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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1RICHARDS, Hy. W. Orgt., teacher, &c.; b. London, 1865. Mus.D. Durham, 1903.
3RICHARDSON, Alf. Madeley. B. Southend, 1868. Mus.D. Oxon, 1896. Orgt. Southwark Cath., 1897-1908.
5RICHARDSON, Jas. Noted contemporary 'cellist; b. Manchester, 18—.
7RICHARDSON, Joseph. Flautist; b. 1814; d. London, 1862.
8Wrote studies, fantasias, &c., for flute.
10RICHARDSON, Vaughan. B. London, abt. 1670 (?). Orgt. Winchester Cath., 1693; d. 1729.
11Wrote anthems ("O how amiable," &c.), odes, cantatas, &c.
13RICHAUT, Chas. S. B. Chartres, 1780; d. 1866. Founded the music publishing house known by his name, Paris, 1805.
15RICHE, Antoine Le. (See Divitis.)
17Richia'mo (I.). A bird call.
18Richiama're. To imitate a bird call; to warble.
20RICH'TER (pron. Rikh'-ter), Alfred. Son of E. F. (below); b. Leipzig, 1846. Teacher Leipzig Cons., 1872-83; lived in London, 1883-97, afterwards returning to Leipzig.
21Pub. supplements to his father's Manuals of Harmony and Counterpoint, &c.
23RICH'TER, Ernst Friedrich E. Noted theorist; b. Saxony, 1808; d. Leipzig, 1879. Son of a schoolmaster; teacher of harmony and composition Leipzig Cons., 1843; condr. Singakademie, 1843-7; orgt. Petrikirche, 1851; Neukirche, 1862; music-director Nikolai-kirche and Thomaskirche, 1868.
24Works: Manuals of "Harmony," "Single and Double Counterpoint," and "Fugue"—all of which have been very popular. He also wrote an oratorio, masses, motets, string quartets, org. pieces, pf. pieces, &c.
26RICH'TER, Ernst H. L. B. nr. Ohlau, 1805; d. 1876.
27Wrote a comic opera, a mass, cantatas, male-voice part-songs, org. pieces, &c.
29RICH'TER, Franz X. B. Moravia, 1709; d. 1789. Capellmeister Strasburg Cath., from 1774.
30Works: 7 masses; Te Deums, motets, &c.; 26 symphonies, chamber music, a "Treatise on Harmony and Composition," &c.
32RICH'TER, Dr.'Hans. Eminent conductor; b. Raab, Hungary, 1843. Choir boy Court Chapel, Vienna, 1853. Studied with Wagner, 1866-7. Chorus-master Munich opera, 1867; Court conductor (under Bulow), 1868-9. Capellmeister Pesth Nat. Th., 1871-5; Imperial Op., Vienna, 1875. Chosen by Wagner to conduct the Ring des Nibelungen, Bayreuth (1876). Condr. Birmingham Festival since 1885. Mus.Doc. (honoris causa), Oxford, 1885. Director Manchester Orch. since 1897.
34Richt'ig (G.). Right, accurate, exact.
36RICIE'RI, Giovanni A. B. Venice, 1679; d. 1746. Teacher of Padre Martini; composed several oratorios.
38RICKARD, Richd. H. Pianist; b. Birmingham, 1858; d. Brighton, 1907.
39Composed pf. pieces.
41Ricordan'za (I.). Recollection, remembrance.
43RICOR'DI, Giovanni. Violinist; Milan, 1785-1853. Founded the great music-pub. firm, Milan, 1808.
45RICOR'DI, Giulio. Son of the above; present head of the firm; b. Milan, 1840. Editor-in-chief Gazzetta Musicale. Works: salon pf. pieces, &c.
47RIDDELL, John. Ayr, 1718-95. "Believed to have been blind from infancy."
48Published collections of Scots Reels, &c.
50RIDDELL, Capt. Robt. Friend of Burns; d. nr. Dumfries, 1794.
51Pub. collections of "Scotch, Galwegian, and Border Tunes," &c.
53RIDDING, John A. Baritone vocalist; b. Birmingham, 1862.
55Riddo'ne (I.). A roundelay (q.v.).
57Riden'do, Riden'te (I.). Laughing(ly).
59RIDEOUT, Percy R. Pianist; Mus.Doc., London, 1896. Orgt. West London Synagogue, 1904.
61Ridevolmen'te (I.). Laughingly, pleasantly.
63Ridicolosamen'te (I.). Ridiculously.
65RIDLEY, Wm. B. Newark, 1820; d. 1886. Published a collection of 301 chants, &c.
67Ridot'to (I.). "Reduced." A reduction (q.v.); an arrangement; an adaptation.
69Riduzio'ne (I.). A reduction (q.v.); an arrangement.
71RIE'CHERS, August. B. Hanover, 1836; d. 1893. Skilful maker and repairer of violins.
72Pub. "The Violin and the Art of its Construction."
74RIE'DEL, Dr. Carl. B. Kronenberg, nr. Elberfeld, 1827; d. 1888. Pupil, Leipzig Cons.; organized the "Riedel-verein" (choral society), 1854; president "Allgemeiner deutscher Musikverein," 1868; also president "Wagner-verein."
75Works: Collections of German "Lieder," church melodies, &c.
77RIE'DEL, F. E. A. B. Chemnitz, 1855. Town cantor and condr. of the Musikverein, Plauen, Saxony, 1890.
78Works: cantatas, songs, part-songs, pf. pieces.
80RIE'DEL, Hermann. Noted song composer; b. Burg, nr. Magdeburg, 1847. Court capellmeister, Brunswick.
82RIEDT, Fr. Wm. Flautist; Berlin, 1712-84. Chamber musician to Frederick the Great, 1741; director Berlin "Gesellschaft," 1750.
83Works: symphonies, chamber music, flute music.
85RIE'GO, Teresa del. Contemporary song composer; b. London, 18—.
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