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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1of Haydn," "Life of Liszt," and "Life of Wagner"; also Max Müller's "Deutsche Liebe," with the Engl. title "Memories."
3Ur'ban, Christian, b. Elbing, Oct. 16, 1778; d. (?). From 1824, town mus. dir. at Danzig.—Publ. "Ueber die Musik, deren Theorie und den Musik-Unterricht" (Elbing, 1823); "Theorie der Musik nachrein naturgemässen Grundsätzen" (Königsberg, 1824; 2nd ed. Danzig, 1826); and a 16-page prospectus, "Ankündigung meines allgemeinen Musik-Unterrichts-Systems, und der von mir beabsichtichten normalen Musikschule" (Berlin, 1825). He comp. an opera, Der goldene Widder, and music to Schiller's Braut von Messina.
5Ur'ban, Heinrich, b. Berlin, Aug. 27, 1837. Studied under Ries, Laub, Hellmann, and others; also at Paris. Gifted violinist and composer; since 1881, teacher at Kullak's Acad.; is a noted theorist.—Works: "Frühling," symphony; 3 overtures—to Schiller's Fiesco, "Scheherazade," and "zu einem Fastnachtsspiel"; a violin-concerto; pieces for violin; vocal duets and terzets; songs.—His brother, Friedrich Julius, b. Berlin, Dec. 23, 1838, was solo boy-soprano in the Domchor under Neithardt, and a private pupil of H. Ries and Hellmann (violin), Grell (theory), and Elsler and Mantius (singing). He teaches singing in Berlin schools, and is in great request as a singing-teacher. His text-book, "Die Kunst des Gesangs," is highly spoken of. He has publ. some songs.
7Urba'ni, Valentino. See VALENTINI.
9Urfey, Thomas d', b. Exeter, Engl., about 1649; d. London, Feb. 26, 1723. A playwright, producing about 30 stage-pieces, the songs in some of which were set to music by Purcell. He himself wrote and sang many songs, publ. in his "Wit and Mirth; or, Pills to purge Melancholy" (4 vol.s, about 1706; augmented to 6 vol.s, in 1719-20). He also publ. (1683-5) 3 sets of his songs, set to music by eminent composers.
11Ur'han, Chrétien, b. Montjoie, n. Aix-la-Chapelle, Feb. 16, 1790; d. Paris, Nov. 2, 1845. Violinist, pupil of Le Sueur in composition; revived the viole d'amour, playing in Baillot's Quartet; from 1816 he was violinist (later soloist) in the Opéra-orch. In the Cons. Concerts he employed a 5-stringed violin (violon-alto, with the accordatura c-g-d'-a'-e'), producing charming effects (see WOLDEMAR). He was for years organist at St.-Vincent-de-Paul.—Works: 2 quintettes romantiques f. 2 violins, 2 violas, and 'cello; quintets f. 3 violas, 'cello, and d.-bass, w. drums ad lib.; 3 duos romantiques f. pf. 4 hands; 2 solo pieces f. pf.; songs.
13Urio, Francesco Antonio, b. Milan (?), 1660 (?). A Franciscan monk, about 1690 maestro at the Church of the Twelve Apostles, Rome.—Publ. "Motetti di concerto a 2, 3 e 4 voci, con violini, e senza" (1690); "Salmi concertati a 3 voci con violini"; an oratorio, Sansone accecato da' Filistri; and a Te Deum from which Händel borrowed numerous themes for his Dettingen Te Deum, Saul, Israel, and Julius Caesar (cf. Prout's paper, "Urio's Te Deum and Handel's use thereof" ["Monthly Mus. Record," 1871], and Chrysander's essay in the "Allgem. mus. Zeitung," 1878-9).
15Ursil'lo, Fabio [or merely Fabio], Roman virtuoso on the archlute, etc., toward the middle of the 18th century.—Publ. 3 trios f. 2 violins and 'cello, and flute-sonatas; he left in MS. Concerti grossi f. archlute, other pieces f. do., a guitar-concerto, etc.
17Ur'so, Camilla, b. Nantes, France, 1842. Distinguished violin-virtuoso, pupil of Massart in Paris. Accompanied by her father, she played in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, etc., in 1852, with great success, particularly in concerts of Alboni and Sontag. She toured Canada, returned to France, and revisited New York in 1866; since which time her numerous concert-tours have been a succession of triumphs.
19Ur'spruch, Anton, pianist and comp. of distinction; b. Frankfort-on-Main, Feb. 17, 1850. Pupil of Ignaz Lachner and M. Wallenstein, later of Raff and Liszt. Teacher of pf.-playing at the Hoch Cons.; since 1887, at the Raff Cons., Frankfort.—Works: Opera Der Sturm [after Shakespeare's Tempest] (Frankfort, 1888); a comic opera, in a Prologue and 3 acts, Das Unmöglichste von Allem (Karlsruhe, 1897; U. wrote both text and music); Die Frühlingsfeier, f. ch. and orch.; a symphony; a pf.-concerto; a pf.-quintet; a pf.-quartet; a pf.-trio; Variations and Fugue on a Bach theme, f. 2 pf.s; sonata f. pf. and 'cello, op. 23; pf.-sonata f. 4 hands; 5 Fantasiestücke f. pf.; songs.
21Ur'sus. See BÄHR.
23Utendal (or Utenthal, Uutendal), Alexander, Flemish composer; d. Innsbruck, May 8, 1581, as Kapellm. to Archduke Ferdinand.—Publ. "7 Psalmi poenitentiales" (1570); 3 books of motets a 5 and more parts (1570-77); 3 masses a 4-5, and Magnificat a 4 (1573); and "Fröhliche neue teutsche und französische Lieder . . ." (1574; often republ.); detached numbers are in Joannelli's "Novus thesaurus," and Paiz's "Orgelbuch."
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27Vaccai, Niccolò, b. Tolentino, Papal States, Mar. 15, 1790; d. Pesaro, Aug. 5, 1848. Pupil of Jannaconi (cpt.) at Rome, and from 1812 of Paisiello (dramatic comp.) at Naples, producing his first opera, I solitari di Scozia, at the Teatro Nuovo, 1815. Ill-fortune on the stage caused him to adopt the vocation of a singing-teacher; though up to 1845 he brought out 16 operas, one of which, Giulietta e Romeo (Milan, 1825), was much applauded, and made the rounds of Italian theatres; its third act was generally substituted for that of Bellini's Capuleti e Montecchi.—V. taught at Venice (1818-21),
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