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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938
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1BAILLOU—BAKER, CHARLES
3professor of ensemble-playing at the Paris Conservatory for nearly forty years.
5Baillou, Louis de, French violinist, conductor and composer, died Milan, 1809. He became conductor at La Scala, Milan, for which he wrote several ballets and operas.
7Bailly, Charles, French violin maker, born Mirecourt, 1879. After serving his apprenticeship with Paul Mougenot and Georges Lotte, he established his own business at Mirecourt in 1909. His instruments are built on the Stradivarius model, made entirely by hand and covered with a transparent reddish brown varnish.
9Bailly, Jenny, French violin maker, born Paris, 1883; daughter of Paul Bailly. She worked with her father, and upon his death in 1907, succeeded to his business. She is the only woman violin maker in France; the instruments are of fine quality, and follow the Guarnerius model.
11Bailly, Louis, French viola virtuoso, born Valenciennes, 1882; student at the Paris Conservatory where he won first prize in 1899. He was a member of the Capet and the Geloso Quartets, later joining the Flonzaley Quartet in 1917; for many years he has been a member of the faculty at the Curtis Institute, Philadelphia.
13Bailly, Paul, 19th century French violin maker, born near Mirecourt, 1844; died 1907. He studied with Jules Gaillard, then worked in Douai, Lille, London, Brussels, Rheims and the United States, before settling in Paris in 1899. He used the Stradivarius model and was a prolific maker.
15Baines, William, English composer, born Horbury, Yorkshire, Mar. 26, 1899; died York, Nov. 6, 1922. At an early age he showed remarkable musical gifts, and with very little training found inspiration in English country scenes as well as in the music of Scriabin, Ravel and Debussy. He had written one symphony and some piano pieces before his premature death at the age of twenty-three.
17Baini, Abbate Giuseppe, Italian composer, writer and critic, born Rome, Oct. 21, 1775; died there, May 21, 1844. He studied under Jannaconi, whom he later succeeded as music director at St. Peter's. He was ultra-conservative in taste; his life-work was a monumental monograph on Palestrina, a task peculiarly suitable to his nature and consequently admirably accomplished.
19Bainton, Edgar Leslie, English composer, born London, Feb. 14, 1880. He studied under Stanford, Davies and Wood at the Royal Academy of Music; his most important work is the symphony Before Sunrise for contralto solo, chorus and orchestra, founded on three poems by Swinburne.
21Baird, Martha, American pianist, born Madero, Calif., 1898; student at the New England Conservatory, Boston. She has been heard in England, Germany and Holland, and with many of the leading American orchestras.
23Baird, Stewart, American baritone, born Nov. 18, 1888. He studied at the New England Conservatory, Boston, and has appeared in various theatrical productions in New York.
25Bairstow, Edward Cuthbert, English teacher and conductor, born Huddersfield, Aug. 22, 1874. After studying under Farmer and Bridge, he became organist and choirmaster at various English churches; he has been highly successful as a choral conductor.
27Baisser (Fr.), to lower the pitch of a tone by placing a flat before it.
29Baixo, the Portuguese term for the organ-stop called Bajon.
31Baixonilho, the Portuguese term for the organ-stop called Bajoncillo.
33Baixuli, Father M., early 20th century Spanish monk and musicologist.
35Baj, Tommaso, see, Bai, Tommaso.
37Bajadere (Bayadere), an East Indian dancing girl.
39Bajardi, Francesco, Italian pianist, teacher and composer, born Isnello, Apr. 23, 1867; died Rome, Sept. 17, 1934; one of the best pianists of the Sgambati School. He was appointed professor at the Royal Musical Lyceum at St. Cecilia at Rome, and wrote orchestral works and piano pieces.
41Bajetti, Giovanni, Italian dramatic composer, born Brescia, about 1815; died Milan, Apr. 28, 1876.
43Bajon (real name Louis), 18th century Polish composer; her works include both instrumental and vocal compositions.
45Bajon, a 16-ft. lingual organ-stop found in Spanish and Portuguese organs, the tone of which somewhat resembles that of the bassoon.
47Bajoncillo, an organ-stop found in Spanish and Portuguese organs, the tone of which suggests that of the orchestral bassoon. It is an 8-ft. lingual stop.
49Bak, Albert Bernhard, see Bach, Albert Bernhard.
51Bakala, Břetislav, Czech composer, born Feb. 12, 1897.
53Bake, Otto, German pianist, born Berlin, Jan. 13, 1862; died there, Mar. 28, 1921; pupil of Xaver Scharwenka. He acted as accompanist in Berlin for Marcella Sembrich and Adelina Patti.
55Baker, Benjamin Franklin, American singer and editor, born Wenham, Mass., July 10, 1811. After singing in various churches for several years, he became Supervisor of Music in the public schools of Boston, Mass., established the Boston Music School in 1851, and edited the Boston Musical Journal for several years.
57Baker, Charles Albert, American organist and accompanist, born Akron, O., Dec. 27, 1883. He has been accompanist for such singers as David Bispham, Alma Gluck, Mme. Schumann-Heink, Johanna Gadski and Clarence Whitehill; made phonograph records with
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