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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1VIARDOT
2V., the great opera singer; niece of Maria Malibran; stud. w. her mother; m. Consul-General Héritte, 1862. Was vocal teacher at the Petrograd Cons. for a time, then at the Hoch Cons. in Frankfort for 4 yrs.; taught in Berlin several years, now living in Heidelberg. Comp.: opera, "Lindoro" (Weimar, 1879); cantata, "Das Bacchusfest" (Stockholm, 1880), "Im Sommer," piano quartet, op. 9; trios; "Le feu du ciel," for soli, chor. and orch.; songs. Address: Heidelberg, Germany.
4VIARDOT, Paul:
5Violinist and musicographer; b. Courtavent, France, July 20, 1857, s. Louis V. (impresario) and Pauline V., the celebrated singer; brother of Louise V. (q.v.); stud. violin w. Léonard in Paris; has appeared as solo violinist in Paris, London and elsewhere; has conducted occasionally at the Paris Opéra. Author: "Histoire de la musique" (1904, with preface by Saint-Saëns); "Rapport officiel sur la musique en Scandinavie" (1908); Souvenirs 'un artiste" (1910).
7VICKERS, Martin Harvey:
8Conductor, teacher; b. Fort Madison, Ia., Dec. 25, 1885, s. Harvey Dinwiddie and Emma Belle (Rhoades) V.; stud. harmony and composition w. Harry Burwell, piano w. Alice Alfred, cornet w. Wilhelm Loeckel, violin w. Clarence Wilder; m. at South Bend, Ind., 1896 (1 child). Dir. Ladies' Band at age of 14 yrs.; traveled with concert band and orch., 6 yrs.; mus. dir. in Mississippi, 1913-4, Univ. of Miss., 1914-5; at present dir. Tupelo (Miss.) Cons., Tupelo Band and Orch. School. Composer and arranger of band and orchestral music. Mus. dir. music club, State Univ., Miss., 1914-5. Address: 111 Broadway, Tupelo, Miss.
10VICTOR, Charles:
11Operatic baritone and teacher; b. London, s. Charles V.; ed. private tutors and Stevenson's Grammar Sch., South Hackney; stud. singing w. T. A. Wallworth, cello w. Liberton and harmony w. Henry Leopold, at the Guildhall Sch. of Music; later stud. at Paris and Hamburg; m. Caroline Schönegger, 1893. Debut in opera in "Kevin's Choice," at the Adelphi Theatre, London, 1885; subsequently sang at the Popular Wagner Concerts w. the London Philh. Soc., and in opera at the Olympic Theatre, also on tour w. the same company, 1889-90; sang title role of "Der Fliegende Holländer," at Breslau Stadttheater, 1890; engaged there as leading baritone, then at Nuremburg, Aachen, Zürich, Berlin, Metz, Linz, Strassburg, Salzburg, Olmütz, Herrmannstadt, etc.; leading baritone of the Carl Rosa Co. and producer for same, 1904-10; leading baritone Denhof operatic festivals (in English), 1911-12; appeared in concerts and recitals in England and on the continent; favorite roles include Beckmesser and Iago (Verdi's "Othello"). Address: 15 Fairhazel Gardens, South Hampstead, London, N. W., England.
13VIDAL, Paul [Antonin]:
14Conductor and composer; b. Toulouse, June 16, 1863; studied at the Paris Cons.; took the 1st harmony prize, 1879, 1st prize for fugue, 1881, and the Prix de Rome, 1883, w. the cantata, "Le Gladiateur"; settled in Paris as composer and teacher of composition, orchestration, etc. (many prominent pupils); chef d'orchestre of the Grand Opéra, Paris, since 1906. Comp.: ballet pantomimes, "Pierrot assassin" (Paris, 1888) and "La Maledetta" (ib., 1893); lyric opera, "Guernica" (ib., 1895); grand operas, "La Burgonde" (ib., 1888); "Ramses" (ib., 1908), mystery, "La dévotion à St. André" (ib., 1894); several operas, songs; etc. Address: L'Opéra, Paris, France.
16VIEIRA, Ernesto:
17Musicographer; b. Portugal. Author: "Dicionario biographico de musicos portuguezes" (2 vols., Lisbon, 1900).
19VIGNETI, Georges:
20Violinist; b. Toulon, France, Jan. 30, 1882, s. Adolphe Honorat V. (an officer in the French Navy) and Ernestine François Philomène (Debroisse) V.; great-grandson of Pierre V., noted Italian violinist and composer; ed. Lycée, Toulon; mus. ed. Marseilles Cons. (diplomas 1897); stud. violin w. Guillaume Rémy of Paris Cons., and Armand Parent, of the Schola Cantorum; stud. symphonic and chamber music w. d'Indy; opera w. Alex. Luigini; M.B., 1904; m. Mary Sylvia MacCausland, pianist, Norwalk, Conn. Violinist Concerts Colonne, 1 yr.; toured France, Belgium, Italy and Spain, w. the Schola Cantorum Orch. and Chanteurs de Saint-Gervaise (cond. Charles Bordes); appeared as soloist in many musical services in the principal cathedrals of Europe; played frequently in the salons of the French nobility; gave a course of lectures on the history of music from the 16th cent., Univ. of Normandy, 1906-7; taught privately in Europe; made extensive tour around the world in recitals, 1908-11; has taught privately in U. S. since 1911; played at Harvard, Yale, Brown, Princeton and other universities, w. Arthur Whiting, pianist, and George Barrère, flutist, giving an exposition of classical and modern chamber music, 1912-3. Address: care Music League of America, 1 W. 34th St., New York.
22VIGUS, Marian Su:
23Violinist; b. Minneapolis, Minn., d. Archie and Lucia (Haskell) G.; ed. Central High Sch., Minneapolis; Univ. of Minn., 2 yrs.; stud. violin w. William MacPhail, harmony and history w. S. Ender; piano w. Mary Espy Thompson; licentiate Minn. Music Teachers' Assn. Teacher of violin and theory MacPhail School of Music, Minneapolis, Minn. Teacher-violinist in Cornish Sch. of Music, Seattle. Address: 2812 Mt. St. Helens, Seattle, Wash.
25VILIM, Joseph Alois:
26Violinist and educator; b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 18, 1861, s. Frank and Marie (Čech) V.; grad. Prague Cons. of Music, Bohemia; stud. violin w. Anton Bennewitz, harmony and counterpoint w. Josef Foerster; m. Elizabeth Hofmann, June 24, 1885 (2 sons). Debut at Nové Benátky, Bohemia, 1882; teacher of violin, Chicago Musical Coll., 1884-7; 1st violin Thomas Orch., Chicago, 1894-6; dir. violin dept. Am. Cons. of Music, Chicago, 1887-99; founder Joseph Vilim American Violin Sch., Chicago, 1899-1916; dir. violin dept. Acad. of Our Lady, Longwood, Ill., since 1900; was dir.
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