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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1WOSNESSENSKY, Ivan Ivanovitch. See VOSNESSENSKY.
3WÖSS, Josef Venantius von:
4Composer and teacher; b. Cattaro, Dalmatia, June 16, 1863; s. of an army officer; ed. Vienna Gymnasium; stud. music w. his mother, his uncle Richard Löffler and under Franz Krenn at the Vienna Cons. Piano teacher at the Military Oberrealschule at Märisch-Weisskirchen, 1886-9; harmony teacher at the School for Church Music, Soc. of the Votive Ch., Vienna, 1892-3; now living in Vienna as composer and teacher. Comp.: Serenade f. orch. in D maj., op. 2 (1889); Symphony in E maj., op. 54 (1910); overtures, Sakuntala, op. 33 (1901), etc.; Piano Sextet in E min., op. 46; string quartet, piano quartet and violin sonata in MS.; piano pieces; masses (E min. and B maj., op. 32, pub.); Te Deum, op. 3; motets (op. 55, for mixed chor. and orch., pub.); "Heiliges Lied" f. chor. and orch., op. 12 (1910), and other choral works; male choruses (op. 19, 34, 36, 39, 44 and 48 pub.); song cycle "Sulamith," op. 35; other songs, op. 18, 35, 38, etc.; operas, "Lenzliüge" (Elberfeld, 1905); "Flaviennes Abenteuer" (Breslau, 1910). Arranged piano scores of Mahler's 3rd, 4th, 8th and 9th symphonies, the "Klagendes Lied" and "Lied von der Erde" (Universal Edn.). Editor "Deutschlands Meisterlieder" (collection 1913). Mem. of the Musikpädagogischer Verband. Address: XVII/1, Geblergasse 52, Vienna, Austria.
6WOTQUENNE, Alfred:
7Mus. librarian; b. Lobbes, Hainault, Jan. 25, 1867; mem. of a family of musicians; stud. piano with Brassin, organ with Mailly, and theory with Dupont and Gevaert at the Brussels Cons. Librarian of the Brussels Cons. since 1894; also secretary and inspector of studies. Through his efforts the extremely valuable Wagener Library in Giessen was acquired for the conservatory. Pub. a very comprehensive new catalogue of the conservatory library (vol. i, 1894; vol. ii, 1902; vol. iii, 1908). Author of bibliographical works: "B. Galuppi" (1899 and 1902); Catalogue of Italian Opera Libretti (1901); Thematic Catalogues index of Gluck's works (1904), C. P. E. Bach's works (1905), and Luigi Rossi's works; alphabetical indexes of the dramatic and poetic works of Zeno, Metastasio and Goldoni (1905). Continued the collections "Repertoire classique du chant français" and "Repertoire français de l'ancien chant classique" (both begun by Gevaert). Editor Repertoire Wotquenne (20 vols. of vocal music, 4 vols. pub. by Oertel to 1916); "Chansons italiennes de la fin du XVIe siècle [canzonette a 4 voci of 1591] (Leipzig). Arranged a card index of 18,000 Italian chamber cantatas for study purposes. Address: Conservatoire Royale de Musique, Brussels, Belgium.
9WOUTERS, [François] Adolphe:
10Composer; b. Brussels, May 28, 1849; stud. at the Brussels Cons. Organist of Notre-Dame de Finisterre, Brussels, from 1868; professor of piano (girls' class) at the Brussels Cons. since 1871. Wrote technical studies for his pupils and edited classical works with fingering and fully written-out embellishments ("Répertoire du Conservatoire de Bruxelles"); also edited piano classics, incl. Bach's "Well Tempered Clavichord." Comp.: 3 grand masses (No. 1, in G maj., perf. at Notre Dame de Finisterre, 1872, No. 2, in F maj., perf. at St. Gudule, Brussels, 1876); 3 other masses (under the pseudonym of Don Adolfo); Grand Te Deum; 4-part Ave Maria; "Jesu refugium nostrum," w. baritone solo; "O gloriosa virginum," w. tenor solo; male choruses (several of which awarded prize), symph. overture, and other music. Made transcriptions for piano. Address: 27 rue Souveraine, Brussels, Belgium.
12WOYRSCH, Felix:
13Conductor and composer; b. Troppau, Austrian Silesia, Oct. 8, 1860; ed. in Dresden and Hamburg; stud. music w. H. Chevallier in Hamburg, otherwise self taught. Established himself in Altona; cond. Altona Church Choir since 1894, Altonaer Singakademie since 1895; organist Friedenskirche, 1895-1903, Johanniskirche since 1903; cond. Municipal Symphony and Popular Concerts since 1903. Comp.: symph. prologue to Dante's "Divina Commedia," op. 40; 2 symphonies, in C min., op. 52, C maj., op. 60; violin concerto; operas, "Der Pfarren von Meudon" (Hamburg, 1886); "Der Weiberkrieg" (1890); "Wikingerfahrt" (Nuremburg, 1896); ballad, "Edward," f. baritone and orch., op. 12, "Die Geburt Jesu," f. soli, chorus and orch., op. 18; Passion Oratorio, f. soli w. orch. and organ, op. 45; "Sapphische Ode an Aphrodite," f. soprano, women's chorus and orch.; "Totentanz," mystery for soli, chorus, orch., and organ, op. 50, "Deutscher Heerhann" f. soli, male chor. and orch., op. 32; "Der Vandalen-Auszug," f. male chor. and orch., op. 31; songs op. 2, 6 (Persian songs), 9 (Spanish Song Book), 15, 16 ("Rattenfängerlieder"), male choruses, op. 4 ("Schnitter Tod"), 11, 19, 24, 28, 30, 36, 37, 38, 40; mixed choruses, op. 7, 10, 21, 25, 29, 33, 42, 46; women's choruses, op. 34; piano pieces, op. 8, 13, 17 (Theme and variations), 23 (Impromptus), 44 (Improvisations), 48 (Metamorphoses); String Quartet in A min., op. 55; overture to "Hamlet," op. 56. Titular professor, 1901. Address: Altona a. E., Germany.
15WRANGELL, Ludvig Heinrich:
16Violinist, author and educator; b. Christiania, Oct. 15, 1872, s. Ludvig and Lavina (Sundve) W.; ed. pub. schs., Norway; mus. ed. Lindeman's Music Sch., Christiania; stud. violin w. Gudbrand Böhn, piano w. Vaaler; theory, harmony and counterpoint w. Ludvig Lindeman, ensemble w. Iver Holter; grad. May, 1889; stud. w. C. Bargheer, Hamburg, 1890; m. Anna Jirachek at Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 27, 1913. Debut as soloist at Hals Auditorium, Christiania; other recitals in Norway; concertmaster under Ole Olsen in concerts of Olsen's works; taught at Lindeman's Cons. of Music, 1889; dir. Tyra Bentsen's Cons. of Music, Christiania, 1904, Wisconsin Cons. of Music, Milwaukee, Wis., 1908; founded his own school of music, Milwaukee, 1913; taught violin 15 yrs. App. leader of Mozart Quintet by Bernard Listemann, at the Guild of American Violinists' concert, Chicago, 1911; judge of violin playing for Wisconsin Federation of Musical Clubs at state contest, 1914; lecturer at state music teachers' convention, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1916. Comp.: 5 Etudes (caprices) f. violin solo, 1908; National Dance f. do.; Northern
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