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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1"The Death of Minnehaha" (North Staffordshire Fest., 1899); "Hiawatha's Departure" (London, 1900), the overture the same year; c. also for voices and orch., "The Blind Girl of Castel-Cuillé" (Leeds Fest., 1901), "Meg Blane" (Sheffield Fest., 1902), "The Atonement" (Hereford Fest., 1903), "Kubla Khan" (Handel Society, 1906); incid. music to Stephen Phillips's plays, "Herod," "Ulysses," "Nero," and "Faust" (1908); concert march, "Ethiopia Saluting the Colours"; 5 ballads by Longfellow, with orch. (Norwich Fest., 1905); "A Tale of Old Japan," voices and orch. (London, 1912), etc.
2Colin (kō-lān), P. Gilbert (Colinus, Colinaus, Chamault), singer and notable composer, Paris, 1532.
3Col'la, Giuseppe, cond. at Parma, 1780, m. Agujari.
4Collard (kōl-lār'), a London family of pf-makers. (1) Fr. W. Collard (1772—1860), in partnership with Clementi, bought out Longman & Broderip, 1798, then C. bought out Clementi; he inv. various devices; the firm name now Collard & Collard, (2) Chas. Lukey C. being the head until his death, 1891; then (3) J. C. (Collard) was dir.
5Colles (cōl'-lēs), Henry Cope, b. London, April 20, 1879; critic, editor; educated R. Coll. of Mus., Worcester Coll., Oxford; M. A. Oxon.; asst. music critic, "London Times," after 1906, and critic since 1911; prof., R. Coll. of Mus.; ed. new edition Grove's Dictionary, 1928; served as guest critic, New York "Times," 1923; author, "Brahms," "The Growth of Music."
6Colombani (kō-lōm-bā'-nē), Orazio, monk, conductor, and cptist. at Verona, 1576—92.
7Colonna (kō-lōn'-nā), Giov. Paolo, Bologna (or Brescia), 1637—Bologna, 1693; organist, conductor, and dram. composer.
8Colonne (kō-lūn'), Edouard (rightly Judas), Bordeaux, July 23, 1838—Paris, March 28, 1910; pupil of Girard and Sauzay (vln.), Elwart, and A. Thomas (comp.), Paris Cons.; 1874, founded the famous "Concerts du Chatelet"; 1878, cond. official Exposition concerts; 1892 cond. at the Gr. Opéra; cond. often in London, and 1902, Vienna and 1905, New York.
9Colyns (kō-lāns), Jean Baptiste, Brusse's, Nov. 25, 1834—Oct. 31, 1902; violinist and comp.
10Combs, Gilbert Raynolds, Philadelphia, Jan. 5, 1863—Mt. Airy, Pa., June 14, 1934; son and pupil of a pianist, organist and composer; organist and conductor in Philadelphia; 1885 founded the [address hidden]. Cons. of Mus., of which he was for many years the enterprising dir.
11Comes (kō'-mās), Juan Baptista, Valencia, ca. 1560; conductor and composer.
12Comettant (kōm-ět-tān), (J. P.) Oscar, Bordeaux, Gironde, 1819—Montvilliers, 1898; writer and composer.
13Commer (kōm'-měr), Fz., Cologne, 1813—Berlin, 1887; editor and composer.
14Compère (kōn-pār), Louis (diminutive, Loyst), Flanders, 15th cent.—St. Quentin, Aug. 16, 1518; famous contrapuntist
15Concone (kōn-kō'-nē), Giu., Turin, 1810—June, 1861; organist, famous singing-teacher in Paris, 1832—48, later court-organist Turin; c. 2 operas and famous vocal exercises.
16Co'ninck, Jacques Félix de, Antwerp, 1791—Schaerbeek-les-Bruxelles, 1866; conductor at Berlin, and composer.
17Conradi (kōn-rā'-dē), (1) Jn. G., 17th cent.; conductor; one of the first composers of German opera, his works prod. at Hamburg. (2) Johan G., Tōnsberg, Norway, 1820—Christiana, 1896; composer. (3) Aug., Berlin, 1821—1873; organist and dram. composer.
18Conried (kān'-rēd), Heinrich, Bielitz, Silesia, Sept. 13, 1855—Meran, April 27, 1909; impresario; came to New York 1878; 1901, succeeded Grau as manager of the Metropolitan Opera House, where in 1903 he made the first production outside Bayreuth of "Parsifal"; 1905, Franz Leopold decorated him and gave him the privilege of the prefix "von"; ill health forced his retirement in 1908.
19Con'solo, (1) Frederigo, Ancona, 1841—Florence, Dec. 14, 1906; violinist and comp. (2) Ernesto, London, Sept. 15, 1864—Florence, March 21, 1931; noted pianist; pupil of Sgambati and Reinecke; toured widely; 1906—09, taught Chicago Mus. Coll.; later at Geneva and Florence Cons.; ed. Beethoven sonatas for pf.
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