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STOKES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS VOLUME II, 1908
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1fugues and sonatas; played organ to Dresden court and at principal churches. B. Nov. 12, 1827, Oberoderwitz, Saxony; d. Oct. 30, 1885, Dresden.
3Merklin (Joseph) built organs; organized the firm of Merklin, Schutze & Co., which succeeded to the business of DAUBLAINE & CALLINET. B. Jan. 17, 1819, Oberhausen, Baden; d. Nancy, July 10, 1905.
5Merlin. Carl Goldmark's three-act opera, to book by Lippiner, was first performed Nov. 19, 1886, at the Vienna Hof Oper. The following year it was produced in America under the direction of Walter Damrosch. Attacked by the Saxons, King Arthur sends his trusted knight Lancelot to ask aid of Merlin. The great enchanter, son of the Prince of Hell, and a virgin whose spirit protects him against such infernal paternity, compels a demon to blind the Saxon host, thus giving Arthur the victory. The demon learns from the fairy Morgana that if Merlin falls in love with a mortal he will lose his power, so he sends the beautiful Vivien to tempt him. Love so far blinds the wizard that he fails to anticipate the rebellion of Prince Modred against Arthur. Vivien by means of an enchanted veil leaves Merlin bound to the rocks in what had been a moment before a charming garden. There Lancelot, again come to ask his help, finds him. Touched with pity for Arthur, Merlin agrees that if the demon will permit him to win another victory for the stainless king, he will resist the powers of hell no longer. Meantime Vivien has learned from Morgana that the sacrifice of pure love may yet redeem Merlin, and when the enchanter returns victorious but mortally wounded, and the demon comes to claim his own, Vivien kills herself. As the baffled demon disappears, Arthur and his knights mourn their dying friend.
7Merrie England. Edward German's comic opera, to book by Basil Hood, was first performed April 2, 1902, at the Savoy Theatre, London.
9Merry Wives of Windsor. Otto Nicolai's three-act opera, to book by Mosenthal, based on Shakespeare's comedy, is known in the German version as "Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor." It was first performed Mar. 9, 1849, in Berlin, and later in Italian, French, and English versions. The overture is still a favourite concert number. The adventures of FAL-STAFF have likewise been given operatic settings by Balfe and Verdi.
11Merula (Tarquinio) composed madrigals, canzoni, etc., with instrumental accompaniment; organist or chapel-master Cathedrals of Bergamo, Warsaw, Cremona, between 1623 and 1680.
13Mertens (Joseph) composed "De Zwarte Kapitan" and other operas in Flemish or French; conducted opera in Brussels and at The Hague; played violin; taught Brussels Conservatory. B. Antwerp, Feb. 17, 1834; d. July, 1901, Brussels.
15Merulo (Claudio) composed organ music still interesting as showing the transition from the modal to the tonal system, and recently republished; played organ in Venice 27 years, becoming first organist of St. Mark's, 1566; from 1584 organist to the Duke of Parma by whom he was knighted; known as "Da Correggio." B. Correggio, 1533; d. May 4, 1604, Parma.
17Mescolanza. It. Cacophony.
19Mese. Gr. "Middle." Key note in GREEK MUSIC.
21Mesochorus. CORYPHÆUS.
23Mesopycni. Church MODES in which the interval of a semitone occurs in the primary Tetrachord.
25Messa. It. Mass.
27Messa di Voce. It. Swelling and then diminishing the voice on a held tone.
29Messager (André Charles Prosper) composed the operas "Veronique," Bouffes-Parisiennes, 1898, and later in London and New York; "Les Dragons de l'Imperatrice," Paris Variétés, 1905, and other successful operas; became joint director of the Paris Opéra Comique with Albert Carré and Directeur Général, 1908, Paris Opéra with Broussan. He was "Artistic Director" at Covent Garden
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