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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1Scala; engaged to play in Boston Symph.; also in Adamowski Quartet; 1893, after vocal study, sang with Hinrichs Op. Co.; also with Juch and Grau companies; 1895-08, Met. Op.; later in Europe.
2Campanini (käm-pä-nē'-nē), (1) Italo, Parma, 1846—Vigatto, near Parma, Nov. 22, 1896; operatic tenor, a blacksmith when discovered; début, 1869, at Odessa, without much success; then studied with Lamperti, and reappeared, Florence, 1871, as "Lohengrin," with great succ.; toured Europe and U. S. with Nilsson, Patti, etc. (2) Cleofonte, Parma, Sept. 1, 1860—Chicago, Dec. 19, 1919; conductor; pupil Milan Cons., later teacher there; cond. at La Scala, Covent Garden, and 1906-09, at Manhattan Opera House, New York; married Eva Tetrazzini, operatic soprano (sister and teacher of Luisa); from 1910 he was cond. and after 1913 artistic dir. of the Chicago Op. Co. He was instrumental in founding the Edith Rockefeller McCormick Prize for opera composers at the Milan Cons.
3Campbell-Tipton, Louis, Chicago, Nov. 21, 1877—Paris, May 1, 1921; studied in Chicago, Boston and Leipzig; lived in Paris; his important compositions played abroad, notably his "Heroic" sonata for piano, piano suites, "The Four Seasons," "Suite Pastorale," for piano and violin; also c. striking songs.
4Cam'pion, (1) Thos., d. London, Feb., 1620; English physician, poet, dramatist and noteworthy writer and composer; pub. two books of Ayres, etc. (1610); 2 more (1612). (2) Fran., 1703-19, theorist, Paris Gr. Opéra.
5Campio'ni, Carlo A., Leghorn, ca. 1720—Florence, 1793; court-conductor.
6Camporese (käm-pō-rā'-zē), Violante, b. Rome, 1785; operatic sopr. of Napoleon's private music; début, London, 1817; retired, 1829.
7Campos (käm pōs), João Ribeiro de Almeida de, b. Vizen, Portugal, ca. 1770; cond. and professor.
8Campra (kän-prä), (1) André, Dec. 4, 1660—Versailles, July 29, 1744; cond. at Notre Dame; prod. 2 succ. operas under his bro.'s name and gave up church-mus.; cond. Royal Orch. and c. 18 operas. (2) Jos., bro. of above; double-bass player.
9Camps y Soler (kämps ē sō'-lār), Oscar, Alexandria, Nov. 21, 1837—Madrid, ?; Spanish pianist; pupil of Döhler and Mercadante; played in public at 13; lived in Madrid; writer and theorist.
10Canal (kä'-näl), Abbate Pietro, Crespano, April 13, 1807—Dec. 15, 1883; historian and comp.
11Canale (or Canali) (kä-nä'-lē), Floriano, organist at Brescia, 1585-1603; c. church-music.
12Candeille (kän-dē'-yū), (1) P. Jos., Estaires, 1744—Chantilly, 1827; dram. composer. (2) (Simons-Candeille) Amélie Julie, Paris, 1767—1834; operatic sopr., actress, and composer; daughter of above; lived in Paris as teacher; she wrote libretto and music of the succ. operetta "La Belle Fermière" (1792); she played the leading rôle and sang to her own accomp. on piano and harp.
13Cange (dü känzh), Chas.-Dufrèsne, sieur du, Amiens, 1610—Paris, 1688; lawyer and lexicographer.
14Cannabich (kän'-nä-bīkh), (1) Chr., Mannheim, 1731—Frankfort, 1798; noteworthy violinist and conductor, a pioneer in orchestral diminuendo; son of (2) Mathias, a flutist in the Electoral Orch. at Mannheim of which Chr. C. became leader in 1765, and cond. 1775. (3) K., Mannheim, 1764—Munich, 1806; son of (1); court-conductor. (4) Rose, b. about 1762 according to Mozart, whose pupil she was; daughter of (1); notable pianist.
15Canniciari (kän-nē-chä'-rē), Don Pompeo, d. Rome, 1744; conductor and composer.
16Capet (kä-pā'), Lucien, Paris, Jan. 8, 1873—Dec. 19, 1928; violinist and chamber music performer; pupil of Paris Cons., where won 1st prize; taught at Bordeaux; after 1907 led chamber music classes at Paris Cons., and after 1924 artistic dir. of Paris Inst. de Violon; founded noted Capet Quartet in 1903, with which he appeared with succ. in many European cities.
17Caplet (käp-lā), André, Havre, Nov. 25, 1878—Paris, April 24, 1925; eminent composer; pupil of Wollett; violinist at Havre Theatre, 1896; pupil of Leroux at Paris Cons., winning first harmony prize, 1898, and Prix de Rome, 1901; lived in Rome, then in Germany; acted as
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