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1opera; taught in Phila., Baltimore, and Washington; was principal of and prof. in the Phila. Mus. Inst., 1841. From 1844–5 he taught in Paris; lived in Edinburgh and London, and became prof. of singing in the Guildhall School of Music.—He wrote 2 successful operas, Pierre (London, 1853) and Léonie (London, 1854), and 3 others (MS.); 2 symphonies, 6 string-quartets, numerous pf.-pieces; also publ. The Singing-Master's Asst. and transl. of Albrechtsberger's Science of Music (Phila., 1842) and of Fétis' Counterpoint and Fugue.
3Du'iffoprug'car (properly Tieffenbrucker), Gaspar, b. Tiefenbrugg, Bavaria, 1514 [date established by Dr. Coutagne of Lyons, in his work Gaspar Duiffoproucart et les luthiers lyonnais du XVIe siècle (Paris, 1893)]; d. Lyons, Dec. 16, 1571. Long reputed to be the first maker of violins; but Vidal, in his Les Instruments à archet, states that all the so-called D. violins are spurious, having been made by Vuillaume, who in 1827 conceived the idea of making violins after the pattern of a 'viola da gamba' by D. Apparently, the latter learned his trade in Italy, the usual spellings of his name showing it to be Italianized rather than Gallicized; he settled in Lyons in 1553, and was naturalized in 1559.
5Dukas [dü-kähs'], Paul, b. Paris, Oct. 1, 1865; d. there, May 17, 1935. From 1882–8 pupil at the Cons. of G. Mathias (pf.), Th. Dubois (harm.) and E. Guiraud (comp.); won 1st prize for cpt. and fugue in 1886, and second Prix de Rome with a cantata Velléda (1888); mus. critic of the 'Revue Hebdomadaire' and 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts'; also contrib. to the 'Chronique des Arts', 'Rev. mus.', etc.; 1906, Chev. Légion d'Honneur; 1910–12, prof. of the orch. class at the Cons.; 1918, elected Debussy's succ. as member of the 'Conseil de l'enseignement supérieur' there; Dec. 1, 1927, app. prof. of comp. at the Cons.; also taught at the École Normale de Musique; assisted in the rev. and editing of Rameau's complete works for Durand of Paris. He was a composer of solid attainments, whose talent showed to greatest advantage in the larger instrumental forms, which he handled with mastery.—Works: 3 overtures King Lear (1883), Götz von Berlichingen (1884), Polyeucte (1891); a symph. in C (1896); an orchl. scherzo, L'Apprenti-Sorcier (1897; his most famous work); an opera, Ariane et Barbe-Bleu (Op.-Com., 1907; New York, 1911; one of the two 20th cent. French masterpieces, the other being Debussy's Pelléas et Melisande); a ballet, La Péri (1910); Villanelle for horn and pf. (1906); for pf.: Sonata in Eb m.; Variations, interlude et finale on a theme by Rameau; Prélude élégiaque. Together with Saint-Saëns he completed Guiraud's opera Frédégonde (Gr.-Op., 1895).—Cf. O. Séré, Musiciens français d'aujourd'hui (1911; rev. ed. Paris, 1921); G. Samazeuilh, P. D. (Paris, 1913); G. Jean-Aubry, La Musique fr. d'aujourd'hui (1916). V. d'Indy, E. Chabrier et P. D. (1920); A. Coeuroy, La Musique fr. mod. (1922); A; Cortot, La Musique fr. de Piano; I. Schwerké, P. D., in the 'Mus. Quart.' (1928); G. Samazeuilh, P. D. Musicien français [1865–1935] (Paris, 1936); D. issue of the 'Rev. mus.' (May-June, 1936).
7Dukel'sky, Vladimir (pen-name as composer of light music: Vernon Duke), composer of both classical and popular music; b. Pskov, Russia, Oct. 10, 1903; pupil at the Kiev Cons. and of Glière and Dombrovsky; 1920, left Russia and went to Turkey, coming to the U. S. shortly afterward; later lived in Paris and London; since 1929 in the U. S. (settled in N. Y.).—Serious compositions: For the stage: Zephyr and Flora, ballet (Paris, Diaghilev, 1925); Demoiselle Paysanne, opera in 2 acts (1928); Public Gardens, ballet (1935); Field Day, ballet (1936); for orch.: Pf.-concerto (1924); 2 symphs. (1st, Boston, 1928; 2nd, do., 1929); Ballade for pf. and small orch. (1931); for voice and orch.: Dushenka, duet for women's vcs. and chamber orch. (1927); Epitaph, for sop. solo, chor. and orch. (1932); Dédicaces, for sop., pf. and orch. (1935); The End of St. Petersburg, oratorio (1937; Schola Cantorum, N. Y., 1938); chamber-music: Sonata in Eb for pf. (1927); Trio (vars.) for fl., bassoon and pf. (1930); Étude for bassoon and pf. (1932); Capriccio Mexicano, for vln. and pf. (1933)—Popular works: Yvonne, operetta (London, 1926; succ.); Ziegfeld Follies (1936); songs in the following shows: The Show is On, Garrick Gaieties, Walk a Little Faster, Three's a Crowd, Americana, April in Paris, etc.; arranged Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for 2 pfs.; added 2 ballets and several songs to Goldwyn Follies, unfinished film score of Gershwin's (1937); film music for Paramount.
9Dul'cken, Ferdinand Quentin, pianist; b. London, June 1, 1837; d. New York, 1902; was a pupil, in Leipzig Cons., of Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Gade, Hauptmann, and (for organ) Becker; also later of F. Hiller at Cologne. He became prof. at the Warsaw Cons.; lived in Paris 4 years; made many concert-tours in Europe (with Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps, de Kontski, etc.); went to America in 1876, and travelled with Remenyi, Joseffy, Essipov, and Marie Rôze; lived for several years in New York, where he taught harm. at the National Cons.—Works: An opera, Wieslaw; cantatas; pf.-pieces, songs, etc.
11Dul'cken, Luise, pianist (née David [a sister of Ferd. David]); b. Hamburg, March
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