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A cyclopaedic dictionary of music; comprising 18,000 musical terms and phrases, over 6,000 biographical notices of musicians, and 500 articles on musical topics, with an appendix .., 1919
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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.
2His 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.
3English 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.
4"Balfe; His Life and Work," W. A. Barrett, is his best biography.
6BALFOUR, Henry L. Organist; b. Battersea, 1859. Orgt. Royal Choral Society.
8BALFOUR-GARDINER. (See Gardiner.)
10Balg, Bäl'ge (G.). Wind chest; bellows.
11Bal'genregis'ter. Wind indicator.
12Bal'gentreter } The "bellows-treader," who, in old
13Bäl'g'treter } organs, worked the bellows by standing or walking on them.
15Bal'ken (G.). The bass-bar of a violin, &c.
17Ballabi'le (I.). (1) A piece of dance music. (2) Ballet-music accompanied by dancing.
19Ballad. (I., Balla'ta.) (1) A popular song. (2) A simple narrative song, or one which may also be used as a dance-tune.
20"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.
22Ballad-opera. Consisting chiefly of ballads, folk-songs, &c. (See Beggar's Opera.)
24Ballad-Tune. The common tune of a ballad.
26Balla'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."
27Balla'denartig } In ballad style.
28Balla'denmässig } Ballad poetry.
29Balla'dendichtung. Ballad poetry.
30Balla'denmässig, sehr rasch. In ballad style and very quick.
32BALLARD. 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.
34Balla're (I.). To dance.
35Balla'ta (I.). (See Ballad.)
36Balleri'na (I., fem.). A ballet-dancer.
37Balleri'no I., mas.). A kind of madrigal with a fa la refrain. (See A ballata.)
39Ballet (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.
40Elaborate ballets are still danced at foreign opera houses; formerly one was given after the opera at Covent Garden.
42Ballet'to (I.). (1) A dance; a ballet. (2) An allegretto in 4 time (Bach).
44Bal'li (I., plu.). Dances; as Bal'li Ingle'si, English dances.
46BALLING, Michael. Conductor and composer; b. Heidingsfield, Bavaria, 1866.
48Ball'mässig (G.). In dance time (or style).
50Bal'lo (I.). A dance; a ball. Any dance tune. Da ballo, in dance style.
52BAL'LO IN MASCHER'RA. Opera, Verdi, 1859.
54Ballon chio (I.). An Italian country dance like the French Passepied (Pasp'y).
56Ballonz'a're (I.). } To dance recklessly; to
57Ballonzola're (I.). } skip about.
59BALTAZARI'NI (Baltagerine). 18th century Italian musician. One of the best violinists of his day. Wrote several ballets.
61BALTHAZAR (— Florence), Henri M. Belgian composer; b. 1844. Pupil of Fétis. Wrote operas, symphonies, cantatas, &c.
63BALTZAR, Thos. B. Lubeck; came to England, 1658. "The finest violinist of his time." Buried, Westminster Abbey, 1663.
65BALY, William. Conductor and teacher. B. Warwick, 1825; d. 1891. Conducted the Exeter Madrigal Society for 15 years.
67BANCHIE'RI, Don Adriano. B. Bologna, abt. 1567; d. 1634. Poet, composer, and organist.
68Wrote 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.
70BANCK, 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.
72Band (G.). A volume.
74Band. (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.
76Bandmaster. Instructor and conductor of a band.
78Ban'da (I.). (1) A band. (2) Specially, the brass and percussion instruments of an orchestra. (3) A band "on the stage."
80Bande (F.). A band.
81Une bande de musique militaire
82Une musique militaire
83Une Harmonie
84A military band.
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