Lemoyne

(ltm-win) (rightly Moyne) (mwin), J. Bap., Eymet, Périgord, 1751—Paris, 1796; dram. composer. (li-nirts), Constant, b. Antwerp, March 9, 1852; pupil of Benoit; at 18 dir. Flemish National Th.; teacher Antwerp Cons.; founder, 1914, Société Royale de l’harmonie; cond. of orch. concerts, etc. Lendvai (lénd’-vi), Erwin, b. Budapest, June 4, 1882; composer; pupil of Koe ler and Puccini; after 1901 lived in Germany, School, Hellerau, 1914; later prof. at Hoch Cons., Frankfort; Cons., Berlin; also in Jena; 1923, dir. in Hamburg-Altona; 1926 at Coblentz; and since 1929 in Stockdorf and Erfurt; c. opera, “Elga’” (1916), a symph. and other orch. works, chamber music, choral pieces, songs, etc., in modern style; a study of his work has been written by Leichtentritt. (lii-niip’-vii), Chas. Fd., Rouen, Oct. 4, 1840—Paris, Aug. 16, 1910; studied with Servais, in 1861 won 1st prize at Caen; studied with Thomas at the Cons., 1865 took Grand prix de Rome, rt. from Rome; won a prize with opera “Le Florentin’? (Op.-com., 1874); prod. gr. opera ‘‘Velleda” (Covent Garden, 1882); 1891 harm.-prof. in the Cons. and 1893 prof. of comp.; 1896, Académie des Beaux-Arts; Chev. of the Legion of Honour, and officer of pub. instruction; c. lyric drama “Jeanne d’ Arc”’ (Rouen Cath., 1886); “Hymne funébre et triomphal” (V. Hugo) (Rouen, 1880), etc. Léner, Jené, b. Szabadka, Hungary, June 24, 1871; violinist; studied with Hubay, Budapest Acad. of Music; début in that city, 1913; solo player with Budapest Philh., until 1918; founded and led after 1920 the eminent string quartet named after him, with headquarters in London; N. Y. début, 1929.