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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1Bateson
2Bateson, Thomas.
3English musician and organist. Noted for his madrigals. The dates of his birth and death are unknown and nothing can be found of his early history. He became organist of Chester Cathedral probably, in 1599, and sometime between 1608 and 1611 went to Ireland, where he was made organist to Christ's Church Cathedral, Dublin. He received the degree of Bachelor of Music from Dublin University and is supposed to have been its first musical graduate. Bateson is known entirely by his madrigals, though he also wrote sacred music. His First Set of English Madrigals for three, four, five and six voices was published in 1604 and the Second Set of Madrigals in 1618. He also published a Set of Madrigals in praise of Queen Elizabeth. These madrigals gave Bateson a high place among composers of his time.
5Batiste (bă-tēst), Antoine Edouard. 1820-1876.
6French organist and composer. Son of Batiste, the well-known comedian. Studied at the Paris Conservatory and while there gained eight prizes. Before he finished his course at the Conservatory he was appointed deputy professor of the Solfeggio Class, afterward being professor of the Male Choral Class and of the Joint Singing Class. From 1842 until his death he was organist in Paris churches. His compositions for the organ consist of offertories, sonatas, fugues, fantasias and voluntaries. He also wrote piano music and songs. Batiste was considered one of the best of modern performers on the organ. His compositions, although somewhat showy, are considered very good. He was very clever in producing orchestral effects on the organ. His most substantial work, however, was as a teacher and writer. His works on harmony and method and his diagrams for reading music are especially good.
8Battishill, Jonathan. 1738-1801.
9English composer and organist. At the age of nine he became a chorister in St. Paul's Cathedral, under William Savage, and was later his pupil. He became one of the best performers on the organ in the country and in 1764 became organist of several united London parishes. Battishill composed with Michael Arne the music for the opera of Almena and in the same year, 1764, produced alone the music for a pantomime, The Rites of Hecate. He also wrote much church music, many glees, catches and songs and many hymns and psalm tunes. Battishill's church music was considered among the best of his time and is especially marked for its strength and vigor. One of Battishill's popular songs was Kate of Aberdeen, written for Ranelagh Gardens.
11Bazzini (bă-zăn), François Immanuel Joseph. 1816-1878.
12French dramatic composer. Born at Marseilles. Studied the organ, harmony and composition at the Conservatory of Paris, taking six prizes between 1836 and 1840. After the performance of his cantata, Louise de Montfort, in 1840, Bazin went to Rome, where he remained three years, composing while there a Solemn Mass; the oratorio La Pentecote; and the psalm, Super Flumina Babylonis. These works were performed in 1843 by the Philharmonic Society of Rome. Bazin returned to Paris and was professor of harmony at the Conservatory, under Auber, then director. Later he was professor of singing and when Ambroise Thomas became director of the Conservatory in 1871, Bazin took his place as professor of composition. In 1872 he was made a member of the Academy. Beside the works already mentioned, Bazin composed nine operas, most of them comic, among which are Le Trompette de M. Le Prince; La Nuit de la Saint Sylvestre; Madelon and Le Voyage en Chine. He also wrote a number of part-songs and a Course in Harmony, Theory and Practise for the students of the Conservatory.
14Bazzini (bäd-zē'-nē), Antonio. 1818-1897.
15Noted Italian violinist and composer. Studied at Milan and at seventeen was director of music at the Church of St. Filippo, Brescia, for which he wrote masses and vespers. In 1836 he played for Paganini, who advised him to travel. This he did, from 1840 to 1845, visiting most of the European countries with great success. When he visited Leipsic he staid some time, becoming very
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