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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1consists of a leathern bag, filled with wind either by the mouth or by bellows, two or three pipes of fixed pitch called drones, and a chanter, or melody pipe, which has 6 or 8 holes for the fingers. The scale differs very much from that in ordinary use. Approximately, it is as follows:—
3Baguette (F.). A drumstick; a fiddlestick. Baguettes d'éponge. Sponge-headed drumsticks. Baguettes de bois. Wooden drumsticks. Baguettes ordinaires. Ordinary drumsticks.
5BAHN, M. (See Trautwein.)
7BA'I (pron. Bah'ee), or BAJ, Tomasso. B. nr. Bologna, abt. 1650; d. Rome, 1714. Famed for his Miserere, sung alternately with Allegri's and Baini's at the Papal Chapel during Holy Week.
9BAIF, Jean A. de. B. Venice, 1532; d. Paris, 1589. Published works in lute tablature and some songs, &c.
11BAILDON, Joseph. 1727-1774. Composer of glees, &c. Gentleman of the Chapel Royal; Lay Vicar at Westminster Abbey.
13BAILEY, Lillian. (See Henschel.)
15BAILEY, Marie Louise. Pianist. B. Nashville, U.S., 1876. Pupil of Reinecke and Leschetizky. Played with success at Leipzig; afterwards returned to America and toured through the United States and Canada. Has published pf. music.
17BAILLIE, Peter. 1774-1841 (?). Famous itinerary Scotch violinist; popular at "penny weddings," &c.
19BAILLOT, Pierre M. F. de Sales. Celebrated French violinist. B. Passy, 1771; d. Paris, 1842. In 1795 his reputation as a concert-violinist procured him a Professorship of vn. at the Paris Cons. Studied theory under Cherubini, Reicha, and Catel. He toured through Russia (1805-1808); Belgium, Holland, and England (1815-16); Switzerland and Italy (1833). Leader at the Grand Opéra, Paris, 1821; solo violinist, Royal Orch., 1825. Works: "L'Art du Violon" (1834); "Methode du Violon" (with Rode and Kreutzer); Essays on Viotti and Grétry; violin concertos; string quartets, trios, duos; airs variés, &c., for violin.
21AILLOT, René-Paul. Son of preceding; 1813-1889. Prof. at Paris Con.
23AI'NI, Abbate Giuseppe. Writer and composer; b. Rome, 1775; d. 1844. Maestro of St. Peter's, Rome, 1817. Wrote a celebrated but not very trustworthy book on the "Life and Works of Palestrina" (Rome, 1828). His chief composition is a Miserere which was given alternately with Allegri's and Bai's during Holy Week at the Papal Chapel. (See Bai.)
25AIRSTOW, Ed. C. Mus.Doc. Durham, 1900. Orgt. Leeds Parish Church, 1905.
27aisser (F.). To lower a note (as by a b). Baissez vite le mi en ré. Lower quickly the E to D.
29AJ. (See Bai.)
31AJET'TI, Gio. Italian composer; 1815-1876. Leader of the orchestra, La Scala, Milan. Wrote Gonzalvo, L'Assedio di Brescia, and other successful operas.
33ajo (S.). Bass. Bajoncillo. (See Baxoncillo.)
35BAKER, Benjamin Franklin. B. Wenham, Massachusetts, 1811. Succeeded Lowell Mason as teacher of music in the public schools, Boston, 1841. Established the Boston Music School, 1851. Works: Cantatas, vocal quartets, songs, &c., and "Thorough-bass and Harmony."
37BAKER, George. B. Exeter, 1773; d. 1847. Pupil of W. Jackson, Dussek, and Cramer. Organist successively at Stafford, Derby, and Rugeley. Mus. B. Oxon., 1797. Wrote anthems, glees; songs, organ pieces, and pf. pieces.
39BAKER, Sir H. W. 1821-1877. Vicar of Monkland. One of the editors of "Hymns Ancient and Modern." Wrote "The King of Love" and other hymns.
41BAKER, J. Percy. Orgt. and musical litterateur; b. London, 1859. Educated R.A.M.; A.R.A.M., 1888; Mus.Bac., Dunelm, 1896; editor Musical News, 1904.
43BAKER-GRÓNDAHL. (See Backer-Gróndahl.)
45BAKEWELL, John. 1721-1819. A Greenwich schoolmaster. Wrote the fine hymn, "Hail, Thou once despisèd Jesus."
47BALAKI'REV, Mily Alex. B. Nishni-Novgorod, 1836. Opera conductor, Prague, 1866. Conducted classical concerts at St. Petersburg, 1867-70. Works: A collection of Russian folk-songs, 1866; music to King Lear; a symphonic poem, pf. pieces, &c.
49Balalaïka. The common Russian guitar.
51Balancement (F.). Tremolo. (See also Bebung.)
53BALART', Gabriel. Spanish composer of "zarzuelas" (operettas). B. Barcelona, 1824; d. 1893. Director, Barcelona Cons.
55BALAT'KA, Hans. B. Moravia, 1827; d. Chicago, 1899. Went to America, 1841; founded the Milwaukee Musikverein, 1851. Conductor Chicago Phil. Society, 1860; organised the Liederkranz and the Mozart Club, and conducted the Symphony Society from 1873. Works: The Power of Song, Festival Cantata, choruses, quartets, songs, fantasias, &c.
57BAL'BI, Ludovico. Italian Maestro from abt. 1600 at Padua and Venice. Wrote masses, motets, &c. Published (with Gabrielli and Vecchi) a collection of Graduals and Antiphones (Venice, 1591).
59BAL'BI, M. Composer and theorist. B. Venice, 1796; d. Padua, 1879. Leader at the two Paduan theatres, 1818-53. Works: Three operas, a miserere, masses, psalms, &c. Also edited and wrote important theoretical treatises.
61Baldamen'te (I.). Boldly.
63BALDASSAR'RI, Benedetto. Celebrated 18th cent. Italian tenor; sang in Handel's and Bononcini's works.
65BALFE, Michael Wm. Singer and composer. B. Dublin, May 15, 1808; d. Hertfordshire, Oct. 20, 1870. Violinist, Drury
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