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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1(Wood) R.; descendant of Dr. Charles Burney, mus. historian; ed. Winchester Coll. and for the army; held a commission in the 51st Yorks Militia; stud. music at Guildhall Sch. of Music and w. Bachelet in Paris. Has played frequently in public as accompanist for his own songs. Comp.: comic opera, "Mr. Flame"; numerous songs.
3ROMA, Caro:
4Composer, soprano (a to c''); b. East Oakland, Cal., Sept. 10, 1866, d. Vernal Sidney and Mary Louise (Boynton) Northey; grad. grammar and high sch.; grad. New England Cons., Boston, 1890; m. Jesse Everson Douglas (deceased), 1892. Began to sing at 3 yrs.; has appeared w. Donnelly and Girard in "Natural Gas" (1891); Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco (weekly change of opera), 1892-1902; Castle Square Opera, Boston; w. U. S. Marine Band, Washington; Turner's Opera Co., England; Joseph O'Mara Concert Co., London; sang in "command" concert before Queen Victoria, who presented her with a medal; sang at Queen's Hall with Mascheroni, Tito Mattei and other notable artists. Has published over 1000 songs (Witmark, etc.); opera, "God of the Sea"; 2 song cycles, "The Wandering One" and "The Swan." Author: "Some Idle Moments" (O. B. Smith, Denver); "June the 16th" and "Other Idle Moments" (in press). Mem. Professional Woman's League, Gamut Club, Honorary Elk, Daughter of Isis-Mecca Temple, New York, Actors' Assn., Actors' Church Alliance; received gold medal from citizens of Boston. Address: care M. Witmark & Sons, 144 W. 37th St., New York.
6ROMANI, Romano:
7Composer; b. Italy. Comp.: operas: "Rosana" (3 acts, Leghorn, 1904); "Zulma" (Leghorn, 1909).
9ROMANIELLO, Luigi:
10Pianist; b. Naples, 1860; stud. in Italy, where he toured as pianist, achieving great success and winning many medals; specialized in old harpsichord music; was professor of piano Naples Cons., dir. Società del Quartetto; also active as writer; appeared in Buenos Aires in 1896, and settled there; active as teacher, composer and critic. Comp.: 2 piano sonatas; fantasia for piano; 2 piano trios; 2 violin sonatas; trio for piano, horn and oboe; 2 string quartets; 2 symphonies; 2 symphonic poems; smaller orch. pieces; symphonic fantasia for piano and orch., concerto for piano and orch., fantasia for 2 pianos and orch.; piano pieces; also 2 operas. Has written a work on piano technique. Address: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
12ROMBERG, Sigmund:
13Composer; b. Hungary, 1887, s. Adam and Claire R.; cousin of Alfrd Grünfeld, concert pianist, of Vienna; grad. Univ. of Bucharest; stud. music privately w. Victor Heuberger in Vienna; m. Eugénie Erb, New York, 1912. Has composed the music for 11 successive "shows," produced at the New York Winter Garden, containing many popular "hits"; also comic operas: "The Midnight Girl"; "The Girl from Bond Street"; "The Blue Paradise"; "The Girl from Brazil"; "Her Soldier Boy"; "May Time"; all prod. in New York, and on tour through the U. S. (pub. by G. Schirmer). Address: care Sam S. & L. Shubert, Inc., 225 W. 44th St. Home: Hotel Majestic, New York.
15RONALD, Landon:
16Composer, conductor and pianist; b. London, England, June 7, 1873; ed. St. Marylebone and All Souls' Grammar Sch., Margate Coll.; stud. music at Royal Coll. of Music w. Taylor, Holmes, Parry, Bridge, Stanford and Parratt; m. Mimi Ettlinger, of Frankfort. Played piano part in "L'Enfant Prodigue" at Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1890, and on tour; subsequently conducted comic opera for William Greet; later became maestro al piano at Covent Garden under Augustus Harris; was one of the conductors of an opera company sent out by Harris on a 6 months' tour; has acted as conductor and accompanist for Mme. Melba on her British and American tours since 1893; appeared frequently before Queen Victoria, King Edward and Queen Alexandra; conducted grand opera at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, 1895-6, mus. comedy for Tom B. Davis at the Lyric Theatre, London, 1896-9; cond. New Symphony Orch. since 1908; has also conducted in Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig, Bremen, Rome, etc.; introduced Elgar's 1st Symphony in Rome; has directed annual concert seasons at Birmingham and Blackpool for several yrs.; principal of the Guildhall Sch. of Music since 1910. Comp.: about 200 songs, including additional numbers to "Little Miss Nobody," "L'Amour Mouillé," "Florodora" and "The Silver Slipper"; Suite de Ballet, Symphonic Poem and other works f. orch.; music to the Coronation Ballet, "Britannia's Realm," and the "Entente Cordiale" Ballet (Alhambra Theatre), etc. Mem. The Savage Club. Address: 118 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, London, W., England.
18RONAY, Kalman:
19Violinist and teacher; b. Veszprém, Hungary, 1868; stud. music at the Vienna Cons. Professor of violin at the Guildhall Sch. of Music, London. Has received numerous decorations from European governments. Address: 28 Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London, N. W.
21RONDEAU, Ruth Luella:
22Pianist and teacher; b. Seymour, Wis., June 25, 1892, d. Sewell and Sophia (Strong) R.; ed. Clintonville High Sch., 1911; stud. piano, harmony, counterpoint, composition, analysis and history w. Marie S. Holst and Mrs. May Babbitt; diploma from Oregon Agricultural College School of Music, 1914. Taught privately in Corvallis, Ore., 4 yrs. Address: 804 S. 11th St., Corvallis, Oregon.
24RONGÉ, Jean Baptiste:
25Translator, composer; b. Liège, April 1, 1825; stud. w. Daussoigne-Méhul in Liège and won the 2nd Prix de Rome in Brussels. Made metrical (rythmical) translations of the texts of "Fidelio," "Figaro," "Magic Flute," "Don Giovanni," "Freischütz," "Oberon," "Euryanthe," "Preciosa," "Norma," "Barbier de Siviglia," etc. Comp.: opera, "La comtesse d'Albany" (Liège, 1877). Address: Liège, Belgium.
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