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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1SIMON
2Army Revue," op. 36; "La pêcheuse," op. 44; Ouverture Solennelle on 3 Russian tunes, op. 54; Piano Concerto, op. 19; Concerto for clarinet in B major, op. 31; Fantasy for cello, op. 42; 2 piano trios, op. 16 and op. 25; String Quartet, op. 24; piece for 2 cornets à pistons op. 23; pieces for wind band, op. 26; 4 septets; 4 sextets; 6 quintets; 8 quartets; pieces for violin, op. 17; Berceuse for cello, op. 18; pieces for 2 pianos: "Andante cantabile," op. 15 (8 hds.), op. 60 (4 hds.), Suite, op. 63 (4 hds); piano pieces (2 hds.); choruses; Mass, op. 22; songs. Address: Alexander Institute, Moscow, Russia.
4SIMON, James:
5Teacher, musicographer, composer; b. Berlin, Sept. 29, 1880; stud. piano with Konrad Ansorge; composition w. Max Bruch at the Royal High School for Music and at the Master School of the Academy; Dr. phil., Munich, 904, w. dissertation: "Abt Voglers kompositorisches Wirken mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des romantischen Elements." Teacher at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Cons. in Berlin since 1907. Author: "Faust in der Musik" (1906); "Die Orchesterbehandlung in Mozarts Opern vom Idomeneo bis zur Zauberöte" ("Die Musik," Oct., 1914). Composed books of songs, op. 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12; Piano Concerto in F major. Address: Klindworth-Scharwenka Konservatorium, Berlin. Home: Paulsb. Str. 43, Berlin-Grunewald, Germany.
7IMONS, W. Harold:
8Violinist, teacher, conductor; b. Chicago, I., Oct. 24, 1889, s. William H. and Laura (Hill) S.; grad. Wheaton High Sch., 1907; stud. music Kortschak, Leon Sametini, Felix Borowski at Chicago Musical Coll., grad. 1911; Fern Aleda Hill, Naperville, Ill., Oct. 1, 13. Mem. faculty and teacher in Chicago Musical Coll. since 1911; choral dir. St. Paul's Congl. Ch., Chicago; dir. Columbia Cons. Ch., Aurora, Ill. Address: Chicago Musical College, S. Michigan Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill.
10IMPSON, John Alexander:
11Teacher and mus. director; b. Richmond, N.C., Oct. 10, 1845, s. James and Ann (Carmon) S.; grad. North Carolina State School for Blind; A.B. and A.M., Trinity Coll. of North Carolina; grad. music dept. St. School for Blind, Raleigh, N. C., 1865; m. Narcisea J. Upree, Jan. 12, 1876. Mus. dir. North Carolina School for Blind since 1883; teacher of higher mathematics and other branches same institution since 1866; chmn. bd. of examiners Southern Cons. of Music, Durham, N. C., since 1903. Has composed piano pieces for school use, vocal solos and choruses (mostly S.). Wrote a technical work on "Piano Tuning." Has held membership in various music teachers' assns., both state and national, at different times. Address: 211 W. Jones St., Raleigh, N. C. one of two readings
12Teacher and mus. director; b. Richmond, N.C., Oct. 10, 1845, s. James and Ann (Carmon) S.; grad. North Carolina State School for Blind; A.B. and A.M., Trinity Coll. of North Carolina; grad. music dept. St. School for Blind, Raleigh, N. C., 1865; m. Narcisea J. Triplee, Jan. 12, 1876. Mus. dir. North Carolina School for Blind since 1883; teacher of higher mathematics and other branches same institution since 1866; chmn. bd. of examiners Southern Cons. of Music, Durham, N. C., since 1903. Has composed piano pieces for school use, vocal solos and choruses (mostly S.). Wrote a technical work on "Piano Tuning." Has held membership in various music teachers' assns., both state and national, at different times. Address: 211 W. Jones St., Raleigh, N. C. one of two readings
14SNDING, Christian:
15Pianist and composer; b. Kongsberg on the Lagen, Norway, Jan. 11, 1856; brother of Geo S., painter, and Stefan S., sculptor; began music study in early youth; later stud. at the Leipzig Cons., piano w. Zwintscher and Linecke, violin w. Schradieck and Röntgen, composition w. Jadassohn and Reinecke, 1874-7; continued his studies with the aid of a government stipend in Leipzig and Munich, and especially in Berlin, 1880. Appeared successfully as pianist; settled in Christiana as composer and teacher. Comp.: for orch.: Symphony No. 1, in D min., op. 21; Symphony No. 2, in D maj., op. 83; Rondo infinito, op. 42; Épisodes chevaleresques; Piano Quintet in E min., op. 5; String Quartet in A min., op. 70; 2 piano trios; 3 violin sonatas; Piano Concerto in D-flat maj., op. 16; Violin Concertos in A maj., op. 45; Violin concerto in D maj., op. 60; Legend for violin and orch., op. 45; Viola Concerto in A maj.; Suite f. violin and orch., op. 10; Suite for flute and orch.; Serenade f. 2 violins and piano, op. 56; Variations in E-flat maj. for 2 pianos, Piano Sonata, op. 91; over 100 piano pieces and studies, op. 44, 48, 49, 52-54, 58, 59, 97, 115, 116; song-cycle, "Heimfahrt," op. 80; books of songs, op. 107 and 109; choruses, op. 47, 104 and 108; opera, "The Holy Mountain." Has made arrangements of Scandinavian folksongs. Address: Christiania, Norway.
17SINGER, Otto (Jr.):
18Violinist; b. Dresden, Sept. 14, 1863, s. Edmund Singer, violinist; stud. violin in Paris, later under Friedrich Kiel in Berlin and Josef Rheinberger in Munich. Became conductor of the Heidelberg Choral Society, in 1888; teacher at the Cologne Cons., succeeding M. Zöllner; and conductor of the Male Choral Society in Cologne, 1890; went to Leipzig, 1892, and to Berlin in 1900. Composed several male choruses, concert pieces for violin with orch., etc. Arranged piano scores of operas (especially of Richard Strauss). Address: per Adr. Adolf Fürstner, Musikverlag, Berlin, Germany.
20SINGLETON, Esther:
21Musicographer, editor; b. Baltimore, Md., d. Horace Leonard and Martha Colgate (Morling) S. Removed to New York, and has lived there since 1887. Author: "A Guide to the Opera" (1899, 1909); "The Orchestra and Its Instruments" (1917); besides a great number of writings and compilations on non-musical subjects. Translated Albert Lavignac's "Music Dramas of Richard Wagner" (1898) and Lavignac's "Musical Education" (1903) into English. Ctbd. musical and literary criticisms to leading journals and papers. Mem. Royal Soc. of Arts (Eng.), Barnard Club, (New York), Le Lyceum, Société des Femmes de France à New York, Colonial Dames of the State of New York. Address: Murray Hill Hotel, New York.
23SINIGAGLIA, Leone:
24Composer; b. Turin, Aug. 14, 1868; ed. Turin; stud. w. Bolzoni at the Turin Cons., later w. Mandyczewski in Vienna, where he also received advice from Dvořák, Goldmark, etc. Comp.: Violin Concerto in A major, op. 20 (perf. by Arrigo Serato, Berlin, 1901); songs; choruses, pieces for violin and for cello; Variations on Schubert's "Haidenröslein" for piano and oboe (or clarinet and violin), op. 19; Concert Étude for string quartet, op. 5 (frequently played by the Bohemian Quartet); String Quartet in D major, op. 27; Scherzo for string quintet, op. 8 (awarded prize, 1895); "Danze Piemontesi," (genuine folktunes) for orch., op. 31 (ar-
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