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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Hier (G.). Here. Hier'ab. From here.
2Von hier im Zeit'mass. From here in strict time.
3Von hier'ab in Tempo und Aus druck steig'gern bis zu völ'ligen Ü'bermut. From here in strict time, and with increasing excitement up to complete abandonment.
5HIERONYMUS de Moravia. Dominican Friar, Paris, abt. 1260. One of the earliest writers on Mensurable music.
7Hift-horn (G.). A wooden hunting horn.
9Highland Fling. A characteristic Scottish dance.
10It is generally danced to a Strathspey (q.v.).
12HIGGS, James. Organist and writer; London, 1829-1902.
14HIGNARD, J. L. Aristide. Dramatic composer; b. Nantes, 1822; d. 1898. Pupil of Halévy, Paris Cons.
15Works: operas (Hamlet, 1888, the best), pf. pieces, songs, &c.
17HILARY, St. Bishop of Poitiers; d. 367.
18Said to have written the first Latin hymns, 355.
20HIL'DACH, Eugen. Fine baritone; b. Wittenberge-on-Elbe, 1849. His wife Anna (née Schubert), b. Königsberg, 1852, is a mezzo-soprano.
22HIL'DEBRAND, Zacharias. Celebrated org. builder; b. Saxony, 1680; d. 1743. His son, Johann Gottfried, built the fine org. at St. Michael's Church, Hamburg.
24HILES, Henry. B. Shrewsbury, 1826; d. 1904. Orgt. St. Paul's, Manchester, 1864-7; Mus.Doc. Oxon, 1867.
25Prof. of harmony, &c., Owen's Coll., Manchester, 1876; and in 1879 at Victoria University.
26Works: "Grammar of Music," "Harmony of Sounds," "Part-writing, or Modern Counterpoint;" 2 oratorios, cantatas, anthems, hymns, part-songs, &c.
28HILES, John. Brother of preceding; b. Shrewsbury, 1810; d. 1882. Organist.
29Works: catechisms of harmony, part-singing, pf., organ, thorough bass, &c.; a Dictionary of Musical Terms; pf. pieces, and songs.
31HILF, Arno. Violinist; Bad Elster, Saxony, 1858-1909.
33Hilfs (G.). Helping, auxiliary.
34Hilfs'linie. A leger line.
35Hilfs'note. An auxiliary note.
36Hilfs'stimme. An auxiliary org.-stop. A mutation stop (mixture, quint, tierce).
38HILL, Carmen. Contemporary contralto vocalist.
40HILL, E. B. B. Cambridge, Mass., 1872. Composer and writer; professor at Harvard University.
42HILL, Lady Arthur. (See A. F. Harrison.)
44HILL, John. Norwich, 1797-1846.
45Founded the Norwich Choral Society.
47HILL, Junius W. American musician; b. Massachusetts, 1840.
48Studied Leipzig Cons. Prof. of music, Wellesley Coll., Boston, 1886-97.
49Works: female choruses, pf. pieces, &c.
51HILL, Karl. Fine baritone; b. Idstein, 1840; d. 1893. Wagner selected him for the rôles of "Alberich" in Der Ring, Bayreuth, 1876, and "Klingsor," in Parsifal, 1882.
53HILL, Thos. Hy. Weist. Violinist; London, 1828-91. First Principal, Guildhall School of Music, 1880-91.
55HILL, Ureli C. New York, 1802(?) – 75. Violinist; pupil of Spohr. First President, New York Philharmonic Society, 1842.
57HILL, Wm. Organ builder; London, 1800-70.
58With Dr. Gauntlett introduced the CC organ keyboard (in the place of the old G or F keyboards), the system now generally adopted.
60HILL, Wm. Ebsworth. Renowned violin maker; London, 1817-95.
62HIL'LE, Gustav. Violinist; b. nr. Berlin, 1851. Studied under Joachim. Now resides in America.
63Works: concertos and other vn. pieces, pf. pieces, songs, &c.
65HIL'LEMACHER, Paul J. G. (b. Paris, 1852), and Lucien J. E. (b. Paris, 1860; d. 1909), Brothers; well-known operatic composers who wrote all their works in collaboration. Pupils of the Paris Cons.; the elder took the Grand Prix de Rome in 1876, and the younger in 1880.
66Works: Symphonic Legend Loreley (1882); operas St. Mégrin (1886), Le Drac, &c., songs, orchestral music, &c.
68HIL'LER, Ferdinand von. B. Frankfort, 1811; d. Cologne, 1885.
69Of Jewish descent; played a Mozart pf. concerto in public at 10. Pupil of Hummel, 1825. "As a boy of 15 saw Beethoven on his death bed." Lived in Paris, 1828-35, where he was renowned as an interpreter of Beethoven's pf. works. Conducted his oratorio Die Zerstörung Jerusalems, at Mendelssohn's invitation, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1840. Capellmeister, Cologne, 1850; organized the Cologne Cons.; conducted the Lower Rhine musical festivals, Gürzenich Concerts, &c. Retired 1884.
70Works: 6 operas, 2 oratorios, 6 cantatas, church music, choral music, over 100 songs, pf. music (including the concerto in F# minor), some fine chamber music, 3 overtures, 3 symphonies, &c. He also wrote several musical papers, essays, &c., and was an able lecturer.
72HIL'LER, Friedrich A. Son of J. A. below. b. Leipzig, 1768; d. 1812.
73Music-director, Schwerin Theatre, 1790; Altona, 1796; Königsberg, 1803.
74Wrote 4 operettas, 6 string quartets, pf. music.
76HIL'LER (HÜLLER), Johann A. B. nr. Görlitz, 1728; d. Leipzig, 1804. After early struggles, settled in Leipzig (1758) and revived the "Subscription Concerts" (1763), which developed into the famous "Gewandhaus Concerts." Hiller was the first conductor. He was also Music-director at the Thomasschule, 1789-1801. He originated the German
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