Vierling

(fér’-ling), (1) Jn. Gf., Metzels, near Me in in gen, 1750—Schmalkalden, 1813; organist and composer. (2) Jacob V., 1796—1867, organist. (3) Georg, Frankenthal, Palatinate, Sept. 5, 1820—Wiesbaden, May 1, 1901; sou and pupil of above, also of Rinck (org.), Marx (comp.); 1847, organist at Frankfort-on-Oder; 1852— 53, cond. Liedertafel, Mayence; then lived in Berlin, founder and for years cond. Bach-verein; prof. and R. Mus.-Dir.; c. notable secular oratorios, ‘Der Raub der Sabinevinnen” (op. so), “Alarichs Tod’’ and “ Konstantin’; Psalm 137, with orch.; and other choral works; a symph.; 5 overtures, incl. “Im Friihling’’; capriccio for pf. with orch., etc. Vierne, Louis Victor France, Oct. 8, Jules, Poitiers, 1870—at organ, Notre Dame, Paris, June 2, 1037; pupil of Paris Cons. under Franck and Widor, the latter making him his a t. as org. at St. Sulpice in 1892, and in his cla es at the Cons., 1894; after 1900 he was org. at Notre Dame; from 1911 instructor in organ master cla at the Schola Can to rum; he gave recitals in many Eur. cities; teacher of Nadia Boulanger, Joseph Bonnet and Marcel Dupré; c. 5 symphonies for organ and other works for this instrument; Mi a Solemn is for choir and orch.; various other church comps.; orch., chamber music and piano pieces,’ etc. Vieuxtemps (v’yii-tan), (1) Henri, Verviers, Belgium, Feb. 20, 1820—Mustapha, Algiers, June 6, 1881; eminent violinist and composer; son and pupil of a piano-tuner and instr.maker, then pupil of Lecloux, with whom he toured at 8; then pupil of de Bériot (vln.), Sechter (harm.), Reicha (comp.); he toured Europe with great succ., and three times America (1844, 1857 and 1870); 1845, m. Josephine Eder, a Vienna pianist; 1846-52, solo-violinist to the Czar and prof. at the Petersburg Cons.; 1871-73, prof. at the Bru els Cons.; then paralysis of his left side stopped his playing. He c. 6 concertos, several concertinos, an overture on the Belgian national hymn (op. 41), fantaisie-caprice, with orch.; fantaisies on Slavic themes, “ Hommage @ Pagan in i,”’ caprice, sonata, vars. on “Vankee Doodle,” 2 ’cello-concertos, a grand solo duo for vin. and ’cello (with Servais), etc. Biog. by Radoux (1891). (2) Jules Jos. Ernest, Bru els, March 18, 1832—Belfast, 20, 1896; bro. of.above; solo-’cellist It. Opera, London; also in Hallé’s orch. at Manchester. (3) Jean Joseph Lucien, Verviers, July 5, 1828—Bru els, Jan. 19013 composer; pianist, teacher, and c. of piano pieces, brother of Henri and Jules V. (q. v.). Vigand (vé-gi-no’), Salvatore, Naples, 1769—Milan, 1821; _ ballet-dancer and succ. composer of ballets.