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1PEARSALL
3churches in New York, among them, in 1879–85, of the Collegiate Church, 48th Street and Fifth Avenue, in 1885–88 of Zion Church, and now (1890) of the Church of the Ascension. Works: La belle Américaine, opera in three acts; Allegro agitato in D minor, for orchestra; Overture in E minor, for orchestra, written for the Crystal Palace Classical Concerts, London; The Psalm of Praise, an ecclesiastical cantata; Celestial Visions, dramatic oratorio for eight-part chorus, soli, full orchestra, and organ; Pianoforte music; Church choral music; Organ music; Songs. He is author also of a pocket Dictionary of Musical Terms in twenty-one languages.
5PEARSALL, ROBERT LUCAS, born at Clifton, England, March 14, 1795, died at Wartensee, on Lake Constance, Aug. 5, 1856. Vocal composer; was educated for the bar but left it in 1825 and went to live in Mainz, where he became the pupil of Panny in composition. He revisited England in 1829, then settled in Carlsruhe in 1830, and at Wartensee in 1832. Works: Requiem; Madrigals for 4, 5, 6, and 8 voices (London, 1840); 8 Glees and madrigals (ib., 1863); 24 Choral Songs, edited by J. Hullah (ib., 1863); Ballet Opera Choruses (ib., 1878); Psalms and Anthems; Part-songs, among them: "The hardy Norseman's house of yore," "A king there was in Thule," "O who will o'er the downs so free?," and "Sir Patrick Spens." He published also Catholisches Gesangbuch (1863), founded on that of St. Gall, which is still in use, though mostly in MS.—Grove; Fétis, Supplément, ii. 313.
7PEARSON (Peerson, Pierson), MARTIN, born in latter half of 16th century, died in London in 1650. Vocal composer, master of the children in St. Paul's Cathedral in 1603; Mus. Bac., Oxford, 1613. He was one of the contributors to Leighton's "Teares or Lamentacions," etc. (1614). Works: Private Musicke, or the First Booke of Ayres and Dialogues, containing Songs of 4, 5, and 6 Parts of severall sorts, etc. (1604); Mottecs or Grave Church Musique, etc., with organ part, which for want of Organs can be performed on Virginals, Base Lute, Bandora or Irish Harpe (1630); also a Mourning Song of sixe parts.—Grove; Fétis.
9PEASE, ALFRED HUMPHREYS, born in Cleveland, Ohio, May 6, 1838, died in St. Louis, Missouri, July 13, 1882. Pianist, educated at Kenyon College, Ohio; studied the pianoforte in Berlin under Theodor Kullak and von Bülow, composition under Richard Wüerst, and scoring under Wieprecht. After three years he made a short visit to the United States, and returned to Germany for three years' further study. On his final return he made extended concert tours, playing with success in most of the important cities and towns. Works: Reverie and Andante, Andante and Scherzo, Romanze, Concerto (1875), all for orchestra, given with success by Theodore Thomas; Many pianoforte compositions, arrangements, etc.; Songs.
11PECHÁTSCHEK (Pechaczec, Pechaček), FRANTIŠEK, the elder, born at Wildenschwert, Bohemia, in 1763, died in Vienna, Sept. 26, 1816. Violinist, first instructed in his native town, then at Weisswasser, Silesia, pupil of Lambert, and of Dittersdorf. In 1783 he went to Vienna, and in 1790–1805 was Kapellmeister at one of the theatres. He was the Strauss of his time, being especially notable as a composer of dance music. Works: 2 operas; 12 operettas; about 30 ballets; Several masses and other church music; 12 symphonies for orchestra; Overture for do.; Music for violin, with other instruments; Many waltzes, Ländler, écossaises, minuets, etc., for orchestra, or for pianoforte, violin, etc.—Dlabacz; Fétis; Wurzbach.
13PECHÁTSCHEK, FRANZ, the younger, born in Vienna, July 4, 1793, died in Carls-
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