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Biographical dictionary of musicians, 1940
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116 operas, 2 operettas, a symph. and other orchl. works, chamber-music, choral works, songs, etc.
3Hart, George, b. London, Mar. 23, 1839; d. n. Newhaven, Apr. 25, 1891. A fine violinist, pupil of Sainton and Macfarren at the R. A. M.; on the death of his father, John Thomas, he became head of the business; wrote the valuable works The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators (London, 1875, and many other editions; French, 1886) and The Violin and Its Music (London, 1881).—See also HART & SONS below.
5Hart, James, bass singer and comp.; b. York, 1647; d. London, May 8, 1718. To 1670, singer at York Minster, then Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and lay-vicar of Westminster Abbey. Composer of a number of songs publ. in 'Choice Ayres, Songs and Dialogues', 1676–84; 'The Theater of Musick', 1685–87; 'Banquet of Musick', 1688–92; and various other collections.
7Hart, Lorenz, popular lyric-writer; b. New York, May 2, 1895; first studied journalism at Columbia School of Journalism (1918), then turned to music and lyric-writing and has been very successful in collaboration with Richard Rodgers (q.v.). Some of their best known songs are Manhattan (1925), The Girl Friend (1926), The Blue Room (1926), Here in My Arms (1926), You Took Advantage of Me (1928), My Heart Stood Still (1928), Ten Cents a Dance (1930), With a Song in My Heart (1930), Small Hotel (1936), Blue Moon (1936), Where or When (1937), I Married an Angel (1938), etc.; libretti for mus. prods. include On Your Toes, Babes in Arms, I Married an Angel, etc. Hart is living in New York (1940).
9Hart, Philip, organist of various London churches; d. London, July 17, 1749; comp. anthems, org.-fugues, mus. for Hughes' Ode in Praise of Musick (1703), and for The Morning Hymn from Milton's 'Paradise Lost,' Book V (1729).
11Här'tel. [Music-publisher.] See BREITKOPF & HÄRTEL.
13Hart & Sons, London violin-makers, founded in 1825 by John Hart. His son, John Thomas (b. Dec. 17, 1805; d. London, Jan. 1, 1874), a pupil of Gilkes, made a complete study of Cremonese and other violins of Italian make, establishing a reputation as an expert in his field. His son, George (see article above), succeeded him. The present head of the firm, George (b. near Warwick, Jan. 4, 1860), son of the preceding, studied at Hampstead and Paris, and is an expert in the selection of wood for violins; the firm is well known for the exactness of its reproduction of the work of Stradivarius, Guarnerius, etc. His brother, Herbert (b. 1883), has been his associate for years and has established an enviable reputation for the firm in the manufacture of bows, a field in which he has specialized.
15Hart'mann, Arthur Martinus, b. Maté Szalka, Hungary, July 23, 1881. As a child he was brought to Philadelphia, where he had his first instruction on the violin from his father; then pupil of M. van Gelder, and later of C. M. Loeffler (vln.) and Homer Norris (comp.); began to play in 1887 in Phila. as a child-prodigy, and by the time he was 12 had played practically the entire modern vln.-répertoire; made several tours of the U. S. and Canada; also tours of Scandinavia; played in Paris in recitals with Debussy; later, organized his own string-quartet; 1939, was residing in New York. Was decorated with the Order of Ben Merenti (Rumania) and St. Sava (Serbia). Has comp. works for orch., songs and vln.-pcs. (Hungarian rhapsodies, Suite in ancient style, etc.); made numerous transcriptions and arrangements; discovered and ed. 6 sonatas of Felice de' Giardini; wrote an essay on Bach's Chaconne which has been translated into 14 languages.
17Hart'mann, Carl, tenor; b. Solingen, Germany, May 2, 1895; studied at the Cologne Musikhochschule and with Prof. Senff in Düsseldorf; 1928, début as Tannhäuser in Elberfeld, followed by engagements in Cologne, Berlin and Munich, and guest appearances in Dresden, Leipzig, Vienna, Paris, Barcelona, Prague, Stockholm, etc.; 1930, toured the U. S. with Gadski's German Opera Co., appearing in leading Wagnerian tenor rôles; 1937, début as Siegfried at the M. O. H., of which he is a member; 1938, sang Tristan at the Bayreuth Fest.; 1938, member of the Chicago Opera; also lieder and oratorio singer.
19Hart'mann, Eduard von, b. Berlin, Feb. 23, 1842; d. Grosslichterfelde, near Berlin, June 5, 1906. In his philosophical works he devotes considerable space to discussion of problems connected with music; of chief importance are Deutsche Ästhetik seit Kant (1886) and Philosophie des Schönen (1887), which contains a chapter on Idealismus und Formalismus in der Musikästhetik. He was a thorough mus. amateur and wrote songs, quartets and an opera, Der Stern von Sevilla (1862).
21Hart'mann, Emil, son of Johan Peder; a talented composer, b. Copenhagen, Feb. 21, 1836; d. there, July 18, 1898. Instructed by his father, also by Gade, his brother-in-law. In 1861, org. at Copenhagen; in 1871, app. court-org. His health compelled him to retire in 1873. Resided at Sölleröd, n.
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