Casali

(ki-si’-lé), Giov. Bat., d. 1792; (kar-val’-6) (rightly Car conductor and dram. composer. vaille), (1) Léon, in a French colony, Casals’, Pablo, b. Vendrell, Spain, 1825—Paris, 1897; from 1875 dir. Op. Dec. 30, 1876; eminent ’cellist; pupil Com. (2) Carvalho-Miolan (mé-éof Jose Garcia, Rodereda and Breton; lan), Caroline M.-Félix, Marseilles, 1897, prof. at Barcelona Cons.; 1827—Puys, near Dieppe, 1895; so toured widely; c. “‘La Vision de prano; wife of above; début 1849. Fray Martin,” for chorus and orch.; Ca’ry, Annie Louise, Wayne, Kennebec ’cello pieces, etc.; after tg19 cond. County, Me., Oct. 22, 1842—Norof Or quest a Pau Casals, Barcelona, walk, Conn., April 13, 1921; noted and made few concert appearances as operatic and concert contralto; stud’cellist; member of noted trio includied in Boston and Milan, and with ing Cortot and Thibaud; m. GuilViardot-Garcia, etc.; début 1868, at hermina Suggia, ’cellist, 1906; diHamburg; later Stockholm, Copenvorced, 1912; (2) Susan Metcalfe, hagen, Bru els, London, New York singer. (1870), St. Petersburg (1875); 1882, (ka-si-mo-ri’-ta), m. C. M. Raymond, Cincinnati. Fdo., Wiirzburg, 1807—Florence, Casadesus (cis-a-dés-iis’), (1) Francis, 1881; editor, writer, and composer. b. Paris, Dec. 2, 1870; conductor, Casati (ka-sa’-té), Gasparo, d. Novara, composer; studied Paris Cons., with 1643; cond. at Novara Cathedral; and Franck (harmony c. church music. prize); Tremont Prize, French Inst.; Casa’'vola, Franco, b. Bari, Italy, ‘cond. symph. concerts, Trocadero, July 13, 1892; composer; pupil of Paris, 1918-24; dir. American Cons., La Rotella, Mapelli and Respighi; Fontainebleau, 1921-23; has cond. his music has been called ‘‘futuristic” and includes various ballets and a comic opera, “‘J} Gobbo del, Califo,” which won 1st prize in a nat’l. contest and was given at the Rome Op., 1929.: R. Case, Anna, b. Clinton, N. J., Oct. 29, 1889; soprano; studied with August a Ohrstrom-Renard; mem. Met. Op. Co., 1909-16; has also sung in concerts and at festivals; m. Clarence H. Mackay, chm. board of directors, N. Y. Philh. Soc. Casel'la, P., (1) Pieve (Umbria), 1769 —Naples, 1843; dram. composer. (2) Alfredo, b. Turin, Italy, July 25, 1883; composer, pianist, conductor; studied with Diémer, Leroux and Fauré, Paris Cons., 1st piano prize, 1899; début, Paris, 1911; cond. popular concerts, Trocadero, Paris, 1912; prof. advanced pf., Paris Cons., 1912-15; also at Liceo Musicale di S. Cecilia, Rome, 1915; has served as guest cond. of many orchs. in various Eur. and Amer. cities; leading spring concert series with Boston Symph. Orch., 1927-29; is best known as a versatile, somewhat eclectic but highly accomplished composer of works in modern idiom, incl. ‘‘Jtalia,”’ for orch.; the ballet, ‘‘Za Giara” (Met. Op. House production, 1926-27); 2 symphonies; ‘‘ Prologue Tragedie,’ ‘‘ Notte Maggio” (with chorus), string-quartet, ’cello sonata, and other chamber music, songs, piano pieces; Serenata for small chamber ensemble, etc. C. in 1917 founded a Societa di Music a Modern a in Rome; he has lectured in America and also appeared here with the Trio Italiano; winner in 1928 of 1st prize of Philadelphia Musical Fund Soc. for composition. Has also c. an opera, ‘‘La Donna Serpente” after a fairy tale by Gozzi (1932); symph. suite, ‘‘ Le Couvent sur ’Eau’ from a ballet of the same name; ‘‘Flegia Eroica” and ““Pagine di Guerra” for orch.; ‘Pupazzetti,” 5 pieces for marionettes; “Concerto Romano” for organ and orch.; “‘Siciliana e Burlesca” for vln., ’cello and pf.; “‘Cinque Pezzi” for string-quartet, etc. His earlier style was markedly dis sonantal as shown in his ‘A Notte Alta”; later comps. show a reversion to a simpler manner based on pre-cla ic models. Author, “The Evolution of Music,” “Stravinsky,” etc. Caser’ta, Philippe de, Neapolitan thef orist, 15th century. (kd-sé-mé’-rd), Joaquim, Lisbon, May 30, 1808— Dec. 28, 1862; Portuguese comp. of church music.