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Dictionary of music, 1896
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1Augmented Intervals, add, see SUPERFLUOUS.
3Auvergne, Antonio d', b. Oct. 4, 1713, Clermont-Ferrand, d. Feb. 12, 1797, Lyons; son and pupil of a violinist, went (1739) to Paris, where from a violinist in the orchestra of the Grand Opéra he rose to be upper intendant. From 1752-71, A. produced 11 comic operas and ballets. His one-act Les Troqueurs (1753) was one of the first genuine comic operas (with spoken dialogue).
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7Bach (2), Otto, d. July 3, 1893, Vienna.
8Bagge, Selmar, d. July 17, 1896, Basle.
9Bähr, for rifle match, read shooting tournament.
10Baj. (See BAI.)
11Baker, add George, and for b. 1768, d. 1825, read b. 1773, d. Feb. 19, 1847.
12Balart, d. July 5, 1893.
13Barbieri (2), d. Feb., 1894.
14Barnby, d. Jan. 28, 1896, London.
15Bartel, August, b. 1800, Sondershausen, d. there 1876, son of Heinrich B., the esteemed performer on the trumpet in the military band and member of the court band; to the latter belonged also B.'s brother Adolf (b. 1809, d. 1878). B. trained many excellent musicians—H. Frankenberger, Sir A. C. MacKenzie, likewise his sons (both 'cellists), Ernst, b. 1824, in 1853 musical director at Riga, then at Paris, Petersburg, finally at Remscheid, where he died, 1868; and Günther, b. 1833, who, after further study at Paris and Berlin (S. Dehn), went in 1866 to Düsseldorf, where he now lives. He has written pleasing songs, pf. pieces, also some for 'cello, and has contributed many clever articles to musical papers.
16Barth (4), Gustav, for b. 1818, read b. Sept. 2, 1811.
17Baryphonus. (See PIPEGROP.)
18Battaile, for, read Battaille.
19Battanchon, d. July, 1893, Paris.
20Beck (10), Joh. Nep., d. Sept., 1893, Vienna.
21Becker (9), Reinhold, add to list of compositions also the opera Frauenlob (Dresden, 1892).
22Becker (10), Carl, b. June 5, 1853, Kirrweiler (Trèves district); in 1881 teacher of music at the Ottweiler seminary; since 1885 he has been employed in a similar capacity at Neuwied ("Rheinischer Volksliederborn," 1892, school song-books, etc.).
23Beethoven, p. 67, col. 1, line 5, after van der Eden, add (d. June 29, 1782).
24Beliczay, d. April 30, 1893, Pesth. Add, The first part of a Method of Composition by B. appeared in 1891 (Hungarian).
25Bériot, add, His son, Charles Wilfried de B., b. Feb. 12, 1833, Paris, lives there esteemed both as pianist and composer ("Opéras sans paroles" for pf. and violin; "Méthode d'accompagnement" [jointly with his father]).
26Bertini, (4) Domenico, d. Sept. 7, 1890, Florence.
27Beley. (See STENDHAL.)
28Bial, Karl B., d. Dec 20, 1892, Steglitz, near Berlin.
29Bird (2), Arthur, gifted composer, b. July 23, 1856, Cambridge, near Boston ("Karnevalszene" for orchestra; symphony in A; ballet, Rübezahl, etc.).
30Bischoff (3), K. J., d. Oct. 26, 1893, Munich.
31Bletzacher, J., d. June 16, 1895, Hanover.
32Bloch, Georg, b. Nov. 2, 1847, Breslau, studied there under Hainsch and J. Schubert, later on under Taubert and Fl. Geyer at Berlin, founder (1879) and director of the Opera Society at Berlin, likewise teacher at Breslaur's Conservatorium there; also composer of vocal music.
33Boch, Franz de, 'cellist, b. Feb. 14, 1808, Potenstein (Bohemia), pupil of the Prague Conservatorium, since 1835 member of the Court band at Stuttgart, and since 1856 teacher at the Conservatorium there.
34Böhm (4), Joseph, b. Feb. 9, 1841, Kühnitz (Moravia), d. Nov. 6, 1893, Vienna, studied under Bocklet and Krenn at Vienna, became in 1865 organist, in 1867 choirmaster, and in 1877 capellmeister of the Hofpfarrkirche, Vienna, and director of the school of church music of the Ambrosius-Verein.
35Bohn, Emil, was named Royal Professor of Music, 1895.
36Boie, the brothers, John, b. Mar. 8, 1822, Altona, and Heinrich, b. there Sept. 16, 1825, pupil for the violin of C. Müller at Brunswick; they both live at Altona. John was, in his time, highly esteemed as a performer in chamber music; Heinrich has composed several operas, etc.
37Boisselot, Jean Louis, b. circa 1785, Montpellier, d. 1847, Marseilles. He was at first a maker of stringed instruments at Montpellier; but in 1823 transferred his business to Marseilles, soon, however, changing it into a pianoforte manufactory, which prospered greatly. Of his sons, the elder, Louis, b. 1809, Montpellier, d. 1850, Marseilles, was manager of the pianoforte manufactory, whose present proprietor, Franz B., is a grandson of the founder. The younger son, Xavier, b. Dec. 3, 1811, Montpellier, d. April 10, 1893, Marseilles, made a name as composer (cantata "Velleda," 1836; operas, Ne touchez pas à la reine, Paris 1847, Mosquita la Sorcière, Paris 1851, L'ange déchu, Marseilles, 1869).
38Bonometti, Giovanni Battista, published at Venice, in 1615, a collection: "Parnassus
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