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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1Vittor Pisani (unperformed) and a Storia del Pianoforte, 1903.
3Cesti, Marc' Antonio (1618–1669). 17th C. G.
5Chabran, Francesco (in Piedmont, 1723–?). Italian violinist, pupil of Somis (his uncle), from 1747 in the Turin court-band and from 1751 in much favor at Paris and especially London. Wrote violin-sonatas and concertos.
7Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel (n. Thiers, 1841–1894, Paris). French composer, pupil of Semet, Hignard and Wolff. Wrote the operas Gwendoline, 1886, Le Roi Malgré lui, 1887, and Briséis (unfinished), 2 operettas (1877–79), the scena La Sulamite, 1885, À la Musique for chorus, various orchestral works, including the rhapsody España, a Suite Pastorale and several marches, many piano-pieces, including Pièces Pittoresques, etc. Memoirs by Séré, 1911, and Servières, 1912. G.
9Chadwick, George Whitefield (Lowell, Mass. 1854). Distinguished American composer, trained by Buck, Whiting and Eugene Thayer, at the Leipzig Conservatory and under Rheinberger, from 1880 organist at the South Congregational Church, Boston, and teacher at the New England Conservatory, becoming director of the latter in 1897. In 1889–99 he conducted the Springfield Festivals and in 1897–1901 the Worcester Festivals, and has often served as guest-conductor elsewhere. His administration of the Conservatory has been notably efficient and successful. LL.D. of Tufts College in 1905. His works include
11Symphonies: 1, in C, 1882, 2, in B-flat, 1886, 3, in F, 1894. Sinfonietta, in D, 1904.
12Overtures: Rip Van Winkle, 1879, Thalia, 1882, The Miller's Daughter, 1884, Melpomene, 1886, Adonais, 1889, Euterpe.
13Symphonic Poems: Cleopatra, 1905, Aphrodite, 1912, Angel of Death, 1919. Serenade in F, 1890, A Pastoral Prelude, 1891, 3 Symphonic Sketches, 1896, Suite in A, 1896, Suite Symphonique in E-flat, 1917, Symphonic Ballade, Tam O'Shanter, 1917. Incidental music to Everywoman, 1911. Variations for organ and orchestra.
14Chamber-works: Piano-quintet in E-flat. String-quartets: 1, in G min. 1878, 2, in C, 1879, 3, in D, 1885, 4, in E min. 1896, 5, in D min. 1898. String-trio in C min.
15The lyric drama Judith, 1901, and the tragic opera The Padrone (ms). The operettas The Quiet Lodging, 1892, and Tabasco, 1893. The pastoral opera Love's Sacrifice, 1915.
16The Viking's Last Voyage, for baritone and men's chorus, 1880, Dedication Ode, 1883, The Pilgrim's Hymn, 1888, Lovely Rosabelle, 1889, Phænix Expirans, 1891, Columbian Ode, 1892, The Lily Nymph, 1895, Ecce jam Noctis, 1897, the ballads Lochinvar, 1897, and Aghadoe, the Christmas pastoral Noël, 1908.
17About 50 songs, much church-music and some pieces for piano and organ.
19G, A.
21Challier, Ernst (Berlin, 1843–1914, Giessen). Music-publisher at Giessen, especially noted for many special catalogues of comprehensive scope, especially of songs and duets (1886, '98), of choruses for men's voices (1900), for women's (1904) and mixed (1903), of music-publishers (1908), etc. He also wrote on musical copyright (1905).
23Chamberlain, Houston Stewart (Portsmouth, 1855). Eminent English author, chiefly educated in Germany and devoted to its ideas and culture, but taking his degree in science at Geneva University (1881), from 1885 living in Dresden and from 1889 in Vienna. In 1908 he married Wagner's daughter Eva and settled at Bayreuth, becoming a leading Wagnerian enthusiast. Besides many works in other fields (notably his discussion of the 19th century, 1899–1901), including books on the history of literature and philosophy, author of Das Drama Wagners, 1892 (5th ed. 1913), R. Wagner: echte Briefe an F. Praeger, 1894 (2d ed. 1908), R. Wagner, 1896 (2d ed. 1911), Die ersten 20 Jahre d. Bayreuther Bühnenfestspiele, 1896, and Parsifalmärchen, 1900 (2d ed. 1913). Since 1885 he has been a frequent contributor to German, French and English periodicals. Biography by L. von Schroeder, 1918.
25Chambonnières, Jacques Champion (?1600–1670?). 17th C. G.
27Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie (Paris, 1861). Talented French pianist and composer, pupil of Lecouppey, Savard, Marsick and Godard, living in Paris, but with many concert-tours elsewhere, especially in England. Has written many very popular and characteristic piano-pieces and songs, and also the ballet-symphony Callirhoë, 1888, the symphonie lyrique Les Amazones, 1888, 2 orchestral suites, a Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, 2 piano-trios and the opéra comique La Sévillane. G.
29Champein, Stanislas (Marseilles, 1753–1830, Paris). French composer, precociously developed, becoming choirmaster at Pignans (Provence) at thirteen and writing a mass, a Magnificat and psalms, and in 1770 going to Paris and before long winning popularity as a prolific opera-composer. Wrote in all about 40 comedies (c. 1778–1817), including La Melomanie, 1781, Les Dettes, 1787, Menzikoff et Foedor, 1808, and Le Nouveau Don Quichotte, 1809 (first given under an Italian name). His vogue was short and after 1820 he fell into extreme poverty.
31Champlin, John Denison (Stonington, Conn. 1834–1915, New York). American lexicographer, editor (with Apthorp) of a notable Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 3 vols. 1888–90. A.
33Chanot, Georges (Mirecourt, 1801–1883, Paris). Excellent French violin-maker in Paris from about 1820, continuing till 1872, assisted by his wife (née Démoliens) and for a time by his son Georges fils (1831–1895), who from 1851 became noted in London. For a short time he attempted to develop an eccentric model devised by his brother François (1787–1823), which the Académie had pronounced (1817) equal to any of Stradivari. G.
35Chantavoine, Jean (Paris, 1877). French critic and editor, pupil of Friedländer, writing since 1903 for the Revue Hebdomaire and also (from 1911) for Excelsior and L'Année Musicale and editing Les Maîtres de la Musique, himself
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