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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1coli, ib., about 1794; La sposa contrastata, Turin, about 1797; Il naturalista immaginario, Florence, 1806; Several others, given in Naples.—Fétis.
3PALME, RUDOLF, born at Barby, Prussian Saxony, Oct. 23, 1834, still living, 1890. Organist of the Church of the Holy Ghost at Magdeburg, and royal music director; pupil of August Gottfried Ritter. Works: Sonatas, preludes, Conzert-Phantasie with male chorus, and many other compositions for the organ; Choruses for male, and mixed voices, sacred songs, etc.—Riemann.
5PALMEN-SONNTAG MORGEN (Palm-Sunday morning), for chorus, soli, and orchestra, text by Geibel, music by Ferdinand Hiller, op. 102. Published by Rieter-Biedermann (Leipsic, 1860-67).
7PALMER, HORATIO RICHMOND, born, of American parentage, in Sherburne, New York, April 26, 1834, still living, 1890. When nine years old he sang alto in a church choir, at seventeen was organist and choirmaster, and at eighteen began composing. He studied thorough-bass and harmony under his father, but is chiefly self-taught. He became professor of music in the Academy, Rushford, New York, then musical editor of the "Sunday School Teacher;" in 1866 began editing the "Concordia," a monthly journal of music in Chicago, where for six years he was chorister in the Second Baptist Church. In 1874 he removed to New York, where he still resides. He has lectured in nearly every State in the Union, and has had several thousand pupils under his instruction. In 1879 the University of Chicago gave him the degree of Doctor of Music. He has published many collections, containing most of his own compositions; among them: The Song Queen (1867); Sabbath School Songs (1868); Normal Collection of Sacred Music (1870, 200,000 copies sold); The Song King (1871, 200,000); The Standard (with L. O. Emerson, 1872); Concert Choruses (1873); Songs of Love for the Bible School (1874); The Leader (with L. O. Emerson, 1874); The Song Monarch (with L. O. Emerson, 1874); The Song Herald (1876); Book of Anthems (1879); The Sovereign (1879); Rays of Light (1882); Concert Gems for Choruses (1883); Book of Threnodies (1883); The Choral Union (1884); Concert Collection of Choruses, 1886; Book of Interludes, 1888; Anthems, glees, and part-songs.
9PALOTTA, MATTEO, surnamed Il Panormitano, born at Palermo in 1680, died in Vienna, March 28, 1758. Church composer, pupil at the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio, Naples, about the same time as Pergolesi. He was ordained secular priest on his return to Palermo, devoted himself to studies in part-writing and counterpoint, and produced a valuable work entitled: Gregoriani cantus enucleata praxis et cognitio; a treatise on Guido d'Arezzo's Solmisation; and an instruction book on church tones. In 1733 he was appointed Hof-Kapellmeister in Vienna; was dismissed in 1741, and reinstated in 1749. Works: Masses in four and eight parts, motets, etc., in the libraries of the court chapel and the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna.—Mendel; do., Ergänz., 324; Riemann; Schilling.
11PALUMBO, COSTANTINO, born at Torre Annunziata, Naples, Nov. 30, 1843, still living, 1890. Pianist, pupil at the Conservatorio of Lanza and Russo, and in composition of Mercadante; made a concert tour in 1864 through Italy, and in 1867 went to Paris, where he profited by the advice of Henri Herz and Planté. Having appeared also in London as a virtuoso, he returned to Naples, where he gave many concerts, often performing in company with Thalberg. In 1873 he became professor at the Conservatorio. Works: Maria Stuarda, opera, given at Naples, Teatro San Carlo, 1874; More than 70 compositions for the pianoforte.—Fétis, Supplément, ii. 298.
13PAMINGER (Pammigerus), LEONHARDT, born at Aschau, Upper Austria, in 1494, died at Passau, May 3, 1567. Contrapuntist, educated in the Monastery of
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