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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1905
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1for Hueffer's "Great Musicians"; contributed several articles to Grove's "Dictionary."
3Geijer, Erik Gustaf, b. Ransätter, Wermland, Jan. 12, 1783; d. Upsala, Apr. 23, 1847. Prof. of history at Upsala Univ. Publ. (with Lindblad) a coll. of modern Swedish songs (1824); was musical editor-in-chief of the "Svenska Folkvisor" (1814-16, 3 vol.s; 2nd ed., 1846), a coll. of Swedish folk-songs. Has publ. original songs in the Swedish vein.
5Geis'ler, Johann Gottlieb, b. (?) ; d. Zittau, Feb. 13, 1827. Author of a "Beschreibung und Geschichte der neuesten u. vorzüglichsten Instrumente und Kunstwerke für Liebhaber und Künstler" (1792-1800, in 12 parts; 2nd ed., 1811); it describes the Bogenklavier, among other things.
7Geis'ler, Paul, dramatic composer; b. Stolp, Pomerania, Aug. 10, 1856; pupil of his grandfather (mus. dir. at Mecklenburg) and of Konstantin Decker. Chorusmaster at the Leipzig City Th., 1881-2, then with Angelo Neumann's Wagner troupe; 1883-5, Kapellm. at Bremen (under Seidl); since then he has lived mostly in Leipzig.—Works: The operas Ingeborg (Bremen, 1884; text by Peter Lohmann); Hertha (Hamburg, 1891); Die Ritter von Marienburg (Hamburg, 1891); Palm (Lübeck, 1893); and Wir siegen (1-act; Posen, 1898); music to the dramas Schiffbrüchig and Unser täglich Brod gieb uns heute (both Hamburg; 1890); the symphonic poems Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (1880; score published), Till Eulenspiegel, Mira, Maria Magdalena, Heinrich von Ofterdingen, Ekkehard, Beowulf, Der Hidalgo, Walpurgisnacht, Am Meere, Der wilde Jäger, Der neue Tannhäuser; 2 "cycles" f. soli, ch. and orch., Sansara and Golgotha; orchestral episodes; songs, etc.
9Geis'tinger, Maria ["Marie"] Charlotte Cäcilia, b. Graz, Styria, July 26, 1836. Brilliant operetta-singer (soprano), chiefly in Vienna, but also in Prague, Leipzig, Berlin, etc. In 1897 she sang with success in New York. Inimitable in Strauss rôles.
11Ge'linek, Hermann Anton (called Cervetti), b. Horzeniowecs, Bohemia, Aug. 8, 1709; d. Milan, Dec. 5, 1779. A priest in the Premonstrant Abbey at Seelau, who, wearied of monastic discipline, fled to Naples, where he assumed the name of Cervetti, and became noted as a violinist.—Publ. works: Violin-concertos and sonatas. Church-music and organ-pcs. in MS.
13Ge'linek, Joseph, Abbé; b. Selcz, Bohemia, Dec. 3, 1758; d. Vienna, Apr. 13, 1825. On Mozart's recommendation he became "Claviermeister" (pf.-tutor) in the family of Count Kinisky, whom he followed to Vienna; here he publ. a vast number of variations, fantasias, etc., on popular themes (125 down to 1815), brilliant in sound, but of slight artistic value. G.'s chamber-music (trios, sonatas f. vln., and f. pf., etc.) is on a par with the above.
15Gemini'ani, Francesco, violinist and writer; b. Lucca, abt. 1680; d. Dublin, Dec. 17, 1762. A pupil of Scarlatti, Corelli, and Lunati (called "il Gobbo"); in 1714 he settled in London, where he won reputation as a teacher and concert-player; indeed, he is credited with having introduced into England an improved (simplified) system of violin-playing. He also publ. the earliest known violin-method, "Art of Playing the Violin" (1740; 2nd ed. entitled "The Entire new and Compleat Tutor for the Violin . . ."; French and German translations); further (but of minor importance) "Lessons f. the Harpsichord," "Art of Playing the Guitar," "Guida armonica" (1742, Engl.; also French and Dutch), "Supplem. to the Guida armonica," "Art of Accompaniment" (1755), "Rules for playing in a true taste on violin, German flute, violoncello, harpsichord . . .", "Treatise on Good Taste" (1747), "Treatise on Memory," "The Harmonical Miscellany" (1755).—Violin compositions (valuable): 12 solos (op. 1, 1716), 6 concertos (op. 2, 1735), 12 solos (op. 4, 1739), 6 concertos (op. 6, 1741), 6 do. (op. 7), 12 sonatas (op. 11, 1758), 12 trios for 2 vlns. and 'cello; also 6 solos f. 'cello (op. 5).—Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, and 7 are reprinted (arr. by G. Jensen); also some pf.-pcs.
17Gemün'der, August, celebrated violin-maker; b. Ingelfingen, Württemberg, Mar. 22, 1814; d. New York, Sept. 7, 1895. In 1846, he emigrated to Springfield, Mass., and estab. a shop. Went to New York about 1860. His reputation was second to that of no contemporary maker. Instr.s of his make were used by Wilhelmj and Brodsky; his copy of Sarasate's "Amati" was pronounced by the owner equal to the original.
19Genast', Eduard Franz, baritone stage-singer; b. Weimar, July 15, 1797; d. Wiesbaden, Aug. 4, 1866. Début 1814 at Weimar as Osmin in Mozart's Entführung; 1828, director of Magdeburg theatre; 1829, accepted a life-engagement at the court theatre, Weimar. His most successful rôle was Don Giovanni.—Works: 2 operas, Die Sonnenmänner and Die Verräter auf den Alpen; songs; also publ. "Aus dem Tagebuch eines alten Schauspielers" (1862-6), 4 vol.s of memoirs (after losing his singing-voice, he became an actor).
21Genée, Franz Friedrich Richard, opera-composer; b. Danzig, Feb. 7, 1823; d. Baden, n. Vienna, June 15, 1895. At first a medical student, he took up music, and studied under Ad. Stahlknecht at Berlin; was theatre-Kapellm. (1848-67) at Reval, Riga, Cologne, Aix-la-Chapelle, Düsseldorf, Danzig, Mayence, Schwerin, Amsterdam, and Prague; from 1868-78, Kapellm. at the Th. an der Wien, Vienna, then retiring to his villa at Pressbaum, near Vienna. He wrote (some with F. Zell) several of his own libretti; he also wrote libretti for Strauss, Suppé, and Millöcker.—Operettas: Der Geiger aus Tirol (1857), Der Musikfeind, Die General-
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