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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1baja for Naples, Milan and Vienna, in 1832–41 alternately at Paris and London and then for some ten years in Russia, retiring in 1859. At Paris he was associated with Grisi, Persiani, Rubini and Lablache in a combination of great artists then unexampled. His vocal facility is said to have been extraordinary, if not unsurpassed. G.
3Tanaka, Shohé. Acute Japanese physicist, educated at Berlin University (Ph.D. 1890), becoming a specialist in the subject of musical acoustics and tuning in pure intonation.
5Taneiev [Tanieiev], Alexander Sergeievitch (Petrograd, 1850–1918, ?). Russian composer, educated at Petrograd University and then employed in government offices, becoming chief chancellor. In music he was a pupil of Reichel, Petrov and Rimsky-Korsakov, besides being influenced by Balakirev. Wrote the operas Cupid's Revenge and The Snowstorm, 3 symphonies, the overture Hamlet, 2 orchestral suites, the orchestral ballad Aliosha Popovitch, a Festival March and 2 mazurkas, a Réverie for violin and orchestra, 3 string-quartets, 'cello- and piano-pieces, choruses and songs. G.
7Taneiev [Tanieiev], Sergei Ivanovitch (n. Vladimir, 1856–1915, n. Moscow), nephew of the above. Eminent Russian pianist and composer, trained at the Moscow Conservatory (becoming specially intimate with Tchaikovsky), from 1875 making notable concert-tours (at first with Auer or N. Rubinstein) in Russia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, etc., from 1878 professor at the Moscow Conservatory (succeeding Tchaikovsky and in 1881 N. Rubinstein) and in 1885–89 its director. Here he founded a library of books on theory (in memory of Rubinstein), to which he left his own collections. He was the chosen agent in introducing Tchaikovsky's piano-works and ranked among the best of Russian players, though not often heard after his early years. His compositions have great finish and dignity, without reaching the highest level of inspiration or warmth. They include the dramatic trilogy Oresteia, 1895 (Agamemnon, Choëphorai, Eumenides), the cantata Johannes Damascenus, 4 symphonies, an overture on Russian themes, a suite for violin and orchestra, 2 string-quintets, 8 string-quartets, a piano-quartet, 3 string-trios, a piano-trio, a Prelude and Fugue for two pianos, a cappella choruses, terzets and about 50 songs, besides instrumenting two works by Tchaikovsky and making piano-arrangements of symphonies by him, Glazunov, Arensky and others. Author of an important treatise on Imitative Counterpoint, 2 vols., with an unfinished sequel on Canon and Fugue, besides translating Bussler's Formenlehre and Der strenge Stil. See Montagu-Nathan, Contemporary Russian Composers, 1917. G, A.
9Tan'sur, William (n. Rugby, 1706–1783, St. Neot's). English organist and teacher of psalmody at various places, writing several textbooks and tune-collections (from 1725). G.
11Tapper, Thomas (Canton, Mass. 1864). Able American educator, musically trained at the Petersilea Academy in Boston, where in 1903–04 he edited the Musical Record and in 1904–07 the Musician. Since 1905 he has lectured at the Inst. of Musical Art in New York, in 1907–09 was head of the Music School Settlement and from 1908 music-director at New York University. Litt.D. of Bates College in 1911. In 1895 he married the accomplished Norwegian pianist Bertha Feiring (1859–1915). Author of Chats with Music-Students, 1890, The Music-Life, 1892, Education of the Music-Teacher, Essentials in Music-History, 1914 (with Goetschius), and many other practical text-books, especially for piano-students. A.
13Tappert, Wilhelm (n. Bunzlau, 1830–1907, Berlin). Silesian writer, pupil of the Kullak Academy (Berlin) and of Dehn, from 1866 living in Berlin, where in 1876–80 he edited the Allgem. Musikal. Zeitung. His fine library went to the Berlin Library. Author of Musik u. musikal. Erziehung, 1866, Musikal. Studien, 1868, Das Verbot d. Quintenparallelen, 1869, Wagner-Lexikon, 1877 (2d ed. 1903), Wandernde Melodien, 1890, 54 Erlkönig-Kompositionen, 1898 (2d ed. 1906), and Sang u. Klang aus alter Zeit, 1906, besides some collections. Reports on his researches in tablatures are contained in the catalogue of his books. G.
15Tarantini, Gaetano (Trani, 1872). Self-taught Italian composer of the opera Maritana, 1911, the short La Principessa di Valdieri (1902), the symphonic poems Impressione Campestre, Poema del Mare, Pompei, etc., a piano-concerto (1913) and other works.
17Tarantini, Leopoldo (Trani, 1872). Italian composer of the operas Manuel Garcia, 1904, and Marion de Lorme, 1910, and the ballet of Il Sindaco di Lebonnard, 1903. He is a pupil of Dubois, Serrao and Romaniello.
19Tarchi, Angelo (Naples, 1760–1814, Paris). Italian composer, pupil of the Conservatorio de' Turchini, writing over 30 operas for Italian stages (from 1781), with 1 for London (1789) and several for Paris (from 1798), including the popular D'Auberge à Auberge, 1800.
21Tarditi, Orazio. 17th C.
23Tarenghi, Mario (Bergamo, 1870). Italian pianist and composer, pupil of the Bergamo and Milan Conservatories, writing the operas Marcella, 1901, Gara Antica, 1907, and La Notte di Quarto, 1910, an orchestral Scena Orientale, a string-quartet, a flute-suite, 2-piano variations on a theme by Schumann, fine piano-pieces, etc. He is head of the Scuola Musicale di Milano.
25Tarisio, Luigi (?–1854, Milan). Famous Italian violin-expert and dealer, from 1827 bringing to Paris at intervals some of the rarest specimens and gradually amassing a fortune, besides leaving at his death about 200 valuable instruments (including the 'Messie' Stradivari). His collection was acquired by Vuillaume. See Hart, The Violin, 1875, Haweis, Old Violins, 1898, and Hill, Stradivari, 1909. G.
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