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1EICHBERG, JULIUS, German violinist and composer, b. Dusseldorf, June 13, 1824. Studied under Reitz and was awarded prizes for violin playing and composition. Was appointed professor of the violin at the Geneva Conservatory. Came to the United States in 1857 directing the orchestra at the Boston Museum and in 1867 established the Boston Conservatory of Music, an institution noted for the excellence of its violin teaching. D. Boston, Jan. 18, 1893. Compositions include pieces and studies for the violin.
3ELLER, LOUIS, Austrian violinist and composer, b. Graz, June 9, 1820. Studied under Hysel. Made numerous successful tours of the principal European countries, accompanying the pianist, Louis Gottschalk in Spain and Portugal. Compositions include many solos and exercises for the violin. D. Paris, July 12, 1862.
5ELMAN, MISCHA, Russian violinist, b. Talnoi, Jan. 20, 1892. Studied under local teachers and with Auer at the Petrograd Conservatory. In 1904 appeared as soloist in Petrograd with great success. Made numerous successful tours of Europe and Great Britain. Came to the United States in 1908 as soloist with the Russian Symphony Orchestra and toured the country many times. Elman has made his home in the United States for many years. He has composed several violin pieces and edited a series of selections from the old masters. As a performer on the violin he ranks among the greatest artists.
7ENDE, HERWEGH VON, American violinist, b. Milwaukee, Wisc., Feb. 16, 1877. Studied under Halir and Witek. Member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Taught the violin at many well-known conservatories in America and in 1911 founded the Von Ende School of Music. Has been highly successful in chamber music and recital works. His wife is the daughter of Edward Remenyi, celebrated Hungarian violinist.
9ENESCO, GEORGES, Roumanian violinist and composer, b. Cordaremi, Aug. 7, 1881. Studied under Hellmsberger and Marsick, winning notable prizes for violin-playing and composition at both the Vienna and Paris Conservatories. Made a successful tour of Europe in 1899 and has toured the United States as soloist with the larger symphonic organizations. Compositions include sonatas and suites for violin as well as much chamber music. As a performer he ranks among the artists of real musical worth, but he is even better known as a composer.
11ENNA, AUGUST, Danish violinist and composer, b. Nakskov, May 13, 1860. Compositions include a violin concerto of great originality. Learned the violin through his own efforts, and later in his life (1888) was enabled (through Niels Gade) to study in Germany, finally becoming a famous operatic and symphonic composer.
13ERN, HENRI, German violinist and composer, b. Dresden, Jan. 20, 1863. Studied under Jahn Rappoldi, Joachim and Ysay. Made numerous successful tours through France, Switzerland and Germany. Spent several years in England concertizing and teaching, and now resides in the United States, becoming violin professor at the Cincinnati College of Music. Compositions include a number of pleasing violin pieces.
15ERNST, HENRI (HENRICH WILHELM), Austrian violinist and composer, b. Brunn, May 6, 1814. Studied under Bohm and Mayseder. At the age of sixteen made a successful tour of Germany and later toured all of Europe, meeting with the greatest enthusiasm. Compositions include a considerable number of extremely difficult concert numbers, many of which are still used by virtuosos. As a performer on the violin he had an extraordinary technique and warm colorful tone. He was a great admirer of Paganini, even going so far as to follow him from place to place to observe his style and technique. D. Nice, Oct. 1865.
17FARINA, CARL F., Italian violinist and composer, b. Mantua, about 1580. Court Musician at Dresden in 1625. Compositions include a number of violin pieces, one entitled "Capriccio Stravaganti" in which the cries of various animals are imitated on the violin. Farina was one of the first composers to write in virtuoso style for the violin.
19FARINELLI, CRISTANO, Italian violinist and composer, b. about 1650. Compositions include a "Follia" which was very popular in England. As a performer on the violin he excelled in performing the airs of Lully. Lead an orchestra at Hanover with Handel as a colleague.
21FARMER, HENRY, English violinist and composer, b. at Nottingham, May 13, 1817. A self-educated player of both the violin and organ; also engaged in the music bu
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