Sinclair

(sink’lér), J., near Edinburgh, 1791—Margate, 1857; tenor. (zint’-ing), Christian, b. Kongsberg, Norway, Jan. 11, 1856; notable composer; pupil of Reinecke, Leipzig. Cons., later with Royal Scholarship, studied at Dresden, Munich, and Berlin; lived in Christiania as organist and teacher; in 1915 he was granted a govt. pension for life to enable him to give all his time to comp.; in 1921-22 he accepted a call to the Eastman School, Rochester, N. Y., as guest teacher of comp., returning afterward to Norway. In his own country he is accounted next to Grieg in importance as a nationalistic composer. His large output includes 3 symphs.; piano concerto; 3 vin. concertos and strument; suite ‘‘Episodes Chevaleresques”’; “Rondo In finito’’; suite in A minor; “‘Legende’’ and Romanze in D, for orch. with vln.; piano quintet; string quartet; 3 piano trios; 2 serenades for two violins and piano; vin. suites, variations, etc.; pf.-sonata, suite, variations, and many smaller pieces, incl. the pop. “Friihlingsréuschen”’; also an opera, “Der Heilige Berg” and more than 200 songs and other vocal works.