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Biographical dictionary of musicians : with a bibliography of English writings on music, 1886
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1Storace is a composer of the same school as Shield. His melodies are remarkable for their agreeable and fluent character, and his concerted music for its sweetness and freshness. He was thoroughly English in his style, and is reckoned among the best of our national ballad composers. Of his works, "No Song no Supper" has been reprinted.
3STORER (John). English org. and comp., B. Hulland, near Derby, May 18, 1858. S. under Dr. John Naylor. Org. and choir-master of S. Michael's, Whitby, 1879; Do., Scarborough Parish Church. Comp. anthems, glees, songs, and Pf. music.
5STRADELLA (Alessandro). Italian comp., B. Naples, 1645. D. about 1679-81. Celebrated chiefly on account of a romantic episode in his career, which will be found in any book of musical anecdotes. He comp. operas, oratorios, cantatas, and other vocal works.
7He is a musician of no weight or importance in music, and save for the fact that his career has been made the subject of several operas, and that his deliverance from assassins is frequently cited as an instance of the power of music, it would not be necessary to do more than mention his name. The air, "Pietà! Signor!" attributed to Stradella, is supposed to be of modern composition.
9STRADIVARI (Antonio), ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS. Italian violin-maker, B. [Cremona], about 1650. Supposed to have worked with Niccolo Amati till 1648, when he established himself as a violin-maker on his own account, and turned out a very large number of instruments till his death at Cremona, in December, 1737.
11Stradivarius improved the model of the violin, and increased its tone-power, and his instruments, when genuine, are preferred above all others. He made violins, violas, and violoncellos, and those made in the later part of his career are most sought after by collectors. They are the instruments chiefly used by all great solo violinists, and as a rule fetch, when in good condition, prices ranging from £80 to £800. His sons FRANCESCO and ORUOBONE, also made violins.
13STRAKOSCH (Maurice). Hungarian pianist, comp., and impresario, B. Lemberg, 1825. S. under Sechter at Vienna. Organised and directed in the United States, from 1855, numerous operatic and concert companies which travelled all over the country. Most of the best European singers have been engaged by him, or his brother MAX, who joined in his management in 1860. Maurice Strakosch has comp. some Pf. and vocal works. He is married to Amalia Patti, an elder sister of the famous vocalist.
15STRATTON (Stephen Samuel). English comp., writer, and lecturer, B. London, Dec. 19, 1840. First S. Pf. under Miss Elizabeth Chamberlaine (Mrs. H. von Höff). S. org. under Chas. Gardner, and comp. under Charles Lucas. Prof. of music at Totteridge Park School, Herts, 1864-6. Original member of Coll. of Organists, 1864. Settled in Birmingham as teacher and org., 1866. Org. of Edgbaston Parish Ch. for a number of years. Established the Popular Chamber Concerts in Birmingham, 1879, and at them brought forward many new works by British and Foreign composers for the first time, including Anderton, Bache, Bennett, Carrodus, Cowen, Griesbach, Heap, King, Kjerulf, Lucas, Mackenzie, Mellon, Onslow, Parry, Praeger, Prout, Sharp, Stanford, Stephens, Ward, and Westrop. Assoc. of Philharmonic Soc., London, 1882. Associate musical critic of Birmingham Daily Post. Has lectured in Birmingham, and other towns in the Midlands, on musical topics. Has lectured on "Woman in relation to Musical Art," and on other subjects, before the Musical Association, London.
17WORKS.—Church Music, a collection of Hymn Tunes, Chants, etc., Lond., n.d. The Nicene Creed. Te Deum. Part Songs: Christabel; Hark, the nightingale is singing; Merrily every bosom boundeth; May Day; Monarch Winter; Summer is but fleeting. Two-part songs for the use of schools, several numbers. Songs: Arise, my love; Cricketer's song; Dreaming in the shadow; Hark! sweet bells are ringing; Lover's star; Little rosebud; Magic harp; Sun and the flower; That smile of thine; Winter and spring; The woodman; etc. Pianoforte: The ride; Musings (rondolletto); The merry heart; Evening by the sea; Gondolier's song (barcarolle); etc.
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