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STOKES, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS VOLUME 1, 1908
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1as in London. Billington d. 1794, and 1799 she m. M. Felissent. Her voice ranged from a to a''''. Sir Joshua Reynolds painted her portrait as St. Cecilia, and Cosway painted her miniature. D. Venice, 1818.
3Billington (Thomas) composed, played harp and piano. B. Exeter, 1754; brother-in-law of ELIZABETH; d. Tunis, 1832.
5Bimmolle. It. B flat; the natural sign.
7Bina. An East Indian stringed instrument of the guitar family, the scale consisting of a series of small intervals between a note and its octave in the bass staff.
9Binary Form. A movement founded on two themes or principal subjects.
11Binary Measure. Common time.
13Binchois (Egidius) composed church music and secular songs of which 27 have been preserved; chaplain to Duke Philip of Burgundy. B. Binche near Mons; hence "Gilles de Binch"; d. Lille, 1460.
15Bind. The curved line or tie which unites two notes of the same degree denoting that they are to be sounded as one note. The same sign connecting notes of different degrees becomes the slur or legato sign.
17Binde. Ger. Bind.
19Bindung. Ger. Syncopation or suspension, which may be effected by using the bind.
21Bini (Pasqualino) played violin even better than Tartini, whose pupil he was; composed for that instrument. B. Pesaro, 1720; became leader of the court band at Stuttgart, 1754.
23Bioni (Antonio) composed "Climène," "Undine," "Endimione," and in all 26 operas; composer to the Elector of Mayence. B. Venice, 1698.
25Birch (Charlotte Ann) sang sop. in concert and opera, pupil of Sir George Smart. B. 1815; d. London, Jan. 26, 1901.
27Birch (Eliza Ann) sang sop.; pupil of Sir George Smart; sister of CHARLOTTE ANN. B. 1830; d. Mar. 26, 1857.
29Birchall (Robert) established music publishing house in London; managed the "Ancient Concerts"; d. 1819. Business was continued by Birchall, Lonsdale & Mills.
31Bird (Arthur) composed symphony in A, three orchestral suites, comic opera "Daphne"; ballet, "Rübezahl"; serenade for wind instruments which won the Paderewski prize in New York, 1901. B. Cambridge, Mass., July 23, 1856; settled in Berlin, 1881.
33Bird (Henry Richard) played organ, gave concerts, taught, became accompanist at London Popular Concerts, 1891. B. Nov. 14, 1842; son of George Bird, organist at Walthamstow church, Eng.; became organist at St. John's, Walthamstow, at the age of eight; later of many London churches; add. London.
35Birmingham Festival, at which many important works have had their first English performance, was founded in 1768 in aid of the General Hospital of Birmingham; has since grown into a triennial festival with a total profit to that institution of more than $500,000; with profit to England in the stimulation of musical art too great for monetary calculation. Capel Bond, of Coventry, conducted the first festival, which was exclusively devoted to Handel. Others to hold this post have been Dr. Crotch, Samuel Wesley, T. Greatorex, W. Knyvett, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Costa, and Dr. Richter. Since 1855 the local chorus has been supplied by the Birmingham Amateur Harmonic Association.
37Bis. L. "Twice," written over a group of notes indicates that they are to be repeated, being thus equivalent to dots of repetition; also used in France for "encore."
39Bischero. It. Peg or pin to fasten an instrument's strings.
41Bischoff (Dr. Ludwig Friedrich Christian) wrote for "Kölnische Zeitung" and edited musical reviews; founded and promoted musical societies; aided in maintaining the festivals at Cologne and other musical centres. B. Dessau, Nov. 27, 1794; d. 1867.
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