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A biographical dictionary of musicians. [With portraits from drawings in pen and ink, 1900
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1gesgesang, Prometheus, Rebecca, Prinz Papagei); a ballad (Richard Löwenherz, 1883) f. soli, ch., and orch.; psalms, motets, etc.; quartets for male chorus, mixed chorus, and female chorus; over 100 songs f. solo voice w. pf., over 30 duets w. pf., 24 3-part songs f. female voices and pf., 29 4-part songs; pf.-music (concertos in A♭, F♯ min. and C; sonatas; suites, "Moderne," "Sérieuse"; about 30 numbers of smaller pcs.; études; "Operette ohne Text" f. 4 hands); fine chamber-music (vln.-sonatas, canonical suite f. pf. and vln., Concertstück in A min. f. pf. and 'cello, 'cello sonatas, five pf.-trios, 3 pf.-quartets, 5 string-quartets); 3 overtures, 3 symphonies, etc. He was also a very successful lecturer, and a contributor to the "Kölnische Zeitung"; some of his papers were publ. in collected form as "Die Musik und das Publikum" (1864); "I. van Beethoven" (1871); "Aus dem Tonleben unsrer Zeit" (1868, 2 vol.s; new series, 1871). Other writings are: "Musikalischs und Persönliches" (1876); "Briefe von M. Hauptmann an Spohr und andre Componisten" (1876); "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Briefe und Erinnerungen" (1876); "Briefe an eine Ungennannte" (1877); "Künstlerleben" (1880); "Wie hören wir Musik?" (1880); "Goethe's musikalisches Leben" (1880); and "Erinnerungsblätter" (1884).
3Hil'ler, Paul, b. Seifersdorf, n. Liegnitz, Nov., 1830. In 1870, assist.-org., and since 1881 org. of St. Maria-Magdalena, Breslau.—Works: Pf.-pcs., songs, etc.
5Hill'mer, Friedrich, b. Berlin, abt. 1762; d. there May 15, 1847. Viola-player in the court orch. in 1811; pensioned in 1831. Occupied himself in improving and constructing stringed and keyed instr.s. Invented the "Alldrey," "Tibia," and an improved "Polychord."
7Hil'pert, W. Kasimir Friedrich, b. Nuremberg, Mar. 4, 1841; d. Munich, Feb. 5, 1896. Fine 'cellist, pupil of Friedr. Grützmacher and Leipzig Cons.; co-founder (with Jean Becker) and (1867-75) member of the famous "Florentiner Quartett." Later solo 'cellist in Imp. orch. at Vienna, then in the Meiningen orch.; 1884, teacher at the Royal Music-school, Munich.
9Hil'ton, John, English comp. of the 17th century, buried at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Mar. 21, 1657. Graduated Mus. Bac., Cambridge, 1626. App. org. and parish-clerk of St. Margaret's, Westminster (1628). Works: Faire Oriana, beautie's Queene, 5-part madrigal in the "Triumphes of Oriana" (London, 1601); "Ayres, or Fa-las for 3 voyces" (1627; reprinted by the Mus. Antiq. Soc.); "Catch that catch can, or, a Choice collection of catches, rounds, and canons for 3 or 4 voyces" (1652); 2 services in G min.; Elegy; anthems. The British Museum has other MSS.
11Him'mel, Friedrich Heinrich, pianist and comp., b. Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Nov. 20, 1765; d. Berlin, June 8, 1814. A student of divinity, he also cultivated music. Friedrich Wilhelm II., hearing him play the pf., gave him a stipend to continue his mus. studies in Dresden, with Naumann. On his return, the excellence of his comp.s gained him further royal favor; he was named royal chamber-comp.; studied in Italy for two years, and there prod. 2 operas, Il primo navigatore (Venice, 1794) and Semiramide (Naples, 1795). He succeeded Reichardt as court Kapellm. at Berlin in 1795; in 1798 he went to St. Petersburg, where he prod. his opera Alessandro; lived at Riga in 1799; in 1800 returned to Berlin via Sweden and Denmark, and in 1801 visited Paris, London, and Vienna. After the battle of Jena, he went with the court to Pyrmont, then to Kassel and Vienna, subsequently returning to Berlin. His operas were very popular, and include Vasco di Gama, Ital. op. (Berlin, 1801); operetta Frohsinn und Schwärmerei (1801); Fanchon, das Leiermädchen, his most successful work (1804); Die Sylphen (1806); Der Kobold (Vienna, 1811). Many of his songs had great vogue ("An Alexis," "Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben," etc.). He also comp.: Oratorio, Isacco figura del Redentore (1791); cantata, La Danza (1792); Paternoster, a mass, vespers, psalms; a concerto, sonatas, fantasias, rondos, etc., f. pf.; quartet f. pf., flute, vln., and 'cello; sextet f. pf., 2 violas, 2 horns, and 'cello.
13Hin'ke, Gustav Adolf, b. Dresden, Aug. 24, 1844; d. Leipzig, Aug. 4, 1893. A fine oboist, son of Gottfried H. [d. 1851]. Pupil of Dresden Cons. (Hiebendahl, oboe); in 1867, first oboist in theatre-orch. and Gewandhaus, Leipzig. Said to have introd. the bass tuba into the Dresden orch.
15Hin'richs, Franz, b. Halle-on-the-Saale, abt. 1820; d. Berlin, Oct. 25, 1892, as a judge of the Supreme Court (Oberjustizrath). Comp. songs in the style of his friend and brother-in-law, Robert Franz, and wrote an essay on "R. Wagner und die neue Musik" (1854).—His sister, "Marie H., b. 1828; d. Halle, May 5, 1891; wife of R. Franz, was also a song-composer. one of two readings
16Hin'richs, Franz, b. Halle-on-the-Saale, abt. 1820; d. Berlin, Oct. 25, 1892, as a judge of the Supreme Court (Oberjustizrath). Comp. songs in the style of his friend and brother-in-law, Robert Franz, and wrote an essay on "R. Wagner und die neue Musik" (1854).—His sister, Marie H., b. 1828; d. Halle, May 5, 1891; wife of R. Franz, was also a song-composer. one of two readings
18Hip'kins, Alfred James, F.S.A., authority, lecturer, and expert performer on ancient mus. instr.s; b. Westminster, June 17, 1826. He was connected in business with the Broadwoods; to his indefatigable researches are due many valuable contributions to the "Encyclopædia Britannica" and Grove's "Dictionary of Music." He wrote, besides, a "Guide to the Loan Collection of Mus. Instr.s, etc., at the Albert Hall" (1885); "Musical Instr.s, Historic, Rare, and Unique" (1888); "The Standard of Musical Pitch" (1896); and "A Description and History of the Pianoforte, and the Older Keyboard Stringed Instr.s" (1896).
20Hirn, Gustav Adolf, distinguished physicist; b. Logelbach, n. Colmar (Alsatia), Aug. 21, 1815; d. Colmar, Jan. 14, 1890, as dir. of the meteorological institute. A voluminous writer
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