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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1u. in der Kompositionslehre (Vienna, 1832; new ed. by Nottebohm, Leipzig, 1873; also by L. Köhler, ib., 1880); G. Nottebohm, Ein Skizzenbuch von B. aus dem Jahre 1803 (Leipzig, 1865; 2d ed. ib., 1880); id., Beethoveniana (Leipzig, 1872); id., Neue Beethoveniana (orig. publ. in 'Musikal. Wochenblatt,' 1878; rev. and enlarged by E. Mandyczewski as Zweite B. (Leipzig, 1887); Eigenhandiges Skizzenbuch zur 9. Symphonie (Leipzig, 1913; facsim. ed.).
3D. CRITICISM, ANALYSIS, ETC.: W. von Lenz, B. et ses trois styles (Petrograd, 1852; new ed. by M. Calvocoressi, Paris, 1909); id., B.: Eine Kunststudie (2 vols., Kassel, 1855; enlarged to 6 vols. [iii-vi being Kritischer Katalog samlicher Werke L. van B.'s mit Analyse derselben], ib., 1860); E. von Elterlein, B.'s Klaviersonaten (Leipzig, 1856; 5th ed., 1895; Engl. transl. by E. Hill, London, 1898); A. Oulibicheff, B., ses critiques et ses glossateurs (Paris, 1857; Ger. transl. by L. Bischoff, Leipzig, 1859); H. Berlioz, A travers chants (Paris, 1862; Ger. transl. by R. Pohl, Leipzig, 1864); R. Wagner, B. (Leipzig, 1870; reprinted in vol. ix of 'Ges. Schriften u. Dichtungen'); G. Grove, B. and his Nine Symphonies (London, 1896); G. Erlanger et al., B.'s Symphonien erlautert (Frankfort, 1896); C. Reinecke, Die Beethovenischen Klaviersonaten (Leipzig, 1897; Engl. transl. London, 1898); Th. de Wyzewa, B. et Wagner (Paris, 1898); H. Riemann, B.'s Streichquartette (in 'Musikführer,' Leipzig, 1901-7); W. Nagel, B. u. seine Klaviersonaten (2 vols., Langensalza, 1904); D. G. Mason, B. and His Forerunners (London, 1905); J. de Prod'homme, Les Symphonies de B. (Paris, 1906); R. Nesieht, Das goldene Zeitalter der Klaviersonate (Cologne, 1910); H. Schenker, B.'s Neunte Symphonie (Vienna, 1912).
5E. CATALOGUES, YEAR-BOOKS, ETC.: The first catalogue, rev. by B. personally, and completed by A. Gräffer (Vienna, 1828), as well as several publ. subsequently, leaves much to be desired. The first valuable thematic cat. was issued by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig, 1851). It was thoroughly revised and enlarged by G. Nottebohm, and publ. as Thematisches Verzeichniss der im Druck erschienenen Werke von L. van B. (Leipzig, 1868). New ed., together with Bibliotheca Beethoveniana, by E. Kastner, giving a complete list of all books (and important articles written in periodicals) about B. from 1829-1913 (Leipzig, 1913). As a precursor to his great biography A. W. Thayer published a Chronologisches Verzeichniss der Werke L. van B.'s (Berlin, 1865), which includes also unpublished works.—In 1908 Th. von Frimmel began the publication of a 'B.-Jahrbuch,' which since 1911 is publ. as 'B.-Forschung' (Vienna).—Of value and interest also are G. Adler, Verzeichnis der musikalischen Autographen von L. van B. (Vienna, 1890), and A. C. Kalischer, Die B.-Autographen der Kgl. Bibliothek zu Berlin, in 'Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte,' Oct., 1895.
7Beffara, Louis-François, b. Nonancourt, Eure, Aug. 23, 1751; d. Paris, Feb. 2, 1838. 'Commissaire de Police' 1792-1816, at Paris. Antiquary and writer.—Works: Dict. de l'Académie royale de Musique (7 vols.), and 7 vols. of rules and regulations of the 'Académie' (Grand Opéra); Dict. alphab. des acteurs, etc. (3 vols.); Tableau chronologique des représentations journalières, etc. (from 1671); Dict. alphab. des tragédies lyriques . . . non représentés à l'Académie, etc. (5 vols.); Dramaturgie lyrique étrangère (17 vols.). He left his rare collection of books and MSS. to the city of Paris; all were burned during the Commune, in 1871.
9Beffroy de Reigny [bef-frwäh' dū rā-ñē'], ('Cousin Jacques'), Louis-Abel, b. Laon, Nov. 6, 1757; d. Paris, Dec. 18, 1811. The author of several whimsical stage-pieces, for which he wrote both text and music, and all of which are forgotten. Fétis says that he had neither literary nor musical talent; but Nicodème dans la lune (1790, given 191 times in 13 mos.) and Nicodème aux enfers (1791, prohibited after 7 representations, on acct. of exciting the democrats), were certainly successful in their way.—See Q.-Lex.
11Behaim, Michel, a Meistersinger; b. 1416; d. 1474. Interesting as an early representative of his school; closely allied to the Minnesänger. Monograph by Kühn, Rhythmik u. Melodik Michel Behaims (Bonn, 1907).
13Behm [bām], Eduard, b. Stettin, April 8, 1862. Studied in Leipzig (Cons.) and Berlin (Kiel, Raif, Härtel), was for a time teacher in the Erfurt Academy of Music, and then Director of the Schwantzer Cons. at Berlin until 1901. He won the Mendelssohn prize with a symphony, and the Bösendorf prize with a pf.-concerto; has also written the operas Der Schelm von Bergen (Dresden, 1890), Marienkind (1902), Das Gelöbnis (1914); a string-sextet (with the Stelzner violotta); a pf.-trio; 2 vln.-sonatas; a vln.-concerto; Frühlingsidylle, a suite for violin and orchestra; male chs., etc.
15Behn'ke [bān'kēh], Emil, b. Stettin, 1836; d. Ostende, Sept. 17, 1892. Lived chiefly in London as an authority on voice-training, and teacher of voice-production for singers and speakers. Lecturer on physiology of voice. Wrote The Mechanism of the Human Voice (London, 1880); Voice, Song and Speech [in coop. with Lennox Browne] (1883); Voice-training Exercises (1884), and The Child's Voice (1885), the last two in coop. with Dr. C. W. Pearce.
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