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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1poser, pupil of the Kullak Academy (Berlin) and of Dorn, Kiel and Liszt, from 1871 identified with Chicago, though with sojourns in Europe, in 1888–1902 teaching at the Metropolitan Conservatory in New York and from 1906 head of his own Institute in Pittsburgh. In 1872 he was active in the formation of the Chicago Apollo Club. At intervals he gave orchestral concerts in Chicago, brought out two operas there and in 1876 and ’85 conducted works in London. Wrote the operas Zenobia, 1882, Lucille, 1887 (originally Antonio), The Triumph of Columbus, 1892 (in concert-form), and Ollanta (original text), the cantata The Last Inca, the symphonies The Prodigal Son, Lincoln, Centennial and one other, the symphonic poems Magdalena’s Lament, Sandalphon and A Tragedy of the Deep (the loss of the ‘Titanic’, 1912), the overtures Anniversary, 1876, and The Voyage of Columbus, 2 orchestral suites, various other orchestral pieces (largely commemorative), about 50 piano-pieces, choruses, part-songs and songs. A.
3Pratté, Anton Edvard (Hadj, 1799–1875, Odensnäs). Noted Bohemian harpist, brought up in Sweden, from about 1820 active in Linköping and later in Norrköping, 1835–36 leading a choral society in the latter. Wrote a harp-concerto and various pieces, some orchestral works, the cantata Fridsroster, a choral melodrama, etc. In 1843 he issued a pamphlet attacking Ole Bull.
5Predieri, Luca Antonio (Bologna, 1688–1769, Naples). Italian composer, pupil of his uncle and Vitali, apparently succeeding the former as maestro at S. Petronio in Bologna, from 1739 second court-director at Vienna (at first under Fux) and in 1746–51 chief. Wrote over 20 operas and serenades (from 1710), 9 oratorios, masses, etc. Like his uncle he was a member of the Bologna Accademia and in 1723 its president. G.
7Preindl, Joseph (Marbach, 1756–1823, Vienna). Austrian church-musician, pupil of Albrechtsberger, from 1780 choirmaster at the Peterskirche in Vienna and from 1809 his teacher’s successor as choirmaster at St. Stephen’s. Wrote many masses, motets, a Requiem, a Te Deum, a Lamentations, etc., several piano-works and text-books in singing and composition (1827, 2d ed. 1832). G.
9Preiss, Kornelius (Troppau, 1884). Silesian writer, originally a geologist (Ph.D. of Gratz Univ. in 1907), pupil of Nešvera and L. A. Seydler, since 1908 teaching music-history in the Gratz Music School and from 1919 also in the Gymnasium. Author of 15 Meyerbeer-Studien, 1907–14, Haydn in Graz u. Steiermark, 1908, Beiträge zur Gesch. d. Operette, 1908, Gedenkreden auf Mendelssohn, 1909, Rubinstein’s pianistische Bedeutung, 1914, and lives of Millöcker (1905), Seydler (1906), Drechsler (1910), Volkmann (1912), Goldmark, Ferd. Hiller and Rubinstein (in Musikal.Porträts, 1913) and R. Stöhr (1914).
11Preitz, Franz (Zerbst, 1856–1916, do.). Able Saxon organist, trained at the Leipzig Conservatory, from 1876 touring as virtuoso, from 1879 teacher at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and from 1885 at Zerbst as cantor at the court-church, teacher at the Gymnasium, from 1894 conductor of the Oratorienverein and from 1897 ducal director. Wrote an a cappella Requiem, motets, Psalms, vocal trios and duets, songs, organ-preludes, arrangements for violin and organ of some of Bach’s clavier-preludes, music for Kaiser’s Gustaf Adolf and Bunger’s 500 Jahre in Treue, etc.
13Premerl, Stanislaus (St. Veit, 1880). Carinthian priest and church-musician, educated in theology at Laibach, pupil in music of the Vienna Conservatory and University, since 1909 choirmaster at Laibach Cathedral, besides from 1910 editing the Ceckveni Glasbeniki, directing the Organ School and from 1913 acting as diocesan inspector of music. Has written 2 masses, a Requiem, the cantata Sonnenlied des Heiligen Franziskus, 1917, motets, organ-preludes, etc., and edited many collections for church-use.
15Prentice, Thomas Ridley (Ongar, 1842–1895, London). English pianist, pupil of the Royal Academy, London, from 1863 increasingly popular as a teacher, from 1880 at the Guildhall School, besides from 1881 being active in the new school at Blackheath. In 1869–74 he directed series of popular concerts at Brixton and from 1880 similar concerts in Kensington. Author of a series of text-books for piano-students (1883–86) and a manual of Hand-Gymnastics. Also wrote the cantata Linda (women’s voices), anthems, part-songs, songs, piano-pieces and an edition of 6 cantatas by Carissimi. G.
17Preobrashensky, Antonin Viktorovitch (b. 1870). From 1898 teacher at the Moscow Synodal School and since 1902 librarian of the Imperial Choir at Petrograd. Author of a dictionary (1877) and a bibliography (2d ed. 1900) of Russian church-music, besides articles in periodicals.
19Pressel, Gustav Adolf (Tübingen, 1827–1890, Berlin). Württemberger composer, pupil of Silcher and Sechter, living first at Stuttgart and from 1868 near Berlin. Wrote the operas Die St. Johannsnacht, 1860, and Der Schneider von Ulm, 1866, the ballad Barbarossa and very popular songs. He sought to show that Mozart completed his Requiem entire.
21Pressenda, Johannes Franciscus (n. Alba, 1777–1854, Turin). Good Italian violin-maker, trained by Storioni, from 1820 working at Turin, where his instruments were favored by Polledro and Ghebart, so that they became widely used. G.
23Presser, Theodore (Pittsburgh, 1848). American music-publisher, pupil of the New England Conservatory (Boston), with study in Germany, from 1869 teaching at schools in Ohio and Virginia, and since 1884 active in Philadelphia, founding the Theo. Presser Company, which has grown to large proportions. In 1883 he started The Etude, a monthly for teachers. In 1906 he founded the Presser Home for Retired
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