Wilhelm

(vél’-hélm), K., Schmalkalden, 1815—1873; “R. Pru ian Mus. Dir.”; c. “Die Wacht am Rhein,” etc. Wilhelmj (vél-hél’-mé), (1) Aug. (Emil Daniel Fd.), Usingen, Na au, Sept. 21, 1845—London, Jan. 22, 1908; eminent violinist; pupil of Fischer at Wiesbaden; played in public at 8; at 16 recommended to David by Liszt as a young Pagan in i; he studied 1861-64, with David (vln.), Hauptmann and Richter, Leipzig Cons.; 1862, the Gewandhaus; 1864, studied with Raff at Frankfort; from 186s, toured the world; 1876, leader of Bayreuth orch.; lived for years at Biebrich-on-Rhine, where he est. (with R. Niemann) a ‘‘Hochschule” for vln.; 1886, lived at Blasewitz, Dresden; 1894, head-prof. Guildhall Sch., London; 1895, he m. the pianist Mariella Mausch; c. “ Hochzeits-Cantate” with orch., vin.pes., etc. His son (2) Adolf, b. 1872, violinist; after 1898 vln.-prof. za Belfast Cons. Wilhem (rightly Boc quillon) (vél-an or bék-é-y6n), Guillaume Louis, Paris, 1781—1842; dir.-gen. of all Paris schools; founder of the great system of popular singing societies or “Orphéonistes” (v. D. D.); pub. many treatises on his method of “mutual instruction” and a 1o0-vol. coll. of comps _Wi(e)thérski (vél-hér’-shkt), (1) Count Matvéi Jarjevitch, Volhynia, 1787— Petersburg (?), 1863; ‘cellist. His vitch, (2) Count Volhynia, Michail Jarje1788—Moscow, 1856; composer.