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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1Germany and in 1692 settling in London as a favorite teacher; excellent treatise in 1723. G.
2Trabacci, Giovanni Maria. From about 1606 court-organist at Naples and later director; works from 1602. G.
3Troilo, Antonio. Town-musician at Vicenza; instrumental works from 1606.
4Turini, Francesco (?1589–1656), son of Gregorio (16th C.). From 1601 in court-service at Prague, but from at least 1624 organist at Brescia Cathedral; works from 1615. G.
5Uccellini, Marco. Long court-director at Modena and also for a time maestro at the cathedral; instrumental works in 1639–67, with perhaps 3 later operas.
6Ugolini, Vincenzo. Pupil of G. B. Nanini at Rome, in 1592–1603 maestro at S. Maria Maggiore, then at Benevento, in 1616–20 at S. Luigi and finally at St. Peter’s (Cappella Julia); an able follower of the Palestrina tradition, with works from 1615 (1599?).
7Urio, Francesco Antonio. About 1690 maestro at SS. Apostoli in Rome and later at the Frari in Venice; his works include an oratorio and a Te Deum, whence Handel borrowed many themes and passages in 1739–43. G.
8Valentini, Giovanni. From 1617 court-organist at Gratz and later at Vienna; works from 1611. G.
9Valentini, Pier Francesco. (d. 1654). Pupil of G. M. Nanini at Rome; able works from 1629, including remarkable canons and 2 ‘favole’ (1654), besides textbooks (ms.). G.
10Veracini, Antonio. Violinist at the Florentine court; works from 1692. G.
11Vitali, Filippo. Florentine, perhaps at first maestro at S. Lorenzo, but from 1631 singer in the Papal Chapel; works from 1616, including a drama and 6 intermedi (1620–22) in the monodic style. G.
12Vitali, Giovanni Battista (?1644–92). Cremonese pupil of Cazzati, about 1667 violist at S. Petronio, Bologna, and later at the court of Modena; works from 1666, some important as foreshadowing Corelli’s sonatas. His son Tommaso Antonio from 1677 was leading violinist at the Modenese court, with works from 1693. G.
13Vittori, Loreto (1604–70). Pupil of G. B. Nanini and Suriano, at first singer at the Florentine court and from 1622 in the Papal Chapel; several dramas from 1639. Memoir by Rau, 1916.
14Ziani, Pietro Andrea (?1630–1711). Eminent Venetian, from 1657 maestro at S. Maria Maggiore, Bergamo, in 1669–76 second organist at St. Mark’s, Venice, and then (till 1684) in the royal chapel at Naples; works from 1640, including over 20 operas, 3 oratorios, etc. See Kretzschmar in Peters Jahrbuch, 1910. His nephew Marc’ Antonio (1653–1715), after service at Mantua, from 1700 was at the court in Vienna, after 1712 as chief director, writing 45 operas and serenatas, 17 oratorios and many church-works (from 1676).
16(b) GERMAN, AUSTRIAN, etc.
17Abel, Clamor Heinrich. Westphalian chamber-musician at Hanover; sonatas and suites in 1674–77. G.
18Agricola, Georg Ludwig (1643–76). Court-director at Friedenstein (n. Gotha); madrigals and chamber-pieces from 1670. G.
19Agricola, Johann (?1570–1605?). Teacher at the Erfurt Gymnasium; sacred music from 1601. G.
20Agricola, Wolfgang Christoph. Probably Bavarian notary at Neustadt-on-Saale, issuing masses, motets and a song-book. G.
21Ahle, Johann Rudolph (1625–73). From 1646 cantor at Erfurt and from 1654 organist at the Blasiuskirche in Mühlhausen and prominent in the town-council; many sacred works from 1647 and some textbooks. Memoir by Joh. Wolf, 1902 (in I. M. G. Sammelbde.). His son Johann Georg (1651–1706) succeeded him at the Blasiuskirche and in 1680 was named poet-laureate by Leopold I; excellent works from 1671, and an expansion of his father’s singing-method (1704). G.
22Alban, Matthias (1621–1712). Able Tyrolese violin-maker, pupil of Stainer, followed by two sons (till 1730). G.
23Albert, Heinrich (1604–51). Saxon lawyer, pupil of Schütz and Stobäus, from 1630 organist at Königberg Cathedral; often called the founder of the modern German lied, especially as he was a skillful poet as well as melodist; works from 1638, including cantatas and 2 singspiele (1645). See Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst, xii-xiii. G.
24Alberti, Johann Friedrich (1642–1710). Schleswiger, pupil of Fabricius and Albrici, in ?1665–98 organist at Merseburg Cathedral; works from 1673.
25Alstedt, Johann Heinrich (1588–1638). Hessian mathematician, in whose works (1611–13) are sections about music.
26Altenburg, Michael (1584–1640). Clergyman at or near Erfurt; interesting musical works from 1608, including a sort of Passion and instrumental pieces. Memoirs by Morschmann in the Monatshefte, xi, and Meinecke, 1903. G.
27Arnold, Georg. Austrian organist at Innsbruck and later at the Bamberg court; church-music in 1651–72.
28Aschenbrenner, Christian Heinrich (1654–1732). Pomeranian violinist, pupil of Theile and Schmelzer, from 1677 active at Zeitz and Merseburg, from 1695 court-musician at the former and in 1713–19 at the latter; pieces in 1673?. G.
29Bach family. Out of the many Bachs before 1700 mention is due of Johann (1604–73), from 1635 town-director at Erfurt and later organist at the Predigerkirche; his brother Christoph (1613–61), active at Weimar, Erfurt and Arnstadt; Heinrich (1615–92), another brother, from 1641 organist at Arnstadt; Johann Christian (1640–82), son of Johann above and his successor at Erfurt; Georg Christoph (1642–97), from 1668 cantor near Meiningen and from 1688 at Schweinfurt; Johann Christoph (1642–1703), son of Heinrich, from 1665 organist at the Georgs- or Marktkirche in Eisenach, the most able of the older Bachs; Johann Michael (1648–94), his brother, from 1673 organist at Gehren; Johann Ambrosius (1645–95) and Johann Christoph (1645–93), twin sons of Christoph, both violinists, the one from 1671 at Eisenach, the other at Arnstadt; Johann Egidius (1645–1717), brother of Joh. Christian and his successor at Erfurt, followed in turn by his son Johann Christoph (1685–1735?); and Johann Christoph (1671–1721), son of Joh. Ambrosius and brother of the great Joh. Sebastian, organist at Erfurt, Arnstadt and (from 1690) Ohrdruf. None of these except Joh. Christoph of Eisenach is much represented by extant works. G.
30Baltzer, Thomas (?1630–63). Able North German violinist, from 1656 in England and from 1661 leading the royal band; works from 1659. G.
31Banwart, Jakob. Choirmaster at Constance Cathedral; works from 1641.
32Becker, Diedrich. North German violinist, for a time organist in Holstein and then town-musician at Hamburg; works from 1668. G.
33Bendeler, Johann Philipp (?1660–1712?). Cantor at Quedlinburg; author of several manuals (from 1686), including one on organ-building. G.
34Bernhard, Christoph (1627–92). East Prussian, pupil of Erben, Siefert and Schütz, as well as Carissimi, from 1649 singer in the Dresden court-choir, and from 1655 assistant-director (though forced away in 1664–74 by intrigues on the part of Italian singers), finally in 1781–88 court-director; important works from 1665, including unpublished text-books. G.
35Besler, Samuel (1574–1625). Organist and schoolmaster at Breslau; many works from 1602. His brother Simon (1583–1633) was in 1610–20 cantor at Breslau and then at Liegnitz. G.
36Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von (1644–1704). Famous Bohemian violinist, employed at the courts of Olmütz and Salzburg (from 1673), becoming director in 1684 (ennobled in 1690); many works from 1676, including 2 stage-works (1681, '99) and some church-music. G.
37Bleyer, Georg. For a time court-musician at Rudolstadt and in 1676 an applicant for the cantorate at the Thomasschule, Leipzig; instrumental pieces from 1670.
38Bleyer, Nikolaus (1590–1658). Court-violinist at Bückeburg and from 1624 town-musician at Lübeck; works from 1621.
39Bockshorn, Samuel [Capricornus] (?1629–65). After service as cantor at Reutlingen, Presburg and Nuremberg, from 1657 court-director at Stuttgart, making a fine reputation as conductor and composer, though pursued by local jealousy; works from 1655, including an oratorio whose authorship is disputed between him and Carissimi. See articles by Brenet,
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