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Johann August Philipp, his- tori an. b. Wechold, Hanover, Dec. 27, 1841; d. Berlin, Apr. 13, 1894. Student of philology at Gottingen; teacher at several gymnasia: cofounder of Bach Verein at Leipzig; 1875 prof. mus. hist. Berlin Tmiv., teacher and director 1882 in Hochschule; author of exhaustive and 238 authoritative in ally e ays; esp. wis sens chaft, Chrysander of (finished 1852). Spohr Brunswick, Nov. cian, mother, S’s Riemenschneider, Brunswick whom 1803 first married player; condr. Frankenhausen Vienna Italy, opera 1820 there Ka el conducted England leave at works posed much jungste (some Irdisches leben); vln. which valuable biography, strange first Spontini Pacifico, con a, 24, intended away Sala early cini; STAINER life of J. S. Bach (trans. etc in Paris after 1803 friendship 3 vols.), life of Schumann origin with poet Jouy and admiration for for Grove's Diet., 2 collections of Mozart changed style; La Vestate, contributions to periodicals, brought out at Op6ra through to Vxerteljakr chrift fur Mus i kin fluence of Empre Josephine 1807, which he founded, with won prize offered by Napol , and Adler; edited works married daughter of Erard; di- Buxtehude, began those of Schutz rector of Italian Opera 1810-12, by brother Fried rich, b. dismi ed on charge of “financial irregularity,” declined offer of reinstatement 1814, when he became (spSr), Ludwig, vti., comm. b. court compr to Louis XVIII; as Apr. 5, 1784; d. Ka el, compr. to Fried rich Wm. II, had 22, 1859. His father a phvsigreat succe at Berlin; difficulties was amateur flute playc», hi*, there, however, led to retirement a singer and pst., was 1841 as narrow escape from disgrace; first teacher; pupil at five of operas (especially La Vestate, Fer- Dufour, and at nand Cortez, Olympie) are planned of Maucourt and Hart with fine breadth, but details do member of ducal orch. and at not carry out plan; his technical e’s request pupil of F. Eck, with knowledge of harmony and instruhe went to St. Petersburg: mentation was defective and his again in orch.; 1804 succe ful melody lacked lightne and variety. tour; 1805 leader at Gotha, Dorette Scheidler, harp- Stadler, Maximilian, compr., writer b. on tour with her 1807, 1809; Melk, Lower Austria, Aug. 4, 1748; 1st mus. festival in Germany, d. Vienna, Nov. 8, 1833. Son of 1809; condr. m baker, educated at Jesuit College, 1812-15; after tour of Vienna; entered Benedictine Order where he played with Pagan in i, 1772; priest, abbot at Lilienfeld condr. Frankfort 1817-19; 1786, Kiemsmunster 1798; during visited England, first to conduct residence at Vienna, friend of with baton* court condr. at Haydn and Mozart; compr. of 1822 until retirement 1857: much church music; ardent deat several festivals, visited fender of authenticity of Mozart’s 1839, but could not get Requiem (Verteidtgung der Ech the it to conduct his FaU of Babylon 1826). Norwich 1842; besides several Stainer, Jakob, vln -maker b. Absam, for pf., harp, and songs, com- Tyrol, July 14, 1621; d. there, 1683. 11 operas (Faust, Je onda Po ibly pupil of Herz, an org. the best), oratorios (Das builder, but probably pupil of some Gencht etc.), 9 symphonies of many obscure makers of his dis with titles, Die Jahreszeiten, trict; went to Italy 1646, where he u. Gottkches im Menschen had chance to examine Italian several overtures, and 15 models, though he was probably concertos (8th a Gesang zene) never pupil of Amati; vln -maker are still played; wrote also to court of Austria 1669; accusa- Violin School and Auto tion of heresy destroyed prospects; full of self-content and died in debt and insane; greatest criticisms; as condr., among German maker; vlns. are heavy in to appreciate Wagner. form (“ clumsy ” acc. to Hart), later ones somewhat improved m design (spon-tS'-nl), Gasparo Luigi and varnish; all nave moderately compr. b. Majolati, An strong, clear tone. Nov. 14, 1774; d. there, Jan. 1851. Son of peasants, who Stainer. Sir John, comm., orgt. b. him for priesthood; ran London, June 6, 1840; d. Verona, to a friendly uncle; pupil of Mar 31, 1901. Chorister at St. and Tritto at Cons, in Naples; Paul’s; pupil of Bayley, Steggall, operas won advice from Picand Cooper; positions as oigfc., composed at Rome, Venice, Univ. orgt. Oxford 1860; Mus. Doc. 239 STAMATY there 1865; orgt. St. Paul’s 1872- 88; prof, of mus. at Oxford 1889, of org. and harmony at Nat’l Training School; principal there 1881, prof, after School became Royal Coll. 1883; gov’t inspector 1882; knighted 1888, and other distinctions; composed oratorios Gideon, Crucifixion (most popular}, cantatas (Daughter of Joints, etc.), many services, etc (Sevenfold Amen is well known), all marked by dignity and feeling which he showed as orgt.; wrote manuals Harmony, Organ, Music of the Bible and Dufay and His Contemporaries.