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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.2, 1906
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1LEMON, THE
3'thirty-second note'; Ital. semi-bis-croma), the half of a semi-quaver; in other words, a note the value or duration of which is the quarter of a quaver and the thirty-second part of a semibreve. It is shown, when single, in this form, and, when joined, thus, ; its rest is .
5DEMON, THE, opera in 3 acts; words by Vistakov, after Lermontov's poem; music by Anton Rubinstein. Produced St. Petersburg, Jan. 25, 1875; Covent Garden, in Italian, June 21, 1881.
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9DÉMOPHON, tragédie lyrique, in 3 acts; words by Marmontel; music by Cherubini; produced Académie Royale, Dec. 5, 1788.
11DENEFVE, JULES (b. Chimay, 1814; d. Aug. 19, 1877), violinist and composer; entered the Brussels Conservatoire in 1833. He studied the violoncello under Platel and Demunck; became professor of the violoncello at the École de Musique, and first violoncello at the theatre, and at the Société des Concerts at Mons. Within a few years he became director of the École, conductor of the Société des Concerts, and founder and conductor (1841) of the Roland de Lattre Choral Society. He composed 3 operas for the Mons theatre; a number of choruses for men's voices; several cantatas (one for the erection of a statue to Orlando Lasso in 1858); a Requiem, and various orchestral pieces. Denefve was a member of the Société des beaux arts et de littérature, of Ghent, and honorary member of the most important choral societies in Belgium and the north of France.
13M. C. C.
15DENGREMONT, MAURICE (b. Rio, Mar. 19, 1866; d. Aug. 1893), a violinist of Franco-Brazilian origin. As a youth he made public appearances on the Continent with extraordinary success, but ultimately gave way to habits of dissipation.
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19DENHOF OPERA COMPANY. This company was formed by Ernst Denhof, a musician resident in Edinburgh, to give a performance of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' in that city, following on its production in English at Covent Garden under Richter in 1908. The Edinburgh performances, the first to be given in the provinces, took place Feb.-Mar. 1910, under the direction of Michael Balling, and were sufficiently successful to warrant Denhof giving another series in 1911 at Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow. In 1912 another tour was made—Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow—tho operas given being 'Elektra,' first performance in English, 'Orpheus,' 'Flying Dutchman' and 'The Mastersingers.' The 1913 season began at Birmingham with a repertory which included 'Rosenkavalier,' 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' both given for the first time in English, and the 'Magic Flute'; but these tours had unfortunately been less and less of a financial success—it was new at that time to give opera on such lines, a large orchestra of admirable quality necessitating higher prices for seats—and the fortnight's season promised at Manchester had to be reduced to a week. At this moment Beecham came to the rescue of the company, and its personnel may be said in general to have come thenceforward under his control. (See Beecham and British National Opera Co.)
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23DENIS, of Lyons (early 18th cent.), maître de chapelle, Tournay Cathedral; also at St. Omer. He wrote Nouveau Système de musique pratique, Paris, 1747. He is probably also the author of 'Sonates à violon seul avec la basse,' par M. Denis, i. livre, Paris, 1723, and Nouvelle Méthode pour apprendre la musique et l'art de chanter, dédié aux dames de St. Cyr (1730).
25E. v. d. S.
27DENKMÄLER DER TONKUNST, the title of a publication of ancient music, inaugurated by Dr. Chrysander with a reprint of Palestrina's 4-part motets. After 5 volumes, the series was merged in other publications, the first volume of Corelli and Couperin (q.v.) being completed by a second volume of each. The contents were as follows:
281. Palestrina's 4-part motets, book 1. ed. Bellermann.
292. Carissimi's Oratorios (Jephite, Judicium Salomonis, Baltasar, Jonas).
303. Corelli's works, ed. Joachim, book 1.
314. Couperin's suites, ed. Brahms, vol. 1.
325. Lully's Te Deum (afterwards withdrawn, and issued as one of the 'Supplemente' to Chrysander's edition of Handel). one of two readings
335. Lully's Te Deum (afterwards withdrawn, and issued as one of the 'Supplément' to Chrysander's edition of Handel). one of two readings
35DENKMÄLER DEUTSCHER TONKUNST. In May 1892 a committee of musicians, including Brahms, Joachim, Chrysander, Herzogenberg, Spitta and Helmholtz, undertook the publication of a series of musical reprints under this title, and with financial help or subvention from the Government. After the first two volumes a long interval elapsed, during which the Austrian musicians had followed the good example, and had started their own set of 'monuments' with Government support, under the general editorship of Guido Adler (q.v.). (See below: Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.) On the resumption of the scheme in 1900, the German series was divided into two sections, one for Germany and one for Bavaria, the latter being called Zweite Folge (second series). The following is a list of the volumes already published:
36I. Samuel Scheidt's 'Tabulatura nova' for organ, etc., ed. Max Seiffert.
37II. H. L. Hassler's 'Cantiones Sacrae,' ed. H. Gehrman.
38III. F. Tunder's solo cantatas and choral works, ed. Max Seiffert.
39IV. J. Kuhnau's clavier works, ed. K. Päler.
40V. J. R. Ahle's selected vocal works, ed. Joh. Wolf.
41VI. Matthias Weckmann and Chr. Bernhard, selected vocal works, ed. M. Seiffert.
42VII. H. L. Hassler's Massae, ed. Jos. Auer.
43VIII. Ignaz Holzbauer, 'Günther von Schwarzburg,' opera in three acts, ed. J. H. Kretzschmar, part 1.
44IX. Do. Part II.
45X. Joh. Caspar F. Fischer's 'Journal du printemps,' and D. A. S.'s 'Zodiacus,' ed. R. von Werra.
46XI. D. Buxtehude, Sonatas, vn., v'cl. and harpsichord, ed. C. Stihl.
47XII. Heinrich Albert's 'Arien,' part 1. ed. Rouard Bernouilli.
48XIII. Heinrich Albert's 'Arien,' part II., ed. E. Bernouilli.
49XIV. Dietrich Buxtehude's 'Abendmusiken' and Church Cantatas, ed. Max Seiffert.
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