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A biographical dictionary of musicians. [With portraits from drawings in pen and ink, 1900
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1Uhl, Edmund, b. Prague, Oct. 25, 1853. Pupil of Richter, Reinecke, Jadassohn and Wenzel at Leipzig Cons., winning the Helbig Prize for pf.-playing in 1878; since then in Wiesbaden as teacher at the Freudenberg Cons., organist at the Synagogue, and mus. critic for the "Rheinischer Courier." Has publ. pf.-trios, a 'cello-sonata, a Romance f. violin w. orch.; var.s and pieces f. pf., songs, etc.
3Uh'lig, Theodor, b. Wurzen, Saxony, Feb. 15, 1822; d. Dresden, Jan. 3, 1853. Pupil of Fr. Schneider at Dessau; in 1841, violinist in the Dresden orch. His symphonies, operettas, etc., were not publ. He wrote "Die Wahl der Taktarten"; "Die gesunde Vernunft und das Verbot der Fortschreitung in Quinten"; "Druckfehler in den Symphonie-Partituren Beethovens." He was a convert to Wagnerism; the "Briefe Wagners an Uhlig" were publ. 1888 (Engl. ed. 1890).
5Ulibisheff [French Oulibischeff], Alexander d', Russian diplomat and mus. amateur; b. Dresden, 1795; d. on his estate at Nishnij Novgorod, Jan. 24 (O. S.), 1858.—Publ. "Nouvelle Biographie de Mozart, suivie d'un aperçu sur l'histoire générale de la musique" (1844; 3 vol.s; 2nd German ed. 1859); to von Lenz's scathing attack (in "Beethoven et ses trois styles") on the opinions therein expressed on Beethoven's last style, he replied with "Beethoven, ses critiques et ses glossateurs" (1857; Ger. ed. 1859), maintaining his former position, and conclusively proving his own inability to appreciate Beethoven.
7Ul'rich, Otto, b. Oppeln, Silesia, Nov. 26, 1827; d. Berlin, May 23, 1872. Pupil of Kotzoldt and Brosig at Breslau; from 1846, while studying at the Berlin Univ., of Dehn. From 1859-63, teacher at the Stern Cons.; otherwise earned his living by working for publishers; poverty prevented the full development of his gifts as a composer.—Works: 3 symphonies (the "symphonie triomphale" won the prize of 1500 francs offered by the Brussels Acad. in 1853); a pf.-trio, op. 1; and an unfinished opera, Bertrand de Born. He made excellent arr.s of Beethoven's symphonies f. pf., 4 hands.
9Um'breit, Karl Gottlieb, b. Rehstedt, n. Gotha, June 9, 1763; d. there Apr. 27, 1829. Organ-virtuoso, pupil of Kittel at Erfurt, and for 35 years organist at Sonnenborn.—Publ. "Allgemeines Choralbuch für die protestantische Kirche" (Gotha, 1811; 332 chorals a4, with long Preface; French ed. by Choron); "Die evangelischen Kirchenmelodien zur Verbesserung des häuslichen und kirchlichen Gesangs" (Gotha, 1817); 12 organ-pieces (1798); 25 ditto; 12 Choralmelodien for organ (1817); 4 do. w. var.s (1821); 50 Choralmelodien for solo voice; etc.
11Um'lauf, Ignaz, b. Vienna, 1756; d. Meidling, June 8, 1796. Mus. director of the German Opera at Vienna; from 1789, Salieri's deputy as Kapellm. of the Imp. Chapel. His Singspiele had great vogue: Die Bergknappen, and Die pücefarbenen Schuhe, oder die schöne Schusterin (1778); Die Apotheke (1778); Die glücklichen Jäger (1785); Der Ring der Liebe (1785); Das Irrlicht, with the song, "Zu Steffen sprach in Traume;" Aeneas in Carthago.—His son, Michael, b. Vienna, Aug. 9, 1781; d. there June 20, 1842; followed Weigl as Kapellm. of the German Opera; prod. an opera, Der Grenadier, 6 ballets, and sacred music (for the Court Chapel); publ. a violin-sonata, a 4-hand pf.-sonata, and pf.-pieces.
13Um'lauft, Paul, b. Meissen, Oct. 27, 1853. Pupil of Leipzig Cons., holding the Mozart Scholarship 1879-83.—Works: The 1-act opera Evanthia (Gotha, 1893; succ.; took prize offered for best 1-act opera by the Duke of Koburg-Gotha); has publ. the dramatic poem Agandecca, f. soli, male ch., and orch. (1892); a "Mittelhochdeutsches Liederspiel" f. solo vocal quartet w. pf., and other vocal works; also a Nocturne and Tarentelle f. pf., op. 4.
15Un'ger, Johann Friedrich, b. Brunswick, 1716; d. there Feb. 9, 1781. Noteworthy as the inventor of the first apparatus for the mechanical notation of music played on the pianoforte, described in his "Entwurf einer Maschine, wodurch alles, was auf dem Clavier gespielt wird, sich von selber in Noten setzt" (1774). He claimed priority of invention over Hohlfeld (1752).
17Un'ger (in Italy, Ungher), Caroline, celebrated stage-singer; b. Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary, Oct. 28, 1803; d. at her villa near Florence, Mar. 23, 1877. A pupil of Ronconi at Milan, her début was at Vienna in 1821; her greatest triumphs were won in Italy, her reception in Paris, 1833, being comparatively cool. A great actress, her voice was powerful, but not perfectly equalized, and sharp in the high register. Soon after her marriage (1840) to a M. Sabatier, she left the stage.
19Un'ger, Georg, b. Leipzig, Mar. 6, 1837; d. there Feb. 2, 1887. Dramatic tenor; originally a student of theology at Leipzig; stage-début there in 1867; after several engagements, Hans Richter heard him at Mannheim, and recommended him to Wagner for the rôle of Siegfried in Der Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth, 1876. Unger studied the part with Hey, and his interpretation of it made him famous. From 1877-81 he was eng. at Leipzig.
21Ungher-Sabatier. See UNGER, CAROLINE.
23Upton, George Putnam, mus. writer and critic; b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1835. Graduate of Brown Univ., 1854; in 1855, reporter for the Chicago "Native Citizen," 1855-61 for the "Journal," and from 1861-85 was on the editorial staff of the Chicago "Tribune." Founder (1872) and first president of the "Apollo Club."—Writings: "Letters of Peregrine Pickle" (1870); "Woman in Music" (1885); "Standard Operas" (1890); "Standard Oratorios" (1891); "Standard Symphonies" (1892); numerous contributions to magazines; has translated Nohl's "Life
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