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Grove's dictionary of music and musicians, 1927
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1*McCormack, John (b. Ireland, 1884), the eminent tenor, in 1909–10 sang at the Manhattan Opera House, in 1910–11 with the Boston Opera Company, in 1912–13 with the Chicago Opera Company, and has since been heard in concert. See Vol. v. 652, and art.
3*Melis, Carmen (b. Sardinia, 1885), was from 1909 a soprano at the Manhattan Opera House, from 1911 with the Boston Opera Company, and since 1913 at the Paris Opéra or the Metropolitan Opera House.
5*Meyer, Max Friedrich (b. Prussia, 1873), since 1900 professor of psychology at the University of Missouri, has been specially interested in problems of musical theory, and has written articles upon musical acoustics, instruments, etc.
7Michalek, Bohumil (b. Chicago, 1885), studied mainly in Brussels and Prague, from 1906 was concertmaster at the Prague Opera and also assistant to Sevcik, and since 1908 has been head of his own Master School for Violinists in Chicago.
9Middleton, Arthur D. (b. Logan, Ia., 1880), studied at Simpson College in Iowa, beginning vocal teaching and concert-work as baritone while still a student, in 1905–06 taught at the Des Moines Musical College, in 1906–11 at the Chicago Musical College, and since 1914 has sung at the Metropolitan Opera House.
11Miessner, W. Otto (b. Huntingburg, Ind., 1880), trained in Cincinnati, from 1900 was music-supervisor at Booneville, Ind., from 1904 at Connersville, Ind., from 1910 at Oak Park, Ill., and since 1914 has been music-director at the State Normal School in Milwaukee. See art.
13Miller, Horace Alden (b. Rockford, Ill., 1872), graduated from Cornell College in Iowa in 1896, studied at Oberlin and later in Munich and Berlin, since 1905 has been instructor at Cornell College, besides making special studies of Indian music and composing on Indian themes. See art.
15Montani, Nicola Aloysius (b. Utica, N.Y., 1880), studied in Rome and with Mocquereau (Isle of Wight), and since 1907 has been organist in Philadelphia. In 1914 he organized the Society of St. Gregory to promote Gregorian music in the Roman Catholic Church, and a Catholic Choral Club, besides editing 'The Catholic Choir-master.' He has written two masses, a Stabat Mater, motets, etc.
17Moog, Wilson Townsend (b. Baltimore, 1881), graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1902, studied at New Haven and Boston, from 1904 was organist in Boston, in 1907–08 taught at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, and since 1906 has been professor at Smith College. He has composed an overture (1916), and works for organ, piano and voice.
19Moore, Mary, née Carr, in 1912 produced at Seattle the grand opera 'Narcissa' with success. She has also written songs.
21Morse, Charles Frederic (b. Mishawaka, Ind., 1881), trained at Ann Arbor, Detroit and Paris, from 1902 was music-director at the State Normal School, California, Pa., from 1907 organist in Pittsburgh, and since 1909 at Detroit, where he teaches in the Institute of Musical Art and conducts the Orpheus and Madrigal Clubs.
23*Muck, Karl (b. Hesse, 1859), the celebrated conductor, was conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1906–08 and in 1912–18, when he was interned as an enemy alien, and in 1919 returned to Germany. See Vol. iii. 314, and art.
25*Mukle, May Henrietta (b. England, 1880), since 1900 has toured as concert-'cellist in the United States and Canada, and joined with Maud Powell and her own sister in the Maud Powell Trio. See art.
27*Narodny, Ivan (b. Russia, 1874), since about 1905 has written upon Russian music in New York and also upon dancing. He published Echoes of Myself, 1909, and contributed to The Art of Music, 1914–17. His wife, Maria Narodny, née Mieler (b. Russia, 1888), is a concert-soprano, specializing in Russian and Finnish music.
29Newcomb, Ethel (b. Whitney Point, N.Y., 1879), trained at Vienna, making her début there as concert-pianist in 1903 and in London in 1904, from 1904 assisted Leschetizky, and since 1908 has appeared in America and Germany as an effective soloist and ensemble-player.
31*Noack, Sylvain (b. Holland, 1881), in 1908 joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as second concertmaster, in 1915 formed the Boston Quartet, and since 1919 has been concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. See art.
33Norden, N. Lindsay (b. Philadelphia, 1887), graduated from Columbia in 1909, from 1905 was choirmaster in Brooklyn and from 1909 organist there, and since 1917 has been organist and conductor in Philadelphia. He is active in promoting Russian church music. See art.
35Osborn-Hannah, Jane (b. Chicago, 1880?), studied at Cincinnati and Berlin, made her début as operatic soprano at Leipzig in 1904, continued singing in Germany and England, both in opera and in concert, in 1910 appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House, and has since been with the Chicago Opera Company.
37Parker, Henry Taylor (b. Boston, 1867), from 1892 was in active journalistic work, and since 1905 has been musical and dramatic critic of the Boston 'Transcript,' besides writing somewhat for magazines.
39Parkinson, Elizabeth ['Parkina'] (b. Missouri, 1882), studied in Kansas City and Paris, from 1902 was soprano at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, in 1904–07 in London, with a striking tour in Australia in 1905, and has since been a favorite concert-singer in England.
41Parlow, Kathleen (b. Calgary, Alberta, 1890), studied violin in San Francisco, London and Petrograd, and from 1905 appeared in Europe and since 1910 also in America. See art.
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