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Dictionary of music and musicians : American supplement …, 1920
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1VIARDOT–GARCIA
3guerite (in 'Faust') Ophelia, Aïda, Rachel, Elsa, Lucia and Dinorah. [R.7]
5† VIARDOT–GARCIA, MICHELLE FERDINANDE PAULINE (July 18, 1821, Paris, France : May 18, 1910, Paris). See article in Vol. v. 267–8. There are biographies by La Mara, 1882, and Torrigi, 1901, and collections of letters by Kaminski, 1907, and in 'The Musical Quarterly,' July, 1915, January, 1916.
7† VIDAL, PAUL ANTONIN (June 16, 1863, Toulouse, France). See article in Vol. v. 271. Since 1906 he has been chief conductor at the Opéra-Comique. To the list of works add the operas 'La Reine Fiammette' (1898) and 'Ramses' (1908), the operetta 'Le Mariage d'Yvette' (1893), the pantomimes 'Columbine Abandonnée' (1888), and 'La Révérance' (1890), the lyric fantasy 'Eros' (1892), incidental music to Haraucourt's 'Juan de Manara' and to Pigeon's 'Amour dans les Enfers,' and the orchestral suite 'Les Mystères d'Éleusis.'
9'VIERJÄHRIGE POSTEN, DER.' An opera by Gustav Hinrichs, produced in San Francisco in 1877.
11† VIERNE, LOUIS VICTOR JULES (Oct. 8, 1870, Poitiers, France), in 1888–94 was a pupil at the Paris Conservatory of Franck and Widor. At graduation he won the first organ-prize and became Widor's assistant at St.-Sulpice. Since 1900 he has been organist at Notre-Dame. He is professor at the Schola Cantorum and Officier de l'Instruction Publique. He has given recitals with great success in France, Holland, England, Switzerland and Spain, and a visit to America is in prospect. His works include the following:
13'Ave Maria,' op. 1, for soprano and organ.
14Prélude in F-sharp minor, op. 2, for organ.
15Allegretto and 'Prélude Funèbre,' op. 3, for organ.
16'Tantum ergo,' op. 4, for chorus and orchestra.
17'Le Soir' and 'Légende,' op. 5, for viola or 'cello and piano.
18Largo and Canzonetta, op. 6, for oboe and piano.
19Communion, op. 7, for organ.
20String-Quartet in D minor, op. 12.
21Symphony No. 1, in D minor, op. 14, for organ (1899, Pèregally & Parvy).
22'Ave verum,' op. 15, for contralto and organ.
23Messe Solennelle in C-sharp minor, op. 16, for chorus and orchestra.
24'Suite Bourgignonne,' op. 17, for piano (seven movements also for orchestra).
25Trois Airs de Ballet, op. 18, for piano.
26Symphony No. 2, in E minor, op. 20, for organ (Pèregally).
27Legend, 'Praxinoë, Princesse d'Égypte,' op. 22, for soli, women's voices and orchestra.
28Sonata in G minor, op. 23, for violin and piano.
29Symphony in A minor, op. 24.
30Rapsodie, op. 25, for harp.
31Sonata in B minor, op. 27, for 'cello and piano.
32Symphony No. 3, in F-sharp minor, op. 28, for organ (1912, Durand).
33Messe Basse (1913, Library of Catholic Art).
34'24 Pièces en style libre,' op. 31, for organ (1915, Durand).
35Symphony No. 4, in G minor, op. 32, for organ (1918, Schirmer).
3612 Préludes, op. 33, for piano.
372 Nocturnes, in A minor and E, op. 35, for piano.
38Poem, 'Psyché,' op. 36, for voice and orchestra.
39Poem, 'Les Djinns,' op. 37, for voice and orchestra.
40Poem, 'Éros,' op. 38, for voice and orchestra.
41'Les Cloches,' op. 41, for piano.
422 Nocturnes, in D-flat and C-sharp minor, op. 42, for piano.
43Songs, opp. 8, 10, 11, 13, 26, 29 and 40.
45VIGNA, ARTURO. See Register, 9.
46VIGNETI, GEORGES (b. 1882). See Register, 10.
48VILIM, JOSEPH ALOIS (Jan. 18, 1861, Chicago), studied violin in Chicago and in Prague, graduating at the Prague Conservatory in 1883. In 1884–87 he was teacher of violin at the Chicago Musical College, in 1887–99 director of the violin-department at the American Conservatory and in 1894–96 a first violin in the Thomas Orchestra. In 1899 he founded the Vilim American Violin School (which he directed till 1918), and organized the Dvořák Quintet, the Beethoven String Quartet and the Vilim Home Trio (with his sons Richard and Mark). He now has a violin-studio at Coronado, Cal. He is author of Violin-Technique Guide and Seven Days' Exercises for the Advanced Violinist. A book on How to Practice Paganini and Difficult Compositions is nearing completion. [R.7]
50'VINTAGE, THE,' or 'Sterne's Maria.' An opera in two acts by Victor Pelissier, the text by William Dunlap, produced in New York, on Jan. 14, 1799. See Sonneck, article in I. M. G. Sammelbde. 6. 482.
52'VIOLINIST, THE,' of Chicago, is a monthly periodical established in 1900. Its editor till 1906 was Ray G. Edwards and since 1908 has been Ada E. Taylor. A Violinist's Guide was first issued in 1916, giving useful information about violin-makers.
54VIRGIL PRACTICE CLAVIER. See article in Vol. ii. 266.
56VIX, GENEVIÈVE (b. 1887). See Register, 10.
58VOCALION. See article in Vol. v. 360–1.
60VOGRICH, MAX WILHELM KARL (Jan. 24, 1852, Szeben, Austria : June 10, 1916, New York), began piano-study at five and played in public at seven. In 1866–69 he was at the Leipzig Conservatory, taking piano with Moscheles, Wenzel and Reinecke, and theory and composition with Hauptmann, Richter and Reinecke. In 1870–78 he traveled as pianist throughout Europe and also in Mexico and South America. In 1878 he came to New York, gave recitals there and toured the country with Wilhelmj. In 1882–86 he lived in Australia, then in New York till 1902, in Weimar till 1908, in London
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