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Grove's Dictionary Of Music And Musicians Vol I A. To E., 1904
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1'Complete Method for the Oboe, comprising all the new fingerings, new tables of shakes, scales, exercises,' etc. He died Mar. 8, 1879. F. G.
3BARRETT, JOHN, born about 1674, died about 1735, was a pupil of Dr. Blow, and was music master at Christ's Hospital and organist of the church of St. Mary-at-Hill about 1710. Many songs by him are in the collections of the period, such as D'Urfey's 'Wit and Mirth,' in which is 'Ianthe the lovely,' which furnished the tune of 'When he holds up his hand' in 'The Beggar's Opera.' Barrett composed overtures and act tunes for 'Love's last Shift, or, The Fool in Fashion,' 1696, 'The Pilgrim,' 1700, 'The Generous Conqueror,' 1702, 'Tunbridge Walks,' 1703, and 'Mary, Queen of Scots,' 1703. W. H. H.
5BARRETT, THOMAS. See VIOLIN-MAKERS.
7BARRETT, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, English writer on music; born at Hackney, Oct. 15, 1834; was a chorister at St. Paul's, from 1846 to 1849, principal alto at St. Andrew's, Wells St., 1858-61, and in the latter year lay-vicar at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was organist of St. John's, Cowley, Oxford, from 1863 to 1866; assistant vicar-choral, St. Paul's, 1867, and vicar-choral, 1876 [British Musical Biography]. He was a Mus. Bac. of Oxford (1871). He published English Glee and Madrigal Writers (1877), English Church Composers (1882), Balfe, his Life and Work (1882), and other works; he was joint-editor with Stainer of the Dictionary of Musical Terms (1875). He was musical critic of the Morning Post from 1869 till his death; for some time edited the Monthly Musical Record, and the Musical Times. He died Oct. 17, 1891. G.
9BARRINGTON, DAINES, The Hon., born in London, 1727, died there, March 14, 1800, Recorder of Bristol and puisne judge in Wales, is mentioned here as the author of an account of Mozart during his visit to London in 1764, at eight years of age, in the Philosophical Transactions for 1780 (vol. xi.). Barrington also published Miscellanies (London, 1781), in which the foregoing account is repeated, and a similar account is given of the early powers of four other children, William Crotch, Charles and Samuel Wesley, and Lord Mornington. He also wrote papers on the singing of birds, and on the ancient Welsh crwth and pib-corn. M. C. C.
11BARRY, CHARLES AINSLIE, born in London June 10, 1830, was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge; was a pupil of T. A. Walmisley, and afterwards studied music at Cologne, Leipzig, and Dresden. He contributed for long to the Guardian, edited the Monthly Musical Record, 1875-79, and is well known as the 'C. A. B.' of the Richter Concert programmes, in which his admirable analyses of the compositions of the advanced school are of especial value and interest. He has published several songs and PF. pieces. A MS. Festival March of his was often played at the Crystal Palace in 1862-63, and he has a symphony and other orchestral pieces in MS. He was secretary to the Liszt Scholarship Fund 1886, and is an earnest champion of musical advance. G.
13BARSANTI, FRANCESCO, born at Lucca about 1690. In 1714 he accompanied Geminiani to England, which country henceforth became his own. He played both the flute and oboe, the latter for many years in the opera band. He held a lucrative situation in Scotland, and while there made and published 'A Collection of Old Scots Tunes, with the Bass for Violoncello or Harpsichord,' etc. (Edinburgh, 1742). After his return to England about 1750, he played the viola at the opera in winter and Vauxhall in summer. At the close of his life he was dependent upon the exertions of his wife and his daughter, a singer and actress of considerable ability. His other publications include concerti grossi, overtures, sonatas for strings, and six 'Antifone' in the style of Palestrina. M. C. C.
15BARTEI, GIROLAMO, a native of Arezzo, general of the Augustin order of monks at Rome in the beginning of the 17th century. In 1607 he was maestro di cappella in the cathedral of Volterra, and in the same year he published a set of 'Responsoria' for four equal voices; some masses for eight voices appeared in 1608, a book of motets for two voices in 1609, and some 'concerti' and 'ricercari' for two voices, both in 1618. [Eitner's Quellen-Lexikon.]
17BARTH, KARL HEINRICH, born at Pillau, near Königsberg in Prussia, July 12, 1847, received his first instruction from his father, beginning the piano at four years old. From 1856 to 1862 he was studying with L. Steinmann, and for two years after the expiration of this term, with H. von Bülow. From 1864 onwards he was under Bronsart, and for a short time was a pupil of Tausig's. In 1868 he was appointed a teacher in the Stern Conservatorium, and in 1871 became a professor at the Hochschule at Berlin. Herr Barth is justly held in high estimation for his earnest and intelligent interpretation of classical works, and he is also an admirable player of concerted music. The trio-party which he formed with de Ahna and Hausmann was justly renowned. He has repeatedly undertaken successful concert tours in Germany and England, and has once appeared at a concert of Pasdeloup's in Paris. He held the position of pianist to the Emperor Frederick of Germany. M.
19BARTH, RICHARD, born June 5, 1850, at Grosswanzleben in Saxony, was being educated for the career of a violinist when an accident to his left hand compelled him to exchange the functions of his two hands; he had his violin adapted so as to be fingered with the right hand and bowed with the left. He was a pupil of Beck of Magdeburg, and was from 1863 to 1867 with Joachim in Hanover; for some years he was 'concertmeister' at Münster and (from 1882) at Crefeld. He subsequently became
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