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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, 1919
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1Rockstro (recte Rackstraw), William Smyth, born North Cheam, Surrey, Jan. 5, 1823; d. London, July 2, 1895. He studied 1845–6 at the Leipzig Cons. under Mendelssohn, Plaidy, and Hauptmann. Returning to London, he taught the piano and singing, also appearing occasionally as a pianist. Lived for years at Torquay; from 1867, organist and honorary precentor at All Saints', Babbicombe; from 1891 in London, giving lectures at the R. A. M. and R. C. M., taking a class in plain-song at the latter. A student of ecclesiastical music, he was one of the foremost among English mus. antiquaries.—Writings: History of Music for Young Students (1879); Practical Harmony (1881); Rules of Counterpoint (1882); Life of G. F. Handel (1883); Mendelssohn (1884); General History of Music (1886; 3d ed. 1897); Jenny Lind, the Artist (1891; with Canon Scott Holland); Jenny Lind, her Vocal Art and Culture (1894; w. Otto Goldschmidt); important contributions to Grove's 'Dictionary,' and to the 'Mus. Times,' 'Mus. Society,' etc.—He composed a sacred cantata, The Good Shepherd (Gloucester Fest., 1886), a 5-p. madrigal O, too cruel fair (Bach Choir, 1884), a ballet, Flora's Path (1891), an overture, songs, etc.; also publ. 'Festival Psalter, Adapted to the Gregorian Tones'; 'Accompanying Harmonies to the Ferial Psalter'; and 'Harmonies for Additional Chants and the Ambrosial Te Deum.'
3Roda, Cecilio de, b. Albuñol, n. Granada, Oct. 24, 1865; d. Madrid, Nov. 27, 1912. From 1904 he was pres. of the music-division of the Ateneo in Madrid; elected member of the Academy in 1906. Author of Los Instrumentos, las Danzas y las Canciones en el Quijote (1905), La Evolución de la Música (1906), Un Quaderno di Autografi di Beethoven del 1825 (1907; originally publ. in 'Riv. Mus. It.', 1904–7; description of sketches for op. 130, 132, 133), Las Sonatas de Piano de Beethoven (1907), Los Cuartetos de Cuerda de Beethoven (1909). one of two readings
4Roda, Cecilio de, b. Albuñol, n. Granada, Oct. 24, 1865; d. Madrid, Nov. 27, 1912. From 1904 he was pres. of the music-division of the Ateneo in Madrid; elected member of the Academy in 1906. Author of Los Instrumentos, las Danzas y las Canciones en el Quijote (1905), La Evolución de la Música (1906), Un Quaderno di Autografi di Beethoven del 1825 (1907; originally publ. in 'Riv. Mus. It.,' 1904–7; description of sketches for op. 130, 132, 133), Las Sonatas de Piano de Beethoven (1907), Los Cuartetos de Cuerda de Beethoven (1909). one of two readings
6Ro'da, Ferdinand von, b. Rudolstadt, March 26, 1815; died on the Bülow Estate, n. Kriwitz, April 26, 1876. Pupil of Hummel; from 1842 in Hamburg, founding the Bach-Verein in 1855; in 1857, mus. director at Rostock Univ.—Works: Oratorio Der Sünder; cantata Theomela; a Passion music; Das Siegesfest, and scenes from Faust, for chorus; excellent church-music; symphonies, pf.-music, etc.
8Ro'de, Johann Gottfried, b. Kirchscheidungen, n. Freiburg-on-Unstrut, Feb. 25, 1797; d. Potsdam, Jan. 8, 1857. Horn-virtuoso; from 1827 bandmaster of the 'Gardejägerbataillon' in Berlin.—Works: Die Hubertusjagd, a tone-painting; Die freundlichen Klänge der Jagd, ditto; concertos f. horn; do. f. trumpet; various pieces and arrangements f. horn.
10Rode [rohd], (Jacques-) Pierre(-Joseph), famous violinist; b. Bordeaux, Feb. 16, 1774; d. Château-Bourbon, n. Damazon, Nov. 25, 1830. Pupil of Fauvel; from 1787, of Viotti at Paris. Début 1790 in a concerto by Viotti, at the Th. Feydeau, where he was leader of the 2d violins 1790–4; then, after tours in Holland and Germany, and a short visit to London, he was app. prof. of violin at the newly opened Cons. During a visit to Spain in 1799 he met Boccherini, who wrote concertos for him. In 1800, solo violinist to Napoleon; from 1803–8, with Boieldieu in Russia, becoming 1st violinist to Emperor Alexander. After 3 years in Paris, he toured Germany and Austria (at Vienna Beethoven wrote for him the Romance, op. 50); lived for a time in Berlin, where he married in 1814, then retiring to Bordeaux. His final appearance in Paris (1828) was a disheartening failure.—Works: 13 violin-concertos; Thèmes variés, w. orch.; ditto w. string-quartet; fantasia w. orch.; Cavatine et rondeau, w. quartet; the famed and indispensable 24 Caprices en forme d'études, dans les 24 tons de la gamme; 12 études; 3 books of violin-duos; Romances françaises; and a Méthode du violon (with Baillot and Kreutzer).—Cf. A. Pougin, Notice sur R. (Paris, 1874).—See also Q.-Lex.
12Ro'de, Theodor, son of Joh. Gottfr. R.; b. Potsdam, May 30, 1821; d. Berlin, Dec. 12, 1883. Pupil of Berger, Elsler, and Dehn; singing-teacher at the Werder Gymnasium, Berlin. Publ. a Theoretisch-praktische Schulgesangbildungslehre; essays on Prussian Military music, and Russian horn-music, in periodicals. Contr. to Mendel's 'Mus. Konversationslexikon.'
14Rö'der, Carl Gottlieb, b. Stötteritz, n. Leipzig, June 22, 1812; d. Gohlis, Oct. 29, 1883. Founder of the great Leipzig establishment for engraving and printing music. He started in 1846 with one engraver's apprentice; to-day the business, employing about 1,000 workmen, is probably the largest of its kind in the world, and does work for music-publishing firms the world over. A book-printing department has also been added. In 1872 R.'s sons-in-law C. L. H. Wolff and C. E. M. Rentsch became partners in the firm; R. himself retired in 1876. After Rentsch's death (Feb. 19, 1889) his heirs withdrew from the firm, but a son-in-law of Wolff, Karl Johannes Reichel (b. Aug. 15, 1853) became a partner, and after Wolff's death (in June, 1915), head of the firm. On the 50th anniversary of its foundation the firm issued a 'Festschrift,' to which H. Riemann contributed a valuable essay, Notenschrift und Notendruck.
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