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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1905
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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. Göttingen, Mar. 17, 1818. Chorister at Lüneburg; 1766, "Chorpräfect" at Schwerin. He also became a skillful org. and harpist. In 1769 he began the study of law in Göttingen, 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 nützlich 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 Schwicket); "Allgemeine Litteratur der Musik, oder Anleitung zur Kenntniss musikalischer Bücher" (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.]
7For'mes, Karl Joseph, bass opera-singer; b. Mülheim-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.
9For'mes, Theodor, tenor stage-singer, brother of foregoing; b. Mülheim, 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.
11Form'schneider. See Graphäus.
13Forna'ri, Vincenzo, cond. and dram. comp.; b. Naples, May 11, 1848; pupil of Luigi Sira (pf.) and Battista (comp.).—Operas: Marta di Torre (Naples, 1872); Salammbô e Zuma (Naples, 1881); and the successful 1-act opera-seria Un dramma in vendemmia (Florence, 1896).
15För'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."
17For'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.
19For'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.
21For'ster, Nikolaus (called Fortius), contrapuntist at the court of Joachim I. of Brandenburg (1499-1535). One 16-part mass is known by name.
23For'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.
25For'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.
27For'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.
29For'ster, Adolph M. See Foerster.
31For'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.).
33For'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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