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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1Vogel (föh'-gěhl), Emil, German musicologist; b. Wriezen-on-Oder, Jan. 21, 1859; d. Nikolasse, near Berlin, June 18, 1908. He studied at Greifswald and Berlin, taking the degree of Dr. phil. in 1887. In 1893 he organized the Peters Music Library in Leipzig and was librarian till 1901; at the same time he also ed. the 'Peters Jahrbuch.' He publ. a monograph on Monteverdi (1887), and on Marco da Gagliano and music in Florence from 1570 to 1650 (1889), both in the 'Vierteljahrsschrift für Musikwissenschaft'; also a catalogue of Die Handschriften nebst den älteren Druckwerken der Musikabteilung der herzoglichen Bibliothek zu Wolfenbüttel (1890), and Bibliothek der gedruckten weltlichen Vokalmusik Italiens aus den Jahren 1500-1700 (1892; new ed., completely revised by Alfred Einstein, publ. in 'Notes' (June, 1945-Sept., 1948).
3Vogel, Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand, German organist and composer; b. Havelberg, Prussia, Sept. 9, 1807; d. Bergen, Norway, July 20, 1892. He studied with Birnbach in Berlin; made tours as organ virtuoso; taught at Hamburg (1838-41) and Copenhagen (1845-52); then settled in Bergen, where he founded an organ school. He publ. a number of works for organ, including 60 chorale-preludes, 10 postludes, and 2 preludes and fugues; also chamber music; overtures; choruses.
5Vogel, Johann Christoph, German composer; b. Nuremberg, 1756; d. Paris, June 26, 1788. He was a pupil of Riepel at Regensburg; went to Paris in 1776, and wrote 2 operas in Gluck's style: La Toison d'or (Paris, Sept. 5, 1786) and Démophon, which he completed shortly before his untimely death at the age of 32, and which was produced posthumously (Paris, Sept. 22, 1789). He also composed a great deal of instrumental music: 3 symphonies; a bassoon concerto; 3 clarinet concertos; 6 string quartets; 6 quartets for horn and strings; 3 quartets for bassoon and strings; 6 trios for 2 violins and bass; 6 duos for 2 clarinets; 6 duos for 2 bassoons; etc.
7Vogel, Wilhelm Moritz, German pianist and composer; b. Sorgau, Silesia, July 9, 1846; d. Leipzig, Oct. 30, 1922. He studied in Leipzig, and settled there as a teacher; also conducted choral societies and wrote music criticism. He publ. a series of instructive piano pieces, and a method (in 12 parts); also songs and organ works; edited 'Deutsches Schulliederbuch' (a collection of 200 part-songs); brought out a Geschichte der Musik (1900) and several didactic books.
9Vogel (föh'-gěhl), Wladimir, composer; b. Moscow, Feb. 29, 1896, of a German father and Russian mother. As a youth he studied music privately; was interned in Russia during World War I as a German citizen; in 1918 he went to Berlin, where he studied with Tiessen and Busoni (1920-24); left Berlin in 1933, and after a brief stay in France, settled in Ascona, Switzerland. His music reveals influences of Scriabin and Schoenberg; in some of his works he applied the 12-tone method of composition; he is very much preoccupied with philosophical expression in music. His most significant composition is the oratorio Thyl Claes (Till Eulenspiegel) in 2 parts: Oppression (Geneva, 1943) and Liberation (Geneva, 1947); an orchestral suite from it was given at the Palermo Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (April 26, 1949); other works include a cantata, Wagadu, for 3 solo voices, chorus, and 5 saxophones (Munich, May 19, 1931); Deux études d'orchestre (London Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music, July 28, 1931); Tripartita, for orch. (Geneva, Nov. 21, 1935); violin concerto (1937); Sept aspects d'une série dodécaphonique for orch. (Venice International Festival, Sept., 1950); Spielungen, for orch. (Frankfurt, June 26, 1953); Overture (Rome, April 7, 1954; received a prize of the International Congress of Contemporary Music, Rome); Goethe-Aphorismen, for soprano and string orch. (Venice International Festival, Sept., 1955); 12 variétudes for violin, flute, clarinet, cello (1940); wind quintet (1941); quintet for clarinet, piano, and strings (1948); other chamber music; many piano pieces and songs.
11Vogeileis (föh'-gěl-iz), Martin, Alsatian music scholar; b. Erstein, June 5, 1861; d. Sélestat, Aug. 11, 1930. He studied for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1885; taught music at the Episcopalian Seminary in Zillesheim (1886-91); then was chaplain and choirmaster in Grafenstaden (1891-96); pastor in Behlenheim (1896-1906); from 1908 was pastor in Schlettstadt (Sélestat). He made a special study of music in Alsace; publ. Quellen und Bausteine zu einer Geschichte der Musik und des Theaters im Elsass 500-1800 (1911). He discovered the MS of Königshofen's Tonarius, which he publ. in facsimile in connection with F. X. Mathias' Der Strassburger Chronist Königshofen als Choralist (1903).
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