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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1for the violin. D. Santander, Sept. 28, 1903.
3MONDONVILLE, JEAN JOSEPH CASSANEADE, French violinist and composer, b. Narbonne, Dec. 24, 1711. He appeared with great success at the Concerts Spirituels and later became a successful opera and ballet composer at the Royal Court as well as conductor of the Concerts Spirituels. His compositions include six sonatas for solo violin, developing the use of harmonics. D. Paris, Nov. 8, 1772.
5MONTANARI, FRANCESCO, Italian violinist, b. Padua, about 1775. Studied under Corelli and became a member of the orchestra at St. Peters in 1700. About 1730 Pasqualino Bini appeared at Rome, and, upon the new arrival being declared by Roman music lovers the finest violinist of the period, Montanari is said by the music historian, Dr. Burney, to have died of a broken heart. Compositions include twelve sonatas for violin.
7MONTÉCLAIR, MICHAEL PIGNOLET DE, French violinist, double-bass player and composer, b. Chaumont in 1666. He was one of the first players on the modern type of double-bass; also an excellent teacher of the violin; his Method of Learning to Play the Violin, published in 1720, being one of the first works of its kind. D. Paris, 1737.
9MOOREHEAD, JOHN, Irish violinist and composer, b. Ireland, about 1750. Came to London at an early age, after playing the violin in country theater orchestras for several years. In 1798, he joined the Covent Garden orchestra, also composing stage music for a number of successful productions. Later he became insane, and after being confined for a time and pronounced cured, joined the navy as an ordinary sailor, soon rising to be bandmaster, but became again insane and committed suicide near Deal in 1804.
11MORALT, JOSEPH AND JOHANN, German violinists, b. Mannheim (Joseph in 1775, Johann in 1777). Were members of a quartet in Munich celebrated for their rendition of classical music, especially Haydn's Quartets. The violist of the quartet was another brother, George, and the cellist still another brother, Philipp.
13MORGAN, GERALDINE, American violinist, b. New York, Nov. 15, 1868. Studied under Leopold Damrosch, Schradieck and Joachim, being the first American to be awarded the Mendelssohn prize. Made numerous successful tours of Europe and Great Britain, at one time playing the Bach double concerto with Joachim at the Crystal Palace Concerts. She also appeared with the Symphony Society of New York under the baton of Walter Damrosch. D. at New York, May 20, 1918.
15MORI, NICOLAS, English violinist, b. London, 1796 or 1797, of Italian parents. He first toured as a child wonder and later studied for six years under Viotti, becoming a famous virtuoso, a member of the Philharmonic Society, and an important factor in London's musical life from about 1810 until his death at London in 1839.
17MORIGI, ANGELO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Rimini in 1752. Studied under Tartini and became concertmaster of the Duke of Parma's orchestra, and later Director of the court music for many years. His compositions include six sonatas and six concertos for violin. D. Parma, 1788.
19MORINI, ERIKA, Austrian violinist of Italian extraction. Began the study of violin at four years of age, first under her father, and later under Sevcik. Her first important engagement was at Leipzig under the baton of Arthur Nikisch, later under Weingartner and other famous conductors. Her American debut was made at Carnegie Hall, Jan. 26, 1921. Since that time she has toured the United States with remarkable success, combining a marvelous technique, a warm tone and thorough musicianship.
21MOSEL, GIOVANNI FELICE, Italian violinist and composer, b. Florence in 1754. Studied under his father (a pupil of Tartini) and under Nardini. He occupied the position of director of music for the Grand Duke Leopold, and had in his possession for a time one of the four violins made by Stradivarius for the Duke of Tuscany about 1700. Compositions include duets and sonatas for the violin. The date of his death is not known.
23MOSENTHAL, JOSEPH, German violinist, Cassel, Nov. 30, 1834. Studied under Spohr and for several years was leader of the second violins in Spohr's orchestra at Cassel. Came to the United States in 1851 and commenced a busy life of orchestral playing for forty years with the Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting the Mendelssohn Glee Club and playing second violin in the Mason-Thomas Quartet. D. New York, Jan. 6, 1896.
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