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1PERANDI
3America with his parents, and two years later made his first public appearance at a concert in New York. After two years spent in Dover, New Hampshire, he studied the violin in Boston under William Schultze, and played at a concert under Carl Zerrahn's direction. He lived next in Chicago, and then in Washington, returning finally to New York, whence, in 1858, he went to Europe. In 1862 he entered the Leipsic Conservatorium, where he studied the pianoforte under Moscheles and E. F. Wenzel; harmony under Papperitz, Hauptmann, and Richter; and composition under Reinecke. In 1865 he returned to America, and after a concert tour in the West settled in 1866 in Boston. He has played often in public, and has a high reputation as a pianist and teacher of the pianoforte. In 1878-79 he again visited Leipsic, to study further under Wenzel. Many of his works are transcriptions and arrangements for the pianoforte; among them the following: Löwe's ballads, The Dance of Death, Melek at the Spring, The Secluded; First movement of Rubinstein's Ocean Symphony, and the overture to Dimitri Donskoi; First movement of Schubert's unfinished symphony; 10 selections from Iolanthe, op. 14. Among his original compositions, mostly for the pianoforte, are: Moment musical, op. 1; Scherzo, op. 2; Prélude, op. 3; Waltz, op. 4; Three studies, op. 9, 1880; Pensées, op. 11, 1884; Circumstance, or Fate in a Human Life, op. 13, 1887; Songs.
5PERANDI, MARCO GIUSEPPE, born in Rome, beginning of the 17th century, died in Dresden, Jan. 12, 1675. Church composer, entered the service of the Elector of Saxony between 1651 and 1656, and was appointed Kapellmeister in 1663. Works: Die Historia von der Geburt des Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi; Passion des Evangelisten St. Marcus; 6 masses for 5 voices, with trumpets and drums; 3 Magnificat for 5 and 9 voices; 15 concertos for 3-6 voices, with instruments; 15 madrigals for 2-5 voices; 3 symphoniae. With Bontempi he also composed a German opera, Daphne, given in Dresden, 1672.—Mendel.
7PERDONO E TI COMPIANGO. See Norma.
9PEREIRA, DOMINGOS NUNES, born at Lisbon about the middle of the 17th century, died at Camarate, near Lisbon, March 29, 1729. Church composer, for many years mestre da capella of the cathedral at Lisbon. Works: Responsorios da Semana Santa, for 8 voices; Do. dos officios de defuntos, for do.; Liçoens de defuntos, for 4 voices; Confitebor, Laudate pueri, for 8 voices; Vilhancicos e motetes, for 4, 6, and 8 voices.—Vasconcellos.
11PERELLI, NATALE, born in Lombardy about 1815. Dramatic composer, pupil at the Conservatorio, Milan. Works: Galeotto Manfredi, opera, Pavia, 1839; Osti et non osti, do., Genoa, 1840; Il contrabbandiere, Turin, 1842.
13PEREZ, DAVIDE, born in Naples, of Spanish parents, in 1711, died in Lisbon in 1778. Church and dramatic composer, pupil at the Conservatorio di Loreto of Antonio Galli on the violin, becoming a virtuoso on that instrument, and of Francesco Mancini in counterpoint. He went in 1739 to Palermo as maestro di cappella of the cathedral. There he wrote his first operas, and soon acquired great reputation in Italy; he composed for all the leading cities, and in 1752 went to Lisbon, where, after the great success of his Demofoonte, the king bestowed on him the Order of Christ, and appointed him royal mestre de capella. In 1755 he opened the new theatre in Lisbon with his Alessandro nell' Indie, procuring for it the best singers from Italy; went to London in the same year, and produced his Ezio, with great success. Fétis

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