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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1Vivaldi
2Vivaldi (vē-väl'-dē), Antonio. About 1675-1743.
3Italian violinist and composer; born in Venice, where his father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, was violinist in the Ducal chapel of St. Mark's. Going to Germany, he was appointed violinist to Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, which position he held for some time. In 1713 he returned to Venice and became director of the Conservatorio della Pietà, holding the post until his death. At an early age he had entered the priesthood and was called "il prete rosso" on account of his red hair. Vivaldi was a prolific composer, for besides a great amount of violin music he published twenty-eight operas. His mastery of form gave him distinction and he did much for the development of the concerto. Johann Sebastian Bach arranged two of his concertos, taken from the Estro armonico, as a quintet for harpsichord, two violins, alto and bass. His violin pieces, called stravaganze, and his Cuckoo Concerto were very popular in their time but are now considered only show-pieces. Vivaldi's violin concertos are still studied in Germany.
5Vivier (vēv-yā), Eugène Léon. 1821-1900.
6Celebrated horn-player; born at Ajaccio, where his father was a tax-collector. Eugène went to Paris, where he was given a place in the orchestra of the Italiens and then of the Opéra. He studied under Gallay and became successful as a soloist at concerts. He became very popular both for his personal qualities and his music. He was invited to play before Louis Philippe at the Château d'Eu, and from 1870 he was a great favorite of Napoleon III. He was an extraordinary performer, producing three and even four notes at once, so as to play pieces for three horns, with full, clear triads, and chords of the six and six-four from the same instrument. Most of his music for horn is in manuscript, though he published some songs with piano accompaniment.
8* Vleeshouwer (flä's'-hoo-vēr), Albert de. 1863-
9Composer; born at Antwerp, Belgium. He entered the University of Brussels to study law but eventually gave up everything but philosophy, secretly studying music with friends, and finally placed himself under Jan Blockx of the Conservatory, for composition, making rapid progress and winning his first success with a cantata written for the inauguration of the Casino Blankenberg, the most beautiful place in Belgium after Ostende. He has since become one of the first in his profession and he has rendered great service to the music of his country and to many musicians. He has directed numberless concerts in his own city, has been for many years the president of the Jury of the Concerts, and is a collaborator of the Journal le Matin, in which he writes upon art and of his various journeys. Among his compositions are two operas, L'École des Pères, and Zryni; a symphonic poem, De wilde Jager; a suite for orchestra in three parts, The Idyle; cantatas; trios for piano, violin and violoncello; several lyric dramas and comediettas.
11Vockerodt (fôk'-ě-rōt), Gottfried. 1665-1727.
12Born at Mühlhausen, Thuringia. For many years he occupied the position of rector of the Gymnasium at Gotha, where he died. He held the theory that excessive indulgence in the enjoyment of music had the tendency to unbalance the mind, thus accounting for the depravity of Nero and Caligula. He published pamphlets on this subject, among which are Consultatio . . . de cavenda falsa mentium intemperatarum medecina; Missbrauch der freien Kunst, insonderheit der Musik; Wiederholtes Zeugniss der Wahrheit gegen die verderbte Musik und Schauspiele, Opern.
14Vogel (fō'-gēl), Adolf Bernhard. 1847-1898.
15Born at Plauen, Saxony. At first destined for the law, he studied law and philosophy at the Leipsic University, graduating Doctor of Philosophy. For twenty-five years he contributed to the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik and the Leipziger Nachrichten, and for many years to the Leipsic Tageblatt. In 1885 he edited the Deutsche Liederhalle. He wrote some valuable pamphlets on R. Volkmann, Wagner, von Bülow, Brahms, Rubinstein, Liszt, and on Schumann's Claviertonpoesie. He composed some male and mixed choruses, sacred songs and piano-music. He died at Leipsic.
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