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1der Beck and Joachim. Concertmaster and conductor of several German orchestras. As a performer on the violin he has the distinction of being a left-handed player, capable of performing everything ordinarily executed with the right hand, using an instrument especially altered for this purpose.
3BARTHELEMON, FRANÇOIS-HIPPOLYTE, French violinist and composer, b. Bordeaux, 1741. Made numerous successful tours of Europe, and came to England in 1765 as leader of the Opera Orchestra. He once composed the music for a song while looking over David Garrick's shoulder as he was writing the lyric. Compositions include a concerto, several duets and quartets. D. London, 1808.
5BASSANI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Italian violinist and composer, b. Padua about 1657, and generally accredited with having been the teacher of Corelli. His compositions include sonatas which demonstrate a knowledge of the finger-board and bow far in advance of his predecessors. D. Ferrara, 1716.
7BAZZINI, ANTONIO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Brescia, Mar. 11, 1818. Studied under Camisoni and toured Europe with great success for many years. Became director of the Milan Conservatory in 1882. His compositions include many effective pieces for the violin, including the famous "Ronde des Lutins." D. Milan, Feb. 10, 1897.
9BECK, FRANZ, German violinist and composer. B. Mannheim, 1731. Studied under Stamitz and fled to Paris to escape the consequences of a duel, finally settling in Bordeaux, spending the remainder of his life concertizing and teaching. Many of his pupils, among them, Blanchard and Bochsa, became eminent musicians. His compositions include several string quartets. D. Bordeaux, Dec. 31, 1809.
11BECK, JOHANN HEINRICH, American violinist and composer, b. Cleveland, O., Sept. 12, 1856. Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and has taught the violin in Cleveland for many years. His compositions are chiefly works in the larger forms, orchestral and operatic, highly praised by eminent authorities.
13BECKER, DORA, American violinist, b. Galveston, Tex. Studied under Joachim, appearing as soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Made numerous successful tours of the United States, including soloist performances with the Theodore Thomas and Seidl Orchestras, introducing many important violin works to American audiences.
15BECKER, JEAN, German violinist, b. Mannheim, May 11, 1833. Studied under Kettens, Lachner and Alard. Appeared successfully in Paris and London, settling in Florence in 1866, where he founded the Florentine String Quartet, one of the finest organizations of this character in Europe. His violin playing displayed at once the seriousness of the German school and the brilliancy of the French. D. Mannheim, Oct. 10, 1884.
17BEEL, SIGMUND, American violinist, b. in California, Mar. 13, 1863. Appeared as soloist at the Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts in London and made successful tours of both Europe and America. Now concertmaster of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.
19BENDIX, MAX, American violinist, b. Detroit, Mich., Mar. 28, 1866. Studied under Simon Jacobsohn and made numerous successful tours of the United States. Later became concertmaster of the Germania and the Theodore Thomas Orchestras, in addition to organizing a very successful string quartet in 1900. His compositions include a violin concerto and a number of smaller works.
21BENNEWITZ, ANTON, Bohemian violinist, b. Privat, March 26, 1833. Concertized extensively and taught the violin for many years, becoming in 1882 Director of the Prague Conservatory.
23BERBER, FELIX, German violinist, b. Jen Mar. 11, 1871. Studied under Brodsky and became concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Leader of the Gewandhaus Quartet. In 1910, toured the United States with great success and has taught the violin at the Royal Academy London, and other famous institutions. He once played nine different concertos in th
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