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The New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 1924
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1at Bayreuth in 1912 before permanent retirement. His extraordinary genius, intelligence, breadth of sympathy and unbroken practical success made him the recipient of numerous honors and decorations, including a Mus.D. from Oxford Univ. It is evident that he was one of the potent factors in Wagner's final triumph, but he was also influential in securing due recognition for Brahms and others. Sketch in Musical Times, 1899. G.
3Richter, Otto (n. Görlitz, 1865). Silesian choral conductor, pupil mostly of Haupt, Grell and Bargiel, from 1885 directing a Sacred Music Society in Berlin, from 1890 organist at the Andreaskirche in Eisleben and conductor of the Singverein, besides in 1891 starting a school for singers on the Wüllner system and from 1903 teaching at the Gymnasium, in 1904–06 also conductor of the Fridericiana (society) at Halle and since 1906 Wermann's successor as cantor of the Kreuzschule in Dresden, holding the title of royal professor from 1911. Has written a mass, motets, antiphonal services for choir and congregation, etc., besides various essays advocating popular interest in choral singing and in church-music. He edited a Choralbuch for use in missionary churches in India.
5Ricieri, Giovanni Antonio (Venice, 1679–1746, Bologna). Italian composer, pupil of Freschi and Alghisi, in 1701–33 active at Bologna (except for a sojourn in Poland in 1722–26), then at Venice, Padua and from 1744 town-director at Cento. Wrote 4 oratorios (1713–38), considerable church-music, madrigals, etc. A fugue of his is cited by his pupil Martini as a model. In 1701–16 he belonged to the Filarmonici, but was dropped because of his criticalness.
7Ricordi & Co., G. A world-famous music-publishing firm in Milan, founded in 1808 by Giovanni Ricordi (1785–1853), an engraver trained in Leipzig, who was succeeded by his son Tito (1811–1888), his grandson Giulio (1840–1912) and now by his great-grandson Tito. Tito and Giulio displayed remarkable enterprise and ability in extending the business, so that now its publications number almost 120,000 numbers, including most of the greater modern Italian works. Since 1845 they have published the Gazetta Musicale, long the leading Italian musical journal. Giulio Ricordi was an effective composer of a ballet (1866), chamber-music and salon-pieces (using the pen-name 'J. Burgmein'). The younger Tito is an accomplished pianist. G.
9Rider-Kelsey, Corinne (n. Buffalo, N. Y. 1879). Brilliant American soprano, pupil of the Oberlin Conservatory and of Torrens and Toedt, since 1904 widely successful in oratorio, orchestral concerts and song-recitals. In 1908 and '14 she toured with the baritone Cunningham. In 1908 she was induced to appear for a time in opera at Covent Garden, London, but was not attracted to operatic work. A.
11Riechers, August (in Hanover, 1836–1893, Berlin). Noted violin-maker in Berlin, author of a small treatise on the Stradivari model (1895).
13Riedel, Fürchtegott Ernst August (Chemnitz, 1855). Saxon conductor, pupil of the Leipzig Conservatory, from 1878 in charge of a choral society in Leipzig and since 1888 director of the Musikverein in Plauen, town-cantor and teacher at the Realschule, gaining the title of professor in 1915. Has written the cantata Winfried, the choral Der Sachsen Festtagssang, a suite for piano-trio, etc.
15Riedel, Hermann (n. Magdeburg, 1847–1913, Brunswick). Saxon conductor, trained at the Vienna Conservatory, from 1874 chorusmaster at the Vienna Opera, from 1878 conductor at the Brunswick Opera and in 1882–1911 court-director there, succeeding Abt. He was famous for his settings of lyrics from Scheffel's Trompeter von Säkkingen and other songs, besides writing the opera Der Ritterschlag, 1880. His son Wolfgang, theater-conductor at Erfurt, has written the opera Das Lösegelt, 1914.
17Riedel, Karl (n. Elberfeld, 1827–1888, Leipzig). Eminent choral conductor, originally in the silk-business, but from 1848 pupil of Karl Wilhelm and the Leipzig Conservatory. In 1854 he took the first steps in forming what became the famous Riedel-Verein in Leipzig, at first designed to cultivate the older church-music, but soon developed into a choral institution of comprehensive scope. Besides directing this with extraordinary zeal he was also from 1868 president of the Allgem. Deutscher Musikverein and of its Leipzig branch, in 1871 one of the promoters of the Beethoven-Stiftung and from 1874 head of the local Wagner-Verein. In 1868 he received the title of professor and in 1883 was made Ph.D. by Leipzig Univ. Wrote some part-songs and songs, and edited old German and Bohemian songs, various works by Schütz, J. W. Franck, Eccard, Praetorius, etc. Memoir in Göhler's Der Riedelverein zu Leipzig, 1904. G.
19Riedt, Friedrich Wilhelm (Berlin, 1712–1784, do.). Prussian flutist, pupil of Graun and Schaffrath, from 1741 in Frederick the Great's band and from 1750 conductor of the Musical Society at Berlin. Wrote symphonies, quartets, trios for flutes and bass, sonatas for flute solo or in duet, a treatise on intervals (1753) and articles for Marpurg's Beiträge.
21Riegel, Anton (perhaps brother of the next). Composer (from 1780) of the Mannheim school, writing string-quartets and violin-sonatas. From 1807 he lived at Mannheim.
23Riegel, Henri [Heinrich] Joseph (Wertheim, 1741–1799, Paris). Rhenish composer, pupil of F. X. Richter and Jommelli, from 1768 active in Paris, becoming in 1782–86 conductor of the Concerts Spirituels and for a time also at the Loge Olympique. He was among the first to write chamber-music with piano (sextet-symphonies, quintets, quartets, violin-sonatas), besides some small operas and oratorios (from 1775). But his record may be confused with that of his son Henri Jean (see Rigel below).
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