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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938
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1concerto and solo pieces for the 'cello; also violin music and songs.
3Srb (pseudonym Debrnov), Josef, Bohemian writer on music, born Prague, Sept. 18, 1836; died there, Sept. 1, 1904; intimate friend of Berdich Smetana and Karel Bendl and business manager of the Hlahol Choral Society. He wrote a work on instrumentation, a history of the Prague Conservatory and a history of Bohemian and Moravian music.
5Ssaffieddin Abdolmumin, Ben Fachir el Ormewi el Bagdadi, 13th to 14th century Arabian-Persian theorist.
7Staab, Johann, German organist and composer; died Mainz, Oct. 16, 1885. He composed dances, marches and choruses.
9Staatsoper, see Berlin.
11Stabat Mater, medieval poem of the 13th century, somewhat uncertain as to authorship, but ascribed to Jacobus de Benedictis. It had great popularity as a vehicle for sacred musical composition, and took its place in the Roman Missal about 1727. It was not originally liturgical, nor was any music associated with it. The classical polyphonic settings are those of Josquin des Prés and Palestrina; there are others by Astorga, Clari, Steffani, and Bergolese. Modern versions are those of Rossini, Verdi and Dvořák.
13Stabenow, Karl, German musicologist and writer on music, born Rummelsburg, Aug. 10, 1879. He has edited Schopenhauer's Writings on Music and written the novel, Johann Sebastian's Son.
15Stabile (It.), steady, firm.
17Stabile, Annabale, Italian composer and conductor; died Rome, about 1597; pupil of Palestrina.
19Stabile, Mariano, Italian operatic baritone, born Palermo, May 12, 1888. He made a brilliant success in Falstaff at La Scala and created the principal rôle in Respighi's Belfagor.
21Stabilini, Girolamo (Hieronymo), Italian arranger of music and conductor, born at Rome, about 1762; died Edinburgh, July 13, 1815.
23Stabinger (Stabingher), Mattia, German flutist and composer, born about 1750; died at Venice about 1815. He wrote quartets for flute and strings, sextets for flute, strings and two horns and pieces for two flutes.
25Stäblein, Bruno, German theatre conductor, choral director and composer, born Munich, May 5, 1895. His works include masses, large choral works, choruses, songs and a handbook on motifs.
27Stacc., abbreviation for Staccato.
29Staccato (It. Detached). The playing of notes in an abrupt, disconnected manner; the opposite of legato. Two marks are used to indicate staccato: the first is a round dot which is placed above the note, and the second a wedge-shaped dash. This latter mark usually indicates a sharper staccato, or in violin playing, the martelé. The degree of staccato employed is dependent upon the style of composition.
31Stad, Benjamin, Dutch violinist and music teacher, born Rotterdam, Jan. 22, 1885; pupil in Holland and of César Thompson at the Brussels Conservatory. He toured in Europe and England, has been concertmaster of the Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra and has taught in Philadelphia, Pa.
33Stade, Franz, 18th century German violinist and composer, active at Cassel and Paris. He composed violin and chamber music.
35Stade, Friedrich (Fritz) Ludwig Rudolf, German organist, teacher and writer on music, born Arnstadt, Jan. 8, 1844; died Leipzig, June 12, 1928.
37Stade, Friedrich Wilhelm, German composer, organist, music director and conductor, born Halle, Aug. 25, 1817; died Altenburg, Mar. 24, 1902. He introduced works of Berlioz in Germany. His varied compositions include the well-known song Vor Jena.
39Stade, Heinrich Bernhard, German organist, cantor, music editor, born Ettischleben, May 2, 1816; died Arnstadt, May 29, 1882. He restored the organ at St. Boniface's Church in Arnstadt where Bach had played for four years. He published an organ collection.
41Stadelmann, Li, German pianist and cembalo player, born Würzburg, Feb. 2, 1900.
43Staden, Johann, German composer of church music and organist, born at Nuremberg in 1581; died there, Nov. 15, 1634.
45Staden, Sigmund Theophilus, German composer and organist born in 1607; died Nuremberg, July 30, 1655; son of Johann Staden. A work of his, included in Harsdörffers Gespiächsspielen of 1644, is the earliest German opera that has been preserved.
47Stadium Opera, an American opera company, located in New York City, which presented productions during the summer at the Lewisohn Stadium in connection with the New York Philharmonic Symphony Concerts from 1934. The operas included Faust, Die Walküre, Aida, Boris Godounoff, Carmen, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana, Lohengrin and Samson and Delilah. The personnel included Anne Roselle, Rosa Tentoni, Bruna Castagna, Margarete Matzenauer, Kathryn Meisle, Ina Bourskaya, Frederick Jagel, Paul Althouse, Alfred Gandolfi, Louis D'Angelo, Chase Baromeo, Leon Rothier, etc., and the personnel of the "Art of Musical Russia" Company. Alexander Smalens acted as conductor, and the corps de ballet and chorus were from the Metropolitan Opera House.
49Stadler, Hans, German actor, theater conductor and composer, born Chemnitz, Dec. 16, 1878; pupil of Max Reger. His works include a Singspiel, many songs, some with orchestra, and orchestral works.
51Stadler, Josef, Austrian violinist, conductor and composer, born Vienna, Oct. 13, 1796; died there, Nov. 16, 1859. His works include pantomimes, a violin concerto, chamber music, dances and songs.
53Stadler, Maximilian, Austrian priest, composer and pamphleteer, born Melk, Aug. 4, 1748; died Vienna,
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