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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1905
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12 vol.s). P. also began an extended biography of Haydn, but publ. only one vol. (in 2 parts: 1875, '82; to be continued by E. von Mandy-czewski); "Zur Geschichte der Glasharmonika" (1862); and an interesting historical review, "Die Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde … und ihr Conservatorium" (1871).
3Pohl, Richard, (pen-name "Hoplit.") b. Leipzig, Sept. 12, 1826; d. Dec. 17, 1896, at Baden-Baden, where he had lived since 1864. Study at Göttingen and Leipzig, and long intercourse with Liszt at Weimar, showed their influence in P.'s sturdy advocacy of neo-German tendencies, both in the "Neue Zeitschrift für Musik," of which he was joint-editor for some years, and in his writings: "Akustische Briefe für Musiker und Musikfreunde" (1853); "Bayreuther Erinnerungen" (1877); "Autobiographisches" (1881); "Richard Wagner" (1883; in Waldersee's "Vorträge"); "Richard Wagner, Studien und Kritiken" (1883); "Franz Liszt" (1883); "Hector Berlioz, Studien und Erinnerungen" (1884); "Die Höhenzüge der musikalischen Entwickelungen" (1888). Also publ. "Gedichte" (1859; 2nd ed. 1883); a comedy, "Musikalische Leiden" (1856); a German transl. of Berlioz's Collected Writings; wrote connecting text for Schumann's Manfred and Liszt's Prometheus; and comp. the melodrama Die Wallfahrt nach Kevelaar, an "Abendlied" f. string-orch., a "Wiegenlied" f. violin w. pf., ballads, songs, male choruses, etc.
5Pohlenz, Christian August, b. Saalgast, Niederlausitz, July 3, 1799; d. Leipzig, Mar. 10, 1843. Organist of the Thomaskirche, Leipzig, and cond. of the Gewandhaus Concerts 1827-35, when he was replaced by Mendelssohn.—Choruses f. male voices are in the "Orpheus" coll.; his songs were popular ("Der kleine Tambour Veit," "Auf, Matrosen, die Anker gelichtet," etc.).
7Poise, Jean-Alexandre-Ferdinand, b. Nîmes, June 3, 1828; d. Paris, May 13, 1892. Pupil (1850-3) of A. Adam and Zimmerman at the Paris Cons., taking 2nd Grand prix de Rome, 1852. His first opera, Bonsoir, voisin (Th.-Lyr., 1853), had a run of 100 nights, and was followed by 13 other comic operas and operettas; Le médecin malgré lui (1887) was the last; Carmoisine is not yet performed.
9Poisot, Charles-Émile, b. Dijon, France, July 8, 1822. Pianist; pupil of Senart, L. Adam, Stamaty and Thalberg; of Leborne in cpt.; and of Halévy (at the Cons., 1844-8) in comp. Co-founder of the "Soc. des Compositeurs." Founder and Director of Dijon Cons., also conducting the Soc. for Sacred and Classical Music from 1872. He comp. 3 operas and several "parlor" operas; the cantata Jeanne d'Arc, church- and chamber-music, etc.; and wrote historical essays for mus. journals.
11Poiszl, Johann Nepomuk, Freiherr von, b. Haukenzell, Bavaria, Feb. 15, 1783; d. Munich, Aug. 17, 1865, as royal Intendant of Music, and chamberlain. A pupil of Danzi, he prod. 14 serious and comic operas at Munich 1806-43; an oratorio, Der Erntetag; Psalm 95, f. soli and chorus; a Stabat Mater, 2 Missereres, etc.
13Pöl'chau, Georg, b. Cremon, Livonia, July 5, 1773; d. Berlin, Aug. 12, 1836. From 1833, librarian of the Singakademie at Berlin. His fine mus. library, including autographs by C. Ph. E. Bach and operas by Keiser, was divided between the Singakademie and the Royal Library.
15Pole, William, b. Birmingham, Engl., Apr. 22, 1814. Prof. of Civil Engineering at University College, London; also a student of music (Mus. Doc., Oxon., 1864), and Examiner in Music for London Univ., 1876-90. Besides reports and scattered essays, his works "Philosophy of Music" (1879; republ. 1895) and "The Story of Mozart's Requiem" (1869, in "Mus. Times"; republ. in pamphlet-form, 1879) are valuable. Comp.s: Psalm 100 in cantata-form (1861); organ-music, arrangements, etc.
17Polido'ro, Federico, b. Naples, Oct. 22, 1845. Pupil for pf. and singing of his father, Giuseppe P. [vocal teacher in the Cons. at Naples, where he died Mar. 21, 1873]; later, in comp., of Lillo, Conti, and d'Arienzo. Well-known musical lecturer; active contributor to the Milan "Gazzetta Musicale" (pen-name "Acuto") and the "Giornale napoletano di filosofia e lettere." Among his valuable studies are sketches of Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Wagner ("musician, philosopher, poet"), Cimarosa, Rossini, Verdi, Gounod, Hérold ("Le pré aux clercs"), etc., the majority publ. in the "Archivio Musicale"; a course of lectures on mus. aesthetics; studies in mus. history, "Dei pretesi portenti della musica antica"; "Il Pianoforte, il sua storia …"; etc.
19Pol'ko (née Vogel), Elise, b. Wackerbarthsruhe, n. Dresden, Jan. 31, 1826; d. Munich, May 15, 1899. Gifted with a fine mezzo-soprano voice, she studied under Garcia at Paris for the stage; but after a few appearances at Frankfort, she married the railway engineer Eduard Polko, and thenceforward sang only occasionally on the concert-stage. She lived at Minden, Wetzlar, and Wiesbaden until her husband's death (1887); since then in Hanover, Frankfort, and latterly in Munich. Her musical proclivities are strongly displayed in many novels and romances of sentimental tendency ("Ein Frauenleben," "Unsere Pilgerfahrt," etc.); in mus. circles she became widely known by the "Musikalische Märchen" (publ. in the "Signale"; later in book-form, 3 vol.s, 1852, and other ed.s; also in English); then followed "Faustina Hasse" (a novel in 2 vol.s, 1860, 2nd ed. 1870); "Die Bettleroper" (3 vol.s, 1864); "Alte Herren" (1866; Bach's 6 predecessors at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig); "Verklungene Accorde" (1868; 3rd ed. 1873);
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