Viadana

(vS-a-da'-na), Ludovico da [properly L. Gro i], compr. b. Viaoana, near Mantua, 1564: d. Gualtieri, May 2, 1645. Member of 257 VIARDOT-GARCIA monastic order; maestro at Mantua Pupil 1594-1609, and after 1644, in the ana meantime at Fano and Venice; to Oder his Cento Concerti, 1602, used to be Mayence attributed use of ba o contmuo, condr. but figured ba occurs in works of 1859; Bancmeri 1595; V. was, however, other first to use the term, and first to use der) ba as nece ary part of church conch or us, certo, distinctly m style of modem melodic comp. Vieuxtemps Venders, Viardot-Garcia (vi-4r-d5 garth i'-a), d [Michelle Ferdinande] Pauline, dram Pupil mezzo sop. b. Paris, July 18, 1821. tuner, d. Paris, May 18, 1910. Daughter tour of Manuel del P. G. with whom she while early went to America; pf. le ons Austria, in Mexico and after return to Europe in of Meysenberg and Liszt; studied and comp, with Reicha; concert ddbut 1838-39, Bru els 1837; stage ddbut London 1857 1839; sang at Th64tre It alien, Paris, prof, 1839, until marriage with director 52, Viardot 1841; then long tours in paralysis Europe; created Fides in Le ProphUe, 1873, 1849, and Sapho, 1851, at Paris Op Dictionary of Musicians