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Stokes, Encyclopedia Of Music And Musicians Volume 1, 1908
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1BALFE
2composed, made a fiasco as manager of the Lyceum Theatre, and then went to Paris, where he produced two works at the Opéra Comique. In 1843 he returned to England and produced "Bohemian Girl," which still holds its place in popular affection with German, French, and Italian, as well as with English audiences, and which, expanded to five acts, was performed at the Opéra Comique, Paris, 1869. Balfe died Oct. 20, 1870, at his country place, Rowney Abbey. Others of his operas are: "Geraldine," "Castle of Aymon," "The Maid of Honor," "Pittore e Duca" ("Moro"), "Satanella," "Bianca," "The Puritan's Daughter," "The Armourer of Nantes," "Blanche de Nevers," "The Knight of the Leopard" (Il Talismano), "The Sleeping Queen," and the cantata "Mazeppa," etc.
4Balfe (Victoire) sang in Italian opera; debut, 1857; m. Sir John Crampton and later Duc de Frias; daughter of MICHAEL WILLIAM.
6Balgetreter. Ger. Organ blower.
7Balgzug. Ger. Bellows stop.
8Balken. Ger. Bass bar.
9Ballabile. It. Dance music.
11Ballad meant originally a dance song (It. ballata), but was early applied to the narrative verses, sometimes of interminable length, sung by the Anglo-Saxon "Sceop" or bard, who was generally the author of both words and music. Much of the earliest ballad verse is still extant for the inspection of the curious, but the musical settings have been lost. The subject might be romantic, historical, religious, sentimental, or satirical, and the numerous collections of ballads throw valuable light on the history of the times in which they were written. Henry VIII found a royal diversion in ballad making, but ballads and their makers had fallen into disrepute in Elizabeth's reign, and at present the term is applied to street songs.
13Ballade. An indefinite term as applied to instrumental music, although Chopin's preserve the rhythm of 6-4 or 6-8 time.
15Ballad Opera. English opera of which "THE BEGGAR'S OPERA" was a type. The dialogue is spoken throughout, and the songs are set to ballad tunes.
17Ballard (Robert) obtained a grant from Henri II of France which enabled his family to monopolize music printing in that kingdom for two centuries ending 1766.
19Ballerina. It. Ballet dancer.
20Ballata. It. A song tune which may be danced.
21Ballatetta. It. A little ballata.
22Ballet. Fr. Originally a dance song with vocal harmonies, the ballet developed along the lines of the masque, including songs, dances, and a connecting spoken dialogue; but in modern terms ballet means either one of two things—a pantomimic play, telling a complete story by dancing and gesticulation to elaborate musical accompaniment, such as Bayer's "Die Puppenfee" or Delibes' "Coppélia," or the dancing divertissement associated with grand opera. The court ballets at which Louis XIV played guitar, sang, and danced belonged to the earlier or masque type. Ballets exclusively of dancing began with the foundation of the Académie Royal de Musique, at which the courtiers were permitted to take part "without derogation of their nobility." The dramatic ballet is said to have been invented by the Duchess of Maine, and her chapelmaster, Mouret, composed several for the Académie in which the dancing was assigned ladies of title. From the time of Lafontaine, first of professional ballerinas, the ballet has continued to be an indispensable feature in opera at the French capital, although it is usually slighted, if not utterly neglected, in English-speaking countries, and is not regarded as indispensable elsewhere.
24Ballo in Maschera. Daniel François Esprit Auber's opera in five acts, to book by Scribe, was first produced at the Académie, Paris, Feb. 27, 1833, and is preferred in Germany to Verdi's opera of the same name, which it inspired. The French version is generally called "Gustave III," the English, "Gustavus III." In the year 1792
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