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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1waltz"); orch.1 fantasia "Sursum corda"; etc.; many fine songs.
3Ritter, August Gottfried, organ-virtuoso; b. Erfurt, Aug. 25, 1811; d. Magdeburg, Aug. 26, 1885. Pupil of Fischer at Erfurt, Hummel at Weimar, Berger, A. W. Bach, and Rungenhagen at Berlin; 1837, org. at Erfurt; 1844, cathedral-org. at Merseburg; 1847, ditto at Magdeburg, succeeding Mühling. Edited the "Urania" 1844-8; co-editor of the "Orgelfreund" and "Orgelarchiv"; publ. an excellent "Geschichte des Orgelspiels im 14.-18. Jahrhundert" (1884), and the "Kunst des Orgelspiels" (2 vol.s; 9 editions); 4 fine organ-sonatas (op. 11, 19, 23, 31); preludes to chorals (op. 4-9, 13, 25, 29, 38), other organ-pieces, and 4 choral-books; also wrote a pf.-concerto, a pf.-quartet, 2 symphonies, 3 overtures, etc.
5Ritter [Raymond-Ritter], Fanny, American authoress; b. Philadelphia, 1840; wife of Dr. F. L. Ritter. She has publ. "Woman as a Musician, an Art-historical Study" (1877); "Some Famous Songs, an Art-hist. Sketch"; and various other sketches; also good translations of Schumann's "Music and Musicians," Ehlert's "Letters on Music to a Lady" (1877).
7Ritter, Frédéric-Louis, b. Strassburg, June 22, 1834; d. Antwerp, July 22, 1891. Pupil of Schletterer and Hauser at Strassburg, and of J. G. Kastner in Paris. In 1852, prof. of music at Fénéstrange Protestant Seminary, Lorraine; went with his parents in 1856 to Cincinnati, and organized the Cecilia vocal soc. and the Philharm. Orch.; settled in New York, 1861, becoming cond. of the Sacred Harmonic Soc., and the "Arion"; and in 1867 was app. prof. of music at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, removing thither in 1874. In 1878 the Univ. of New York conferred on him the degree of Mus. Doc.—Writings: "History of Music" (Boston, 1870-4, 2 vol.s; London, 1878, 2nd ed. 1880); "Music in England" (New York, 1883); "Music in America" (N. Y., 1883); "Musical Dictation."—Compositions: 5 symphonies; overtures; 'cello-concerto; pf.-concerto; trios, etc., f. pf.; string-quartets;—Psalm 46, f. sopr. solo, ch., and orch.; Psalm 4, f. bar. solo, ch., and orch.; Psalm 95, f. female voices w. organ; "Hafis," Persian song-cycle (op. 1); over 100 German songs; etc.
9Ritter, Georg Wenzel, bassoonist from 1788 in the Berlin court orch.; b. Mannheim, Apr. 7, 1748; d. Berlin, June 16, 1808.—Publ. 2 bassoon-concertos, and 6 quartets f. bassoon and strings:
11Ritter, Hermann, b. Wismar, Sept. 16, 1849. Teacher at the R. School of Music, Würzburg.
13Ritter (recte Bennet), Théodore, pianist, b. near Paris, Apr. 5, 1841; d. Paris, Apr. 6, 1886. Pupil of Liszt; made successful concert-tours; also publ. numerous solo pieces for pf. ("Les Courriers" is a favorite). He prod. the dram. scenes "Le paradis perdu" and "Méphistophélès"; 2 unsuccessful operas, Marianne (Paris, 1861) and La dea risorta (Florence, 1865); etc.
15Rivé-King, Julie, talented composer and pianist; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1857. Her piano-music is deservedly popular (Impromptu in A♭).
17Robyn, Alfred G., composer; b. St. Louis, Missouri, Apr. 29, 1860. He has written an opera, some sacred music, and numerous songs ("To thee alone"; "Good night").
19Roch'litz, Johann Friedrich, b. Leipzig, Feb. 12, 1769; d. there Dec. 16, 1842. A pupil of Doles in the Thomasschule, he entered the University as a theological student; but was obliged to embrace the career of a tutor and writer. He first publ. some novels and sketches; "Blicke in das Gebiet der Kunst . . . ," and "Einige Ideen über Anwendung des guten Geschmacks" (both 1796), treat in part of music. In 1798 he founded the "Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung," which he edited till 1818, still contributing until 1835—the period of Beethoven's career as a composer. From 1805 he was a director of the Gewandhaus Concerts. He received the title of "Hofrath" from the Grand Duke of Weimar. His best-known work is "Für Freunde der Tonkunst" (4 vol.s, 1824-32; 3rd ed. 1868), which contains biographies, essays, analyses of compositions, etc.; vol. iv has an outline "Geschichte der Gesangsmusik," which R. supplemented by a "Sammlung vorzüglicher Gesangstücke" in 3 vol.s, from Dufay to Vallotti. He comp. songs for male chorus; also the 23rd Psalm; and wrote many books for operas, oratorios, cantatas, etc.
21Röck'el, Joseph Leopold, b. London, Apr. 11, 1838. Pupil of Eisenhofer at Würzburg, and Götze at Weimar, for comp., and of his father and brother Eduard for pf. Lives in Clifton, Bristol, as teacher and pianist.—Works: The cantatas Fair Rosamond, Ruth, Westward-ho, etc.; many characteristic pieces f. pf., and fantasias on operatic airs; songs.
23Rockstro (recte Rackstraw), William Smyth, b. North Cheam, Surrey, Jan. 5, 1823; d. London, July 2, 1895. He studied 1845-6 at the Leipzig Cons. under Mendelssohn, Plaidy, and Hauptmann. Returning to London, he taught the piano and singing, also appearing occasionally as a pianist. Lived for years at Torquay; from 1867, organist and honorary precentor at All Saints', Babbacombe; from 1891 in London, giving lectures at the R. A. M. and R. C. M., taking a class in plain song at the latter. A student of ecclesiastical music, he was one of the foremost among English mus. antiquaries.—Writings: "History of Music for Young Students" (1879); "Practical Harmony" (1881); "Rules of Counterpoint" (1882); "Life of G. F. Handel" (1883); "Mendelssohn" (1884); Gen-
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