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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.3, 1907
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1Somerset. Mrs. Kennedy Fraser visited New York in 1913, and has lectured in the United States. She made an appearance on the stage in the first production (1924) of Bantock's opera, 'The Seal Woman,' of which she was the librettist, and the music of which is largely founded on melodies of her collection. The following are her principal publications:
3'Songs of the Hebrides,' 3 vols. (English and Gaelic text), 1909, 1917, 1921
4'Hebridean Suite,' vcl. and PF.
5'Scots Folk Tunes.'
6Unison Songs for Schools.
7Three handbooks, viz.:
8Law of Interpretation and Hebridean Song.
9Lowland Scots Song.
10Pronunciation of Lowland Scots.
12Her daughter, (3) Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser (b. Edinburgh, June 10, 1888), is well known for her singing to the harp of 'Songs of the Hebrides.' She has toured in America. She married J. C. F. Hood.
14KENNIS, Guillaume-Gommaire (b. Lierre, Feb. 9, 1719; d. Louvain, May 10, 1789), maître de chapelle at Lierre Church, 1742-50; at St. Pierre, Louvain, 1750-89. He was an excellent violinist, and was presented with a Jac. Stainer violin by the Empress Maria-Theresa. (See Burney's Diary, p. 62.) He composed 6 sinfinita a quatro, trio sonatas, duets, and violin sonatas with basso continuo (Q.-L.).
16KENT, James (b. Winchester, Mar. 13, 1700; d. there, May 16, 1776), son of a glazier, became a chorister of the cathedral there under Vaughan Richardson, from 1711-14, but was shortly afterwards removed to London and entered as a chorister of the Chapel Royal under Dr. Croft. There he attracted the attention of the sub-dean, Rev. John Dolben, through whose influence he obtained, in 1717, the post of organist of the parish Church of Finedon, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Dolbens. He resigned his office at Finedon in 1731, on obtaining the organistship of Trinity College, Cambridge, which he held till 1737, when on Jan. 13 he succeeded John Bishop as organist of the cathedral and college of Winchester. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Freeman, a singer at the theatre in the time of Purcell, afterwards a member of the choirs of the Chapel Royal, St. Paul's, and Westminster, and who died Dec. 10, 1736. It was not until the decline of life that Kent could be induced to publish; he then printed a volume containing twelve anthems. In 1774 he resigned his appointments in favour of Peter Fussell. After his death a volume containing a Morning and Evening Service and eight anthems by him was published under the editorship of Joseph Corfe. Kent assisted Dr. Boyce in the compilation of his 'Cathedral Music.' His anthems have been extravagantly extolled by some, and decried by others; in both cases unjustly. They are smooth and even productions, generally pleasing, but rarely rising above mediocrity. His 'Hear my Prayer' was at one time a great favourite, but it is a poor composition. He borrowed freely from Italian composers, without acknowledgment, as is shown by a volume full of his notes formerly in the possession of Sir F. A. G. Ouseley. (See Bassani.)
18W. H. H.: addns. West's Cath. Org., etc.
20KENT-BUGLE; Royal Kent Bugle; Regent's Bugle, see Bugle.
22KEOLANTHE, or The Unearthly Bride, opera in 2 acts; words by Fitzball, music by Balfe. Produced Lyceum Theatre, Mar. 9, 1841.
24KEPER, John, of Hart Hall, Oxford, who graduated as M.A. Feb. 11, 1569, produced in 1574 'Select Psalms in four parts.' W. H. H.
26KERAULOPHON (from κεραυλης, a hornblower, and φωνη, a voice). An 8-foot organ manual stop, of a reedy and pleasant quality of tone. It was invented by Messrs. Gray & Davison, and used by them for the first time in 1843 in the organ they made for St. Paul's Church, Wilton Place. An example was introduced by the French firm of Ducroquet into their organ at St. Eustache, Paris, erected in 1854.
28KERLE, Jacob van (b. Ypres, c. 1531; d. Prague, Jan. 7, 1591 2), a Flemish master who appears to have spent the earlier part of his musical career in Italy, whence the dedications of his earlier works from 1558 are dated. From 1562-75 he was in the service of the Cardinal-Archbishop of Augsburg—Otto von Truchsess—partly in Rome and partly in Augsburg. He is said to have accompanied the cardinal to the later sessions of the Council of Trent, 1562-63, and at any rate was commissioned by him to compose the music for a set of special prayers on behalf of the Council (see title below). He afterwards obtained a canonry at Cambrai, which he continued to hold while also in the service of the Emperor Rudolf at Vienna and Prague (1583 and 1585). His works are:
301. Hymni totius anni, etc., a 4. Rome, 1558, 23 n.
312. Magnificat octo tonum, a 4. Venice, 1561.
323. Sex missae, a 4 and 5. Venice, 1562. Dedicated to Duke Albert of Bavaria. It is in the title of this work Kerle is described as composer to the Cardinal of Augsburg.
334. Proces speciales pro salubri generalis concilii successu et conclusione, nonulique Christiani salute ac unione, etc., 10 Responsoria. a 4. Venice, 1562.
345. Cantiones sacrae, a 5 and 6. Nürnberg, 1571. 14 Motets and Te Deums.
356. Liber modulorum sacrorum, 5 et 6 voc., quibus addita recens cantio, 8 voc., de sauro foedere contra Turcas (this last composition being a thanksgiving for the victory at Lepanto over the Turks). Munich, 1572.
367. Two other Books of Motets, a 4-6. 33 n. Munich, 1573.
378. Cantiones sacrae, a 5 and 6. Munich, 1575, 9 n.
389. 4 Missae, a 4, with Te Deum, a 5. Plantin, Antwerp, 1583 (this work a reprint).
3910. Aliquot moduli, a 4-8, etc. Prag, 1585. Te Deum, Magnificat, Asperges and motets.
41Ambros speaks very highly of Kerle's masses and motets. While still belonging to the old school of composition, they have a character of their own of grandeur and power. Proske's 'Musica Divina' contains a vigorous motet by
431 Or in October, according to his monument in the cathedral.
442 Riemann.
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