Rontgen

(rént’-gén), (1) Engelbert, Dev enter, Holland, 1829—Leipzig, 1897; violinist. (2) Julius, Leipzig, 9, 1855—Utrecht, Sept. 13, 1932; pianist; son of above; pupil of and E. Richter, Plaidy, Reinecke and Fr. Lachner; at 10 began to c.; at 17 pub. a vin.sonata; début as pianist, 1878; teacher mus.-sch., Amsterdam; 1886— 98, cond. to the Soc. for the Promotion of Mus., also Felix Merit is Soc.; co-founder (1885) of the Cons.; dir. after 19133 c. ‘‘Toskanische Ris petti,”’ an operetta for voices and pf.; a pf.concerto, symphony, ’cello concerto, 3 vin. sonatas, 3 ’cello sonatas, 2 piano sonatas, piano trio, opera “A gnete’”’ (1914), etc. Root, (z) G. Ed. Fr., Sheffield, Ma ., Aug. 30, 1820—Barley’s Island, Aug. 6, 1895; teacher of singing and conductor; pupil of Webb, Boston; Paris, 1850; c. “‘Battle cry of Freedom,” “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” “Just before the Battle, Mother,’ etc. (2) Fr. Woodman, Boston, Ma ., June 13, 1846— Chicago, 1916; son and pupil of above; pupil of Blodgett and Mason, New York; organist; 1869-70, studied in Europe; later lecturer, writer and teacher of large vocal cla es.