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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1Famous glee- and madrigal-composer; pupil of Dr. Arnold and R. Cooke; from 1813–54, music-teacher in London—Collection of 3-, 4-, and 5-part Madrigals (1815); of Glees and Madrigals (1820); prize madrigal Awake, sweet Muse (1813); and many other detached numbers.
3Beaton, Isabelle, concert pianist, comp.; b. Grinnell, Iowa, May 20, 1870. Studied at Iowa Cons. (1890); pf. in Berlin with Frl. Emma Koch (1893–4); with Moritz Moszkowski (1894–99); comp. with O. B. Boise (1894–7); history of music at the Univ. of Berlin with Prof. Bellermann and Dr. Max Friedländer (1897); received teacher’s certificate from ‘Ziska School of Opera and Oratorio,’ Paris, 1898; studied vln. with Prof. Berthelier, Paris, 1899; graduated from Coll. for Women, Western Reserve Univ. (1902); graduate student (1902–7), special work in sound. Instr. of pf. in Iowa Coll. (1892–3); taught pf. in Berlin (1893–7); taught pf., history, and comp. at Cleveland Sch. of Music (1899–1910); established the Beaton School of Music. Début as pianist, 1882. Played before Spanish, English and Austrian Royal families; since 1910 has given every year 20 recitals in Cleveland.—Works: String-quartet in A m.; Scherzo for orch.; 10 Fugues f. pf.; sonata in G f. pf.; Romanza for vln., pf. and org.; Norwegian Dances; songs; etc.
5Beauchamps [boh-shahn'], Pierre-François-Godard de, b. Paris, 1689; d. there 1761. Wrote Recherches sur les théâtres de France, depuis 1161 jusqu’à présent (3 vols., Paris, 1735); and Bibliothèque des théâtres (1746), describing the operas and other stage-pieces which had been produced, with notes on the authors, musicians, and actors.
7Beaulieu [boh-l’yo'], (properly Martin [-tăn’]), Marie-Désiré, French composer and author; b. Paris, April 11, 1791; d. Niort, Dec., 1863. Promoter of the grand ‘Association musicale de l’Ouest,’ to which he bequeathed 100,000 francs; founder of the Paris society for classical music. Voluminous comp.: Operas Anacréon, Philadelphie; lyric scenes Jeanne d’Arc, Psyché et l’Amour; oratorios l’Hymne du matin, l’Hymne de la nuit, l’Immortalité de l’âme; masses, hymns, songs, pieces for orch., vln.-fantasias, etc. He also wrote: Du Rhythme, des effets qu’il produit et de leurs causes (1852); Mémoire sur ce qui reste de la musique de l’ancienne Grèce dans les premiers chants de l’Église; Mémoire sur le caractère que doit avoir la musique de l’Église . . . (1858); Mémoire sur quelques airs nationaux qui sont dans la tonalité grégorienne (1858); Mémoire sur l’origine de la musique (1859).
9Beauquier [boh-k’yā'], Charles, French writer, b. c. 1830. Wrote: Philosophie de la musique (1865), La musique et le drame (1884), Les Musiciens Franc-Comtois (1887), Chansons populaires recueillies en Franche-Comté (1894), and the libretto of Lalo’s Fiesque. Long a contributor to the ‘Revue et Gazette Musicale.’
11Beazley, James Charles, b. 1850 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, where he is living as a teacher and composer. Pupil at the R. A. M. of H. C. Banister, Steggall, Bennett, and Jewson.—Works: Cantatas Drusilda, Josiah, The Red Dwarf, The Golden Flitch; songs and part-songs; pieces for vln. and pf. (Elegy, 3 Sonatas, 6 Sketches, 6 Bagatelles, 6 Miniatures, etc.); pf.-pieces, and 35 suites for pf.; other instrl. music; also Aids to the Violinist: A Short Treatise in Reference to Bow-marks.
13Bech’er, Alfred Julius, b. Manchester, England, April 27, 1803; d. Vienna, Nov. 23, 1848. Studied at Heidelberg, Berlin, etc.; 1840, teacher of harmony at R. A. M., London, but removed to Vienna, where he edited the revolutionary paper, ‘Der Radikale,’ and where he was shot, after trial by court-martial, for sedition.—Works: A symphony; string-quartets; pf.-pieces; and songs (many printed); miscellaneous writings; and 2 pamphlets: Das niederrheinische Musikfest, aesthetisch u. historisch betrachtet (1836), and Jenny Lind: eine Skizze ihres Lebens (Vienna, 1846; 2nd augm. ed. 1847).
15Bech’er, Joseph, b. Neukirchen, Bavaria, Aug. 1, 1821; d. Mintraching, Sept. 23, 1888, as pastor. Composer of over 60 masses, and much other sacred music.
17Bech’gaard, Julius, composer, b. Copenhagen, Dec. 19, 1843; pupil of Leipzig Cons., and of Gade at Copenhagen; has lived in Germany, Italy, and Paris, and is now settled at Copenhagen.—Works: 3-act opera Frode (Prague,’94), 3-act opera Frau Inge (Prague, ’94); concert-overture for orch.; 2 ‘cycles’ for baritone solo with pf.; pf.-pieces, 4-part songs, songs, etc.
19Bech’stein, (Friedrich Wilhelm) Karl, pianoforte-maker; b. Gotha, June 1, 1826; d. Berlin, March 6, 1900. Worked in German factories, also with Pape and Krügelstein, in London; set up for himself in Berlin in 1856. This factory is now one of the largest and best-known on the Continent, employing over 800 workmen, and turning out more than 4,000 pianos yearly (in 1910).
21Beck, David, organ-builder at Halberstadt, Germany, c. 1590. The organs at Gruningen (1592–6), and in St. Martin’s Ch., Halberstadt, are his work.
23Beck, Franz, b. Mannheim, 1730; d. Bordeaux, Dec. 31, 1809. Violinist, and a favorite of the Prince Palatine; a fatal duel caused his flight to Paris, whence he went to
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