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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1Freiberg, Otto (Naumburg, 1846). Saxon violinist and conductor, pupil of the Leipzig Conservatory and V. Lachner, from 1865 in the Karlsruhe court-orchestra, from 1880 director at Marburg University and from 1887 at Göttingen University, retiring in 1920.
3Fremstad, Olive Nayan (Stockholm, 1870?). Eminent Swedish operatic soprano, brought to America at twelve and early giving high promise, from 1890 pupil of F. E. Bristol (New York) and later of Lilli Lehmann, making her stage-début in 1895 at Cologne, where she was regularly engaged in 1897–1900 (with many appearances elsewhere), then at the Munich Opera till 1903, when she came to the Metropolitan, New York, continuing there till 1914 and then touring. In 1906–11 she was the wife of Edson Sutphen and since 1916 of Harry L. Brainard. A.
5Frere, Walter Howard (Cambridge, 1863). English clergyman, since 1892 of the Community of the Resurrection (Mirfield) and in 1902–13 and since 1916 its Superior. Has published many important studies in English liturgical history, including Bibliotheca Musica Liturgica, 1901, editions of the Sarum service-books (1894–1902), Ravenscroft’s Psalter (1888), etc.
7Freschi, Giovanni Domenico (1640–1690).
9Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583–1643). G.
11Freudenberg, Wilhelm (n. Neuwied, 1838). Prussian conductor and composer, educated in theology and music in Leipzig, from 1861 theater-conductor at various places, from 1865 choral conductor at Wiesbaden, where in 1870 he started a conservatory, in 1886 (with Mengewein) head of a music-school in Berlin, from 1887 opera-conductor at Augsburg and Ratisbon, and since 1895 choirmaster at the Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in Berlin. Has written the operas Die Pfahlbauer, 1877, Die Nebenbuhler, 1879, Kleopatra, 1882 (revised 1898), Die Mühle im Wispertale, 1883, Der St. Katherinentag in Palermo, 1889, Marino Faliero, 1889, Die Johannisnacht, 1896, and Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern, 1908, besides 2 not yet produced, the symphonic poem Ein Tag in Sorrent, incidental music to Romeo and Juliet, the overture Durch Dunkel zum Licht, other orchestral pieces, motets, men’s choruses, piano- and violin-works, songs, etc., and a Lehre von d. Intervallen.
13Freund, John Christian (London, 1848). English editor, since 1871 active in New York, from 1893 establishing The Music Trades, Musical America and other journals, besides in 1917 starting the Musical Alliance of the United States. A.
15Frey, Adolph (Landau, 1865). Bavarian pianist, pupil of Mme. Schumann, Faiszt and Brahms, from 1887 musician to Prince Alexander of Hesse and since 1893 professor at Syracuse (N. Y.) University (Mus.D. in 1914). A.
17Frey, Emil (Baden, 1889). Swiss pianist, pupil of R. Freund (Zurich), Rehberg, Barblan, Diémer and Widor, from 1910 court-pianist at Berlin and since 1917 at Zurich. In 1910 his piano-trio in F-sharp min. won the Rubinstein prize at Petrograd.
19Freylinghausen, Johann Anastasius (Gandersheim, 1670–1739, Halle). From 1695 school-teacher in Halle, publishing two important collections of church-melodies (1704, ’14), with many later editions.
21Frezzolini, Erminia (Orvieto, 1818–1884, Paris). Italian operatic soprano, trained by the elder Ronconi, Garcia and Tacchinardi, from 1838 popular in Italy, with visits to Vienna (1841), London (from 1842), Petrograd (1848–50), Paris (1853) and America (1857–58), retiring about 1860. The leading rôle in Verdi’s I Lombardi (1843) was written for her.
23Friberth, Karl (n. Vienna, 1736–1816, do.). Austrian church-musician, pupil of Bonno and Gassmann, from 1759 in Prince Esterhazy’s choir at Eisenstadt and from 1776 choirmaster at the Jesuiten- and Minoritenkirchen at Vienna. Wrote 9 masses, a Requiem and much other church-music. G.
25Frick [Frike], Philipp Joseph (Würzburg, 1740–1798, London). Bavarian organist and pianist, at first court-organist at Baden-Baden, then for a time touring as a performer on the harmonica, and from 1780 teaching in London. Wrote text-books in modulation (1772) and harmony (1786, ’93). G.
27Fricke, August Gottfried Ludwig (Brunswick, 1829–1894, Berlin). Operatic bass, pupil of Meinhardt, appearing from 1851 at Brunswick and other German cities and in 1856–86 at the Berlin Opera, where he was greatly admired.
29Frickenhaus, Fanny, née Evans (Cheltenham, 1849). Able English pianist, pupil of Mount, Dupont and W. Bohrer, since 1879 active in London as soloist and in numerous chamber-music enterprises, producing many novelties. G.
31Fricker, Herbert Austin (Canterbury, 1868). English organist, pupil of Longhurst and J. F. Bridge, from 1884 Longhurst’s assistant at Canterbury Cathedral, from 1890 at Folkestone, from 1898 city-organist at Leeds, besides in 1900–17 conducting the Philharmonic Society there and in 1904–13 being chorusmaster for the Festivals, and since 1917 Vogt’s successor as leader of the Mendelssohn Choir in Toronto and organist of the Metropolitan Church. Has written an organ-overture, other organ-pieces, a cantata, anthems, choruses and songs. A.
33Friderici, Daniel. 17th C. G.
35Fried, Oscar (Berlin, 1871). Eminent Prussian conductor, pupil of Humperdinck and Ph. Scharwenka, for a long time hornist in various orchestras, in 1904–10 conductor of the Stern Gesangverein in Berlin, since 1907 also of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and from 1910 of important orchestral concerts devoted to novelties. Has written the choral works Das trunkene Lied, Erntelied and Verklärte Nacht, a prelude and double fugue for strings, an Andante and Scherzo for wind, harps and drums, choruses for
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