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Biographical dictionary of musicians, 1940
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1'Singebuch' of Adam Puschmann.—Cf. R. Kralik, in Mantuani's Geschichte der Musik in Wien, Vol. I (1904); R. Wustmann, Die Hofweise W.v.d.V., in 'Liliencron-Festschrift' (1910); id., W.v.d.V. (1912); id., Walther's Palästinalied, in 'Sbd. Int. M. G.' XIII; Jostes and Kühn, in 'Ztschr. f. deutsches Altertum', Vol. 53; R. Molitor, Die Lieder des Münsterischen Fragmentes, in 'Sbd. Int. M.-G.' XII [with facsimiles]; F. Ludwig, in Adler's Handbuch der Musikgeschichte (1924); F. Gennrich, Sieben Melodien zu mittelhochdeutschen Minneliedern, in 'Ztschr. f. M.-W.' VII (1924-5); H. J. Moser, Geschichte der deutschen Musik, Vol. I (5th ed. 1928); id., Gedenkblatt auf W.v.d.V. (1929); id., Minnesang und Volkslied (ib., 3rd ed. 1933); also H. Rietsch, in 'D.T.Ö.' XX, 2 (Vol. 41).
3Vogler, Georg Joseph, best known as Abbé Vogler; b. Würzburg, June 15, 1749; d. Darmstadt, May 6, 1814. Organist, theorist and composer; son of a violin-maker; mastered the organ at an early age; st. theology and law at Würzburg and Bamberg, and in 1771 went to Mannheim; there he wrote music for a ballet and gained the favor of the Elector, who provided him with funds for study in Italy, at first in Bologna with Padre Martini (for a very short time, as master and pupil did not get on well), and then in Mantua with Vallotti. Proceeding to Rome, he took Holy Orders there and was made Apostolic Protonotary, Chamberlain to the Pope, Knight of the Golden Spur, and member of the Acad. of the Arcadians. In 1775 he returned to Mannheim as court chaplain and 2nd Kapellm., and founded there the 'Mannheimer Tonschule' for teaching his own method of comp. In 1780 he followed the electoral court to Munich, and in 1784 succ. Bernasconi as Kapellm.; from 1786-99 he was court cond. at Stockholm, but during all these years he traveled widely as organ-virtuoso (France, Spain, England, the Near East, Germany, Holland, etc.). Having invented a system for the simplification of the organ, he gave lecture-demonstrations explaining his system and obtained orders for remodeling organs according to it. In 1807 he became court Kapellm. at Darmstadt, where he establ. another 'Tonschule', in which Carl Maria von Weber and Meyerbeer were taught (Weber had also been his pupil at Vienna in 1803-4).—BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. Fröhlich, Biographie des grossen Tonkünstlers Abt V. (Würzburg, 1845); H. Künzel, Abt V. (Darmstadt, 1867); E. Pasqué, Abt V. als Tonkünstler, Lehrer und Priester (Darmstadt, 1884); K. E. von Schafhäutl, Abt G. J. V. Sein Leben, sein Charakter und musikal. System (Augsburg, 1888; with full list of works); M. Brenet, L'abbé V. à Paris, in 'Archives histor., art. et litt.' (Feb., 1891); J. Simon, Abt V.'s kompositorisches Wirken (Berlin, 1904); E. Rupp, Abbé V. als Mensch, Musiker, und Orgelbau-theoretiker (Ludwigsburg, 1922); P. Vretblad, Abbé V. som Programmusiker, in 'Svensk Tidskrift for Musikforskning' (1927); id., Abbé V. in Stockholm (Würzburg, 1924); id., Abbé V. (1933); H. Kelletat, Zur Geschichte der deutschen Orgelmusik in der Frühklassik (Cassel, 1933); H. Schweiger, Abbé V.s Simplifikationssystem und seine akustischen Studien, in 'Kchm. J.' (1935); id., Abt V.s Orgellehre (Freiburg, 1938); H. Schweiger, Abt V., in the 'Mus. Quart.' (Apr., 1939).—For list of V.'s writings and comps., see 'Grove's Dict'.
5Vo'grich [vó'gritch], Max (Wilhelm Karl), pianist and composer; born Szeben (Hermannstadt), Translyvania, Jan. 24, 1852; d. New York, June 10, 1916. Beginning the study of the pf. at 5, he played in public at 7; 1866-9, attended Leipzig Cons. as a pupil of Wenzel, Reinecke and Moscheles (pf.), Hauptmann and Richter (theory), and Reinecke (comp.). During 1870-8 he made pianistic tours through Europe and South America; visited New York in 1878, toured the U. S. with Wilhelmj, and sojourned from 1882-6 in Australia, where he married. From 1886-1902 he resided in N. Y. as a composer, making frequent trips to Europe to produce his works; then lived in Weimar till 1908, and in London till 1914; after the outbreak of the war he returned to N. Y.—Works: The operas (all on texts by V.) Vanda (Florence, 1875); King Arthur (Leipzig, 1893); Der Buddha (Weimar, 1904); an oratorio, The Captivity (1884; M. O. H., 1891); Missa solemnis; 2 symphonies (E m., A m.); Andante and Intermezzo for vln. and orch., (1878); pf.-concerto in E m (1886); many pf.-pieces; songs; etc.—Ed. Schumann's complete pf.-works, Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum, 'Modern Russian Composers,' etc.
7Vogt, Augustus Stephen, b. Washington, Ontario, Aug. 14, 1861; d. Toronto, Sept. 17, 1926. Pupil of the N. E. Cons. (1881-2) and the Leipzig Cons. (1885-8); 1888-92, teacher of pf. at the Toronto Coll. of Music; 1892-1913, do. at the Toronto Cons. of Music; then its dir.; 1888-1906, also org. and choirm. at [address hidden]. Bapt. Ch. He founded (1894) and (until 1917) cond. the Mendelssohn Choir. Mus. Doc. (hon. c.; Univ. of Toronto, 1907). He publ. some a capp. choruses and Modern Pianoforte Technic (1900).
9Vola'vy, Marguerite, pianist; b. Brünn, Moravia, Dec. 28, 1886. Pupil of A. Door at the Vienna Cons. (1898-1901), graduating as winner of the 1st prize; later st. further under E. Schütt and Leschetizky; début in 1902 with the Prague Philh. Orch.; tours of Austria, Germany, France and Italy; in
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