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university dictionary of music and musicians, 1912
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1Enchiriadis," theoretical works reprinted by Gerbert; probably a contemporary of HUCBALD, to whom these works have also been ascribed.
3Othmayr (Kaspar) composed songs, sacred music; provost of St. Gumbert's Church (Lutheran), Anspach. B. Amberg, Upper Palatinate, Mar. 12, 1515; d. Feb. 4, 1553.
5Oton. Indian drone pipe, employed with tambourine as accompaniment to dancing.
7Ott (Jean) manufactured lutes in Nuremberg, and was one of the earliest German viol makers. D. after 1463.
9Ott or Otto (Johannes) published music in Nuremberg in partnership with Hieronymus Formsneider, including works of Josquin, Isaac, and Senfl; publications dated 1533-1550. one of two readings
10Ott or Otto (Johannes) published music in Nuremberg in partnership with Hieronymus Formschneider, including works of Josquin, Isaac, and Senfl; publications dated 1533-1550. one of two readings
12Ottava. It. Octave.
14Ottavino Flauto. It. PICCOLO Flute.
16Ottemole. OCTUPLE.
18Otter (Franz Joseph) composed concertos and sonatas for violin; played violin, Salzburg Cathedral and Vienna Chapel Royal; pupil of Michael Haydn. B. 1760, Nandlstadt, Bavaria; d. Sept. 1, 1836.
20Ottetto. It. Composition in eight parts.
22Ottey (Sarah) played violin, harpsichord, and bass in London concerts; one of the first women instrumentalists, according to Burney. B. about 1695.
24Otto (Ernst Julius) composed the opera "Schloss am Rhein," oratorios, masses, songs; cantor at Dresden. B. Sept. 1, 1804, Königstein; d. Mar. 5, 1877, Dresden. Franz sang bass. B. June 3, 1809; brother of ERNST JULIUS; d. April 30, 1842.
26Otto (George) composed Latin motets, five to eight parts, German sacred music, five to six parts; chapelmaster and instructor to the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel. B. Torgau, 1544; d. after 1619.
28Otto (Jacob Augustus) made violins, wrote on violin making, Eng. trans., as "Treatise on the Structure and Preservation of the Violin," London, 1848. B. 1762, Gotha; d. 1830, Jena.
30Otto (Melitta Alvsleben) sang sop. in Dresden Opera, rôles including Queen of the Night, Martha, Eva, 1860-73; soloist Beethoven Centenary, Bonn, 1871, Cincinnati Festival, 1879; pupil Dresden Conservatory. B. Dresden, Dec. 16, 1842; d. Dresden, Jan. 13, 1893.
32Otto (Stephen) composed much church music, including a 19-part setting of "Ein' feste Burg," divided into four choirs; may have been first to adapt dialogue form to sacred compositions; cantor at Schandau; pupil of Demantius, to whom he was for a time assistant cantor at Freiberg. B. Freiberg, Saxony, 1594; d. after 1648.
34Oudin (Eugène Espérance) sang bar. in opera, debut 1886, Wallack's Theatre, New York, M'Caul Opera Company, later such rôles as Eugen Onégin, Wolfram, Telramund, becoming a favourite concert singer in London; composed an "O Salutaris," songs; Yale graduate, and in early life lawyer in New York. B. Feb. 24, 1858, New York; m. the singer Louise Parker, 1886; d. Nov. 4, 1894, London.
36Ouïe. Fr. The hearing.
38Oulibicheff, von (Alexander) wrote a valuable biography of Mozart, but is chiefly known for attacks on Beethoven; played violin in amateur quartets. B. Dresden, 1795, where his father was the Russian ambassador; d. Jan. 24, 1858, on his estates near Nijni-Novgorod.
40"Où Peut-on Etre Mieux Qu'au Sein de Sa Famille" became a favourite song of the French royalists during the Revolution, and is still regarded as the peculiar song of the House of Bourbon. The words, taken from Grétry's "Lucile," 1769, mean: "Where can one be better than in the bosom of his family?"
42Ouragan. Alfred Bruneau's four-act lyric drama, to book by Emile Zola, was first performed April 29, 1901, at the Paris Opéra Comique.
44Ours. Name given one of Haydn's symphonies the finale of which opens with a bear-dance.
46Oury (Antonio James) played violin at leading London concerts, in quartets, and on successful tours of
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