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Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Volume 2, 1927
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1(b. 1801; d. Feb. 2, 1870), carried on the business, first in Frith Street, afterwards in Macclesfield Street, Soho. Simon made instruments of high model and no great merit. He is best known as the author (jointly with W. Sandys, F.S.A.) of The History of the Violin and other Instruments played with the Bow, 1864.
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6FORSTER & ANDREWS have been established at Hull as organ-builders since 1843. Amongst many instruments from their factory may be quoted the organs in the Kinnaird Hall, Dundee; St. Mary's, Leicester; Holy Trinity, Hull; and the City Temple, London.
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11FORSYTH, CECIL (b. Greenwich, Nov. 30, 1870), educated at Edinburgh University and at the R.C.M. (under Parry and Stanford), a man of versatile attainments, is particularly noteworthy as the author of several important books on music.
13Forsyth played the viola in the Queen's Hall Orchestra for some years, and was active as a composer, producing in London two comic operas (with C. Scott-Gatty) at the Savoy and Aldwych theatres. In 1914 he removed to New York, where he entered the music publishing firm of H. W. Gray, through whom many of his later compositions have been issued. Forsyth's important literary work begins with Music and Nationalism (1911), a close study of the chequered history of English opera, a treatise on Orchestration (1914), the most thorough work on its subject in the English language, and a History of Music (1914) written in conjunction with Stanford. Further, Choral Orchestration followed in 1920.
15FORSYTH BROTHERS, a firm founded at Manchester for the sale of pianos, by the brothers HENRY (d. July 1885) and JAMES FORSYTH in 1857. They had been brought up, and represented the third generation of the name, in the establishment of John Broadwood & Sons. Forsyth Brothers began engraving music in 1872, with Halle's 'Practical Piano-forte School,' the first numbers of which were published by them in Jan. 1873, and at the same time they opened a London publishing business in Oxford Circus. An appendix to the 'School,' entitled the 'Musical Library,' was begun some time after, and a catalogue was formed which includes several compositions by Stephen Heller as well as important works by other composers. They have also added to the instrumental part of their business an agency for American organs, from the manufactory of the Dominion Organ Company, Ontario, Canada. James Forsyth, in connexion with the business in Manchester, maintained an important share in the management of the leading concerts of that city. Since 1901 the firm has been a limited company.
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20FORTE, loud: an Italian word, usually abbreviated into f. A lesser degree of loudness is expressed by mf—mezzoforte; a greater one by più f and ff, fortissimo, and the greatest of all by fff, fortississimo, as in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony (Finale) and other works. Four and more f's have been used by later composers, until the additions have sometimes become meaningless.
22Fortepiano—afterwards changed to Piano-forte—was the natural Italian name for the new instrument which could give both loud and soft sounds without mechanical aid.
24FORTI, ANTON (b. Vienna, June 8, 1790; d. July 16, 1859), distinguished baritone singer. He made his début at Presburg with so much success that towards the end of 1807 Prince Esterhazy engaged him almost at the same time as the tenor Wild for his celebrated band. Forti soon forfeited the favour of the Prince, who suddenly enrolled him as a soldier, and only released him at the intercession of several of the nobility. He next appeared (June 29, 1811) at the Theatre 'an der Wien' as Don Juan, a part for which his very sonorous voice, commanding presence, and elevated refined style of acting eminently fitted him. In Apr. 1813 he was engaged at the court theatre, and speedily became a favourite. Besides Don Juan he specially excelled in Figaro (Mozart and Rossini), Telasco ('Ferdinand Cortez'), etc., and in French dialogue-operas. He sang Pizarro at the revival of 'Fidelio' in 1814; and Lysiart at the first performance of 'Euryanthe' (1823). When Count Gallenberg undertook the direction of the court theatre in 1829 Forti was pensioned, and made starring tours to Prague, Hamburg and Berlin, where he also took a short engagement. On his return to Vienna his voice had lost its charm, and his increasing corpulence spoiled his acting. He retired finally from the stage after winning the first prize in one of the public lotteries.
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29FORTUNATI, FRANCESCO (b. Parma, Feb. 24, 1746), a pupil of Padre Martini at Bologna. He returned to Parma c. 1769, where he produced his first opera, was appointed maestro di cappella at the court and music-master to the Archduchess Amalia. He composed several operas, church music, symphonies, quartets, etc. (see Q.-L.). He visited Dresden, Berlin, etc., but remained in the service of the Duke until the death of the latter in 1802. In 1810 he became a member of the newly founded Academy at Parma.
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34FORZA DEL DESTINO, LA, tragic opera by Verdi, libretto by Piave, in 4 acts. Produced St. Petersburg, Oct. 30 (Nov. 11), 1862; Her Majesty's Theatre, June 22, 1867; New York, Feb. 2, 1865; in English, Carl Rosa Co., Kennington, Sept. 2, 1910.
36FOSSA, JOHANN DE (d. Munich, before Whit-sun 1603), musician at the court of Bavaria in 1570. In 1571 he became second Kapell-
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