Volbach

(f6l’-bakh), Fritz, b. Wipperfiirth, Dec. 17, 1861; organ-virtuoso; pupil of Cologne Cons. for a year; studied philosophy, then took up music again at the Royal Inst. for church mus., Berlin; from teacher there; 1892 cond: at Mainz; i907 at Tiibingen; after 1919 at Miinster Univ.; has written biogs. and edited musical texts; c. symph., symph. poems, ‘“‘Osiern’’ (Easter), for organ and orch. (Sheffield Fest., 1902); “Es waren Kénigskinder,” “Alt Heidelberg, du Feine,” a series of vocal works with orch. which he cond. in London, 1904, etc. Volckmar (f61k’/-mar), Wm. (Valentin), Hersfeld,. Ca el, 1812—Homberg, Ca el, 1887; mus.-teacher, organist, writer and composer.