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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1gen. mus. dir. in Darmstadt; one of the leading Wagner conductors of his day and ed. that composer's works for the Breitkopf and Härtel complete edition.
2Baltzell, Winton J., Shiremanstown, Penn., Dec. 18, 1864—New York, Jan. 10, 1928; graduated Lebanon Valley College; at 24 took up music, studied with Emery and Thayer; later in London with Bridge and Parker, later with H. A. Clarke, Philadelphia, as editor; taught musical history and theory at Ohio Wesleyan University one year, then returned to Philadelphia; edited a "Dictionary of Musicians" (1911).
3Bampton, Rose, b. Cleveland, O., 1910; soprano; studied at Curtis Inst. of Music, Philadelphia, with Horatio Connell and Queena Mario; sang with Chautauqua, N. Y., Op. Ass'n., 1929; with Philadelphia Grand Op. Co. for three seasons; with Philadelphia Orch., in Schonberg's "Gurrelieder"; and after 1933 with Met. Op. Co.; toured Europe with succ., 1937.
4Banchieri (bän-kī-ā'-rē), Adr., Bologna, 1565 (?)—1634; theorist and organist.
5Banck (bänk), K., Magdeburg, 1809—Dresden, 1889; critic and vocal teacher.
6Banderali (bän-dā-rā'-lē), Davidde, Lodi, 1780—Paris, 1849, buffo tenor, then teacher at Paris Cons.
7Bandini (bän-dē'-nē) (1) Primo, Parma, Nov. 29, 1857—Piacenza, May 3, 1928, where he was dir. of Cons. after 1886; pupil R. School of Music there; composed successful operas "Eufemio di Messina" (Parma, 1878), "Fausta" (Milan, 1886), "Janko" (Turin, 1897). (2) Uberto Rieti, Umbria, March 28, 1860—near Naples, Nov. 20, 1919; pupil of Giustiniani, Boldoni, Rossi Tergiani, and Sgambati; composed prize overture "Elenora," symphony, etc. one of two readings
8Bandini (bän-dē'-nē) (1) Primo, Parma, Nov. 29, 1857—Piacenza, May 3, 1928, where he was dir. of Cons. after 1886; pupil R. School of Music there; composed successful operas "Eufemio di Messina" (Parma, 1878), "Fausta" (Milan, 1886), "Janko" (Turin, 1897). (2) Uberto Rieti, Umbria, March 28, 1860—near Naples, Nov. 20, 1919; pupil of Giustiniani, Boldoni, Rossi Tergiani, and Sgambati; composed prize overture "Eleonora," symphony, etc. one of two readings
9Bandrowski (bän-drōf'-shkī), Alex. Ritter von, Lubackzow, Galicia, April 22, 1860—Cracow, May 28, 1913; operatic tenor, studied Cracow University, then with Sangiovanni, Milan, and Salvi, Vienna; début Berlin, for some years leading tenor Cologne opera, also in Russia, and oratorio in England; sang Paderewski's "Manru" at Warsaw and in New York, 1902.
10Ban'ester, Gilbert, 16th cent.; English composer of Flemish influences.
11Bang, Maia, b. Norway, April 1877; N. Y Oct. 1940; violinist, pedagogue; pupil of Leipzig Cons., Marteau and Auer; début in Oslo, 1900, where she founded a music school; 1919 taught in Auer's Academy in New York; has toured and lectured extensively and is author of methods for violin.
12Ban'ister, (1) J., London, 1630—1676 (79?); court-violinist and composer. (2) J. (Jr.), d. 1735, son of above; court-violinist. (3) Chas. Wm., 1768—1831; composer. (4) Hy. Joshua, London, 1803—1847. (5) Hy. Chas., London, 1831—1897, son of (3); pianist, teacher, and writer, pub. "Lectures on Musical Analysis," etc.
13Banti-Giorgi (bän'-tē-jōr'-jē), Brigida, Crema, Lombardy, 1759—Bologna, Feb. 18, 1806; dram. soprano; first a chanteuse in a Paris café, later engaged at the Grand Opera; toured Europe with great success; her voice was remarkable in compass and evenness, but she was musically illiterate; m. the dancer Zaccaria Banti.
14Ban'tock, Sir Granville, b. London, Aug. 7, 1868; studied R. A. M., took 1st. Macfarren Prize for comp.; his first work, dram. cantata "The Fire-Worshippers," successfully prod., 1889; successful 1-act romantic opera "Caedmar" (London, 1892), conductor of Gaiety Theatre Troupe; 1898 he founded the New Brighton Choral Society; 1900 Principal Birmingham and Midland Inst. School of Music and cond. various societies; 1908 succeeded Elgar in Peyton Chair of Music at Birmingham Univ.; 1898 he married Helena von Schweitzer. He c. "Omar Khayyam" for voices and orch. Part I (Birmingham Fest., 1906), Part II (Cardiff Fest., 1907), Part III (Birmingham Fest., 1909); comedy overture, "The Pierrot of the Minute," overture to "Oedipos at Kolonos" (Worcester Fest., 1911); mass for male voices; chamber music; choral symphs., "Atalanta in Calydon" and "Vanily of Vanities"; festival symph., "Christus"; choral suite, "Pageant of Human Life"; tone-poems, "Thalabra," "Dante," "Hudibras," "Witch of Atlas," "Lalla Rookh," "Great God Pan," "Dante and Beatrice," "Fifine at the Fair," "Hebridean" Symph.; overtures "Saul," "Cain," "Belshazzar," "Eugene Aram," "To a Greek Tragedy"; suites, "Russian Scenes," "English
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