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(hune), Bruno [Siegfried], pst. b. London, 1871. Pupil of Mi S. Taunton; toured Great Britain, then in 1889 Spai-i, Egypt and Australia; 1891 in New York, further study with S. B. Mills and Albert i; played there 1896; self-taught orgt., has held various positions in N Y.; remarkable as accompanist; compr. of songs, church and pf music. Hullah (hul-la) John Pyke, teacher, wnter. b. Worcester, Eng June 27, 1812j d. Westminster, Feb. 21, 1884. Studied with Horsley and Crivelli; comp, several succe ful operas, Barbers of Ba ora 1837, etc.; after observing Wilhem's cla es m Paris in 1830, he started (1841) popular 135 HUGHES cla es for schoolmasters and others by system of vocal music adapted from Wilhem’s; these cla es, though bitterly opposed, were attended by about 25,000 people; 1844-74 prof, of vocal music, King's Coll London; 1870-73 condr. Royal Acad, students* concerts; 1858 orgt. at Charter House, composed many charming songs (Oh that we two were Maying, The Three Fishers, etc), elementary text-books, and accounts of his method, The History of Modem Music, Transition Period of Musical History Hughes, Rupert, author compr playwright b Lancaster, Mo., Jan. 31, 1872. Father and mother well-trained musical amateurs; brother, Felix Hughes, a teacher of singing, Cleveland, 0.; sister (Mrs. Herbert Wither spoon) sang profe ionally in Europe under the name Jeanne Gr6ta H. showed early aptitude for music by skill in reading music at sight and at ten made his first efforts at composition, first published pieces being i ued while he was in college; studied music with Wilson G. Smith at Cleveland, Edgar Stillman Kelley, New York, and Charles W. Pearce, London; but most of his theoretical studies have been self directed; graduated from Western Reserve University (A.B.) and at Yale (A.M); connected editorially with New York and London papers and magazines, but later devoting his time to the writing of plays, books, magazine articles and short stories; published works are Zal, a musical novel. The Musical Guide (encyclopaedia), The Love Affairs of Great Musicians; Famous American Composers; editor of Songs of Thirty Americans (Musicians Library) published compositions consist of a few songs, lives m New York City. Hmnfrey [or Humphry or Humphrys], Pelham, compr b. London, 1647; d. Windsor, July 14, 1674. Chorister at Chapel Royal, sent abroad by Charles II to study under Lully: 1672 master of children at Chapel Royal and compr. to king; composed some fine songs, church music in new style learned in France, said to have been excellent lute player; fondne for minor keys is remarkable. HUMPERDINCK ummel (hoom-mel), Johann Nepomuk, pst compr d. Pre burg, Hungary, Nov. 14, 1778; d Weimar. Oct. 17, 1837. Son and pupil of Joseph H., director of Imperial school of military music, and later condr. at Vienna; there Johann attracted attention of Mozart who took him into his house as pupil for 2 years; ddbut at concert given by Mozart in Dresden 1787; sifter tour with father through Great Britain (where he took some le ons of Clement i in London) and Denmark, studied further in Vienna with Albrechtsberger, with advice from Haydn and Salieri; 1804-11 succe or of Haydn as capellm. to Prince Esterhazy; 1816 court capellm. at Stuttgart, 1819 at Weimar; in frequent leaves of absence visited St. Petersburg, Paris, and London, where he conducted German opera co. for season of 1833 Composed 127 works, of which some concertos, rondos, sonatas, a nonet, and a ma are still played; teacher of Czerny, Henselt, and Thalberg; succe ful everywhere as performer and interpreter, ospeciallv noted for extemore pining v which he is said to Eave excelled Beethoven; is variously said to stand between old school of tradition and new one of virtuosity, and to have founded the new by ms delight in execution, his pleasure in “ orchestral ** effects, and self-conscious effort; his method was of value, but is now out of date.