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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1ENEDIC'TUS AP'PENZELDERS. B. Appenzell, Switzerland. Master of the Brussels Boys' Choir, 1539-55. Pub. a collection of motets, Antwerp, 1553.
3ÉNÉDIT, Pierre G. French composer and writer; 1802-1870.
5ENEL'LI, A. (See Bottrigari.)
7ne'nepla'cito (I.). At pleasure; ad lib.
9ENE'VOLI, Orazio. Profound contrapunctist; b. Rome, 1602; d. 1672. Maestro at the Vatican, 1646.
10Wrote masses in 12, 16, 24, and 48 parts. Also motets, psalms, &c., up to 30 parts. He was also a pioneer in adding independent instrumental accompaniment.
12ENINCO'RI, Angelo M. B. Brescia, 1779; d. Paris, 1821. Wrote several operas. Only one, Aladin, was successful, and this was produced a few weeks after his death.
14en marca'to la melodi'a (I.). The melody (to be) well marked.
16en misura'to (I.). In exact rhythm and time.
18EN'NET, John. Famous English madrigal composer; abt. 1570-1615.
20ENNET, Th. (See Th. Ritter.)
22ENNETT, George John. B. Andover, 1863. Mus.Doc. Cantab., 1893. Organist, Lincoln Cathedral, 1895.
24ENNETT, Joseph. B. Gloucestershire, 1831. Musical critic of the Sunday Times, Pall Mall Gazette, Graphic, and Daily Telegraph. Has contributed largely to the musical magazines, especially the Musical World, Musical Standard, and Musical Times.
25For some years he wrote the analytical programs for the Saturday and Monday Popular Concerts at St. James's Hall. His many publications include "Letters from Bayreuth," 1877.
27ENNETT, Sir William Sterndale. One of England's most distinguished composers. B. Sheffield, April 13, 1816; d. London, Feb. 1, 1875. His father dying when Bennett was 3 years of age, his education was supervised by his grandfather. He became a chorister at King's College Chapel at 8, and at 10 entered the R.A.M., studying under Ch. Lucas, Dr. Crotch, C. Potter, and W. H. Holmes. In 1833 he played his pf. concerto in D minor at an R.A.M. concert. Messrs. Broadwood sent him to Leipzig for further study in 1837, and again in 1841-2. Here he became intimate with Schumann and Mendelssohn, the latter so influencing the style of his later works that he was called the "English Mendelssohn."
28Bennett founded the Bach Society, London, 1849; was conductor of the Philharmonic Society, 1856-1866, and the Leeds Festival, 1858. Appointed Cambridge Professor of Music, 1856, receiving the Degree of Mus.Doc. Principal of the R.A.M., 1866; M.A. Cambridge, 1867; D.C.L. Oxford, 1870; Knighted, 1871. He handed over the proceeds of a testimonial, 1872, to found the Sterndale-Bennett Scholarship at the R.A.M. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.
29His works are not numerous, but in refinement "they vie with the best in musical art."
30Works: Pf. concertos in D minor, Eb, C minor, and F minor; overtures, Parisina, The Naiads, The Wood Nymphs, Paradise and the Peri, The Merry Wives of Windsor; symphony in G minor; oratorio, The Woman of Samaria (Birmingham, 1867); pastoral, The May Queen (Leeds, 1858); odes, pf. sonatas, songs and duets, capriccios, rondos, sketches, studies, romances, fantasias, &c., for pf.; sextet for pf and strings, &c.
32BEN'NEWITZ, Anton. Bohemian violinist; b. 1833. Director, Prague Cons. since 1882.
34BEN'NEWITZ, Wm. B. Berlin, 1832; d. 1871. Wrote a successful opera, Die Rose von Woodstock, 1876.
36BENOIS, Marie. Pianist; b. St. Petersburg, 1861.
38BENOIST, François. B. Nantes, 1794; d. 1878. Prof. at the Paris Cons., 1820. Chef du chant at the Opéra, 1840.
39Wrote two operas, Léonore et Félix (1821), and l'Apparition (1848); four ballets, a requiem mass, &c.; and a fine collection of organ music—"Bibliothèque de l'organiste"—in 12 vols.
41BENOIT, Camille. French writer and composer; pupil of César Franck.
42Works: an overture (1880), "Souvenirs" (1884), &c.
44BENOÎT, Pierre L. L. (Known as Peter Benoît). Distinguished Flemish composer; b. Harlebeek, 1834. Studied at the Brussels Cons., 1851-55, and won the Prix de Rome, 1857. Appointed Director of the Antwerp Cons., 1867. D. 1901.
45His numerous works include the fine oratorio Lucifer (and another oratorio, De Schelde); two operas; a sacred drama, Drama Christi; a choral symphony; music to Charlotte Corday; a mass, several successful cantatas, motets, &c., a pf. concerto, a fl. concerto, songs, &c.
46He also wrote important treatises and articles on a variety of musical topics, and in 1882 was elected a member of the Berlin Royal Academy.
48Ben pronunzia'to (I.). Distinctly pronounced; emphatically.
50BENVENU'TI, T. Venetian operatic composer; b. 1832. His operas include Guglielmo Shakespeare, 1861; La Stella di Toledo, 1864; and Il Falconiere, 1878.
52Bequad'ro (I.) Béquarre (F.) The natural, 4.
53Bequem (G.). Convenient, easy; comodo.
55BÈRANGER, Pierre J. de. French poet; 1780-1857. His songs have been set to music by various celebrated composers.
57BERAR'DI, Angelo. B. Bologna, 17th cent. Eminent musical theorist.
58Wrote a requiem mass, motets, psalms, &c.
60BÈRAT, F. 1801-1855. French composer of popular romances and chansonettes—Ma Normandie, A la frontière, Bibi, &c.
62BERBER, Felix. Violinist; b. Jena, 1871.
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