Kastal’sky

Alexander Dmitrievitch, Moscow, Noy. 28, 1856—Dec. 17, 1926; important Ru ian composer; after 1887 teacher and conductor at the School of the Chorus, People’s ‘Choral Acad. in 1918 and merged with Moscow Cons. in 1923; also c. operas, etc. Kastner (kast’-nér), (1) Jn. G., Stra burg, March 9, 1810—Paris, Dec. 19, 1867; pupil of Maurer and Romer; at 10, organist; at 20, bandm.; at 25 had prod. 4 operas, and was sent ‘y the town council to Paris, to study with Berton and Reicha; 1837, pub. treatise ‘On Instrumentation”? among others; also methods adopted at the Paris Cons.; lived thereafter at Paris as teacher; wrote learned e ays and an ‘‘Encyclopédie de la musique.” C. 3 later operas incl. “*Le dernier roi de Juda,” his masterpiece, also 3 symphonies, 5 overtures, to serenades for wind; ‘“‘Livres partitions” (symphony-cantatas, prefaced by brilliant historical e ays, incl. ‘‘Zes danses des morts’’), a vol. of 310 pages; ‘‘La harpe @éole”’ (1856); ‘‘Les voix de Paris,’’ followed by ‘‘Les cris de Paris,” grande symphonie humorist i que voc. et instr. cee “Tes Sirénes,” etc. Biog. by Jan (Leipzig, 1886). (2) G. Fr. Eugen, Stra burg, 1852 —Bonn, 1882; son of above; inv. the pyrophone (v. D. D.), and pub. work on it. (3) Emmerich, Vienna, March 29, 1847—1916; editor and writer.