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Dictionary of music, 1908
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1Bossi, Enrico Marca, organist, b. April 25, 1861, Salò, formerly professor of theory and of the organ at Naples Conservatorio. He has composed sonatas for the violin, and for organ, a symphonic concerto for organ and orch., Requiem, etc. In 1902 he was appointed director of the Liceo Musicale, Bologna. His symphonic poem "Il Paradiso Perduto," Op. 125, was performed at Augsburg in 1903.
3Bott, d. April 30, 1895, New York.
5Bovicelli, Giovanni Battista, native of Assisi, chorister of Milan Cathedral, published in 1594: "Regole, passaggi di musica," etc., containing madrigals and motets, with embellishments of the melody, shakes, runs, etc., usual at that time. (Cf. Monatshefte f. M.-G., 1891, No. 7.)
7Braga, Gaetano, 'cellist and composer, b. 1829, d. 1907. He wrote operas, songs ("Serenata," etc.), 'cello concerto, etc.
9Brahms, d. April 3, 1897, Vienna. Add the following works: Fantasias (Op. 116), three Intermezzi (Op. 117), Clavierstücke (Ops. 118 & 119), two Sonatas for cl. and pf. (Op. 120), four Serious Songs (Op. 121), and eleven Choralvorspiele (Op. 122, posthumous). The second edition of Deiters's "Lebensbild B.'s" appeared in 1898.
11Biographies: — Max Kalbech, of which the first volume has appeared (1903). "The Life of Johannes Brahms," by Florence May, 2 vols. (1905). Dr. Deiters's "Johannes Brahms," translated by Rosa Newmarch (1888). "Erinnerungen an Johannes Brahms," by Albert Dietrich (1898), and J. V. Widmann's "Johannes Brahms in Erinnerungen" (1898), both translated by Dora E. Hecht (1899).
13Brandt-Buys, Dutch musical family. The father, Cornelius Alexander, b. April 3, 1812, Zalt-Bommel, from 1840 organist and conductor (also composer) at Deventer. His sons are: — Marius Adrianus, b. Oct. 31, 1840, Deventer, since 1864 at Zutphen (Organ School, etc.); Ludwig Felix, b. Nov. 20, 1847, Deventer, organist and conductor at Rotterdam (composer of important vocal works); Henry, b. April 20, 1851, Deventer, since 1878 conductor of "Amstels Mannenkoor," Amsterdam (opera Albrecht Beyling [Amsterdam, 1891], and part songs for male choir, etc.).
15Bratsch, Johann Georg, b. Feb. 18, 1817, Zell, d. Sept. 30, 1887, Aschaffenburg, for a long time director of the Royal School of Music at Würzburg, in 1872 musical director of the "Kgl. Studienanstalt" at Aschaffenburg; he was pensioned in 1883.
17Brema, Marie (Minny Fehrman), born at Liverpool, pupil of G. Henschel, made her début at the Monday Popular Concerts in 1891, also as Lola in Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana." She sang at Bayreuth in 1894 as Ortrud, and in 1896 impersonated Fricka and Kundry there. She is one of the most distinguished vocalists of the present day (mezzo-soprano).
19Brenet, Michel (Marie Bobillier), distinguished French music-historian, wrote inter alia "Histoire de la symphonie à orchestre depuis ses origines jusqu'à Beethoven," a biographical notice on Grétry (1884), and a highly meritorious monograph on J. d'Okeghem (1893). "Sébastien de Brossard" (1896). "Les concerts en France sous l'ancien régime" (1900), "La Jeunesse de Rameau" (1903), also articles in La Tribune de St. Gervais and Rivista musicale Italiana and other magazines and papers.
21Brenner, L. von, d. Feb. 9, 1902.
23Breslaur, E. He edited the 11th ed. of Schuberth's "Musik. Konversations-Lexikon" (1892) and published a "Melodiebildungslehre" in 1896; d. July 26, 1899.
25Breton (y Hernández), Tomas, b. Salamanca, Dec. 23, 1850, composer of zarzuelas ("La Dolores," 1895; "La Verbena de la Paloma," 1897, etc.), and of operas (Los Amantes de Ternel, Garin, Raquel, Farinelli), also an oratorio "Apocalypsia" (Madrid, 1882), and orchestral works (Escenas Andaluzas, etc.).
27Brewer, Dr. Alfred Herbert, b. June 21, 1865, at Gloucester. Elected organist of Bristol Cathedral in 1885, and in 1896 succeeded Dr. C. H. Lloyd, his former teacher, as organist of Gloucester Cathedral and conductor of the music festivals. He has composed sacred works, organ music, songs, etc.
29Bridge (1), Sir J. F., appointed in 1890 Gresham Professor of Music; and in 1896 conductor of the Royal Choral Society. Received the honour of knighthood at the Diamond Jubilee of her late Majesty (1897). Appointed First King Edward Professor of Music in the University of London in 1903. For his services at the Coronation, King Edward VII. made him a member of the Victorian Order.
31Briegel, add, Pavanes, Ballets and Courantes a 4, 1652, Intradas and Sonatas a 4-5 for cornets and trombones, 1669, Capricci for violin, 2 viols and bass, 1680, etc.
33Bristow, G., d. Dec., 1898, New York.
35Brodsky, add, After returning from America he was appointed (in 1895) principal of the Manchester Royal College of Music, as successor to Sir Charles Hallé. In 1902 he received the honorary degree of Mus.D., from Victoria University.
37Brown, J. D., and Stratton, S. S., compilers of the "British Musical Biography," 1897.
39Bruckner, A., d. Oct. 11, 1896, Vienna.
41Brückner, Oscar, distinguished 'cellist, b. Jan. 2, 1857, Erfurt, studied at Dresden under Friedrich Grützmacher, sen., and, for theory,
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