DICTIONARY OF MUSIC - El Atril

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song of the same name, so often used as a theme
for entire masses by composers of the 1 5th and
16th centuries. The song is in 3-2 time, the
dance in 2-4, and in the form of a round.
[L'homme akme.] m. c. c.
FUCHS, Aloys, bass singer in the Imperial
chapel from 1836, and government employe in
the war department at Vienna, born June 23,
1799, at Raase in Austrian Silesia, remarkable
as an ardent collector of autogi'aphs. His collection
of music, books, portraits, etc., purchased
out of a small salary by dint of rigid economy,
has often been described in detail. It contained
specimens from all nations, though the Italian
and German masters were most fully represented,
and especially Mozart. These materials were
partlyused byOtto JahninhisLifeof thatmaster.
Fuchs contributed articles to several musical
periodicals, and took a keen interest in everything
connected with the history and literature
of music. Severe illnesses compelled him to part
with his treasures one by one, and thus his
whole collection was scattered. Thalberg bought
the remaining autographs ; the Mozarteum a fair
Grasnick of Berlin the
copy of Mozart's works ;
collection of portraits ; the ecclesiastical in-
stitution of Gcittweig the library ; and Butsch,
the bookseller of Augsburg, the rest of the papers
and biographical articles. Fuchs died at Vienna,
March 20, 1853. c. F. p.
FUCHS, Anton, born at Munich on Jan. 29,
1849. Baritone singer of distinction, who has
also devoted himself vnth conspicuous success to
the work of operatic stage management, in which
capacity he lias been engaged since 1880 at the
Munich Opera, and since 1882 in the Festspiiele
at Bayreuth. w. w. c.
FUCHS, Gael, violoncellist, born in 1865 at
Offenbach in Germany, was a pupil of Cossmann
at the Frankfort Conservatoire until 1886, when
he studied at St. Petersburg under Davidov. Is
now settled at Manchester, where he is a professor
at the Royal College, soloist at the Hall^-Richter
concerts, and member of the Brodsky Quartet.
He is an excellent chamber-music player, having
often performed at the London ' Popular Con-
success. He draws a rich, full tone
' certs with
from his instrument. w. w. c.
FUCHS, Fekdinand Kael, born in Vienna,
Feb. 11, 1811, died there .Jan. 7, 1848. Popular
song-writer ; produced two operas at Vienna in
1842. w. \v. c.
FUCHS, Geoeo Feiedkich, born at Mayence,
Dee. 3, 1752, died at Paris, Oct. 9, 1821, won
considerable fame as a clarinettist in his day.
Was a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and
composer of various works for wind instruments,
w. w. c.
FUCHS, JOHANN Nepomuk, born at Frauenthal.
May 5, 1842, an accomplished, all-round
musician, has held the appointment of capellmeister
in various towns (since 1880 at the
Vienna Opera). In 1894 he was appointed a
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director of the Vienna Conservatorium. Composed
in 1872 the opera ' Zingara.' w. Vf. c.
FUCHS, Kael Dokiur Johann, pianist, conductor,
and critic, was born at Potsdam, Oct. 22,
1838. Pupil of his father, an organist, he was
compelled to give lessons on the pianoforte whilst
yet a collegian. In 1859 was a student at the
University of Berlin, and at the same time took
lessons on the pianoforte under Von Biilow.
Henceforth his life was divided between music
and literature. In 1869 he was organist at
Stralsund, and in 1870 took the degi'ee of Dr.
Phil, at Greifswald, his thesis heing PralimiMirien
zu eiiicr Kritik der Tonkunst. In 1871-75 he
lived in Berlin as pianist, teacher, and critic ;
in 1875-79 at Hirschberg, where he Ibunded a
musical society of which he was the conductor ;
and in 1879 moved to Danzig, where he has held
several appointments. His leaning is towards
philosophical analj'sis, a tendency which reacts
on his playing, which is of the intellectual order.
In conjunction with Hugo Riemann he wrote a
Praktischs Anhitung mini Plirasieren (1886) of
which an English translation has appeared in
New York. Said by Riemann to be ' the first
who attempted phrasing in orchestral perform-
ances.' w. w. c.
FUCHS, Robert, brother of J. N. Fuchs, was
born at Frauenthal, Feb. 15, 1847. He has been
since 1875 professor of theory at the Vienna
Conservatoire, and is chiefly known to the out-
side world as composer of five Serenades for
string orchestra, which enjoy wide popularity.
Has also composed a Symphony (op. 37 in C), a
piano Concerto, a Mass, several works for the
chamber, and two operas. w. vv. c.
FtJHRER. See Dux.
FUPIRER, Robert, born at Prague, June 2,
1807 ; in 1839 succeeded his master Wittasek as
organist to the Catliedral there. His irregular
life, however, lost him the post, and in 1843 he
left Prague. In 1853-55 he was organist at
Gmunden and Ischl, and then settled in Vienna,
where he died, Nov. 28, 1861, in great distress
in a hospital. His compositions, published from
1830 in Prague and Vienna, are numerous and
good. (For list see Fetis.) They comprise
masses, graduales, offertories, preludes, fugues,
a method for the pedal -organ, a handbook
for choirmasters, a Praktische Anleitvmg zu
Orgelcompositiotien, etc. Whatever his merits
as a musician, however, he was a dishonest
man, for he actually published Schubert's
Mass in G under his own name (Marco Berra,
Prague, 1846), a fact which requires no comment.
M. 0. 0.
FUENTES, Don Pasquale, born about the
beginning of the 18th century at Albaida in the
province of Valencia in Spain, w^as maestro de
capilla at first at the church of St. Andrea, and
from 1757 at the cathedral of Valencia. He
died there April 26, 1768. Fetis gives a list of
sacred and secular compositions, one of which, a