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1rary Music, Haifa, May 31, 1954); string quartet No. 1 (1957). —Cf. H. Ferguson, Arnold van Wyk: Recently Published Works, in 'Tempo' (Summer, 1958).
3Wylde, Henry, English conductor, composer, and educator; b. Bushey, Herts, May 22, 1822; d. London, March 13, 1890. He was the son of Henry Wylde, London organist and composer of glees. He studied piano with Moscheles and Cipriani Potter at the Royal Academy of Music; was active as church organist. In 1852 he founded in London the New Philharmonic Society, and conducted its concerts in cooperation with Berlioz, Lindpaintner, and Spohr for 3 seasons; took complete charge of its concerts in 1858 and conducted them until 1879. In 1861 he founded the London Academy of Music; supervised the building of St. George's Hall (1867) to house it; in 1863 became prof. of music there, retaining this post until his death. —Compositions: Paradise Lost, oratorio after Milton (London, May 11, 1853); piano concerto (London, April 14, 1852); songs; piano pieces. —Books: The Science of Music (1865); Music in Its Art-Mysteries (1867); Modern Counterpoint in Major Keys (1873); Occult Principles of Music (1881); Music as an Educator (1882); The Evolution of the Beautiful in Sound (1888).
5Wyman, Addison P., American violinist and composer; b. Cornish, N. H., June 23, 1832; d. Washington, Pa., April 15, 1872. He was a violin teacher; founded a music school at Claremont, N. H., in 1869. Publ. popular piano pieces (166 op. numbers): Silvery Waves, Woodland Echoes, Moonlight Musings, Music among the Pines, etc.
7Wyschnegradsky, Iwan. See Vyshnegradsky.
9Wyzewa (vē-zū-vāh'), Théodore de (real name Wyzewski), noted musicologist; b. Kalushin, Russian Poland, Sept. 12, 1862; d. Paris, April 17, 1917. In 1869 his parents settled in Châtelleraut, France, where he received his education; in 1884 he founded in Paris, with Édouard Dujardin, the 'Revue wagnérienne,' which, until it ceased publication in 1888, did much to advance the cause of Wagner in France. His importance as a musicologist rests upon his researches concerning the life and work of Mozart, about whom he publ. new facts in Recherches sur la Jeunesse de Mozart, in the 'Revue des Deux Mondes' (1904-05), and in W. A. Mozart. Sa Vie musicale et son Œuvre de l'enfance à la pleine maturité (with G. de Saint-Foix; 2 vols., Paris, 1912; 3 more vols. added by Saint-Foix in 1937, in 1940, and in 1946). He also wrote Littérature wagnérienne en France (in 'Revue Politique et Littéraire,' Sept. 15, 1894) and Beethoven et Wagner (Paris, 1898; new ed., 1914), besides several books dealing with religion, art, and philosophy. Edited 20 piano sonatas of Clementi with a biographical notice (vol. I, Paris, 1917; vol. II, posthumous, brought out by Henry Expert).
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13Xanrof (zahn-rohf'), Léon, French composer of popular music; b. Paris, Dec. 9, 1867; d. there, May 17, 1953. His real name was Léon Fourncau; Xanrof is an anagram of its Latin equivalent (fornax). He was a lawyer by profession; from 1890 produced light stage pieces in the Paris theaters; the chansonette Le Fiacre, which he wrote for Yvette Guilbert, achieved great popularity. He also contributed music criticism to various Paris papers.
15Xenakis, Yannis, Greek composer; b. Athens, May 29, 1922. He studied engineering, obtaining a diploma at the Athens Polytechnic Institute. In 1948 he went to Paris; studied architecture with Le Corbusier, and composition at the École Normale de Musique (with Honegger and Milhaud) and at the Cons. (with Messiaen). His early works reflect his interest in Greek folklore; he then wrote some music in the dodecaphonic technique; in 1952 he adopted a novel method of 'probabilistic' composition, based on a calculation of probabilities of recurrence of certain notes and rhythms. As an architect, he collaborated with Le Corbusier in the design of the Pavillon Philips at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels; wrote parts of the Poème Electronique (with Varèse) for the exhibit. In 1956 he received a stipend of 12,000 Swiss francs from the Fondation Européenne de la Culture. —Works: Métastasis, for orch. (Donaueschingen, Oct. 15, 1955); Pithoprakta for string orch. (Munich, March 8, 1957); Achorripsis, for 21 instruments (Brussels, July 20, 1958).
17Xyndas (ksün'-dahs), Spyridon, Greek composer; b. Corfu, June 8, 1812; d. Athens, Nov. 25, 1896. He studied in Italy, and appeared as a guitar player; composed many attractive popular Greek songs; several operas to Italian librettos (Il Conte Giuliano, I due pretendenti, etc.); also The Parliamentary
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