Moor

(moor), (1) Karel, b. Belohrad, Hungary, Nov. 26, 1873; composer; pupil of Prague Cons, and that in Vienna; played and taught violin in Prague; after 1902 active in Czech Philh. and theatres in Bohemia, Trieste and Jugoslavia; c. operas, orch. and chamber works. (2) Emanuel, Keskemet, Hungary, Feb. 19, 1863—Mt. Pelerin, Vevey, Switzerland, Oct. 21, 1931; pianist, composer; in 1920 invented a novel piano in which several keyboards are connected with couplers and may be played together; m. Winifred Christie, Scottish pianist, who has toured with much suce. as recitalist _ ia instrument in Europe and Moore, (1) Thos., Dublin, 1779—near Devizes, 1852; famous poet; pianist and singer. (2) Douglas Stuart, b. Cutchogue, Long Island, N. Y., 1893; composer; studied Yale Univ. under Parker and D. S. Smith, later in Paris with d’Indy and Nadia Boulanger; dir. of music, Cleveland Museum of Art; 1926, awarded Pulitzer Prize and Guggenheim Fellowship; a oc. prof. of music, Columbia Univ.; c. (orch.) “Pageant of P. T. Barnum,” “Moby Dick,’ “Museum Pieces,” “Symphony of Autumn’; vin. and piano sonata; author, Listening to Music. (3) Grace, b. Jellico, Tenn., Dec. 5, I9g01; soprano; School, Nashville, Wilson-Greene School, Washington; vocal study in Europe; began singing career in musical comedy and revues in N. Y.; later trained for opera and début, Met. Op., 1928; at Paris Op.-Comique following year as “Louise”; after several seasons, left grand opera to star in operetta, “The Du Barry,” in N. Y¥.; then entered musical films with striking succ.; appearances as “Mimi” at Covent Garden, 1935, were attended with larity. Moraés (mo6-rins), Jot#io Lisbon, Dec. 27, Silva, 1689—ca. 1747; important Portuguese composer of church music; cond. at the Cathedral. (m6-ral’-as) Cristobal, Seville, 1500—Malaga, 1553; entered Papal chapel ca. 1540; eminent Spanish contrapuntist and composer.