Brussels, June

15, 1865. Studied at Bru els Cons, under Can till on, Duyck, and Gevaert; 1889 Pnx de Rome; prof, harmony at Antwerp Cons, after 1902; dir. Bru els Cons. 1910; composed choral works Sinai, 107 GIORDAN! Francesca da Rimmi ballet La captive operas, works for oich., of which symph. poem La mer is most widely known (played in Bru els 1892, London 1896, Boston 1893, part only, 1898 whole), smaller oreh. works played in Chicago and Cincinnati; modem harmonization combined with originality and force of ideas. Giordani (zhior-da-ne), Giuseppe [called Giordanello], opera compr. b Naples, 1744; d. Fermo, Jan. 4 1798. Pupil of the Loreto Cons.; m London as teacher and comp. 1772-82, returned to Italy, devoted himself to dramatic composition; ip. 1791 became master of music at Fermo Cathedral; wrote about 30 operas, chamber music, piano pieces, songs and sacred works; known by his song Caro mw ben. Giordano (zhior-da'-n6), Umber to, compr. b Foggia, Aug. 26, 1867. After much opposition from artisan parent, pupil of Serrao at Naples Cons.; while still pupil, an opera won commi ion from Sonzogno, the publisher, for Mala Vila (Rome 1892); later opera, Andrea Chenier Milan 1896, N Y. 1896, Berlin 1898, London 1903, greatest succe of younger Italian school, vulgarity of first opera apparently due to libretto, as later ones, though realistic and melodramatic, are more refined.