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GROVE'S DICTIONARY OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS IN FIVE VOLUMES, 1908
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1Fischer, Cervetto, Stamitz, Decamp, and Clementi. He also gave brilliant concerts in the new Assembly Rooms (built 1771) at Bath, where he took up his abode on leaving London. Here he invited Haydn and Dr. Burney to visit him, and the three spent several pleasant days together in 1794. On this occasion Haydn wrote a four-part canon (or more strictly a round) to an epitaph on a favourite dog buried in Rauzzini's garden, 'Turk was a faithful dog and not a man.' (See Turk.) Rauzzini's operas performed in London were 'Piramo e Tisbe' (March 16, 1775, and afterwards in Vienna), 'Le Ali d'Amore' (Feb. 27, 1776); 'Creusa in Delfo' (1783); 'La Regina di Golconda' (1784); and 'La Vestale' (1787). 'L' Eroe Cinese,' originally given at Munich in 1771, was performed in London in 1782. (These dates are from the Public Advertiser.) He composed string-quartets, sonatas for PF., Italian arias and duets, and English songs; also a Requiem produced at the little Haymarket Theatre in 1801, by Dr. Arnold and Salomon. He died, universally regretted, at Bath, April 8, 1810. His brother
3MATTEO, born in Rome 1754, made his first appearance at Munich in 1772, followed his brother to England, and settled in Dublin, where he produced an opera, 'Il Rè pastore,' in 1784. He had written 'Le finte Gemelli' for Munich in 1772, and 'L' opera nuova' for Venice in 1781. He employed himself in teaching singing, and died in 1791.
5RAVENSCROFT, JOHN, one of the Tower Hamlets waits, and violinist at Goodman's Fields Theatre, was noted for his skill in the composition of hornpipes, a collection of which he published. Two of them are printed in Hawkins's History, and another in vol. iii. of 'The Dancing Master.' A set of sonatas for two violins and violone or arch-lute, were printed at Rome in 1695. He died about 1745.
7RAVENSCROFT, THOMAS, Mus.B., born in 1593, was a chorister of St. Paul's under Edward Pearce, and graduated at Cambridge in 1607. In 1609 he edited and published 'Pamamelia. Musickes Miscellanie: or Mixed Varietie of pleasant Roundelayes and delightful Catches of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Parts in one'—the earliest collection of rounds, catches, and canons printed in this country. A second impression appeared in 1618. Later in 1609 he put forth 'Deuteroamelia; or the Second Part of Musick's Melodie, or melodius Musicke of Pleasant Roundelaies; K. H. mirth, or Freemen's Songs and such delightfull Catches'; containing the catch, 'Hold thy peace, thou knave,' sung in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night.' In 1611 he published 'Melismata. Musicall Phansies, fitting the Court, Citie, and Countrey Humours, to 3, 4 and 5 Voyces.' In 1614 he published 'A Briefe Discourse of the true (but neglected) use of Charact'ring the Degrees by their Perfection, Imperfection, and Diminution in Mensurable Musicke against the Common Practise and Custome of these Times; Examples whereof are exprest in the Harmony of 4 Voyces Concerning the Pleasure of 5 vsuall Recreations. 1. Hunting. 2. Hawking. 3. Dancing. 4. Drinking. 5. Enamouring'—a vain attempt to resuscitate an obsolete practice. The musical examples were composed by Edward Pearce, John Bennet, and Ravenscroft himself. [Much of the material is found in a MS. in the Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 19,758 (Dict. of Nat. Biog.). In 1618-22 he was music-master at Christ's Hospital (Mus. Times, 1905, p. 580.)] In 1621 he published the work by which he is best known, 'The Whole Booke of Psalms: With the Hymnes Evangelicall and Spirituall. Composed into four parts by Sundry Authors with severall Tunes as have been and are usually sung in England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands.' Another edition was published in 1633. Four anthems or motets by Ravenscroft are among the MSS. in the library of Christ Church, Oxford. [For other music by him see the Quellen-Lexikon.] The date of his death is not known. It is said by some to have been about 1630, and by others about 1635.
9RAVINA, JEAN HENRI, a pianoforte composer, was born May 20, 1818, at Bordeaux, where his mother was a prominent musician. At the instance of Rode and Zimmermann the lad was admitted to the Conservatoire of Paris in 1831. His progress was rapid—second prize for PF. in 1832; first prize for the same in 1834; first for harmony and accompaniment in 1835, a joint professorship of PF. Nov. 1835. In Feb. 1837 he left the Conservatoire and embarked on the world as a virtuoso and teacher. He resided exclusively at Paris, with the exception of a journey to Russia in 1853, and Spain in 1871. He received the Legion of Honour in 1861. His compositions are almost all salon pieces, many of them very popular in their time, graceful and effective, but with no permanent qualities. He also published a 4-hand arrangement of Beethoven's nine symphonies. Ravina died in Paris, Sept. 30, 1906.—The above sketch is indebted to M. Pougin's supplement to Fétis.
11RAWLINGS, or RAWLINS, THOMAS, born about 1703, was a pupil of Dr. Pepusch, and a member of Handel's orchestra at both opera and oratorio performances. On March 14, 1753, he was appointed organist of Chelsea Hospital. He died in 1767. His son, ROBERT, born in 1742, was a pupil of his father, and afterwards of Barsanti. At seventeen he was appointed musical page to the Duke of York, with whom he travelled on the continent until his death in 1767, when he returned to England and became a violinist in the King's band and Queen's private band. He died in 1814, leaving
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