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1Gabrie'li, Giovanni, nephew and pupil of Andrea; b. Venice, 1557; d. there Aug. 12, 1612. Celebrated organist and teacher; Heinrich Schütz was his pupil. From 1575–9 he lived in Munich; in 1586 he succeeded C. Merulo as first org. at San Marco's in Venice, where he remained till his death. As a composer, he stands at the head of the Venetian school.—Publ. works: Madrigali a 6 voci o istromenti (1585); Madrigali e ricercari a 4 voci (1587); Ecclesiasticae cantiones 4–6 vocum (1589); Sacrae symphoniae (a 6–16, for voices or instruments, 1597); Symphoniae sacrae, lib. ii, 6–19 voc. (1615); Canzoni e sonate a 3–22 voci (1615). He included ten pieces of his own composition in the edition of the 'Canti concertati' (by Andrea and Giovanni G.); many are in the 'Intonazioni' and 'Ricercari per l'organo' (sub ANDREA G.); detached pieces in contemporary colls. Fine choruses for two and three choirs (cori spezzati).—K. von Winterfeld wrote Johannes G. und sein Zeitalter (1834; 2. vols., and a vol. of music-supplements).—See Q.-Lex. one of two readings
2Gabrie'li, Giovanni, nephew and pupil of Andrea; b. Venice, 1557; d. there Aug. 12, 1612. Celebrated organist and teacher; Heinrich Schütz was his pupil. From 1575–9 he lived in Munich; in 1586 he succeeded C. Merulo as first org. at San Marco’s in Venice, where he remained till his death. As a composer, he stands at the head of the Venetian school.—Publ. works: Madrigali a 6 voci o istromenti (1585); Madrigali e ricercari a 4 voci (1587); Ecclesiasticae cantiones 4–6 vocum (1589); Sacrae symphoniae (a 6–16, for voices or instruments, 1597); Symphoniae sacrae, lib. ii, 6–19 voc. (1615); Canzoni e sonate a 3–22 voci (1615). He included ten pieces of his own composition in the edition of the ‘Canti concertati’ (by Andrea and Giovanni G.); many are in the ‘Intonazioni’ and ‘Ricercari per l’organo’ (sub ANDREA G.); detached pieces in contemporary colls. Fine choruses for two and three choirs (cori spezzati).—K. von Winterfeld wrote Johannes G. und sein Zeitalter (1834; 2. vols., and a vol. of music-supplements).—See Q.-Lex. one of two readings
4Gabriel'li, Catterina, coloratura stage-singer; b. Rome, Nov. 12, 1730; d. there in April, 1796. Pupil of Padre Garcia and Porpora; début at Lucca, 1747, in Galuppi's opera La Sofonisba. She sang with brilliant success on the principal Ital. stages, at Vienna (1751–65), and Petrograd (1769); and again in Italy 1777–80, when she retired. one of two readings
5Gabriel’li, Catterina, coloratura stage-singer; b. Rome, Nov. 12, 1730; d. there in April, 1796. Pupil of Padre Garcia and Porpora; début at Lucca, 1747, in Galuppi’s opera La Sofonisba. She sang with brilliant success on the principal Ital. stages, at Vienna (1751–65), and Petrograd (1769); and again in Italy 1777–80, when she retired. one of two readings
7Gabriel'li, Francesca (called La Gabriel-lina, or La Ferrarese, to distinguish her from Catterina); b. Ferrara, 1755; d. Venice, 1795. Celebrated prima donna buffa, pupil of Sacchini in Venice; début at Venice in 1774; she sang at Florence, Naples, and London (1786), where she spent some years; after which she sang in Turin. one of two readings
8Gabriel’li, Francesca (called La Gabriel-lina, or La Ferrarese, to distinguish her from Catterina); b. Ferrara, 1755; d. Venice, 1795. Celebrated prima donna buffa, pupil of Sacchini in Venice; début at Venice in 1774; she sang at Florence, Naples, and London (1786), where she spent some years; after which she sang in Turin. one of two readings
10Gabriel'li, conte [Count] Nicolò, born Naples, Feb. 21, 1814; d. Paris, June 14, 1891. Pupil of Buonamici, Conti, Donizetti, and Zingarelli, at Naples Cons.; from 1854 he lived in Paris.—Works: 22 operas and 60 ballets, prod. at Naples, Paris, Lyons, Vienna, etc., none of which merit special mention. one of two readings
11Gabriel’li, conte [Count] Nicolò, born Naples, Feb. 21, 1814; d. Paris, June 14, 1891. Pupil of Buonamici, Conti, Donizetti, and Zingarelli, at Naples Cons.; from 1854 he lived in Paris.—Works: 22 operas and 60 ballets, prod. at Naples, Paris, Lyons, Vienna, etc., none of which merit special mention. one of two readings
13Gabriel'ski, Johann Wilhelm, flutist; b. Berlin, May 27, 1791; d. there Sept. 18, 1846. Pupil of A. Schröck. In 1814 he joined the Stettin theatre-orch., and in 1816 was app. royal chamber-musician at Berlin. He made extended concert-tours, and wrote concertos, quartets, trios, duos and solo-pieces for flute; also songs. one of two readings
14Gabriel’ski, Johann Wilhelm, flutist; b. Berlin, May 27, 1791; d. there Sept. 18, 1846. Pupil of A. Schröck. In 1814 he joined the Stettin theatre-orch., and in 1816 was app. royal chamber-musician at Berlin. He made extended concert-tours, and wrote concertos, quartets, trios, duos and solo-pieces for flute; also songs. one of two readings
16Gabrielski, Julius, brother and pupil of preceding; b. Berlin, Dec. 4, 1806; d. there May 26, 1878. Excellent flutist; from 1825, member of the Berlin royal orch.
18Gabrilo'vitch [Gabrilowitsch], Ossip Salomonovitch, notable pianist; b. Petrograd, Feb. 7, 1878. From 1888–94 he was a pupil of the P. Cons., studying piano with A. Rubinstein and comp. with Navrátil, Liadov and Glazunov; graduated as winner of the Rubinstein Prize, and then spent the following two years (1894–6) in Vienna under Leschetizky; début at Berlin, Oct., 1896; then followed successful tours of Germany, Austria, Russia, France and England; on his first Amer. tour (1900) he won golden opinions, and deepened the favorable impression on subsequent visits (1901, '06, '09, '14, '15, '16). During the season of 1912–13 he won veritable triumphs in several European capitals with his series of six historical concerts illustrating the development of the piano-concerto from Bach to the present day (18 concertos by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Franck, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Rachmaninov); on his Amer. tour 1914–15 he repeated the entire series in several of the larger cities, meeting with the same enthusiastic reception. From 1910–14 he lived in Munich as cond. of the 'Konzertverein.' On Oct. 6, 1909, he married the contralto Clara Clemens (daughter of Mark Twain); since then he has frequently appeared with her in joint recitals. one of two readings
19Gabrilo’vitch [Gabrilowitsch], Ossip Salomonovitch, notable pianist; b. Petrograd, Feb. 7, 1878. From 1888–94 he was a pupil of the P. Cons., studying piano with A. Rubinstein and comp. with Navrátil, Liadov and Glazunov; graduated as winner of the Rubinstein Prize, and then spent the following two years (1894–6) in Vienna under Leschetizky; début at Berlin, Oct., 1896; then followed successful tours of Germany, Austria, Russia, France and England; on his first Amer. tour (1900) he won golden opinions, and deepened the favorable impression on subsequent visits (1901, ’06, ’09, ’14, ’15, ’16). During the season of 1912–13 he won veritable triumphs in several European capitals with his series of six historical concerts illustrating the development of the piano-concerto from Bach to the present day (18 concertos by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Franck, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Rachmaninov); on his Amer. tour 1914–15 he repeated the entire series in several of the larger cities, meeting with the same enthusiastic reception. From 1910–14 he lived in Munich as cond. of the ‘Konzertverein.’ On Oct. 6, 1909, he married the contralto Clara Clemens (daughter of Mark Twain); since then he has frequently appeared with her in joint recitals. one of two readings
21Gabus'si, Vincenzo, b. Bologna, 1800; d. London, Sept. 12, 1846. Pupil of Padre Mattei; he taught singing and pf.-playing, and went to London in 1825. He publ. a series of songs, which won him the sobriquet, in Italy, of the 'nuovo Schubert.' He also prod. several operas. one of two readings
22Gabus’si, Vincenzo, b. Bologna, 1800; d. London, Sept. 12, 1846. Pupil of Padre Mattei; he taught singing and pf.-playing, and went to London in 1825. He publ. a series of songs, which won him the sobriquet, in Italy, of the ‘nuovo Schubert.’ He also prod. several operas. one of two readings
24Ga'de [gah'dě], Niels Wilhelm, b. Copenhagen, Feb. 22, 1817; d. there Dec. 21, 1890. The founder of the Scandinavian school of music was the only child of a joiner and instrument-maker. His natural bent for music was strengthened by early instruction on the violin, and frequent attendance at the theatre; so that when, in his fifteenth year, he was set to learn his father's trade, he bore it only half a year, then declaring that he would be nothing but a musician. He was now taught by Wexschall, then leader of the court orch., of which G. became a member, and at the age of 16 was able to appear as a concert-violinist; he also received instruction in theory from the organist Berggreen, and eagerly studied the works of the classics and of the new romantic school. From 1834–39, he felt himself drawn more and more to composition; most products of this period, however, were left in MS. In 1840 his overture Nachklänge von Ossian attracted general attention; it took the 1st prize at the competition instituted by the Copenhagen Music Soc. in 1841, and won for the young composer a royal stipend for the further prosecution of his studies. In 1842 one of two readings
25Ga’dé [gah’dě], Niels Wilhelm, b. Copenhagen, Feb. 22, 1817; d. there Dec. 21, 1890. The founder of the Scandinavian school of music was the only child of a joiner and instrument-maker. His natural bent for music was strengthened by early instruction on the violin, and frequent attendance at the theatre; so that when, in his fifteenth year, he was set to learn his father’s trade, he bore it only half a year, then declaring that he would be nothing but a musician. He was now taught by Wexschall, then leader of the court orch., of which G. became a member, and at the age of 16 was able to appear as a concert-violinist; he also received instruction in theory from the organist Berggreen, and eagerly studied the works of the classics and of the new romantic school. From 1834–39, he felt himself drawn more and more to composition; most products of this period, however, were left in MS. In 1840 his overture Nachklänge von Ossian attracted general attention; it took the 1st prize at the competition instituted by the Copenhagen Music Soc. in 1841, and won for the young composer a royal stipend for the further prosecution of his studies. In 1842 one of two readings
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