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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1Scenes," "Dances and Scenes from Scottish Highlands," "Pagan" Symph.; ballets, songs, etc.; symph. overture "Saul"; dram. symphony in 24 parts, "The Curse of Kehama," etc.
2Bap'tie, David, Edinburgh, Nov. 30, 1822—Glasgow, March 26, 1906; composed anthems, etc.; compiled hymn-books.
3Barbaco'la. Vide barbireau.
4Barbaja (bär-bä'-yä), Domenico, Milan, 1778—Posilippo, 1841; impresario.
5Barbarieu. Vide barbireau.
6Barbedette (bär'b-dët) H., Poitiers, 1827—Paris, 1901; writer and composer.
7Barbel'la, Emanuele, d. Naples, 1773; violinist and composer.
8Bar'ber, Samuel, b. West Chester, Pa., 1910; composer; nephew of Mme. Louise Homer; grad. Curtis Institute of Music; awarded fellowship at American Academy in Rome and Pulitzer Prize, 1935; c. (orch.) "Music for a Scene from Shelley" (N. Y. Phil., 1935); 'cello and piano sonata; "Dover Beach" for voice and string quartet; songs and piano works, etc.
9Bar'bi, Alice, b. Brodena, 1862; mezzo-sopr.; pupil of Zamboni, Busi, and Vannucceni; début, Milan, 1882; toured Europe in concert; also a violinist and poet; (1) m. Baron Wolff-Stomersee; (2) Marchese della Torretta, Italian ambassador to London, 1920.
10Barbier (bär'b-yä), (1) Fr. Ét., Metz, 1829—Paris, 1889; teacher and leader; composed over 30 operas. (2) Jules Paul, Paris, 1825—Jan., 1901. collaborator with Carré, in the libretti of many operas, including "Les Noces de Jeannette" (Massé); "Le Pardon de Ploërmel" (Meyerbeer); "Faust" (Gounod); "Philemon et Baucis" (Gounod); "Roméo et Juliette" (Gounod); "Hamlet" (Ambr. Thomas).
11Barbieri (bär-bI-ä'-rë), (1) Carlo Emm. di, b. Genoa, 1822—Pesth, 1867; conductor and dram. composer. (2) Francisco Asenjo, Madrid, 1823—1894, very pop. composer of "Zarzuelas" (Vide D. D.).
12Barbireau (bär-bI-rö) (or Barbiriau, Barbarieu, Barbyria'nus, Barberau, Barbingaut (bär-bän-gö), or Bar-baco'la), d. Aug. 8, 1491; from 1448 choirmaster of Notre-Dame; notable cptist., composed masses, etc.
13Barbirolli (bar-bë-rôl'-ë), John, b. London, 1899; 'cellist and conductor; of Italian-French parentage; studied at R. Acad. of Music; début as 'cellist, Queen's Hall, 1911; member of Intern. String Quartet, with which toured Europe; founded Barbirolli Chamber Orch., 1925; cond. Brit. Nat'l. Op. Co., 1926; later appeared with London Symph. and Royal Phil.; cond. Scottish Orch. and Leeds Symph.; guest appearances in Russia; 1936-7, cond. N. Y. Phil. for 3 season term; m. Marjorie Parry, soprano.
14Barbot (bär-bô), Jos. Th. Désiré, Toulouse, 1824—Paris, 1897, tenor; created "Faust," 1859; 1875, prof. Paris Cons
15Barcewicz (bär'-tsë-vïts), Stanislaus, Warsaw, April 16, 1858—Sept. 2, 1929; violinist; pupil of Moscow Cons.; opera cond. at Warsaw; from 1885 violin prof. at the Cons.; c. violin pieces.
16Bardi (bär'-dë), Giov., conte del Vernio, Florcntine nobleman and patron of the 16th cent., under whose influence the attempted revival of the Greek lyric drama led to modern opera. At his house "Dafne" was performed.
17Barge (bär'-gë), Jn. H. Wm., Wulfsahl, Hanover, Nov. 23, 1836—Hanover, July 16, 1925; self-taught flutist; 1867-95 first flute, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch., retired on pension; teacher Leipzig Cons.; wrote "Method for Flute"; composed 4 orchestral flute-studies, etc.
18Bargheer (bär'-khär), (1) K. Louis, Bückeburg, Dec. 31, 1831—Hamburg, May 19, 1902; violinist; pupil of Spohr, David, and Joachim; 1863, court-conductor at Detmold; made concert-tours; 1879-89, leader Hamburg Phil. Soc., teacher in the Cons.; later leader in Bülow orch. (2) A., Bückeburg, Oct. 21, 1840—Basel, March 10, 1901; brother of above, pupil of Spohr; court-violinist Detmold; 1866, Prof. Basel Sch. of Music.
19Bargiel (bär'-gël), Woldemar, Berlin, Oct. 3, 1828—Feb. 23, 1897; composer; pupil, Leipzig Cons.; later Prof. in Cologne Cons.; 1865, dir. and cond. of the Mus. Sch., Amster-
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