Pizzi

(pid’-zé), Emilio, Verona, Feb. 2, 1862—Bergamo, 1931; pupil of Ponchielli and Bazzini, Milan Cons., 1884; took 1st prize Milan, 1885, for 1-act opera “‘ Lina”; 1st and 2d prize, Florence, for 2 string quartets; prize of 5,000 francs, Bologna, 1889, for succ. grand opera “Guglielmo Ratcliff’ (Bologna, 1889); 1897, dir. of mus.-sch. at Bergamo and at church of S. Maria Maggiore; c. also 2 1-act operas “Gabriella” and “Rosalba” (written for Adelina Patti, 1893-96), etc. Plaidy (pli’-dé), Louis, Hubertusburg, Saxony, Nov. 28, 1810—Grimma, March 3, 1874; eminent 'pf.-teacher; pupil of Agthe and Haase; at first a violinist; 1843, invited by Mendel ohn to teach at the then new Leipzig Cons., and did so till 1865; wrote text-books.