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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1BERBIGUIER, B. T. B. Vaucluse, 1782; d. 1838. Studied at Paris Cons.
2Wrote several fine works for flute, including 15 books of duos, 6 grand solos, 10 concertos, 7 books of sonatas, 6 books of trios, fantasias, suites, arrangements, &c.
4Berceuse (F.). A lullaby or cradle song.
6BERCHEM (BERGHEM), J. de. B. nr. Antwerp, abt. 1500; d. 1580. Maestro at Mantua. Famous contrapunctist.
7Wrote masses, madrigals, motets, &c.
9BE'RENS, Hermann. B. Hamburg, 1826; d. 1880. Celebrated pianist; pupil of Reissiger and Czerny. Royal music-director, Örebro, 1849. Conductor "Mindre" Theatre, Stockholm, 1860, and, later, Prof. at the Academy.
10Works: Greek drama Kodros; opera Violetta; 3 operettas, overtures, chamber music, songs, pf. pieces, &c.
12BERETTA, G. B. B. Verona, 1819; d. Milan, 1876. Director for several years of the Cons., Bologna. one of two readings
13BERET'TA, G. B. B. Verona, 1819; d. Milan, 1876. Director for several years of the Cons., Bologna. one of two readings
14Devoted the later part of his life to the completion of an "Artistic, Scientific, Historical, and Technological Dictionary of Music" which had been commenced by A. Barbieri. Also wrote treatises on harmony, orchestration, &c.
16BERG, Adam. Celebrated music printer, Munich, 1540-99. Publ. "Patrocinium musicum," a collection of 10 volumes of masses, cantiones, magnificats, &c., by Lasso, Francesco de Sale, Blasius Amon, and other noted contrapuntists.
18BERG, Konrad M. Alsatian pianist and composer; 1785-1852. Settled in Strasburg, 1808, as a pf. teacher.
19Wrote chamber music, concertos, sonatas, variations, &c., for pf., and some excellent essays on pf. teaching and other subjects.
21Bergamas'ca (I.)
22Ber'gomask (E.)
23Bergamasque (F.) A dance in imitation of the clownish rustics of Bergamo.
25BER'GER, Francesco. B. London, 1834. Studied at Vienna and Leipzig. Prof. of piano at R.A.M. and G.S.M. For a time director, now hon. sec. of the Philharmonic Society. Has written a mass, an opera, songs, pf. pieces, &c., and a primer on pf. playing.
27BER'GER, Ludwig. B. Berlin, 1777; d. 1839. Studied under Clementi. From 1815 pf. teacher at Berlin. Among his most famous pupils were Mendelssohn, Henselt, Taubert, and Fanny Hensel. Of his pf. works a toccata, a rondo, and a set of studies are highly esteemed.
28He also wrote cantatas, songs, male-voice quartets, &c.
30BER'GER, Wm. B. Boston, U.S., 1861. Studied at Berlin, and has since lived there as composer and pf. teacher.
31Works: a Fantasy in overture form, part-songs, songs, and many compositions for pf., pf. and violin, &c. In 1898 won a prize of 2,000 marks for his setting of Goethe's "Meine Göttin."
33Bergeret'. A rustic or pastoral dance or song.
35BERG'GREEN, A. P. B. Copenhagen, 1801; d. 1880. Inspector of singing in the Copenhagen public schools, 1859. Wrote an opera and several collections of songs.
37BER'GHEM. (See Berchem.)
39BERG'MANN, Karl. Conductor, pianist, and 'cellist. B. Saxony, 1821; d. New York, 1876. Went to America, 1850; conducted the New York Philharmonic orchestral concerts from 1862 until his death.
40"He was an ardent admirer of Wagner, Liszt, &c., and rendered important service to the cause of music in America by introducing their works."—Th. Baker.
42BERG'NER, W. B. Riga, 1837. Organist of Riga Cathedral, 1868. Has founded a Bach Society, promoted the production of Rubinstein's Moses (1894), and the completion of the fine new cath. organ.
44BERGON'ZI, Carlo. 1716-55. Violin maker, Cremona. Best pupil of Stradivarius.
45Berg'reihen (G.). Alpine melody, miners' song, &c.
47BERG'SON, Michael. Pianist and composer; b. Warsaw, 1820. His opera Louisa di Montfort was produced at Florence, 1847. For some years he was director of Geneva Cons.; afterwards came to London as a private teacher. Wrote orchestral, chamber, and pf. music. D. 1898.
49BERGT, Christian G. A. Composer, organist, and teacher. B. Saxony, 1772; d. 1837. His sacred music, including a Passion oratorio, a Te Deum, hymns, canticles, &c., is known throughout Germany. He also wrote operas, symphonies, &c., and some very popular lieder.
51BERINGER, Oscar. Pianist; b. Fürtwangen, 1844. Studied at Leipzig and Berlin. Established in London, 1873, an "Academy for the Higher Development of Pf. Playing." Prof. of pf. R.A.M. since 1894. He has published some pf. pieces and a book of technical exercises.
53BÉRIOT, Charles Auguste de. Famous French violinist; largely self-taught. B. Louvain, Feb. 20, 1802; d. Brussels, April 8, 1870. Played in public at the age of 9. Visited Paris, 1821; played with great success, and was appointed chamber-violinist to the French king. Solo violinist 1826-30 to the King of the Netherlands. Toured through Europe 1830-5. Married Mdme. Garcia-Malibran, 1836. Professor Brussels Cons., 1843-52; had to resign through failure of eyesight and paralysis of the left arm.
54Works: 7 violin concertos, 4 pf. trios, duos brillants for pf. and violin, 11 sets of variations, many studies, &c., and an excellent "Methode de Violon"—published 1858.
56BÉRIOT, Chas. V. de. Pianist; son of the preceding; b. 1835. Pupil of Thalberg. Prof. of pf., Paris Cons.
57Works: a symphonic poem, overtures, a septet, pf. concertos, many pf. pieces, songs, &c.
59BERLIJN' (Berlyn), Anton. Amsterdam, 1817-70. For several years condr. Royal Th., Amsterdam. Wrote an oratorio, 9 operas, 7 ballets, symphonies, overtures, &c.
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