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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1there Jan. 16, 1901. Joint author (with Carré) of numerous celebrated opera-libretti: Galathée, music by V. Massé; Les Noces de Jeannette (V. Massé); Les Papillotes de M. Benoist (Reber); Les Sabots de la Marquise (Boulanger); Le Roman de la Rose (Pascal); Miss Fauvette (V. Massé); l'Anneau d'argent (Deffès); Deucalion et Pyrrha (Montfort); Le Pardon de Ploermel (Meyerbeer); Faust (Gounod); Philémon et Baucis (Gounod); Roméo et Juliette (Gounod); Hamlet (Ambr. Thomas); Polyeucte (Gounod); Françoise de Rimini (Ambr. Thomas).—His son, Pierre B., b. Paris, 1854, is likewise a dramatist and librettist [Le Barbier de Suzon (Bemberg); Jehan de Saintré (Erlanger)].
3Barbie'ri, Carlo Emmanuele di, b. Genoa, Oct. 22, 1822; d. Pest, Sept. 28, 1867. Pupil of Mercadante and Crescentini; orch.-conductor in numerous Italian theatres, later in Vienna (1845), Berlin (1847), Hamburg (1851), Rio de Janeiro (1853), 1856–62 in Vienna again, then settling in Pest as director of the National Theatre.—Works: the operas Cristoforo Colombo (Berlin, 1848), Arabella (Pest, 1862), Nisida, la Perla di Procida (1851), Carlo und Carlin (1859), Perdita, ein Wintermärchen (Leipzig, 1865, and in many other German theatres); also church-music, pf.-pieces, and German and Italian songs.
5Barbie'ri, Francisco Asenjo, b. Madrid, Aug. 3, 1823; d. there Feb. 17, 1894. Famous zarzuelero (composer of Spanish operettas), a pupil of the Madrid Cons.; 1847, secretary of the 'Zarzuela Society'; his first zarzuela, Gloria y peluca (1850), and especially the second, Jugar con fuego (1851; 3 acts), gave him a popularity which increased for the next 30 years, during which he produced 77 operettas. In 1868 he was app. prof. of harm. and history at the Cons., and in 1873 was elected a member of the Academy of Arts. Also composed many orchestral works, motets, hymns, songs, etc.; published the mus. essays Últimos Amores de Lope de Vega Carpio (1876); Sobre el Canto de Ulreja (1883); and La Música religiosa (1889); edited the very valuable coll. Cancionero musical de los siglos XV y XVI (1890; 4to, pp. 636), and a MS. by Eximeneo on Don Lazaro Viscardi (1872).
7Barbireau (or Barbiriau, Barbarieu, Barbyrianus, Barberau, Barbingaut, Barbacola), from 1448 choirmaster of Notre-Dame, Antwerp, until his death on Aug. 8, 1491. Corresponded with Rud. Agricola, is quoted by Tinctoris, and was considered a high authority.—Works: A 5-part Mass, Virgo parens Christi; a 4-part Mass, Faulx perverse; a 4-part Kyrie, etc. (in MS., Imp. Library, Vienna).
9Barblan [-blähn'], Otto, b. Scanfs (Haute Engadine), Switzerland, March 22, 1860. Pupil at Stuttgart Cons. (1878–84) of Alwens (pf.), Attinger (org.) and Faiszt (org. and comp.); début as organ virtuoso in 1885 at Augsburg, performing Handel's concerto for organ in D m. on the occasion of the second centenary of Handel's birth. 1885–7 teacher at the 'École Cantonale' at Chur and cond. of a choral soc.; since 1887 org. of the cathedral at Geneva, prof. of org. and comp. at the Cons., and cond. of the 'Société de Chant Sacré.'—Works: Op. 2, 3, 4: Pièces pour piano; op. 1, 5: Pièces pour orgue; op. 6: Passacaglia for org.; op. 7, Ode Patriotique, cantata for the nat. expos. at Geneva (1896); Festspiel, for the Calvin celebration (1899); op. 10, Chaconne sur Bach, for organ; op. 9, 11, 14, male chs; op. 12, Psalm CXVII for s., ch. and orch.; op. 15, Psalm XXIII; op. 17, chs. for mixed voices; op. 20, Post Tenebras Lux, cantata (1909); op. 21, 22, pieces for organ.
11Barbot [-boh'], Joseph-Théodore-Désiré, tenor singer; b. Toulouse, April 12, 1824; d. Paris, Jan. 1, 1897. Pupil of Paris Cons., (Elwart, Garcia); engaged 1848 at the Grand Opéra, but soon left it for Italy, where he sang with great success for many years. Created rôle of 'Faust' at the Th.-Lyrique, March 19, 1859. In 1875, prof. of singing in the Cons., succeeding Mme. Viardot.
13Barbour, Florence Newell, composer and concert-pianist; b. Providence, R. I., Aug. 4, 1867. American taught. Appeared with Women's Philharmonic, N. Y. C., and frequently with chamber-music organizations. Works: Pf.-suites, Holland, Venice, Forest Sketches, A Day in Arcady; pf.-duets; choruses for women's voices; anthems; children's songs; organ- and chamber-music.
15Barcewicz [bar'tsā-vitch], Stanislaus, violin-virtuoso and composer for violin; b. Warsaw, April 16, 1858; pupil of Tchaikovsky, Hřímalý and Laub in Moscow Cons.; app. 1885 prof. of violin-playing at Warsaw Cons.; 1893, second opera-cond. at Warsaw; in 1911 became dir. of the Imp. Mus. Inst. there.
17Bar'di, Giovanni, conte del Vernio, a wealthy and cultivated Florentine nobleman at the end of the 16th century. At his house the leading men of letters and musicians assembled, and to his influence was due, in great measure, the quasi revival of the ancient lyric drama (see PERI, Jacopo), bearing the germs of modern opera. His Discorso sopra la musica antica ed il cantar bene was publ. 1773 in the complete ed. of Doni's mus. essays; 2 madrigals a 5, still extant, show that he was himself a musician of merit.—Cf. G. Gasperini, Intorno alle origini del melodramma (Rome, 1902).
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