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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Beautiful in Music, The.
2Pauer enumerates Formal beauty, Characteristic beauty, and Ideal beauty as the essentials of a real work of art.
4Be'ben (Pol.). A drum.
5Bebenek. A small drum.
7Be'ben (G.). To shake, to tremble; tremolo.
8Beben'de Stim'me. A quavering, tremulous voice.
9Be'ber, Be'bezug. Tremolo stop; tremulant.
11Bebis'a'tion (Labeceda'tion). The syllables La, Be, Ce, De, Me, Fe, Ge, used by Hitzler, 1630, in teaching sight-singing.
13Be'bung (G.). (F., Balancement; I., Tre'molo.) Trembling; vibrato. The tremolo stop.
15Bécarre (F.). (I., Bequad'ro; G., Be'quadrat.) The natural, ♯.
17Bec (F.), Bec'co (I.). A beak. The mouthpiece of a clarinet, flageolet, &c. (See Flute à bec.)
19Bec'co Polac'ca (I.). A large kind of bagpipe.
21Bech'er (G.). (1) The "bell" of an instrument.
22(2) The tube of an organ reed pipe.
24BECH'ER, Alfred J. B. Manchester, 1803. Prof. of harmony, R.A.M., 1840. Went to Vienna, edited a revolutionary paper, and was shot for sedition, 1848.
25Wrote a symphony, string quartets, songs, &c.; also pamphlets on "Jenny Lind," &c.
27BECH'ER, Jos. B. B. 1821. Bavarian composer of sacred music. Wrote over 60 masses.
29BECH'STEIN, F. W. K. Pf. maker. B. Gotha, 1826; d. 1900. Started in Berlin, 1856. The firm has now an annual output of some 3,000 pianos.
31BECK, C. F. Published concertos, sonatas, &c., for pf., 1789-1794.
33BECK, David. Celebrated 16th century organ builder at Halberstadt, Germany.
35BECK, Ellen. One of the foremost Danish singers; b. 1873.
36Concerts: London, Paris, Berlin, and Scandinavia.
38BECK, Franz. Violinist and concert-director. B. Mannheim, 1730; d. 1809.
39Wrote symphonies, quartets, pf. sonatas, &c.
41BECK, Gottfried J. Bohemian orgt.; 1723-87. Wrote church music, &c.
43BECK, Johann H. Violinist and composer. B. Cleveland, Ohio, 1856. Founded the Schubert Quartet, Cleveland.
44Works: overtures, chamber music, songs, &c.
46BECK, Johann N. Fine baritone singer and actor. B. Pesth, 1828; d. 1893.
47Sang at Vienna, Frankfort, Hamburg, Cologne, &c. Died insane.
49BECK, Karl. 1814-1879. Created the rôle of Lohengrin, Weimar, 1850.
51BECK, R. K. Pub. a book of dance music for 2 violins and harp, Strasburg, 1654.
53BECKE, J. B. Renowned flautist. B. Nuremberg, 1743. Court musician at Munich. Published Flute concertos.
55Beck'en, Schall'becken (G.). Cymbals.
56Beck'enschläger. Cymbal beater (player).
57Beck'en gewöhn'lich. Ordinary cymbals (clashed).
58Beck'en mit Holz'schlägel. Cymbals struck with wooden beaters.
60BECKER, Albert E. A. Esteemed composer. B. Quedlinburg, 1834; d. Berlin, 1899. Teacher of composition at Scharwenka's Conservatoire, and conductor of the Berlin cathedral choir, 1881.
61His best works are a Symphony in G minor, a Grand Mass in B flat minor, and the oratorio Selig aus Gnade. He also wrote a setting of the 147th Psalm for double choir a cappella, a pf. quintet, a concertstück for violin and orchestra, an opera Loreley, cantatas, and many songs, pf. pieces, &c.
63BECKER, D. Pub. "Sonatas for Violin, Viola da Gamba, &c.," Hamburg, 1668.
65BECKER, Georg. B. Frankenthal, 1824. Works: "Swiss Music," "Old French Chansons," "Rousseau's Pygmalion," "Musical Notation," &c.; also pf. pieces and songs.
67BECKER, Jacob D. Founder of world known pianoforte factory at Petrograd.
69BECKER, Jean. Violinist; b. Mannheim, 1833; d. 1884. After several highly successful tours settled in Florence, 1866, and established the Florentine Quartet. Since 1908 Professor at the Berlin Academy of Music.
70His son Hugo—a fine 'cellist—has been prof. of the 'cello since 1894 at the Hoch Conservatory, Frankfort. B. 1864.
72BECKER, Karl F. B. Leipzig, 1804; d. 1877. Organ prof. at the Cons. 1843. Revised Forkel's "Systematic Chronology of Musical Literature," and wrote important works on musical history. Pub. choral books, organ and pf. pieces, &c. Left his valuable library to the city of Leipzig.
74BECKER, Konstantin J. B. Freiburg, Saxony, 1811; d. 1859. Edited the Neue Zeitschrift f. Musik, 1837-46.
75Wrote an opera, a symphony, duets, songs, &c., and some theoretical treatises.
77BECKER, Rheinhold. Saxon violinist and composer; b. 1842; d. 1923.
78Works: two operas, Frauenlob and Ratbold, a symphonic poem, 2 violin concertos, songs, &c.
80BECKER, Valentin E. B. Würzburg, 1814; d. Vienna, 1890. Works: 2 operas, masses, popular choruses for male voices, &c.
82BECK'MANN, Joh. F. G. German musician; 1737-1792. One of the finest organ and harpsichord players of his time.
83Wrote an opera, Lukas und Hannchen; sonatas, &c.
85BECKWITH, John Christmas. Mus.D. Oxon. B. Norwich, Dec. 25th, 1750; d. 1809. Organist of Norwich Cathedral.
86Wrote many anthems, glees, &c., and a work entitled "The First Verse of Every Psalm of David, with an Ancient or Modern Chant in Score, adapted as much as possible to the Sentiment of each Psalm," with a preface on "Chanting."
88BECQUIÉ, J. M. B. Toulouse, about 1800; d. 1825. Principal flautist, Opéra Comique, Paris. Composed and arranged some valued pieces for flute.
90BECQUIÉ, J. M. Violinist; brother of the above. B. 1797; d. 1876. Member of the Théâtre Italien orchestra, Paris. Wrote fantasias, &c., for violin.
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