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A Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1f. female voices, The Eve of the Festa; motet, "Domine Deus" (f. 250th anniv. of Harvard Univ.), music f. several ballets, songs, duets, etc.
3Ford, Thomas, composer; born England, abt. 1580; d. Nov., 1648. Musician to Prince Henry (son of James I.), and to Charles I. at his accession. Wrote "Musicke of sundrie kindes . . ." (1607); songs in Leighton's "Teares"; canons, etc., in Hilton's "Catch that catch can"; and the famous madrigal, "Since first I saw your face."
5For'kel, Johann Nikolaus, b. Meeder, n. Koburg, Feb. 22, 1749; d Gottingen, Mar. 17, 1818. Chorister at Luneburg; 1766, "Chorpräfekt" at Schwerin. He also became a skilful org. and harpist. In 1769 he began the study of law in Gottingen, supporting himself by teaching music. To musical history, however, he soon devoted his chief attention; he was app. Univ organist, and (1778) Univ. Musical Director; in 1780 he was made Dr. phil. hon. causa.—Works: "Ueber die Theorie der Musik, sofern sie Liebhabern und Kennern derselben nothwendig und nutzlich ist" (1774); "Musikalisch-kritische Bibliothek" (1778-9, 3 vol.s); "Ueber die beste Einrichtung öffentlicher Concerte" (1779); "Genaue Bestimmung einiger musikalischer Begriffe" (1780); "Musikalischer Almanach für Deutschland" (1782, 1783, 1784, and 1789); "Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik" (1788 to 1801, 2 vol.s—only to about the year 1550; his materials for later times went to the publisher Schwickert); "Allgemeine Litteratur der Musik, oder Anleitung zur Kenntniss musikalischer Bucher" (1792; important as the pioneer work of its class); "Ueber Joh. Seb. Bachs Leben, Kunst und Kunstwerke" (1803; English, 1820). F.'s unique transcriptions, in modern notation, of Graphäus' "Missae XIII" (1539), and of the "Liber XV. missarum" of Petrejus (1538; masses by Okeghem, Obrecht, Josquin, and others), were engraved, and a proof pulled; but the French invaders melted down the plates for cannon-balls. The proof-sheets, corrected by F., are in the Berlin Library.—Publ. comp.s: Pf.-sonatas and variations; songs (Gleim).—In MS.: The oratorio Hiskias; 2 cantatas, Die Macht des Gesangs and Die Hirten an der Krippe zu Bethlehem; symphonies, trios, choruses, etc. [RIEMANN.] one of two readings
6For'kel, Johann Nikolaus, b. Meeder, n. Koburg, Feb. 22, 1749; d Gottingen, Mar. 17, 1818. Chorister at Luneburg; 1766, "Chorpräfekt" at Schwerin. He also became a skilful org. and harpist. In 1769 he began the study of law in Gottingen, supporting himself by teaching music. To musical history, however, he soon devoted his chief attention; he was app. Univ organist, and (1778) Univ. Musical Director; in 1780 he was made Dr. phil. hon. causa.—Works: "Ueber die Theorie der Musik, sofern sie Liebhabern und Kennern derselben nothwendig und nutzlich ist" (1774); "Musikalisch-kritische Bibliothek" (1778-9, 3 vol.s); "Ueber die beste Einrichtung öffentlicher Concerte" (1779); "Genauere Bestimmung einiger musikalischer Begriffe" (1780); "Musikalischer Almanach für Deutschland" (1782, 1783, 1784, and 1789); "Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik" (1788 to 1801, 2 vol.s—only to about the year 1550; his materials for later times went to the publisher Schwickert); "Allgemeine Litteratur der Musik, oder Anleitung zur Kenntniss musikalischer Bucher" (1792; important as the pioneer work of its class); "Ueber Joh. Seb. Bachs Leben, Kunst und Kunstwerke" (1803; English, 1820). F.'s unique transcriptions, in modern notation, of Graphäus' "Missae XIII" (1539), and of the "Liber XV. missarum" of Petrejus (1538; masses by Okeghem, Obrecht, Josquin, and others), were engraved, and a proof pulled; but the French invaders melted down the plates for cannon-balls. The proof-sheets, corrected by F., are in the Berlin Library.—Publ. comp.s: Pf.-sonatas and variations; songs (Gleim).—In MS.: The oratorio Hiskias; 2 cantatas, Die Macht des Gesangs and Die Hirten an der Krippe zu Bethlehem; symphonies, trios, choruses, etc. [RIEMANN.] one of two readings
8For'mes, Karl Joseph, bass opera-singer; b. Mulheim-on-Rhine, Aug. 7, 1816; d. San Francisco, Dec. 15, 1889. Début at Cologne, 1841, as Sarastro (Magic Flute); from 1843-8 he was eng. at Mannheim; 1852-7 at the Royal Ital. Opera, London; in 1857 he made his first American tournée, and since then has vibrated between Europe and America.
10For'mes, Theodor, tenor stage-singer, brother of foregoing; b. Muhlheim, June 24, 1826; d. Endenich, near Bonn, Oct. 15, 1874. Début at Ofen, 1846; eng. at Vienna, Mannheim (1848), and Berlin court opera (1851-66). Made a tour in America with his brother. Lost his voice temporarily; after a brilliant reappearance, he became insane, and died in an asylum
12Form'schneider. See Graphäus.
14Forna'ri, Vincenzo, cond. and dram. comp.; b. Naples, May 11, 1848; pupil of Luigi Sira (pf.) and Battista (comp.).—Operas. Maria di Torre (Naples, 1872); Salammbô; Zuma (Naples, 1881); and the successful 1-act opera-seria Un dramma in vendemmia (Florence, 1896).
16För'ner, Christian, b. Wettin, 1610; d. there 1678 Organ-builder; his organs at Halle (Ulrichskirche) and Weissenfels (Augustusburg) are still in use. About 1675 he invented the "windgauge."
18For'ster, Georg (I.), b. Amberg (date ?), d. Nuremberg, Nov. 12, 1568. Matriculated at Wittenberg in 1534; was medical practitioner in Amberg, Würzburg, Heidelberg, and Nuremberg (1544). Edited several valuable collections of folk-songs (Nuremberg, 1539-1556), which he harmonized in 5 parts.
20For'ster, Georg (II.), b. (?) d. Dresden, Oct. 16, 1587. Cantor in Zwickau, 1556; in Annaberg, 1564; double-bass player in Dresden, 1568; asst -Kapellm., 1581; first Kapellm., 1585, succeeding Pinelli.
22For'ster, Nikolaus (called Fortius), contrapuntist at the court of Joachim I. of Brandenburg (1499-1535). One 16-part mass is known by name.
24For'ster (or Förster), Kaspar, b. Danzig, 1617; d. at the Olivan monastery, near D., in March, 1673. He was a celebrated comp. and theorist; for years cond. at Copenhagen, and sojourned for a time in Venice. No works of his are extant.
26For'ster, William (Sr.), violin-maker; b. Brampton, Cumberland, May 4, 1739; d. London, 1808. He went to London in 1759, and estab. himself there as a publ.r and violin-maker in 1781. He copied Stainer and Amati; his 'cellos and double-basses are very rare and valuable.
28For'ster, William (Jr.), son and successor of foregoing; b. London, Jan. 7, 1764; d. there July 24, 1824. Some of his violins are very fine.
30För'ster, Adolph M. See FOERSTER.
32För'ster, Christoph, organist; b. Bebra, Thuringia, Nov. 30, 1693; d. Rudolstadt, Dec. 6, 1745. Ducal Kapellm. at Merseburg; in 1745 Kapellm. at Rudolstadt.—Works over 300 in number (cantatas, symphonies, overtures, organ-music, pf.-pcs.).
34För'ster, Emanuel Aloys, born Neurath, Austrian Silesia, Jan. 26, 1748; d. Vienna, Nov. 12, 1823. A self-taught composer and excellent teacher of theory, from 1776, in Vienna.—Works: "Huldigungscantate," a Notturno concertante f. strings and wind, 48 quintets and quartets f. strings, pf.-quartets, a pf.-sextet,
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