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1pointed violinist at San Antonio's Church, Padua, he finally established a violin school there which graduated many distinguished pupils including Nardini, Pasqualino, Bini, Alberghi, Manfredi, Ferrari, Pagin, Lahoussaye and Maddelena Sirmen. Tartini also discovered the overtones produced by double stopping and applied this knowledge to perfecting intonation; he also made several changes in the mechanical construction and the method of using the violin bow. His compositions, vitally important in the development of the art of violin playing, include many concertos and sonatas, the best known of the latter being the "Devil's Trill." D. Padua, Feb. 16, 1770.
3TAUDOU, ANTOINE, French violinist and composer, b. Perpignan, Aug. 24, 1846. Studied at the Paris Conservatory and won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1869 for musical composition; joined the Paris Opera Orchestra and in 1883 became professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatory. Compositions include a violin concerto.
5TESSARINI, CARLO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Rimini in 1690. He is said to have studied under Corelli, and became solo violinist at St. Marks, Venice, in 1729. Little further is known except that he was concertizing in Amsterdam, Holland, as late as 1762. Compositions include solo sonatas and a method for the violin.
7THIBAUD, JACQUES, French violinist, b. Bordeaux, Sept. 27, 1880. Studied under Marsick at the Paris Conservatory and was awarded first prize for violin playing. Became a member and later many times soloist of the Colonne Orchestra. Toured Europe with great success, visiting the United States in 1903 for the first time. In 1916, he returned to the United States for another tour, after a year's service in the French army, and showed an improvement in interpretation and general emotional power which at once placed him in the front rank of great artists. Thibaud has also appeared in ensemble recitals abroad with his brothers, one a cellist and the other a pianist. His recitals in the United States with Harold Bauer have been specially noteworthy, especially in the performance of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms works.
9THOM, BREAM, English violinist, b. Portsmouth, about 1817. Studied under Robretch, a teacher who shared in the tuition of Deberiot and of Artot. In 1838, he appeared as soloist at the Hanover Square Concert Rooms in London, where he was very favorably received. Later he settled at Brighton where he officiated as theater and concert leader.
11THOMAS, EDWARD WILLIAM, Welsh violinist, b. Wales, about 1814. Studied under Oury, Cramer, Mori and Spagnoletti. Appeared in 1832 at Her Majesty's Theater in London, playing the Spohr Dramatic Concerto, later becoming leader of the orchestra and remaining until he left in 1850 to become leader of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
13THOMAS, THEODORE, German violinist and distinguished conductor, b. Esens, Oct. 11, 1835. Came to America when ten years of age and studied under his father. In 1851, he made a tour of the United States as a violinist, and later toured with Jenny Lind and other noted singers. He was also a splendid quartet player, being one of the founders of the "Mason and Thomas Soirées of Chamber Music" which were a fixture in New York City from 1855 to 1868. Later, Thomas' career is written as the biography of one of the world's greatest conductors, program makers and apostles of good music. D. Chicago, Jan. 4, 1905.
15THOMSON, CÉSAR, Belgian violinist and composer, b. Liége, Mar. 17, 1857. Studied at the Liége Conservatory and under Léonard. Made his debut when but ten years old and toured Europe for several years. In 1879 he became concertmaster of the Bilse Orchestra, Berlin; in 1882 teacher at the Liége Conservatory and later professor of the violin. Toured North and South America with success and in 1898 succeeded Ysayé as professor of the violin at the Brussels Conservatory, founding a string quartet which has built a splendid reputation. Compositions include a Hungarian fantasy, smaller pieces and a comprehensive violin method.
17THRANE, WALDEMAR, Norwegian violinist and composer, b. Christiania, Oct. 8, 1790. Studied under Schall and Baillot and became an important factor in the musical life of Christiania as violinist, conductor and composer of not only the first Scandinavian music with distinct national characteristics and color, but also of the first Norwegian opera. D. Christiania, Dec. 30, 1828.
19TINLOT, GUSTAVE, French violinist, b. Clermont-Ferrant in 1887. Studied at the Paris Conservatory where he won first prize; later toured Holland, England, Spain,
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