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1Tosti, Francesco Paolo, celebrated singing-master and vocal composer; b. Ortona, Abruzzi, Apr. 9, 1846. Pupil, from 1858, of the R. Collegio di S. Pietro a Majella, Naples, and was app. sub-teacher (maestro) by Mercadante, resigning on account of ill-health in 1869. After this he became singing-teacher to the court at Rome; visited London in 1875, had great success in concerts, and settled there as a teacher, becoming singing-master to the Royal Family in 1880, and prof. of singing at the R. A. M. in 1894. Besides many beautiful original songs, both English and Italian, he has publ. a coll. of "Canti popolari abruzzesi" (Milan).
3Tott'mann, Carl Albert, b. Zittau, July 31, 1837. Studied in Dresden, and at the Leipzig Cons. (Hauptmann); was a violinist in the Gewandhaus Orch., and cond. at the Old Theatre 1868-70. Living in Leipzig as a teacher of mus. theory, aesthetics, and history; also lecturing.—Publ. "Kritisches Repertorium der gesammten Violin- und Bratschen-Litteratur" (1873; a compendious and valuable work, earning him the title of "Professor" from the King of Bavaria); "Die Schulgesang und seine Bedeutung für die Verstandes- und Herzensbildung der Jugend"; many detached essays in journals, etc.; also a melodrama, Dornröschchen, f. soli, ch., and orch.; Ave Maria f. 4-part female chorus and solo; Hymn f. 3-part male ch., soli, and brass; sacred and secular choruses, songs, etc.
5Toulmouche, Frédéric, b. Nantes, Aug. 3, 1850. Pupil of Victor Massé at Paris. In 1894, director of the theatre "Menus-Plaisirs." Since 1882 he has prod. about a dozen light operettas; La veillée de noces (1888) was brought out in London, 1892, as The Wedding Eve.
7Tourjée, Dr. Eben, b. Warwick, Rhode Island, June 1, 1834; d. Boston, 1890. Chiefly self-taught in youth, at 17 he opened a music-store and began class-teaching at Fall River, Mass.; became organist and choirmaster at Newport; founded a Mus. Inst. at E. Greenwich in 1859; visited Europe to study the Conservatory system there, improving the opportunity by taking lessons from August Haupt, at Berlin, and others; establ. the "Providence (R. I.) Cons. of Music" on his return, and, in 1867, the "New England Cons. of Music" at Boston. He was a most successful organizer, and the creator of the class-system of mus. instruction in the United States.
9Tours, Berthold, violinist, composer, and musical editor; b. Rotterdam, Dec. 17, 1838; d. London, Mar. 11, 1897. Pupil of Verhulst, and of the Conservatories at Brussels and Leipzig; went to London in 1861 as an orch.-player; in 1872 became musical adviser to Novello & Co., and editor of their publications.—Works: Services, anthems, hymn-tunes; pf.-pieces; a "Primer of the Violin"; also many arrangements f. pf. of classical orch.1 works.
11Tourte, François, b. Paris, 1747; d. there Apr., 1835. This famous maker of violin-bows was the creator of the modern bow, the model for all succeeding bow-makers. The shape and inward curve of the stick, the selection and preparation of the wood (Pernambuco), the length of the bow and all its modern fittings, are the product of his constructive genius.
13Traet'ta, Tommaso (Michele Francesco Saverio), famous dramatic composer; b. Bitonto, Naples, Mar. 30, 1727; d. Venice, Apr. 6, 1779. Pupil of Durante at the Cons. di Loreto, Naples, where he studied 1738-48; after teaching, and writing church-music, for two years, he prod. an opera, Farnace (Teatro San Carlo, 1751), the success of which procured him commissions for others, so that in ten years he brought out 19 dramatic works in Naples, Rome, Florence, Verona, Venice, Parma, Vienna (Ifigenia in Aulide, 1759), etc. In 1758 he was app. maestro to the Duke of Parma, and singing-master to the princesses; his festival opera Ippolito ed Aricia, first given in 1759, and repeated at the wedding of a princess with the Prince of the Asturias in 1765, procured him a life-pension from the King of Spain. From 1765-8 he was Director of the Cons. dell' Ospedalletto at Venice, then resigning in favor of Sacchi in order to succeed Galuppi at St. Petersburg as court composer to Catherine II. The uncongenial climate compelled him to leave Russia in 1775; he repaired to London, and produced the opera Germondo there in 1776; its cool reception decided him to return to Italy. Here he wrote 5 more operas (he composed 37 in all); but his health was undermined, and he died 3 years after his homecoming. His dramatic sense was keen, his effects natural and striking, his harmonies bold and vigorous.—Besides operas, he comp. an oratorio, a Passion, a Stabat Mater, masses, motets, etc.; duets, arias f. soprano w. accomp., and "Le 4 stagioni e i 12 mesi dell' anno," a divertimento f. 4 orchestras (St. Petersburg, 1770).—Cf. Capruzzi, "Traetta e la musica" (Naples, 1878).
15Traet'ta [Trajetta], Filippo, son of preceding; b. Venice, Jan. 8, 1777; d. Philadel-
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