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Biographical dictionary of musicians : with a bibliography of English writings on music, 1886
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1His eldest son, JOSEPH (B. Hal, Nov. 23, 1850; D. Hal, Aug. 28, 1885), S. under his father, and in 1872 became Prof. of 'cello at Brussels Cons. Appeared at Paris and in Germany. Both father and son were remarkable performers, and formed many now famous pupils.
3SESSI (Marianna). Italian soprano vocalist and comp., B. Rome, 1776. D. Vienna, Mar. 10, 1847. Sang in France, Germany, London, etc.
5SEVERN (Thomas Henry). English vocal comp., B. Lond., Nov. 5, 1801. D. Wandsworth, April 15, 1881. Comp. songs and part-songs.
7SEWARD (Theodore Frelinghausen). American comp., B. Florida, N.Y., Jan. 25, 1835. Editor of "The Sunnyside Glee Book, a Collection of Secular Music," New York, 1866; "The Temple Choir" (with Mason and Bradbury), N.Y., 1867; and comp. of part-songs, songs, etc.
9SEWELL (John). English org. and comp. Org. at Bridgnorth, and Mus. Bac., Oxon., 1848; Mus. Doc., Oxon., 1856. Comp. of anthems, "Break forth into joy," "They that wait upon the Lord," etc.
11SEXTON (William). English comp. and org., B. 1764. Chor. S. George's Chap., Windsor, and Eton Coll., 1773. S. under Edward Webb. Org., sub-precentor, and master of choristers S. George's Chap., Windsor, 1801. D. about 1824. Comp. anthems, glees, and songs; and edited Handel's Chandos Anthem, 1808.
13SEYFRIED (Ignaz Xaver, Ritter von). Austrian comp., B. Vienna, Aug. 15, 1776. Educated at Prague. S. under Kotzeluch and Haydn. Musical director in Vienna. Intimate with Beethoven, Mozart, and other eminent musicians. D. Vienna, Aug. 27, 1841. He comp. Der Löwenbrunnen, 1797; Der Wundermann am Rheinfall, 1799; Saul, 1810; Abraham, 1817; Die Ochsenmenuette, 1823; and many other operas. He wrote some theoretical works, and trained a large number of eminent musicians, among whom are Suppé, Parish-Alvars, Ernst, Krebs, Schlösser, Kessler, Sulzer, and Fischhof.
15SGAMBATI (Giovanni). Italian pianist and comp., B. Rome, May 28, 1843. S. under Natalucci. Settled in Rome in 1860, as pianist and comp., and S. there for a time under Liszt. Cond. numerous concerts in Rome, and introduced much high class instrumental music. Appeared as pianist in London, at Philharmonic Concert, May 11, 1882, when he performed his own Pf. concerto, op. 15. Prof. of Pf. in S. Cecilia Academy, at Rome.
17WORKS.—Op. 1. Album of 5 songs; op. 2. Album of 10 songs; op. 3. Notturno, Pf.; op. 4. Quintet for Pf. and strings; op. 5. Quintet for Pf. and strings, in G min.; op. 6. Prelude and Fugue, in E flat min., Pf.; op. 10. Two studies, Pf.; op. 14. Gavotte, Pf.; op. 15. Concerto for Pf. and orch., in G min.; op. 16. Symphony in D; op. 17. String quartet; Festival overture for orch.; Second Symphony for orch., in E flat.
19SHAKESPEARE (William). English dramatic poet, B. Stratford-on-Avon, 1564. D. Stratford-on-Avon, April 23, 1616. A poet of much influence on musical art all over the world. To versions of his plays music has been set by many composers, while the number of times his lyrical pieces have been set by different composers cannot be computed. A work on the subject of Shakespeare Music was written by Alfred Roffe [see that name], and from it and other sources the following list of composers who have set his poetry is compiled:—
21Arne, J. Addison, S. Arnold, T. Aylward, Bishop, Braham, Balfe, Banister, Beethoven, Carey, Chilcot, B. Cooke, Curschmann, T. Cooke, Clifton, Dignum, Dibdin, Duggan, Fisin, Gabriel, Galliard, W. Gardiner, H. Glover, Greene, Hilton, Hatton, Horn, Hobbs, Hook, P. Humphry, C. Horsley, Haydn, Hime, Harrington, Jackson, Johnson, Kemp, Knyvett, Kelly, M. P. King, Locke, E. J. Loder, T. and W. Linley, Leveridge, Leslie, Lampe, Levey, Laniere, G. A. Macfarren, Mellon, Morehead, Macirone, Percy, Parry, Purcell, Reay, W. Russell, Reinhold, Shield, Stevens, J. S. Smith, Schubert, Stevenson, Sullivan, Webbe, Dr. John Wilson, Weldon, S. Wesley, and A. Zimmerman. Collections of Shakespeare music are:—Caulfield (John), "A Collection of the Vocal Music in Shakes-
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