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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...singing of his pupil, Jenny Lind. Lindpaintner (lint'-pant-ner), Peter Joseph von, comm. b. Coblenz, Dec. 9, 1791; d. Nonnenhorn, Lake of Constance, Aug. 21, 1856. Studied with Winter, and, while th. director at Munich, with Gratz; after 1819 director at Stuttgart where he made orch. famous; composed about 21 operas (Der Vampyr best known), music to Faust, to Schiller's Song of the Bell. Lindsay, M., comm. b. Wimbledon, Eng. Composer of songs and ballads, somewhat m style of "Claribel"; Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead, and Bridge are well known; now Mrs. J. Worthington Bliss. Linley, Thomas, compr. b. Wells, Eng., 1732; d. London, Nov. 19, 1795. Studied with Chilcot and Parodies; conducted oratorios at Drury Lane; 1775 composed, with son, music for Duenna by Sheridan, his son-in-law; 1776 became part owner and manager of Drury Lane Th.; composed music for many plays, madrigals, etc. Three daughters Elizabeth Ann L. (Sheridan's wife), Mary L., and Maria L., all singers. Son Thomas L., vlt., compr. b. Bath, 1756; drowned, Grimsthorde, Lincolnshire, Aug. 7, 1778. Studied with Boyce and with Nardini at Florence, where he became friend of Mozart; vlt. in Bath concerts; collaborator with father. Lipinski, Karl Joseph, vlt. b. Radzyn, Poland, Oct. 30 (or Nov. 4), 1790; d. Urlow, near Lemberg, Dec. 16, 1861. Had only few lessons from father; 1810 concertmaster, 1812-14 leader at Lemberg Th.; 1817-18 played with Paganini, but in 1829 they met again as rivals, 1839-61 concertmaster in Dresden; distinguished for broad tone and skilful double stopping; compositions, Military concerto, etc., are no longer played. Listemann (list'-g-man), Bernhard Friedrich Wilhelm, vlt. b. Schlotheim, Thuringia, Mar. 25, 1839. Studied with Ullrich, David, Vieuxtemps, and Jo...
