhaus, 1852); quartet f. wind instr.s, terzet f. 3 vlns., duo f. vln. and 'cello, etc. He edited Peters' and Augener's valuable publications of classical works f. stringed instr.s.
19Her'mann, Reinhold Ludwig, violinist and dram. comp.; b. Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Sept. 21, 1849. Pupil, at Stern Cons., Berlin, of Ehrlich (pf.), Kiel (comp.), and Stern (singing). From 1871-78, singing-teacher and cond. in New York; 1878-81, dir. of Stern Cons., Berlin; then returned to N. Y.; 1884, cond. of "Liederkranz"; 1887, prof. of sacred history at the Theol. Seminary; 1898, cond. of Handel and Haydn Soc., Boston.—Works: Romantic opera Vineta (1872; Breslau, 1895, mod. succ.); heroic opera Lancelot; 3-act opera Spielmanns-glück (Kassel, 1894); 4-act grand opera Wulfrin (Cologne, 1896, mod. succ.); cantatas (Brau von Messina, The Bridge of Sighs [Hood], Th. Spirits of the Thay, Sancta Cäcilia, The Buried Song); overtures; pf.-concerto; suites, sonatas; vocal sextets, quintets, quartets, etc.; songs.
21Her'mann, Robert, b. Bern, Switzerland, Apr. 29, 1869. Gifted composer. Destined for a medical career, he st. at Geneva Univ. 1887-90, but finally obtained his father's permission to become a musician, and entered Frankfort Cons. in 1891. Until then, he had been wholly self-taught (zither, pf., comp.), and had already developed an obstinate originality (noticed and encouraged by Grieg), who made him burst the irksome bonds of conservatory-teaching in a few months. He applied himself (on Grieg's advice) to the study of masterworks; st. with Humperdinck one year (1893-4), and then went to Leipzig (where some of his scores were publ.), and thence to Berlin, where, on Nov. 7, 1895, his Symphony in C, and a Concert-overture in D were brought out by the Philh. Orch. The division of opinion among the Berlin critics sufficiently proves that H.'s music has remarkable features. He is now (1899) living as a composer in Leipzig.—Works: Petites Variations pour rire, f. pf. and vln. (no opus-no.); op. 1, 12 Kleine Lieder f. mezzo-sopr.; op. 2, 5 pf.-pcs.; op. 3, Romanza and Scherzino f. pf. and vln.; op. 4, Concert-overture (D min.) f. orch.; op. 5, 6 Lieder; op. 6, Pf.-trio (D min.); op. 7, Symphony No. 1 (C), f. orch.; op. 8, pf.-quintet; op. 9, 6 songs.
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