Gold mark

(gold'-mark), Karl, compr b. Keszthely, Hungary, May 18, 1830 Son of cantor in Jewish synagogue; after le ons from village schoolmaster, studied at Vienna Cons under Jansa, Bohm, and Preyer ’1844-48; concert of works Vienna 1857, another in Pesth 1859, settled in Vienna as pf. teacher 1860, overtures Sakurdala and Pen the sile a had attracted favorable notice; opera GOMBERT Die Konigm von Saba Vienna 1875, on composition of which he had spent 10 years, won deserved succe in Germany, Italy, Spain, produced in N. Y. 1905; other operas are Merlin 1886, Das Heimchm am Herd (based on Dickens’s Cricket on the Hearth) 1S96, Gotz von Berlichr ingen 1902; has also written male choruses, vln. concerto, chamber music, symph etc., all marked by skill in production of effect. Gold mark, Rubin, compr b New York, 1872 Nephew of Karl; pupil of Livonius, Door, and Fuchs, and in N. Y. of Joseffy and Dvofdk; hves and teaches in New York Composed Theme and Variations for orch., played under Seidl, Hiawatha overture played by Bost Symph. Orch pf. tno, cantata, etc., pf. pieces.