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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, 1919
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1under Georg and Josef Hellmesberger, Heissler (vln.), Dachs, Ramesch and Schenner (pf.), Bruckner and Dessoff (harm.). 1870, violinist in the Court Opera; from 1885 till his death, director of the ballet-music, with the title 'k. k. Hofopernttheater-Kapellm.' He was a knight of the Franz-Josef Order, of the Belgian Leopold Order, etc. Fruitful comp. in the domain of light opera and ballet, many of his works being standard repertory pieces in Vienna and elsewhere, and distinguished by flowing melody and piquant rhythms.—OPERETTAS: Der Chevalier von San Marco (first prod. Thalia Th., New York, Feb. 4, 1881, cond. by the composer); Menelaus (Vienna, 1892); Fräulein Hexe (ib., 1898); Der Polizeichef (ib., 1904; very succ.); and Arabella (not perf.).—BALLETS prod. at the Vienna Court Opera: Wiener Walzer (1886); Die Puppenfee (1888); Sonne und Erde (1889); Ein Tanzmärchen (1890); Rouge et Noir (1892); Die Donaunixe (1892); Eine Hochzeit in Bosnien (1893, w. Bosnian folk-melodies); Burschenliebe (1894); Rund um Wien (1894); Die Braut von Korea (1896); Die kleine Welt (1904).—Prod. at Berlin: Deutsche Märsche (1887); Die Welt in Bild und Tanz (1892, for the opening of the Lindentheater); Die Engelsjäger (1896); and Columbia (1893); also Olga (Vienna, 1895); and Der Kinder Weihnachtstraum (Dresden, 1891).—Besides the above, B. has written the music for numerous aristocratic festival productions (Aschenbrödel, Paris in Wien, Jeunesse, etc., and the ballet Nippes at the Schönbrunner Schlossth. in April, 1911). Works in MS. are Alien Fata (a Bosnian opera), Die Mühle von Sanssouci (comedy-opera), and Der Goldasoka (a Hindu opera).
3Bazin [băh-zăn'], François-Émanuel-Joseph, b. Marseilles, Sept. 4, 1816; d. Paris, July 2, 1878. Studied at Paris Cons.; prix de Rome, 1840; prof. of singing, 1844, later of harmony; prof. of comp., 1871, succeeding Ambr. Thomas; member of the Académie, 1872, succeeding Carafa.—Works: 9 operas, no longer performed; also a Cours d'harmonie théorique et pratique, adopted at the Cons.
5Bazzini [-tsē'nē], Antonio, b. Brescia, March 11, 1818; d. Milan, Feb. 10, 1897. Violin-pupil of Faustino Camisani; at 17, m. di capp. of the Ch. of S. Filippo, for which he wrote masses and vespers, besides bringing out 6 oratorios with full orch. Played 1836 before Paganini, and, following his advice to travel, went in 1837 to Milan, and gave successful concerts. 1840-6 his tours extended to Venice, Trieste, Dresden, Berlin, Copenhagen, Warsaw, and finally Leipzig, where he stayed some time, an enthusiastic student of Bach and Beethoven. Travelled through Italy, then (1848) Spain and (1852) France, giving some 20 concerts in Paris; he also went to England, but in 1864 returned to Brescia, and devoted himself to composition. 1873, app. prof. of comp. in, and in 1882 Director of, Milan Cons. In his numerous comps. the exuberance of Italian melody is wedded to a harmony of German depth and richness, giving him a unique place in the annals of Italian music.—Works: Opera Turanda (Milan, 1867, unsucc.); symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini (1890); overtures to Alfieri's Saül and Shakespeare's Lear; symphonic cantata Senacheribbo; cantata La Risurrezione di Cristo; Psalms LI and LVI; concertos for vln. with orch.; 5 string-quartets and 1 string-quintet (considered his finest work); many arrangements and original pieces for vln. and pf.; songs; etc.
7Bé, Guillaume le. See Le Bé.
9Beach, Mrs. H. H. A. (maiden-name Amy Marcy Cheney), b. Henniker, N. H., Sept. 5, 1867. Gifted composer, residing in Boston, Mass. Studied with E. Perabo and K. Baermann (pf.), and Junius W. Hill (harmony); wholly self-taught in cpt., comp., and orchestration. After her pianistic début in Boston (1883) she appeared frequently in recitals and with orch. (Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, etc.), until her marriage to Dr. B. in 1885. Since then her public appearances have been less frequent, as she devotes her time chiefly to composition.—Works: Mass in Eb, op. 5; The Minstrel and the King, op. 16, for s., m. ch., and orch.; Bethlehem, Christmas anthem, op. 24; The Rose of Avontown, op. 30, ballad for sop. and female ch.; Gaelic Symphony in E m., op. 32; sonata for pf. and vl. in A m., op. 34; concerto for pf. and orch., C# m., op. 45; do. in F# m., op. 67; The Chambered Nautilus, op. 66, for s., ch., and orch.; Panama Hymn for ch. and orch. (for the Exposition of 1915); many choruses, songs, and pf.-pieces. Cf. P. Goetschius, Mrs. H. H. A. B. (Boston, 1906).
11Beale, Frederic Fleming, b. Troy, Kans., July 13, 1876. Studied w. Jessie L. Gaynor and Adolf Weidig, at Chicago (harmony, comp., orch.), Wilhelm Middelschulte (organ). Accompanist for Glenn Hall, A. G. Janpolski, and George Hamlin, on tours; org. old Unity Ch., St. Joseph, Mo.; org. in Seattle, and Caldwell, Idaho; dir. pf.-dept. Univ. Washington, Seattle, 1908-11; asst.-dir. of music, same place, 1910-11; dir. Schubert Club, Seattle, 1909-11; now dir. of music at College of Idaho.—Works: Dance-Caprice for orch. (1910); Psalm XXIV for chorus, organ, pf., trumpets and cymbals; The Magic Wheel, an operetta; several anthems; songs.
13Beale, William, b. Landrake, Cornwall, Jan. 1, 1784; d. London, May 3, 1854.
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