Hol’lins

Alfred, b. Hull, Sept. 11, 1865; pianist, and org.; blind from birth; pupil of Hart vigs on; played Beethoven concerto as a boy; at 16 played for the Queen; pupil of Biilow, later at Raff Cons.; played for crowned heads, and toured America; 1884, org. at Redhill; 1888 at People’s Palace; 1897 at Edinburgh, Free St. George’s Church; c. 2. overtures, Holst, Gustav, Cheltenham, England, Sept. 21, 1874—London, May 25, 1934; studied R. Coll. of Mus. with Stanford; fellow and prof. of comp., R. Coll. of Mus.; formerly dir. of music, Morley Coll.; lectured on music, Harvard Univ., one of the most accomplished of modern English comps., though of Teutonic ancestry; introduced British folk-song elements into some of his works, also arranged many traditional pieces in choral transcriptions; showed interest in and influence of Oriental themes; modern French school and Stravinsky among others contributed to his style; c. (operas) ‘‘Savitri,’? one-act work with chamber ensemble (London, 1916); ‘‘Thke Perfect Fool” (a ballet-opera, said to satirise Wagner’s ‘‘Parsifal’’), Covent. Garden, 1923; ‘‘At the Boar’s Head,” based on Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” and using actual folk melodies (British Nat’l. Op. Co., 1927); also ‘‘Ave Maria’ for 8 women’s. voices; (masque) ‘‘The Vision of Dam: organ music, etc. Christian” (1909); “‘The Trumpeter,” scena for soprano and Hollmann (hél’-main), Josef, Maestricht, Holland, Oct. 16, 1852— orch. (1905); Cotswolds Symphony Paris, Jan. 1, 1927; notable ’cellist; (1900); *‘The Planets” (1915) and studied with Gervais; toured Europe, “Beni-Mora”. suite (1910); ‘‘PhanEngland and America; court-mus., tasies’ (1912), ‘‘Indra’’ (1903), Holland, and many decorations. “Japanese” suite (1916); ‘A SomerHolmes (himz), (1) Edw., near Lonset Rhapsody”? for orch. (1907)! don, 1797—U. S., 1859; pf.-teacher, (choral. works) ‘‘King Estmere’? editor and critic. (2) Wm. H., Sud(1903), “‘Choral- Hymns from the bury, Derby shire, 1812—London, Rig-Veda” (1012), ‘“‘The Cloud1885; pianist and profe or. (3) AlMe enger’? (1910), ‘‘ Hymn of Jesus” fred, London, 1837—Paris, 1876; son and ‘Ode to Death” (Leeds Fest., of above; dram. composer. (4) Hy., 1921), Choral Symphony (do., 1924); London, Nov. 7, 1839—San FranFugal Concerto, St. Paul’s Suite, cisco, Cal., Dec. 9, 1905; bro. of “Songs without Words,” ‘‘Songs of the above; after 1866 was long vln.-prof. West,” and numerous choruses and R. C. M.; c. 4 symphonies, etc. part-songs, besides 2 wind quintets Holmés (6l’-més) (rightly Holmes), and other chamber works. August a Mary Anne, (of Irish par Holstein (hél’-shtin), Fz. (Fr.) von, ents) Paris, Dec. 16, 1847—Jan. 28, Brunswick, 1826 — Leipzig, 1878; 1903; at first a pianist; studied comp. dram. composer. with Lambert, Klosé and César Holten (hél’-tén), K. von, Hamburg, Franck; 1873, prod. a psalm, “In July 26, 1836—Altona, Jan. 12, 1912; Exitu”; 1874, a 1-act stage work ~ pepe pupil of J. Schmitt, Ave“Héro et Leandre’’ (Chatelet); the allemant and Gridener, and at symphonies “‘ Lutece” and ‘‘Les ArgoLeipzig Cons.; after 1874, teacher nautes,” 1883; symph. ‘‘Trlande,’’ Hamburg Cons.; c. a Kindersym1885; unsucc. drama ‘‘La Montagne phonie, eter Noire’. (Gr. Opera), 1895; symHoly (6’-lé), Alfred, b. Oporto, Aug. 5, phonic poems, ‘‘ Roland,” ‘‘Pologne,”’ 1866; harp-virtuoso; son and pupil “Au Pays Blew’’; 2 operas, etc.; she of « cond..and teacher from Prague; sometimes uses pseud. “ Hermann studied at Prague Cons., and lived Zenta.” there till 1896, when he went to the Berlin ct.-opera; after 1913, solo harpist, Boston Symph. Holzbauer (hélts’-bow-ér), Ignaz, Vienna, 1711—Mannheim, 1783; court conductor and dram. composer; highly praised by Mozart. H6lzl (hél’-ts’l), Fz. Sever in, Malaczka, Hungary, 1808—Fiinfkirchen, 1884; conductor and composer.