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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938

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1dent from Oberlin, who gave him some lessons. He worked his way through Fisk University. As a waiter in Louisville, Ky., he was occasionally called upon to entertain with singing; he was sent to Boston with the Fisk Singers, remaining there for eight years' study with Arthur Hubbard. He has given concerts in England, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia and other European countries and in the United States.
3Hayes, William, English composer, chorister, organist, teacher and conductor, born Hamburg, Dec., 1706; died Oxford, July 27, 1777.
5Haym, Gilles (Heyne, Hennius), Belgian composer, singer and musical director; died at Liège in May, 1650. He wrote church compositions.
7Haym (in It. Aimo) Nicolo Francesco, Italian violoncellist and composer, of German parentage, born at Rome about 1678; died London, Aug. 11, 1729. After a brilliant career as a 'cellist, he settled in London in 1704 and composed two operas and sonatas for two violins and bass. He also rearranged operas and wrote librettos for Handel, Ariosti, Bononcini and others.
9Hayn, Fritz, German composer and choral director, born Schrozberg, Oct. 11, 1885; studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory; choral director and cathedral organist in Ulm. His compositions include children's pieces, male choruses, some with orchestra, songs and piano pieces.
11Hayne, Eric, Australian violinist and teacher, born Ipswich, Queensland; pupil at Berlin Hochschule and of Willy Hess; member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Muck. He toured the United States with Evelyn Scotney and has taught at Brisbane.
13Hayne (Heyne, Ayne, Heinrich) van Ghizeghem, 15th century Netherland composer and singer at the court of Charles the Bold. His vocal works have a bass instrumental accompaniment.
15Haynes, Walter Battison, English organist and composer, born Kempsey, near Worcester, Nov. 21, 1859; died London, Feb. 4, 1900; pupil of Taylor, Prout, Reinecke and Jadassohn; organist at Sydenham and at the Chapel Royal, Savoy. He composed for orchestra, organ and strings.
17Hayot, Eugene Maurice, French violinist and teacher, born Provins, Nov. 8, 1862; pupil of Massart and winner of first prize at the Paris Conservatory in 1883; teacher at the Conservatory. He made a sensational début at the Pasdeloup concerts. He appeared in France and abroad with the greatest success and organized and directed his own quartet. He was connected with the famous concerts of "La Trompette" with Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Pugno. He is a brilliant and ardent violin virtuoso.
19Hayot Quartet, French string quartet, founded by Maurice Hayot in 1900 with Hayot, first-violin; Touche, second violin; Bailly, viola, and Salmon, violoncello.
21Hays, Ernest Hagood, American negro organist and teacher, born Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1893; pupil at the New England Conservatory, Boston, and of Henry M. Dunham, Harris Shaw and, in Paris, of Nadia Boulanger; director of the Hampton Institute choir.
23Hays, William Shakespeare, American song composer, born Louisville, Ky., July 19, 1837; died there, July 22, 1907. He wrote nearly three hundred sentimental songs of which the aggregate sales have run into millions.
25Hayter, Aaron Upjohn, English organist, born near Salisbury in 1799; died at Boston in 1873; pupil of Corfe; organist at Hereford Cathedral and at Trinity Church, Boston, Mass. He played for the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, 1838-49.
27Hayward, Marjorie, English concert violinist, born Greenwich, Aug. 14, 1885; pupil of the Royal Academy of Music and of Émile Sauret and Otakar Ševčík; first violin in the English Quartet.
29Hazlehurst, Cecil, English composer, born Higher Runcorn, May 22, 1880; studied in Liverpool and Manchester. His compositions include songs and instrumental, choral, operatic, and chamber music works.
31H. C., abbreviation for Haute contre.
33Heacox, Arthur Edward, American music educator, born Baraboo, Wis., July 22, 1867; pupil of d'Indy; emeritus at the Oberlin Conservatory in 1935. He has written important theoretical works.
35Head, (1) the point of a bow; (2) the part above the neck, comprising peg-box and scroll, of the violin, lute and similar instruments; (3) the skin stretched over one or both ends of a drum; (4) in a musical note, the oval part which determines its place and time value on the staff.
37Head tones or Head voice, the vocal tones of the head register as distinguished from chest tones.
39Head Voice, a term used to designate vocal tones so produced as to magnify resonance in the head.
41Heale, H., English composer, born London, Feb. 14, 1855. She composed cantatas, choral works, piano pieces, violin pieces and a piano method.
43Heang-Teih (or So-na), a Chinese oboe.
45Heap, Charles Swinnerton, English pianist and conductor, born Birmingham, Apr. 10, 1847; died there, June 11, 1900; pupil of Moscheles, Hauptmann, Richter and Reinecke. His compositions include an oratorio, cantatas, string music and songs.
47Heaps, Alfred, 19th century Australian violin maker, working at Sydney about 1880. He used an excellent varnish and his instruments are of good quality.
49Heath, John, early 17th century English composer of church music and organist.
51Heath, John Rippiner, English choral conductor and composer, born Edgbaston, Jan. 4, 1887; conductor of a choral society in Barmouth, Wales. An exponent of

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