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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1on physics, in "La musique et l'acoustique" (1878) he combats the idea that the beautiful in music is explicable by purely physical laws.
3Hirsch, Carl, b. Wemding, Bavaria, Mar. 17, 1858. St. in Munich; has held the following positions: 1876-8, teacher in the Violin-makers' School at Mittenwald; 1878-80, at the King Max Music-school, Tegernsee; 1880-2, regens chori at Erding; 1882-4, cantor, mus. dir., etc., at Sigmaringen; 1884-5, Kapellm. at St.-Imier, Switz.; 1885-7, church mus.-dir. at Munich; 1887-92, Music-director at Mannheim; 1892-3, do. at Cologne; since 1893, do. at Elberfeld (Dir. of the "Gesangschule," the "Liedertafel," the Mixed Chorus, the Instrumental Soc.y, and the Philharm. concerts).—Works: H. is one of the most prolific among present-day male-ch. composers; his a-cappella choruses, numbering several hundred, are prime favorites in Germany. His cantatas have also received the stamp of popular approval: Cantata Die Krone im Rhein, f. male ch. and orch. (op. 45); cantata Landsknechtsleben (op. 74); "Lieder-Cantate" in 4 parts, Reiterleben, f. soli, male ch. and orch. (op. 106); "Der Rattenfänger v. Hameln," f. solo voices, male ch., boys' voices, orch. and org. (op. 111); "Weinher," dram. poem f. S. A. T. B. soli, mixed ch., and orch. (op. 119); "Bilder aus der alten Reichsstadt," f. soli, male and boy-ch., orch. and org. (op. 120); "Vagantensang," song-cycle f. soli, male ch., and orch.; "Der Trompeter von Säckingen," dram. cantata in 6 scenes, f. soli, male ch., orch., and org. (op. 101); "An das Meer," Concertstück f. male ch. and orch. (op. 75); "Fahr' wohl," ballade f. soli, mixed ch., and orch. (op. 51).—Also numerous songs.
5Hirsch, (Dr.) Rudolf, musical critic, comp., and poet; b. Napagedl, Moravia, Feb. 1, 1816; d. Vienna, Mar. 10, 1872. His "Galerie der lebenden Tondichter" (1836) is remarkable for its original criticisms; he also wrote "Mozart's Schauspieldirector" (1859), an apology for Mozart. Comp. vocal pcs., etc.
7Hirsch'bach, Hermann, instrumental composer; b. Berlin, Feb. 29, 1812; d. Gohlis, n. Leipzig, May 19, 1888. Pupil of Birnbach. Settled in Leipzig (1842), and founded and edited the "Musikalisch-kritisches Repertorium" (1843-5). His caustic and intemperate criticisms made him so many enemies that he abandoned the musical for a mercantile career. He was an original and prolific composer of characteristic music.—Comp.s: 13 string-quartets (Lebensbilder, op. 1; etc.); 2 string-quintets w. 2 violas, and 2 string-quintets w. 2 'celli; 2 quintets w. clarinet and horn; septet, octet, 14 symphonies, overtures, and 2 operas, Das Leben ein Traum and Othello. one of two readings
8Hirsch'bach, Hermann, instrumental composer; b. Berlin, Feb. 29, 1812; d. Gohlis, n. Leipzig, May 19, 1888. Pupil of Birnbach. Settled in Leipzig (1842), and founded and edited the "Musikalisch-kritisches Repertorium" (1843-5). His caustic and intemperate criticisms made him so many enemies that he abandoned the musical for a mercantile career. He was an original and prolific composer of characteristic music.—Comp.s: 13 string-quartets (Lebensbildcr, op. 1; etc.); 2 string-quintets w. 2 violas, and 2 string-quintets w. 2 'celli; 2 quintets w. clarinet and horn; septet, octet, 14 symphonies, overtures, and 2 operas, Das Leben ein Traum and Othello. one of two readings
10Hirsch'feld, Robert, b. Moravia, 1858. Graduate of Breslau and Vienna Universities, also st. at the Vienna Cons. From 1882, was lecturer at the Cons.; in 1884, app. teacher of mus. aesthetics, and the same year took his degree of Dr. phil. (dissertation, "Johannes de Muris"). He wrote a noteworthy polemical pamphlet against Hanslick, in defence of old a-cappella music, and founded the "Renaissance-Abende" to promote its cultivation.
12Hitz'ler, Daniel, b. Haidenheim, Württemberg, 1576; d. Stuttgart, Sept. 4, 1635. Magistrate and church-councillor at Stuttgart. Author of "Newe Musica oder Sing Kunst" (1628), combating the bocedisation of Calvisius, and favoring bebisation. He also publ. a collection of figurate chorales (1634).
14Ho'brecht [Obrecht, Obreht, Obertus, Herbertus], Jakob, distinguished Netherland contrapuntist, and one of the most famous musicians of the 15th cent.; b. Utrecht, abt. 1430; d. Antwerp, abt. 1506. In 1465 he was app. Cath. Kapellm. at Utrecht; in 1492, succeeded Barbireau as Kapellm. at Notre-Dame, Antwerp, and received a chaplaincy in 1494. He was a prolific and facile composer; his masses, motets, hymns, etc., are to be found in various collections of the period, in MS. in the Munich Royal Library, and in the archives of the Papal chapel. Petrucci printed "Missae Obreht" (1503), containing the masses "Je ne demande," "Gregorium," "Fortuna desparata," "Malheur me bat," "Salve diva parens"; and his "Missae diversorum" (vol. i) contains H.'s mass "Si dedero."
16Hoch'berg, Bolko (Graf von), pseudonym J. H. Franz, dram. comp.; b. at Fürstenstein Castle, Silesia, Jan. 23, 1843. Instituted, and for several years maintained, the "Hochberg" quartet, at Dresden; in 1876 founded the Silesian music-festivals. In 1886 he was appointed general intendant of the Prussian Court Theatres.—Works: Operas, Claudine von Villabella (Schwerin, 1864); Der Währwolf (or Die Falkensteiner) (Hanover, 1876); symphonies, songs, etc.
18Hodges, Edward, b. Bristol, Engl., July 20, 1796; d. Clifton, Sept. 1, 1867. Org. of Clifton ch., and later of St. James, and St. Nicholas, Bristol. In 1825, Mus. Doc., Cantab. Contributed to the "Quarterly Musical Magazine," and "The Musical World." In 1838, went to Canada as org. at Toronto; in 1839, became org. of St. John's Episcopal Chapel, New York; in 1846, app. org. of Trinity Ch., inaugurating the new organ built after his specifications; returned to England in 1863. He wrote "An Essay on the Cultivation of Church Music" (N. Y., 1841), and comp. 1 Morning and Evening Service, 2 anthems, and other church-music.—His daughter, Faustina Hasse H., d. New York, Feb., 1896, formerly organist in Brooklyn, and (1878) of two churches in Philadelphia, composed songs and instr.l pcs.—His son, Rev. John Sebastian Bach H., D.D., rector of St. Paul's Ch., Baltimore, is also a fine organist.
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