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Dictionary of music, 1908
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1appointments, he became organist of Durham Cathedral in 1862, and in 1897 Professor of Music at the University of Durham. He has composed oratorios ("Hezekiah," etc.), services, anthems, and the madrigal "Victoria," which won the Molineux prize offered by the Madrigal Society in 1897.
3Arnold (7), Yourij von, d. July 19, 1898.
5Asprezza (Ital.), harshness, roughness.
7Atkins, Ivor Algernon, b. 1869, at Cardiff. Became organist of Truro Cathedral (1885), of Hereford Cathedral (1890), and finally of Worcester Cathedral (1897), where he became also conductor of the Music Festivals.
9Audran, Edmond, add, Studied at the École Niedermayer, Paris. He was specially known as a composer of opera bouffe (L'Ours et le Pacha, 1862; Les Noces d'Olivette, 1879; La Mascotte, 1880; La Poupée, 1896; etc.). He died at Paris, Aug. 16, 1901.
11Augmented Intervals, add, see Superfluous.
13Auvergne, Antoine 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 various operas and ballets. His one-act Les Troqueurs (1753) was one of the first genuine comic operas (with spoken dialogue).
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17Bach, J. S. The (Bach Gesellschaft) edition was completed in 1899, and in 1903 was founded the Neue Bach Gesellschaft, one of the fruits of which was the purchase of the composer's birth-house at Eisenach (1904), to be converted into a Bach Museum. The inauguration took place in 1907.
19Bach (3), Leonhard Emil, d. Feb., 1902.
21Badia (2), Luigi, d. 1899.
23Bahn, Martin, d. 1902. Cj. Trautwein.
25Bähr, for rifle match, read shooting tournament.
27Baj. (See BAI.)
29Balatka, Hans, d. April 17, 1899, Chicago.
31Bannelier, Charles, d. October, 1899, at Paris.
33Bantock, Granville, b. Aug. 7, 1868. Studied at the R.A.M. Conductor and composer. In 1900 he was appointed Principal of the Birmingham and Midland Institute School of Music. He has composed two one-act operas, a cantata—The Fire Worshippers (1892), seven tone-poems ("Thalaba," "Dante," "Fifine at the Fair," "Hudibras," "The Witch of Atlas," "Lalla Rookh," and "The Great God Pan"), three overtures, suites, "Omar Khayyam," Pts. 1 and 2 (Birmingham 1906, Cardiff 1907), "Sapho," Songs of the East (6 vols.), chamber music, etc.
35Barbedette, H., b. 1827, d. Feb. 1, 1901, at Paris.
37Bargheer (1), Karl, d. May 19, 1902, at Hamburg.
39Barnett (2), J. F., add to compositions a pf. concerto, and "The Wishing Bell," cantata, Norwich, 1893. His "Musical Reminiscences and Impressions" were published in 1906.
41Bartay (2), Ed., d. Aug. 31, 1901, at Budapest.
43Bartel, August, b. 1800, Sondershausen, d. there 1876 (son of Heinrich B., the esteemed performer on the trumpet in the military band), 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 own 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.
45Baryphonus. (See PIPEGROP.)
47Bechstein, F. W. K., d. Mar. 6, 1900, at Berlin.
49Beck (10), Joh. Nep., d. Sept. 1893, Vienna.
51Becker (7), Albert, d. Jan. 10, 1899; (10), Carl, b. June 5, 1853, Kirrweiler (Trèves district); in 1881 teacher of music at the Ottweiler seminary; from 1885 employed in a similar capacity at Neuwied ("Rheinischer Volksliederborn," 1892, school song-books, etc.).
53Beethoven, p. 67, col. 1, line 5, after van der Eden, add (d. June 29, 1782). New books on B.:—"Ludwig van Beethoven," by Theodor von Frimmel (Berühmte Musiker Series, 1901), and "Beethoven," by F. J. Crowest, 1899. B.'s "Sämtliche Briefe" edited by A. C. Kalischer (1907, 3 vols., in progress); "Ludwig v. B.'s Sämtliche Briefe u. Aufzeichnungen" (1907, 2 vols., in progress), by Dr. Fritz Prelinger; "B. und seine Kl. Sonaten," by W. Nagel (1903, 2 vols., in progress); "L. v. B.'s Leben" by A. W. Thayer, vol. 1 (2nd edition revised by H. Deiters, 1901).
55Belaieff, Mitrofan Petrowitch, b. Feb. 22, 1836, at St. Petersburg, d. Jan. 10, 1904. Founded a music-publishing business at Leipzig (1885). In his will he left money for annual concerts at St. Petersburg, for prizes for composition, also for a pension fund for needy musicians and their families.
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