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Dictionary of music, 1900
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1Gerlach, (1) Dietrich, celebrated music-printer at Nuremberg, was in partnership with Ulrich Neuber from 1566-71, carried on the business alone until his death in 1575, when it was continued by his widow up to 1592. A catalogue of his publications appeared at Frankfort, 1609.
3(2) Theodor, b. June 25, 1861, Dresden, pupil of Wüllner, composer of songs, chamber-music, etc. He was theatre capellmeister at Sondershausen, Posen, etc., and now lives at Dresden.
5Gerle, (1) Konrad, a lute-maker at Nuremberg, already famous in 1469, d. Dec. 4, 1521.
7(2) Hans, probably son of the former, was already famous in 1523 as a maker of violins and lutes, and also as a performer on the latter instrument, d. 1570, at an advanced age (a portrait of him taken in 1532 has been preserved). He was the author of tablature works of great historic value: "Lautenpartien in der Tabulatur" (1530); "Musica Teusch auf die Instrument der grossen und kleynen Geygen auch Lautten" (1532, contains a guide to violin-playing; 2nd ed. as "Musica und Tablatur auff die Instrument, etc.," 1546, "gemert mit 9 teutschen und 38 welschen, auch frantzösischen Liedern unnd 2 Mudeten"); likewise "Musica Teusch ander Teil" (1533, only discovered in 1886), and "Ein newes sehr künstliches Lautenbuch, darinnen etliche Preamel unnd Welsche Tentz, etc." (1552).
9German flute, the cross-flute. (See Flute.)
11German sixth, the chord of the German sixth consists of a major triad and an augmented sixth—for instance, f a c d'♯. (Cf. French Sixth and Neapolitan Sixth.)
13Germer, Heinrich, an esteemed teacher of the pianoforte, b. Dec. 30, 1837, Sommersdorf (Provinz Sachsen), attended the teachers' college, Halberstadt, and was for some time teacher, but in 1857 became a pupil in the composition class of the Berlin Akademie. After he had been private tutor in Poland for two years, he settled in Dresden, where he became an active and useful teacher of music. G. became favourably known by his small educational works—"Die Technik des Klavier-spiels" (1877), "Die musikalische Ornamentik," "Rhythmische Probleme," "Wie spielt man Klavier?" He also wrote a pianoforte Method, and prepared instructive editions of classical sonatas and études, among others a clever selection of Czerny's studies.
15Gernsheim, Friedrich, b. July 17, 1839, Worms, was pupil of the Leipzig Conservatorium in 1852, went to Paris for further training in 1855, was appointed musical director at Saarbrück in 1861, teacher of the pianoforte and composition at Cologne in 1865, was named professor by the Duke of Gotha in 1872, became director of Rotterdam Conservatorium in 1874, and in 1890 teacher at the Stern Conservatorium, and conductor of the Stern Choral Society, Berlin. He is well known as a composer in the department of chamber-music (three pf. quartets; a pf. quintet, Op. 35; trios, Op. 28, 37; Introduction and Allegro for pf. and violin, Op. 38; two violin sonatas, Op. 50; two stringed quartets; a stringed quintet, etc. He has also written two symphonies, overtures (Waldmeisters Brautfahrt), a concerto for pianoforte, and one for violin, choral works ("Salamis," for male chorus, baritone solo, and orchestra; "Hafis," for soli, chorus, and orchestra; "Wächterlied a. d. Neujahresnacht 1200," for male chorus and orchestra), "Agrippina" (scena for alto solo with chorus and orchestra, 1883), etc.
17Gero, Jhan (Johann), was for a long time erroneously confused with Joannes Gallus (q.v.). According to Fétis, he was maestro of Orvieto Cathedral during the first half of the 16th century. Some of his motets are to be found in Petrucci's "Motetti della Corona" (1519). In addition, the following of his works are known: two books of madrigals à 3 (1541 [1546] and 1555 [1559]); two books of madrigals à 2, and French canzonets (1543 [1552, 1572] and 1552 [1572; both vols. in one, 1582]); also many pieces in collections (Petrejus' "Trium vocum cantiones centum," 1541, alone, contains 32).
19Gersbach, (1) Joseph, b. Dec. 22, 1787, Säckingen, d. Dec. 3, 1830, as teacher of music at the seminary, Carlsruhe. He published books of school songs—"Singvöglein" (thirty songs in two parts), "Wandervöglein" (sixty four-part songs). His brother published after his death: "Reihenlehre oder Begründung des musikalischen Rhythmus aus der allgemeinen Zahlenlehre" (1832), and "Liedernachlass."
21(2) Anton, b. Feb. 21, 1801, Säckingen, d. Aug. 17, 1848, brother of the former, and his successor as music teacher at the seminary at Carlsruhe. He published instructive pianoforte works, a pianoforte Method, school songs, quartets for male and for mixed voices, a supplement to his brother's "Singvöglein," and a "Tonlehre oder System der elementarischen Harmonielehre."
23Gerson, Jean Charlier de, b. Dec. 14, 1363, at Gerson, near Rethel, chancellor of the Paris University, d. July 12, 1429, Lyons; a learned theologian (Doctor christianissimus), among whose works (1706) are to be found the treatises "De laude musices," "De cantorum originali ratione," and "Disciplina purorum."
25Gerster, Etelka (Frau Gardini G.), distinguished stage vocalist (high soprano), b. 1855, Kaschau (Hungary), studied under Frau Marchesi at the Vienna Conservatorium (1874-75), made her début at Venice in 1876 as Gilda (Rigoletto) and Ophelia (Hamlet), and then appeared at Marseilles, Genoa, Berlin (at Kroll's,
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