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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1Bach
3BACH, Albert B. Singer and teacher. B. Hungary, 1844. Lives in Edinburgh. Author of "Musical Education and Vocal Culture," and other works on singing.
5BACH, August W. Organist, teacher, and "Professor." B. Berlin, 1796; d. 1869. Wrote an oratorio, Bonifacius, and a sacred drama, Iphigenia in Delphi. His most famous org. pupil was Mendelssohn.
7BACH, Leonhard Emil. Pianist and composer; b. Posen, 1849; d. 1902. Court pianist to Prince George of Prussia, 1874. Afterwards came to London.
8Wrote some operas (Irmengard, The Lady of Longford, &c.), and pf. drawing-room pieces.
10BACH, Dr. Otto. B. Vienna, 1833; d. 1893. Capellmeister at various German theatres, and afterwards at Salzburg Cathedral.
11Wrote 5 operas, 4 symphonies, an overture, a requiem, chamber-music, &c.
13BACHE, Francis E. B. Birmingham, 1833; d. 1858. Gifted and promising composer.
14Wrote 2 operas, a pf. concerto, a trio (often played), songs, &c.
16BACHE, Walter. Fine pianist, brother of F. E. B. 1842; d. 1888. Pupil of Plaidy, Moscheles, and Liszt. He did much to popularize Liszt's works in England.
18BACHE, Constance. Sister of the above. 1846-1903. Studied under Walter, and also under Klindworth. Translator of libretti: St. Elizabeth (Liszt), Pilgrimage of the Rose (Schumann), Hänsel and Gretel, &c. Also translated Heintz's analyses of several of Wagner's operas, &c.
20Bachelor of Music. Mus.Bac.; B.Mus. (See Degrees.)
22BACH'MANN, Anton. 1716-1800. Instrument maker, Berlin. Invented the "machine-head" for tuning double basses.
24BACH'MANN, Georg C. Belgian clarinettist and clarinet maker. 1804-1842.
26BACH'MANN, Georges. B. about 1848; d. Paris, 1894.
27Wrote numerous pf. pieces.
29BACH'MANN, Gottlob. Saxon organist, 1763-1840.
30Wrote 3 operas, 3 symphonies, a cantata, chamber music, songs, pf. pieces.
32BACH'MANN, Pater Sixtus. 1754-1818. Brilliant Bavarian organist and pianist. His precocity and memory were wonderful. At 9 he is said to have played over 200 pieces by heart! In 1766 he held his own in an organ contest with Mozart (who was then 10 years of age). He afterwards became a monk.
33Works: masses, cantatas, sonatas, symphonies, organ fugues, &c.
35BACH'OFEN, Joh. K. B. Zurich, 1692; d. 1755. Wrote several sacred pieces once very popular in Switzerland.
37BACH'RICH, Sigismund. Hungarian violinist and composer. B. 1841. Pupil of Böhm, Vienna. For 12 years member of the "Hellmesberger Quartet." Now prof. at the Conservatoire.
38Works: comic operas and operettas, a ballet, &c.
40Back. (G., Böden; F., Dos; I., Schie'na.) Part of a violin, or other stringed inst.
42BACK'ER-GRÓN'DAHL, Agathe. Norwegian pianist. B. 1847. Pupil of Kjerulf, Bülow, and Liszt. Married Gróndahl, the teacher of singing, 1875.
43Works: pf. pieces and studies, songs, &c.
45Backfall. (1) A piece of organ mechanism.
46(2) An obsolete ornament in harpsichord and lute music:
48Written or ; played
50BACK'HAUS, Wilhelm. Pianist; b. Leipzig, 1884.
52BACK'OFEN, Joh. G. H. 1768-1839. Talented performer on the harp, clarinet, flute, and horn. Established a wind-instrument factory, Darmstadt, 1815.
53Wrote various compositions for the above instruments, and "methods" for harp, clar., and horn.
55BACON, Richard M. Teacher and writer. B. Norwich, 1776; d. 1844. Founded the Norwich Triennial Festivals.
56Wrote "Elements of Vocal Science" (1824).
58BADARCZEW'SKA, Thekla. Warsaw, 1838-62. Wrote the well-known "Maiden's Prayer" (La prière d'une vierge), and other pf. pieces.
60BA'DER, Karl A. B. Bamberg, 1789; d. 1870. Organist Bamberg Cathedral, 1807. First tenor, Berlin court opera, 1820-45.
61He was a fine actor and singer, being most successful in Spontini's operas.
63BADI'A, Carlo A. B. Venice, 1672; d. 1738. Court composer, Vienna. Wrote 16 operas, 15 oratorios, and 45 "cantatas."
65BADI'A, Luigi. B. near Naples, 1822; d. 1899. Wrote 4 operas and several songs.
67BADIA'LI, Cesare. Distinguished Italian basso cantante. Specially good in Rossini's Semiramide. D. 1865.
69Badinage (F.). Playfulness, trifling.
71Bad'inerie, Badinage. An old vivacious dance form in 2-4 time. (Bach's Orch. Suite in B minor).
73BAER'MANN, K. (See Bärmann.)
75Bagana. Abyssinian 10-stringed lyre.
77Bagatelle (F.). A trifle; a short piece or sketch. Many examples by Beethoven, Dvorak, &c.
79BAG'GE, Selmar. B. Coburg, 1823; d. 1896. Journalist, composer, and critic. Editor, Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, Leipzig, 1863-6. Director, Basle Music School, 1868. Wrote "Lehrbuch der Tonkunst," 1873; composed a symphony, chamber music, songs, pf. pieces, &c.
81Bagpipe (or Bagpipes). An ancient wind instrument of Eastern origin.
82It was known to the Greeks and Romans, and formerly common throughout Europe, but is now only found in Italy, Sicily, Brittany, Calabria, Poland, Ireland, and Scotland. It
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