Beck

(1) David, Germany, ca. 1590; organ-builder. (2) Reichardt K., lived in Stra burg, ca. 1650; composer. (3) Jn. Philip, 1677; editor. (4) Michael, b. Ulm, 1653; writer. (5) Gf. Jos., Podiebrad, Bohemia, 1723—Prague, 1787, Dominican ter Provincial) friar, organist. (la(6) Chr. Fr., b. Kirchheim, ca. 1755; composer. (7) Fz., Mannheim, 1730 —Bordeaux, 1809; court-violinist. (8) Fr. Ad., pub. at Berlin, ‘‘Dr. M. Luther’s Gedanken tiber die Musik,” 1825. (9) K., 1814—Vienna, 1879; tenor; created ‘‘ Lohengrin.”’ (10) Jn. Nepomuk, Pesth, 1827—Pre burg, 1904; dram. barytone. (11) Jos., Mainz, June 11, 1850—Pre burg, Feb. 15, 1903; son of above, barytone, sang in Austria, Berlin (1876), and Frankfort (1880). (12) Johann He in rich, Cleveland, Sept. 12, 1856 —May 26, 1924; violinist; pupil Leipzig Cons.; founded the Cleveland “Schubert Quartet’’; composed overtures to Byron’s “Lara,” to “‘Romeo Juliet”; ‘‘Deukalion”’ (Bayard Taylor), etc. (13) Conrad, b. Schaffhausen, Switzerland, June 16, r901; composer; studied with Andreae and at Zurich Cons.; res. in Berlin, later Paris, where studied with Honegger; c. in neo-cla ic manner, but modern harmonisation, cantata “Death of Oedipus”; four symphonies, concertino for piano and orch., concerto for string quartet and orch.; three string quartets, choral works, etc. Beck’er, (1) Diet rich (1668), composer at Hamburg, 1668. (2) Jn., Helsa, Ca el, 1726—1803; court organist. (3) K. Fd., Leipzig, 1804 —1877; organist and writer. (4) Konstantin Julius, Freiberg, Saxony, 1811—Oberlé nitz, 1859; editor. (5) Val. Ed., Wiirzburg, 1814— Vienna, 1890; dram. composer. (6) Georg, Frankenthal, Palatinate, June 24, 1834—Geneva, July 18, 1928; pianist and writer; lived in Geneva; pub. ‘‘La Musique Sui e,’ etc. (7) Albert Ernst Ant., Quedlinburg, June 13, 1834—Berlin, Jan. 10, 1899, pupil of Bonicke and Dehn; 1881, teacher of comp. at Scharwenka’s Cons.; also conductor Berlin cathedral choir; composed a symphony, Ma in Bb min. (1878), and oratorio “Selig aus Gnade,” etc. (8) Jean, Mannheim, May 11, 1833—Oct. Io, 1884; violinist, leader Mannheim orch.; after concert-tours, lived in Florence and founded the famous “Florentine Quartet”; toured with his children. (9) His Jeanne, Mannheim, June 9, 1859— April 6, 1893; pianist, pupil of Reinecke and Bargiel. (ro) MHans., Stra burg, May 12, 1860—May 1, 1917; viola-player, pupil of Singer. (11) Hugo, b. Stra burg, Feb. 13, 1864; ’cellist; son of Jean B.; pupil of his father, Griitzmacher, Piatti, etc.; ’cellist at the Opera Frankfort, 1884-86 and 1890-1906; 1896, Royal Prof.; succeeded Piatti as ’cellist at London Monday concerts; 1909-209, taught Berlin Hochschule; later lived in Switzerland; made many concert tours, including U. S., 1900. (12) Rheinhold, Adorf, Saxony, 1842— Dresden, Dec. 4, 1924; violinist; lived in Dresden; composed succ. operas “Frauenlob’? (Dresden, 1892), and ‘‘Ratbold’? (Mayence, 18096), t-act; symph. poem ‘‘Der Prinz von Homburg,” etc. (13) K., Kirrweiler, near Trier, June 5, 1853—Berlin, Aug. 31, 1928; teacher at Neuwied; pub. songbuoks. (14) Jakob, founder (1841) of large Ru ian pf.-factory. Beck’mann, Jn. Fr. Gl., 1737—Celle, 1792; organist, harpsichord-virtuoso, and dram. composer.