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1some operas composed there, appointed him Kapellmeister after his return. He won reputation through his church music, consisting of masses, litanies, vespers, etc.; among his other works were symphonies, concertos, and quartets, of which only the following were printed: Concerto for oboe, two violins, viola, violoncello, and two horns; Six violin quartets. In his sixty-eighth year he became totally blind.—Fétis; Schilling.
3BACKOFEN, (JOHANN G.) HEINRICH, born at Durlach, Germany, in 1768, died at Darmstadt in 1839. Virtuoso on the harp, the English horn, the clarinet, and the flute; pupil at Nuremberg of Georg Wilhelm Gruber in composition, and of Bireckmann on the instruments. In 1789 he began a successful concert tour as clarinetist through France, Spain, and Italy, returning to Nuremberg in 1794; four years later he travelled through Germany, performing on the harp and the English horn, meeting with an especially honourable reception at Gotha, where he made a prolonged stay in 1802, and was appointed chamber musician in 1806. Thence he visited Leipsic, Munich, and Frankfort, and in 1815 settled at Darmstadt, where he established a factory of wind instruments. He wrote a very good method for the harp (Leipsic, 1803, and another for the clarinet and the English horn (ib., 1803). Works: 16 variations for the harp (Leipsic, 1779); Sonata for do., with violin (ib., 1798); Concertante for do., English horn, and violoncello; do. for harp, viola, and violoncello; Abendgesang der Balsora (Leipsic, 1800); 13 variations for harp, op. 41 (ib., 1801); First, second, and third books of pieces for the harp (ib., 1799–1802); Concertante for two clarinets; Quintet for English horn, two violins, viola, and violoncello. In manuscript: Short Te Deum; Music for the inauguration of the Nuremberg Theatre: Scene from Metastasio; Dirge for four voices at the grave of a Freemason; 3 concertos for English horn; Grand concerto for the harp; Quintet with clarinet; Several pieces for two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons.—Fétis; Gerber, N. Lex.; Schilling.
5BADIA, CARLO AGOSTINO, born in Venice in the 17th century. Dramatic composer, lived about the beginning of the 18th century as court musician at Vienna. Works: La Ninfa Apollo, opera, given in Rome and Milan, 1692, in Bologna, 1694, at Laxenburg Palace, 1699, in Vienna, 1700; Narciso, do., Vienna, 1699; Amore vuol Somiglianza, do., ib., 1702; La corte celeste, oratorio, 1702; Il profeta Elia, do., Venice, 1720; Gesù nel Prestorio, do., 1730; Tributi armonici, a collection of twelve cantatas for a single voice and harpsichord.—Fétis; Schilling.
7BADIA, LUIGI, born at Tirano, Naples, in 1822, still living, 1888. Dramatic composer, known by the operas: Gismonda di Mendrisio, given at Bologna, 1846; another opera, given at Florence; Flavio Rachis, Trieste, 1853.—Fétis.
9BAGATELLEN (Fr., bagatelle, a trifle), a title, probably first used by Beethoven, to designate a short piece of light pianoforte music. Beethoven wrote four sets of Bagatellen: 1. 7 Bagatellen, op. 33, composed 1782; original MS. owned by Johann Kafka, Vienna. Published, Vienna. 2. 6 Bagatellen, op. 126, composed 1821. Published by Schotts, Mainz. 3. 12 Bagatellen, op. 119, composed 1820–22. Published by Sauer Liedersdorf in the "Wiener Zeitung" (1824). 4. 6 Bagatellen, in MS., owned by Artaria & Co. (Vienna).—Thayer, Verzeichniss.
11BAGGE, SELMAR, born at Coburg, June 30, 1823, still living, 1888. Instrumental and vocal composer, pupil of Kaspar Kummer in thorough bass and of Schilbach on the violoncello, then (1837) at the Conservatorium in Prague of Dionys Weber and of Hüttner; later of Sechter in Vienna, where he became professor of composition at the Conservatorium in 1851; resigned in 1855 to become a musical critic and editor; from 1863 at Leipsic; director of the music school at Basel since 1868. His composi-

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