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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1music, songs, etc.; wrote a text-book on "Harmony" (Boston, 1898).
2Chaliapine (shäl-yä'-pēn), Fedor Ivanovich, Kazan, Feb. 11, 1873—Paris, April 12, 1938. Eminent Russian bass; pupil of Oussatov, in Tiflis; sang in various cities, finally at Moscow, and with immense success in European capitals; 1908, New York, at Met. Op. in Italian rôles, but on his return in 1921 to U. S. he established his full artistic stature as a powerfully eloquent protagonist in "Boris Godounoff," and as Mephistopheles, King Philip in "Don Carlos," etc.; also a highly individual concert singer, mostly of Russian songs.
3Challier (shäl'-lī'-ēr), Ernst, Berlin, July 9, 1843—Giessen, Sept. 19, 1914; music-publisher, Berlin.
4Cham'berlain, Houston Stewart, Portsmouth, England, Sept. 9, 1855—Bayreuth, Jan. 9, 1927; son-in-law of Richard Wagner, whose daughter, Eva, he m. 1908; renounced British citizenship and became German subject; son of a British Admiral, took doctor's degree in Germany, and lived at Vienna because of his health; pub. famous book "Richard Wagner" (Leipzig, 1892), followed by others.
5Chambonnières (shän'-būn-yär), Jacques Champion (called "Champion de Chamb."), d. ca. 1670; first chamber cembalist to Louis XIV.
6Chaminade (shäm'-l-nād'), Cécile (Louise Stéphanie), b. Paris, Aug. 8, 1861; pianist and composer of spirit and originality; pupil of Lecouppey, Savard, Marsick and Godard; c. the succ. "ballet-symphonie" "Callirhoë" (Marseilles, 1888); the "symphonie lyrique" "Les Amazones" (Anvers, 1888); 2 suites for orch.; "Concert-stück" for pf. with orch. and many pop. songs and pf.-pieces; opéra comique, "La Sevillane," etc.
7Cham'lee (chäm'-lē), Mario, b. Los Angeles, 1892; tenor; Mus. M., Univ. of Calif., 1924; studied with Achille Alberti and Riccardo Deller; début Met. Op. Co., 1920, as Cavaradossi in "Tosca"; also sang with Scotti and Ravinia Op. Cos., and has made appearances in concerts and radio programmes; m. Ruth Miller, soprano.
8Champein (shän-pān), Stanislas, Marseilles, 1753—Paris, 1830; dram. composer.
9Champion (shänp-yōn), Jacques. Vide CHAMONNIÈRES.
10Chanot (shä-nō), Fran., Mirecourt, 1787—Brest, 1823; retired as a naval engineer; designed a violin which the Academy pronounced equal to Stradivari's; his bro., a Paris luthier, manufactured it, but found it impracticable.
11Chapi (y Lorente) (chă-pē' ē lō rēn'-tē), Ruperto, Villena, March 27, 1851—Madrid, March 25, 1909; pupil Madrid Cons.; c. operas and 78 zarzuelas; also a symph.; oratorio, etc. one of two readings
12Chapi (y Lorente) (chä-pē' ē lō rēn'-tē), Ruperto, Villena, March 27, 1851—Madrid, March 25, 1909; pupil Madrid Cons.; c. operas and 78 zarzuelas; also a symph.; oratorio, etc. one of two readings
13Chap'man, William Rogers, Hanover, Mass., Aug. 4, 1855—Palm Beach, Fla., March 27, 1935; composer, choral conductor; founded and led Apollo Club of New York; after 1897, the Maine Festivals in Bangor and Portland; and the Rubinstein Club, a N. Y. women's chorus, which had a continuous existence under his baton from 1887.
14Chap'pell & Co., music-publishers, London; founded 1812 by (1) Samuel C., the pianist, Cramer, and F. T. Latour (1809—1888). (2) Wm. C. became the head of the firm; in 1840 he founded the "Antiquarian Society," and pub. colls. of old Engl. music. His brothers, (3) Thomas, founded, and (4) Arthur, conducted, the Monday and Saturday Pop. Concerts.
15Chap'ple, Samuel, Crediton (Devon), 1775—Ashburton, 1833; organist and pianist, blind from infancy; composer.
16Chapuis (shäp-wē), Aug. Paul J. Bap., Dampierre-sur-Saône, France, April 20, 1862—Paris, Dec., 1933; pupil of Dubois, Massenet, and César Franck, Paris Cons., took first prize in harm., 1st prize for org., and the Rossini prize; organist at Saint Roch.; from 1894, prof. of harm. at the Cons.; 1895, inspector-gen. of music instruction in Paris schools; c. unsucc. lyric drama "Enguerrande" (Op. Com., 1892); lyric drama "Tancred" (Op. Com., 1898 ?); an oratorio; a pf.-suite "on the oriental scale," etc.; pub. a treatise on harm.
17Char (khär), Fr. Ernst ("Fritz"), Cleves-on-Rhein, May 5, 1865—Velden, Sept., 21, 1932; pupil of C. Kistler, Wüllner and Neitzel; cond. opera at Zwickau, Stettin, and
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