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A Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1'cello (op. 12, 14); pf.-pieces (sonatas, variations, etc.), songs.
3Wilbye, John, madrigal-writer; teacher of music in Austin Friars, London, 1598.—Publ. "Madrigals to 3-6 Voyces" (1598; reprinted 1841 by the Mus. Antiq. Soc.); "The Second Set of Madrigals to 3-6 Parts, apt both for Voyals and Voyces" (1609; repr. 1846 by the Mus. A. S.); one madrigal in "The Triumphes of Oriana" (1601), and 2 in "Tearcs or Lamentacions" (1614).
5Wild, Franz, b. Niederhollabrunn, Lower Austria, Dec. 31, 1792; d. Oberdoblimg, n. Vienna, Jan. 1, 1860. Chorister at Klosterneuburg and later in the court chapel; sang as tenor soloist at Eisenstadt, in the Theater an der Wien (Vienna) and the Court Opera (1813); then at Berlin, Darmstadt, Kassel, and finally, from 1830, again in Vienna.
7Wilder, Jérôme Albert Victor van, b. Wettern, n. Ghent, Aug. 21, 1835; d. Paris, Sept. 8, 1892. Known as a writer for "Le Ménestrel," etc.; as a translator, into French, of German songs and opera-texts; and as the author of "Mozart, l'homme et l'artiste" (1880).
9Wilhelm, Carl, composer of "Die Wacht am Rhein" [poem by Max Schneckenberger]; b. Schmalkalden, Sept. 5, 1815; d. there Aug. 26, 1873. Pupil at Kassel, 1834-6, of Bott, Baldewein, and Spohr; later of André and Aloys Schmitt in Frankfort; from 1839-64, director of the Crefeld Liedertafel, for which he composed many male choruses, among them "Die Wacht am Rhein," now a national song of the Germans, first publ. in the "Chorliedersammlung," of Erk and Greef (Essen, 1854). In 1860 he received the title of "R. Prussian Mus. Dir."; in 1870 Queen (later Empress) Augusta presented him a gold medal, and in the same year he was granted a pension of 3,000 marks.
11Wilhelm von Hirsau, from 1068 until his death on June 4, 1091, Abbot of the monastery at Hirsau, Schwarzwald, wrote a treatise on mus. theory, publ. in Vol. ii of Gerbert's "Scriptores"; also, with German transl. and commentary, by Dr. Hans Müller (Leipzig, 1873). The treatise "De musica et tonis," ascribed to W., is mentioned in von Murr's "Notitia duorum codicum musicorum" (Nuremberg, 1801).
13Wilhel'mj [vil-hel'-mé], August (Emil Daniel Ferdinand), eminent violin-virtuoso; b. Usingen, Nassau, Sept. 21, 1845. Taught by Concertmeister Fischer at Wiesbaden, he played in concerts at 8; in 1861 he played before Liszt, who introduced him to David at Leipzig as a second Paganini. He studied 1861-4 at the Leipzig Cons. under David (violin), Hauptmann, and Richter; in 1862 he played in the Gewandhaus; in 1864 he went for further study to Raff at Frankfort, and in 1865 made his first concert-tour, to Switzerland; he then visited Holland and England (1866), France and Italy (1867), Russia, Switzerland, France, and Belgium (1869), England, Scotland, and Ireland (1869-70); then travelled through Holland, Scandinavia, Germany, and Austria (1871-4), to England (1875-7), and America (1878), making a 4-year tour of the world to S. America, Australia, and Asia (1878-82). In 1876 he was leader of the Bayreuth orch. at the production of Der Ring des Nibelungen. For several years he lived chiefly at Biebrich-on-Rhine, where he established, with R. Niemann, a "Hochschule" for violin-playing. In 1886 he removed to Blasewitz, near Dresden; and in 1894 was app. head-prof. of violin-playing in the Guildhall School of Music, London. In 1895 he married the pianist, Miss Mausch. He is one of the greatest among contemporary violinists.—Works: Hochzeits-Cantate f. soli, ch., and orch.; a violin-concerto; solo pieces and transcriptions (Bach, Chopin, Wagner) f. violin; Romanze f. pf.; songs.—His son, Anton, an excellent violinist, was app. in 1898 violin-prof. at Belfast Cons.—His sister-in-law, Maria W., née Gastell, b. Mayence, July 27, 1856, is a noted concert soprano, a pupil of Mme. Viardot-Garcia.
15Wilhem, recte Bocquillon, Guillaume-Louis, b. Paris, Dec. 18, 1771; d. there Apr. 26, 1842. The son of an army-officer, he himself entered active service at the age of 12; but from 1795-1801 studied at the school of Liancourt (founded by the Duke de Larochefoucauld), and then for 2 years in the Paris Cons. He taught music in the military school of Saint-Cyr; and in 1810 was app. teacher of music at the Lycée Napoléon (later Collège de Henri IV), occupying this position until death. The system of enseignement mutuel (mutual instruction) which had been introduced into the popular schools of France, attracted W.'s attention, and in 1815 he began to apply it in mus. teaching, with such marked success, that in 1819 he was chosen to organize a system of mus. instruction for the primary schools in Paris, was app. singing-teacher to the Polytechnique in 1820, and likewise Director of a Normal School of Music. In 1830 ten elementary schools were under his supervision; in 1833 he conceived the happy idea of instituting regular reunions of the pupils in one grand chorus, to which he gave the name of "Orphéon," the performances of which were marked by wonderful confidence, precision, and animation. In 1835 he was made Director-General of mus. instruction in all primary schools of Paris, and was created a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Besides his school-classes, he formed classes of adults, chiefly workingmen, in which the success of his system was equally conspicuous, and which now, under the name of "Orphéons," include scores of popular singing-societies. He publ. numerous songs and choruses; also a great coll. of a cappella choruses, "Orphéon," in 5 (later 10) vol.s. His first exposé of his method, "Guide de la méthode élémentaire et analy-
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