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1taught at the Institute of Musical Art in New York.
3*Galli-Curci, Amelita (b. Italy, 1889), the coloratura-soprano, since 1916 has been conspicuous in the Chicago Opera Company and also a successful concert-singer. See art.
5Garrison, Mabel (b. Baltimore, ? ), trained in Baltimore and New York, from 1912 was lyric soprano in the Aborn Opera Company, and since 1914 has sung at the Metropolitan Opera House.
7Gillette, James Robert (b. Roseboom, N. Y., 1886), studied at Syracuse University, and since 1914 has been concert-organist and teacher in Macon, Ga. He has written the cantata 'The Light Everlasting' and several organ-pieces.
9*Giorni, Aurelio (b. Italy, 1895), since 1915 has made effective tours in the United States as concert-pianist.
11Gittelson, Frank (b. Philadelphia, 1896), studied in Philadelphia, New York and Berlin, made his début as violinist at Berlin in 1913, toured in Germany and England, since 1914 has been heard extensively in America, from 1919 teaching at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. See art.
13*Grainger, Percy Aldridge (b. Australia, 1882), the highly original pianist and composer, has been repeatedly heard in America since 1915. See Vol. v. 643, and art.
15*Grassi, Antonio de' (b. Italy, 1880), after prominent appearances as violinist in Europe from 1905, since 1915 has taught in Berkeley, Cal., organizing a Trio with Vladimir Shavitch and Stanislaus Bern as pianist and 'cellist.
17*Grolle, Johan Hendrik (b. Holland, ? ), a well-trained violinist, since about 1910 has been active in promoting popular education through schools like the Philadelphia Settlement Music School, of which he is director.
19*Gulli, Luigi (b. Italy, 1859), from 1896 pianist in the famous Società del Quintetto in Rome, since 1916 has been soloist and teacher in Chicago.
21Hagan, Helen Eugenia (b. New Haven, Conn., 1893), studied in New Haven and Paris, and since 1912 has been organist and concert-pianist in New Haven. She has written considerable music for piano.
23Hall, Leland (b. Malden, Mass., 1883), studied at Harvard and in Paris, from 1910 taught music-history at the University of Wisconsin, in 1913–14 lectured at Columbia University and wrote program-notes for the Symphony Society, and was one of the editors of The Art of Music, 1914–17.
25*Hambourg, Boris (b. Russia, 1884), the distinguished 'cellist, brother of Mark Hambourg (see sec. 8), since 1910 has toured in America, in 1911–16, with his father and brother (see below), directed the Hambourg Conservatory in Toronto, and since 1916 has lived in New York. See art.
27*Hambourg, Jan (b. Russia, 1882), brother of the foregoing and a striking violinist, collaborated with him in Toronto, and since 1916 has also lived in New York.
29*Hambourg, Michael (Russia, 1856–1916, Toronto), father of the above and a good piano-teacher, from 1911 was associated with his sons in their Toronto school.
31Hanson, Howard Harold (b. Wahoo, Neb., 1896), trained at Luther College in Nebraska, New York and Evanston, Ill., in 1913 was critic and coach in Kansas City, in 1915–16 taught at Northwestern University, and since 1916 has been theory-teacher at the College of the Pacific, San José, becoming dean in 1919. He has written two symphonic poems, a Symphonic Rhapsody, a piano-concerto, a piano-quintet, a piano-sonata and pieces, and songs, besides articles on musical science.
33*Harmati, Sandor (b. Hungary, 1892), who had been violinist and conductor in Budapest, came to New York in 1914, and since 1917 has been second violin in the Letz Quartet.
35*Heifetz, Jascha (b. Russia, 1901), the precocious violinist, having been heard from 1910 in Europe, since 1917 has toured in the United States. See art.
37*Heinecke, Paul (b. Saxony, 1885), since 1910 has been head of the New York branch of Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig, and of the independent corporation formed in 1917 to take over the American business.
39*Hempel, Frieda (b. Saxony, 1885), the distinguished operatic soprano, since 1912 has sung at the Metropolitan Opera House with brilliant success. In 1918 she married William B. Kahn. See art.
41*Herbst, Gottfried (b. Thuringia, 1887), from 1902 violinist and conductor in central Germany, since 1912 has been violin-teacher and concert-player at the State College, Pullman, Wash.
43*Holy, Alfred (b. Portugal, 1866), the famous harpist, since 1913 has been a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. See art.
45Horvath, Cecile, née Ayres (b. Boston, 1889), daughter of Eugene E. Ayres (see sec. 7), studied in Philadelphia, New York and Berlin, and since 1910 has been concert-pianist both abroad and in America. Her husband, Zoltan de Horvath (b. Chicago, 1886), is pianist and teacher in Philadelphia.
47*Ingram, Frances (b. England, 1888), was educated in Brooklyn and New York, first appeared as operatic contralto at Philadelphia in 1911, and has since sung with the Chicago Opera Company, except in 1913–14 with the Montreal Opera Company and in 1914–15 on concert-tours. In 1913 she married Karl G. MacVitty of Chicago.
49Kernochan, Marshall Rutgers (b. New York, 1880), studied in New York and Frankfort, since 1910 has worked in or near New York as composer.
51*Kihl, Viggo Richard (b. Denmark, 1882), concert-pianist since 1901 in Copenhagen and London, since 1913 has been in the faculty of the Toronto Conservatory.
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