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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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1Bellini
3BELLI'NI, Vincenzo. Gifted opera composer. B. Catania, Sicily, 1801; d. near Paris, 1835. Pupil for some time at a Naples Conservatorio, but learnt more by diligent private study of the works of Pergolesi, Haydn, and Mozart.
4Operas: Adelson e Salvini, 1825; Bianca e Fernando, 1826; Il Pirata, 1827; La Straniera, 1829; Zaira, 1820; I Capuletti e Montecchi, 1830; La Sonnambula, Milan, 1831; Norma, 1831; Beatrice di Tenda, 1833; I Puritani, 1834. Norma is his finest work.
5"In his best moments Bellini surpasses his brilliant contemporary, Rossini, in the grace and sensuous warmth and charm of his melodies; in other respects he is the latter's inferior."—Th. Baker.
7BELL'MAN, Carl M. Swedish poet; 1740-1795. Set many of his own lyrics to music.
9BELL'MANN, Karl G. B. Muskau, 1772; d. 1862. Composed the German national song Schleswig-Holstein meerumschlungen.
11Bello,-a, (I.). Beautiful, agreeable.
13BELLOC, Teresa. Renowned mezzo-soprano, B. 1784; d. 1855. Sang at La Scala, Milan, 1804-24, also in Paris, London &c., taking leading parts in over 80 operas.
15BELLO'LI, Luigi. B. nr. Bologna, 1770; d. 1817. Prof. of horn at Milan Cons., and horn player in La Scala orchestra. Wrote operas, ballets, &c., and a Horn Method.
17BELLO'LI, A. Horn player, La Scala, 1819-29. Wrote ballets, operas, and horn pieces.
19Belly. (G., Deck'e; F., Table; I., Tavola, Pan'cia.) The upper part of a violin, &c., over which the strings are stretched.
21Bel metal'lo di vo'ce (I.). A clear, brilliant soprano voice.
23BELSHAZZAR. Oratorio by Handel, 1745.
25Belu'stigend (G.). Gay, joyful.
27BEMBERG, Henri. B. Buenos Ayres, 1861. Has written the operas Le baiser de Suzon and Elaine; also several songs.
29BEMBERG, Hermann. Opera composer; b. Paris, 1861.
31Bemerk'bar (G.). Marked, prominent.
33Bemes (Beemes). Old English horns or trumpets.
35BE'METZRIEDER, T. Alsatian monk; b. 1743. Lived several years in London. Wrote text-books of little value on harmony, &c.
37Be'mol (F.) { The flat, b. one of two readings
38Be'mol (F.) The flat, b. one of two readings
39Bemol'le (I.) } To flatten a note (or notes). one of two readings
40Bemol'le (I.) To flatten a note (or notes). one of two readings
41Bemoliser (F.). Bemollizza're (I.) } one of two readings
42Bemoliser (F.). Bemollizza're (I.) To flatten a note (or notes). one of two readings
44Ben, or Be'ne (I.). Well, good; as ben sostenu'to, well sustained; a be'ne pla'cito, at (one's) good pleasure (i.e., ad lib.).
46BEN'DA, Franz. Famous Bohemian violinist; 1709-1786. Pupil of J. S. Graun.
47As leader of the orchestra of Frederick II he accompanied some 50,000 of his royal master's flute solos. Wrote violin pieces, symphonies, concertos, &c.
49BEN'DA, F. L. Conductor and composer; son of Georg Benda. B. Gotha, 1746; d. 1793. Wrote an opera, 3 violin concertos, cantatas, &c.
51BEN'DA, F. W. H. Violinist and composer; b. Potsdam, 1745; d. 1814. Eldest son of Franz. Wrote the operas Alceste and Orpheus, 2 oratorios, concertos, &c.
53BEN'DA, Georg. Brother of Franz. 1722-1795. Capellmeister at Gotha, 1748. Wrote successful melodramas, also operas operettas, concertos, &c.
55BEN'DA, Karl H. H. Youngest son of Georg. 1748-1836. Excellent violinist; taught King Fr. Wilhelm III.
57BEN'DALL, Wilfred E. B. London. 1850. Works: The Lady of Shalott and other cantatas, operettas, songs, &c.
59BEN'DEL, Franz. Accomplished Bohemian pianist; 1833-1874. Pupil of Liszt. Wrote several meritorious pieces and studies for pf., also symphonies, masses, songs, &c.
61BENDER, J. Valentin. 1801-1873. Belgian clarinettist; music-dir. to the royal house. Wrote clarinet pieces and some military music.
63BEN'DER, Jakob. Brother of J. V. 1798-1844. Clarinet player and director of the Antwerp Wind-band. Wrote some military music.
65BEN'DIX, Victor E. Violinist, pianist, and composer. B. Copenhagen, 1851. Works: meritorious pf. pieces, 3 symphonies, &c.
67BEN'DIX, Otto. B. Copenhagen, 1845. Pupil of Gade, Kullak, and Liszt. Settled in Boston, U.S., 1880. He is an excellent pf. teacher and concert director. Has published pf. pieces, &c.
69BEN'DL, Karl. B. Prague, 1838; d. 1897. Chorusmaster, Amsterdam German Opera, 1864. Conductor of a male choral society, Prague, 1866.
70His Czech national operas, Lejla, Bretislav, Karel Skreta, and others, are on the standing répertoire of the Prague National Theatre. He also wrote 3 masses, several cantatas, a "Slavonic Rhapsody," some 200 Czech songs, &c.
72Benedic'te (L.). "The Song of the Three Children."
73A very ancient canticle now used in Anglican churches, especially in Lent, as an alternative to the Te Deum.
75BENEDICT, Sir Julius. B. Stuttgart, 1804; d. London, 1885. Son of a Jewish banker; pupil of Weber. First opera given at Naples, 1829. Settled in London, 1835. Conductor, Drury Lane, 1837; produced his first English opera, The Gypsy's Warning, 1838. Went with Jenny Lind on her American tours, 1850-51. Conductor, Covent Garden, 1859. Knighted, 1871.
76Chief operas: The Brides of Venice (1844), The Crusaders (1846), The Lake of Glenaston (1862), The Lily of Killarney (1862), The Pride of Song (1864). He also wrote 2 oratorios (St. Cecilia 1866, and St. Peter, 1870), 4 cantatas, symphonies, pf. concertos, songs, &c.
78Benedic'tus (L.). (1) A part, or movement, of the Roman Mass, sung after the Elevation. (2) "The song of Zacharias," an alternative to the Jubilate in the Anglican Morning Service; sung in Holy Week before the Misere're in R. C. Services.
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