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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925

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1concertmaster of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
3TUA, TERESINA (Maria Felicita), Italian violinist, b. Turin, May 22, 1867. Studied under Massart at the Paris Conservatory, where she was awarded first prize in 1880. Toured Europe with great success, appearing in London in 1883 and the United States in 1887. After her marriage in 1889, she left the concert stage, but resumed playing in 1895, taking up her residence in Rome.
5UCCELINI, MARCO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Italy, about 1640. Became concertmaster for the Duke of Modena about 1670 and is historically important as having had much to do with developing the powers of the violin bow.
7UHE, ARTHUR EMIL, American violinist, b. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1892. Studied under César Thomson at the Brussels Conservatory, making his debut in 1912. Toured Norway, Switzerland, England and the United States and settled in the middle west as professor of the violin and soloist. Compositions include a violin concerto and smaller pieces.
9URHAN, CHRETIAN, French violinist and composer, b. Aix-la-Chapelle, Feb. 16, 1790. Entered the Paris Opera Orchestra in 1816 and succeeded Baillot as concertmaster in 1831. He also was a fine performer on the viola and the viole d’amour and was a member of Baillot’s Quartet. Urhan sometimes used a “violin alta” with five strings, four tuned as an ordinary violin and the fifth or lowest, pitched to C, a fifth below the usual lowest string of the violin (G). D. Paris, Nov. 2, 1845.
11URSO, CAMILLA, French violinist, b. Nantes, June 13, 1842. Studied under Massart and toured the United States from 1852 to 1855, retiring into private life for seven years to engage in serious study. In 1862 she again made her debut as a serious matured artist, being immediately recognized as one of the world’s virtuosi. After extended tours of practically the whole world, she settled in New York in 1895, appearing only occasionally in concert. D. New York, Jan. 20, 1902.
13VACARI, FRANCESCO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Modena, about 1772. Studied under Nardini, winning great success when only thirteen years old, by reading a concerto of Pichl’s at sight. Later he toured Italy and became concertmaster in the King of Spain’s private orchestra. He visited England with success several times. D. Modena about 1823.
15VACHER, PIERRE JEAN, French violinist and composer, b. Paris, about 1772. Studied under Monin and Viotti. Became concertmaster at Bordeaux and later at the Théâtre du Vaudeville at Paris, writing several graceful and tuneful romances which became quite popular. Compositions include several solo pieces and duos for violin. D. Paris, 1819.
17VACHON, PIERRE, French violinist and composer, b. Arles, 1731. Studied under Chabran at Paris, playing a concerto of his own composition at the Concerts Spiteux in 1758. In 1784 he became concertmaster of the Court Orchestra in Berlin, retiring on a pension in 1798. D. Berlin, 1802.
19VALENTINI, GIUSEPPE, Italian violinist and composer, b. Florence, about 1680. Became solo violinist to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The date of his death is not known. Compositions include concertos and sonatas for the violin with string accompaniment.
21VECSEY, FRANZ VON, Hungarian violinist, b. Budapest, Mar. 23, 1893. Studied under his father, Hubay and Joachim, making his debut at ten years of age in Berlin at Beethoven Hall, Oct. 17, 1903. Since that time he has been concertizing in Europe, Great Britain, as well as North and South America. Vecsey is a skilled interpreter of the works of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
23VENZL, JOSEF, German violinist and composer, b. Munich, Mar. 26, 1842. Studied under Lauterbach at the Royal Music School. In 1858 he joined the Munich Court Orchestra as first violin, and later was appointed Royal Chamber Musician. Compositions include a violin concerto and smaller works. Venzl has also edited works by Campagnoli and Viotti.
25VERACINI, FRANCESCO MARIA, Italian violinist and composer, b. Florence in 1685. Appeared in Venice about 1704 with such brilliant success as to cause Tartini to begin the study of the violin with serious purpose. He toured England, Germany, Poland and Italy with great success and at one time was regarded as the greatest violinist in Europe. Later he was succeeded in public favor by Geminiani. Compositions include twenty-four sonatas for violin with bass accompaniment. D. Pisa, 1750.

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