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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers and important works, 1880
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1Hohlflote (Ger. hōl'-flō'-tē), hollow-toned flute. An organ stop producing a thick and hollow flute-tone. Usually of 8 ft.
3Hohnstock, Karl, a distinguished pianist, violinist, and musician, of Philadelphia Born 1828 at Brunswick. Came to Philadelphia in 1848.
5Holden, Oliver, one of the original American psalmodists, a carpenter by trade. Published his "American Harmony" about 1790. Died at Charlestown, 1831.
7Holmes, Alfred, a talented composer and fine violinist. Born at London 1837. Died 1876. His principal works were his symphonies, "Robin Hood" and the "The Siege of Paris."
9Home Sweet Home. This melody occurs in Bishop's opera of "Clari," 1823. It is designated as a "Sicilian Air," but is very possibly Bishop's own.
11Homophony, the same in sound. Equivalent to unison, and opposed to Polyphony, or manifold sound. Now commonly applied to music in which the parts all move together, instead of imitations, etc., as in polyphonic style.
13Hook E. & G. G., and Hastings, a firm of organ builders, established in Boston about 1835, and for the last twenty years occupying the foremost place among American builders. Their work is remarkable for sweetness and purity of voicing.
15Hopkins, Edward John, an English organist and composer of church music, born at Westminster 188. Died at Ventnor 1873.
17Hopkins, C. Jerome, an indefatigable teacher of chorus singing, and eccentric pianist and organist in New York son of the late Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont. H. publishes "The Orpheonist," a curious musical periodical.
19Horn, French Horn, one of the most characteristic and important brass instruments in the orchestra. Is composed of a tube 17 feet in length, rolled into a spiral form. Modern instruments are furnished with valves on the same pian as those of the cornet, and crooks for the purpose of changing the pitch of the whole tube. The tone of the horn is peculiarly soft and pure. It is an extremely difficult instrument to learn to play, and the instruction books are said by players to be incorrect.
21Horneman, Johann Ole Emil, a Danish composer, b. 1809, d. 1870, at Copenhagen.
23Horneman, a young German composer, educated at Leipsic, well known by his pretty overture to "Aladdin." Born about 1850.
25Hornpipe, an English dance in common time, rather quick.
27Horsley, William, Mus. Doc., an English organist, and glee and church composer. Born 1774, died 1858.
29Hucbald (hūk'-bāld), a monk of St. Amand, in Flanders, born about 840, died 932, aged 92. The author of the earliest treatise on harmony which has come down to us. Owing to the imperfect notation he employs, there is some doubt as to the real intention of his music. But on the whole it sounds to us dreadfully crude. It consists of parallel 4ths and 5ths.
31Huguenots, Les. Opera in 5 acts, by Meyerbeer. 1836.
33Hullah, John, LL.D., a distinguished teacher of singing and musical educator in England. Born at Worcester 1812. Came early to London, where he has lived ever since. In 1838, after composing several small operas, Mr. Hullah turned his attention to the popular instruction in vocal music in which he has ever since been engaged. Hullah advocates the "fixed Do," as distinguished from the "movable Do" of the Tonic Sol-Fa schools. He is the author of many text-books of music, lecturer and professor of vocal music in Queen's College, London, and Inspector of Training Schools for the United Kingdom. His lectures on Musical History are very interesting. (2 vols.)
35Humor (Ger. hū-mor). Whim; fancy.
37Humoreske (Ger. hū-mōr-ěs'-kě). A title adopted by Schumann for his piano-forte piece, op. 20.
39Humphry, Pelham, an English composer of anthems, songs, etc. B. 1647. D. 1674.
41Hummel (hūm'-měl), J. N., a celebrated pianist, and an elegant and in some sense, classical composer for the piano, was the son of a musician, and born at Presburg, 1778. About 1786 he became an inmate of Mozart's house, and for two years enjoyed his instruction. He traveled several years as a concert pianist, studied composition at Vienna with Albrechtsberger, was from 1804 to 1811 Capellmeister to Prince Esterhazy in Haydn's place, and afterwards lived at Weimar, with frequent journeys to Russia, France, England, etc. Died at Weimar, 1837. He wrote 3 operas, 2 masses, much piano music, etc. He had good musicianship, elegance of style, but little force and concentration. As a pianist he was for some time the rival of Moscheles at Vienna.
43Hunten, François (hoon'-těn), a French pianist and composer, author of many light pieces for piano, studies, etc. B. about 1810.
45Hurdy-gurdy, an obsolescent instrument, somewhat resembling a viola or large violin. The strings are made to vibrate by means of the friction of a wooden wheel let into the belly, just above the tail-piece, and revolved by means of a crank. Two of the four strings are used for melody strings, or chanters, and are stopped by means of keys on the fingerboard. The other two are drones and sound continuously when the instrument is played. It is essentially a peasant's instrument.
47Hutchinson Family, a family of natural singers, born in Milford, New Hampshire. Four of the brothers, born from 188 to 1828, were very noted as temperance and anti-slavery singers throughout the Northern States and England from 1846 to 1858. Later they were broken up, and are now represented by John and his family, and Asa and his family. They had musical voices and sang simply.
49Hymn, a song of praise to Deity. A lyrical poem for singing in church.
51Hymn of Praise, The, a cantata by Mendelssohn, in 1840.
53Hyper (Gr. hī'-pēr). Above.
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