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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1Marchesi
2and some Italian translations of German and French Opera librettos. He received the orders of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus from the King of Italy.
4Marchetti (mär-kět'-tī), Fillippo. 1831-1901.
5Italian opera-singer and teacher; born in the Province of Macerata, Italy. When twelve years old he began the study of music under Bindi, going to Naples in 1850 to study at the Real Collegio di San Pietro a Manjello with Carlo, Conti and Giuseppe Lillo. In 1854 he returned home, and devoted himself to writing the opera, Gentile da Verano, which was very successfully performed at the Teatro Nazionale at Turin in 1856. This was so well received that the manager of the theatre immediately secured the rights to produce La Demente, an opera, upon which he was then at work. This opera was performed at the Teatro Carignano at Turin in 1856 and the following year at Rome and Jesi. Although both these operas had been successful, Marchetti could get no one to stage Il Paria, his next opera, and for a while wrote only ballads and chamber-music. In 1862 he moved to Milan, where he met the poet, Marcelliano Marcello, who prevailed upon him to write music for a libretto he had prepared from Romeo and Juliet. When this opera was performed at Trieste in 1865 it received but little attention, but on its appearance at Milan two years later it was well received, although Gounod's Romeo and Juliet was running at La Scala at that time. His best work, Ruy Blas, came out at La Scala in 1869 and brought him wide recognition, being performed successfully at Her Majesty's Theatre under the management of Mapleson. Gustavo Wasa, which appeared in 1875, and Don Giovanni d'Austria, performed in 1880, were neither very successful, and after these Marchetti gave all his attention to teaching. In 1881 he became president of the Reale Accademia di Santa Cecilia of Rome, and in 1885 he was made director of the Liceo Musicale, a position which he occupied until his death.
7Marchettus (mär-kět-toos) of Padua.
8Early Fourteenth Century theorist, who made praiseworthy efforts to enlarge and simplify the means of musical expression. Nothing is known of his life except that he was at one time employed by Rainier, the Prince of Monaco. His two great works, Lucidarium in arte musica planae, and Pomerium artis musicae miserabilis, may have been written at Verona and Cesena. Manuscripts of them at Milan and Rome indicate that the works date from 1274 to 1283, but their dedications lead to the belief that they did not appear until later than 1309. The Lucidarium is interesting for its peculiar system of chromaticism, and the Pomerium as showing the change from the French to the Italian form of notation. The writer realized that improvement was necessary in writing the notes of small value, but his solution of this and other theoretical problems which he studied lacked the simplicity necessary for success.
10Marenzio
11known of his life except that he was at one time employed by Rainier, the Prince of Monaco. His two great works, Lucidarium in arte musica planae, and Pomerium artis musicae miserabilis, may have been written at Verona and Cesena. Manuscripts of them at Milan and Rome indicate that the works date from 1274 to 1283, but their dedications lead to the belief that they did not appear until later than 1309. The Lucidarium is interesting for its peculiar system of chromaticism, and the Pomerium as showing the change from the French to the Italian form of notation. The writer realized that improvement was necessary in writing the notes of small value, but his solution of this and other theoretical problems which he studied lacked the simplicity necessary for success.
13Maréchal (măr-ā-shāl), Charles Henri. 1842-
14A French dramatic composer; born in Paris; studied at the Paris Conservatory, where he took the Grand Prize of Rome in 1870. His first dramatic composition was the one-act comic-opera, Les amoureux de Catherine, which was produced at the Opéra Comique in 1876. Other operas which have been produced are Derdamie; Calendal; La Taverne des Trabans; l'Étoile, also musique de scène for Les Rantzau; Crime et châtiment; l'Ami Fritz; the sacred drama, Le miracle de Naim; orchestral-pieces; sacred music; piano-pieces; and songs.
16Marenzio (mä-rěn'-tsī-ō), Luca. 1550-1599.
17Called by his Italian contemporaries, "il piu dolce Cigno d'Italia;" born at Coccaglia, between Brescia and Bergamo. The date of his birth is generally placed about 1550 to 1560. He was descended from a noble family of Brescia, to which city he went when very young to study music under the patronage of the Archpriest Andrea Mazetto. He became a choirboy in the cathedral and studied under Contini, then cathedral organist. He began to publish his madrigals in 1581, in Venice, dedicating the first book to the Duke of Ferrara. He became Court musician to King Sigismond III. of Poland, who took great delight in him, paying him one thousand scudi a year for his services, besides giving
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