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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1Lane, 1824. Visited Italy, 1825, and studied at Rome and Milan. First baritone, Paris Italian Opera, 1828. Sang in Italian theatres until 1835; and produced some Italian operas. His first English opera was The Siege of Rochelle, 1835. The Bohemian Girl, his most popular work, was produced in 1843. He visited Vienna (1846), Berlin (1848), St. Petersburg and Trieste (1852-6), and retired to Rowney Abbey, Hertfordshire, 1864. (In 1857, his daughter, Victoire, made her début in Italian opera at the Lyceum.) Balfe's fame rests on his English operas and his songs.
2English operas: The Siege of Rochelle, 1835; The Maid of Artois, 1836; Catherine Grey, Joan of Arc, 1837; Diadeste, Falstaff, 1838; Keolanthe, 1840; The Bohemian Girl (Drury Lane), 1843; Daughter of St. Mark, 1844; The Enchantress, 1845; The Bondman, 1846; The Maid of Honour, 1847; The Sicilian Bride, 1852; The Devil's in it, 1852; The Rose of Castile, 1857; Satanella, 1858; Bianca, 1860; The Puritan's Daughter, 1861; The Armourer of Nantes, Blanche de Nevers, 1863; Il Talismano, 1874. He also composed cantatas, ballads, part-songs, &c. "Come into the garden, Maud," is one of his most popular songs.
3"Balfe; His Life and Work," W. A. Barrett, is his best biography.
5BALFOUR, Henry L. Organist; b. Battersea, 1859. Orgt. Royal Choral Society.
7Balg, Bäl'ge (G.). Wind chest; bellows. Bal'genregis'ter. Wind indicator. Bal'gentreter The "bellows-treader," who, in old organs, worked the bellows by standing or walking on them.
9Bal'ken (G.). The bass-bar of a violin, &c.
11Ballabi'le (I.). (1) A piece of dance music. (2) Ballet-music accompanied by dancing.
13Ballad. (I., Balla'ta.) (1) A popular song. (2) A simple narrative song, or one which may also be used as a dance-tune.
14"Formerly a little history, told in lyric verses, and sung to the harp or viol, either by the author himself, or the jongleur, whose profession it was to follow the bard, and sing his works." —Moore.
16Ballad-opera. Consisting chiefly of ballads, folk-songs, &c. (See Beggar's Opera.)
18Ballad-Tune. The common tune of a ballad.
20Balla'de (G. & F.). (1) A ballad; a dance. (2) A descriptive setting of a poem in cantata form. (3) An instrumental piece "supposed to embody the idea of a narrative."
21Balla'denartig Balla'denmässig Balla'dendichtung. Ballad poetry. Balla'denmässig, sehr rasch. In ballad style and very quick.
23BALLARD. A French family of music-printers; the first to use movable types. Robert Ballard had a patent from Henri II making him "sole music-printer to the King, &c.," 1552.
25Balla're (I.). To dance.
27Balla'ta (I.). (See Ballad.)
29Balleri'na (I., fem.). } A ballet-dancer.
30Balleri'no I., mas.). }
31Bal'let (Eng.). A kind of madrigal with a fa la refrain. (See A ballata.)
33Ballet (F.). (G., Ballett'; I., Bal'lo, ballet'to.) (1) A pantomimic representation of some story by means of dancing, gesticulation, &c., with accompanying music, but without words. (2) A spectacular stage dance. one of two readings
34Ballet (F.). (G., Ballett'; I., Bal'lo, ballet'to.) one of two readings
35(1) A pantomimic representation of some story by means of dancing, gesticulation, &c., with accompanying music, but without words. (2) A spectacular stage dance. one of two readings
36Elaborate ballets are still danced at foreign opera houses; formerly one was given after the opera at Covent Garden.
38Ballet'to (I.). (1) A dance; a ballet. (2) An allegretto in 4/4 time (Bach).
40Bal'li (I., plu.). Dances; as Balli Ingle'si, English dances.
42Ball'mässig (G.). In dance time (or style).
44Bal'lo (I.). A dance; a ball. Any dance tune. Da ballo, in dance style.
46BAL'LO IN MASCHE'RA. Opera by Verdi.
48Ballon'chio (I.). An Italian country dance like the French Passepied (Pasy).
50Ballonza're (I.). } To dance recklessly; to
51Ballonzola're (I.). } skip about.
53BALTAZAR'INI (Baltagerine). 18th century Italian musician. One of the best violinists of his day. Wrote several ballets.
55BALTHAZAR (— Florence), Henri M. Belgian composer; b. 1844. Pupil of Fétis. Wrote operas, symphonies, cantatas, &c.
57BALTZAR, Thos. B. Lubeck; came to England, 1658. "The finest violinist of his time." Buried, Westminster Abbey, 1663.
59BALY, William. Conductor and teacher. B. Warwick, 1825; d. 1891. Conducted the Exeter Madrigal Society for 15 years.
61BANCHIE'RI, Don Adriano. B. Bologna, abt. 1567; d. 1634. Poet, composer, and organist.
62Wrote masses, madrigals, motets, &c., and treatises on counterpoint and harmony. He opposed Guido's hexachordal system, and named the 7th note of the scale ba.
64BANCK, Karl. B. Magdeburg, 1809; d. 1889. Pupil of Klein, Berger, and Zelter. Friend of Schumann, and wrote for his Zeitschrift. Settled in Dresden as a teacher and critic, 1840. He edited a series of ancient works—vocal and instrumental—and wrote some part-songs and pf. pieces.
66Band (G.). A volume.
68Band. (1) An orchestra. (2) Any company of instrumentalists, as brass band, military band. (3) A section of an orchestra, as wood-wind band, string band, &c.
70Ban'da (I.). (1) A band. (2) Specially, the brass and percussion instruments of an orchestra. (3) A band "on the stage."
72Bande (F.). A band.
73Une bande de musique militaire
74Une musique militaire
75Une Harmonie } A military band.
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