DICTIONARY OF MUSIC - El Atril

HOBBS HOCHZEIT DES CAMACHO, DIE 413
*Lyric ^[usic revived in Europe, a critical display
1757 ;
of Opera in all its Kevolutions, London, 17(38; Ant.
Plarielli's Dell Optra in Musiai, 177'2 ; A. B. Marx's Gluck
und die Oper, 186*2; G. W. Fink's iVesen und Gcsehichtc
der Oper, 1S3S ; Geo. Hogarth's j^lemoirs of the Musical
Drama, 2 vols. 1S3S, and Memoirs of the Opera (in French,
German, and English), 1S51 ; H. Sutherland Edwards's
History of thi Opera, 2 vols. 1862 ; F. Clement and P.
Larousse's Di'-iionnaire Lyrique, ou Histnire des Operas,
' 1S69-S0 ; E. Schure's Le Drame Afusical, 2 vols. 1S7.5 ;
A. Reissmann'sDie Oper, 1885; H. Sutherland Edwards's
Lyrical Drama . . . £.^s*aj/s on Modern Opera, ISSl ; L.
NobVs Das Moderne Musikdrama, 1SS4 ; Hugo Riemann's
Opern-Handhuch, 1887 ; R. A. Streatfeild's The Opera, 1896-
1902 ;
W. F. Apthorp's The Opera, J'ast and Present, 1901.
(h) Oratorio.— C. H. Bitter's Beitrdge zur Geschiehte des
Otto "Wangemann's Geschiehte des Ora-
Cratorium^, 1S72 ;
toriums, 1882 ; Dr. Annie Patterson's Stonj of Oratorio,
1902.
(i) Part Music.—P. Mortimer's Der Choral-Gesang zur
Zeit der Pcformation, 1S21 ; Thomas Oliphant's La Musa
Madriffale^ca (A Short account of Madrigals), 1836 ; E.
F. Rimbault's Bihliotheca Madrigaliana, 1847 ; H. Bellermann's
Ueher die EntuAcklung der Mehrstimmigen Musik,
1867.
(j) Song.— F. C. Diez's Lchen und ll'crke der Troyhadours,
1829 ; A. B. Marx's Die Kunst des Ge^a}tges, 1826 ;
R. G. Kiesewetter's Sc?ii^'^*sa^ . . . des weltlichen Gcsanges,
1841 : H. F. Mannstein's Geschiehte . . . des Gesanges,
184-5 ; K. E. Scheider's Das musikalische Lied-, 3 vols.
1865; G. Fantoni's Storia ^miversale del Canto, 2 vols.
1873 ; T. Leniaire and H. Lavoix's Le Chant, ses Principcs,
tt son Histoire, ISSl.
(k) Sonata.—J. S. Shedlock's The Pianoforte Sonata,
1895.
0) H. Riemann's Geschiehte des Musiktheoric, in 9 his
13tcr Jahrh., 1S9S.
For further information see the articles on
DiCTiONAF.iES, Song, Yiolix, etc. in this work,
and similar articles in Mendel and Reissmann's
Musik- Conversations Lcxikon. J. N". Forkel's
AUgeiruine Literatur der MusiJc may also be
consulted with advantage for early works on
the history of music. A. H. H,
HOBBS, .John "\Villi.4.m, was born August 1,
1799, at Henley-on-Thames, where his father
was bandmaster of a volunteer corps. He sang
in public at the early age of three years, and at
five was admitted a chorister of Canterbury
Cathedral, of which his father was a lay vicar.
The beauty of his voice attracting the attention
of John Jeremiah Goss, the alto singer and singing
master, young Hobbs was articled to him.
He appeared as principal singer at a llusical
Festival at Norwich in 181:3. On arriving at
manhood his voice had developed into a tenor of
limited compass, but of remarkable purity and
sweetness. He became a member of the choirs
of King's, Trinity and St. J-ohn's, Cambridge,
and afterwards of that of St. George's Chapel,
Windsor, of which his father was already a
member. In IS'27 he was appointed a gentleman
of the Chapel Royal, and in 1836 a lay vicar of
^Vestnlinster Abbey. Hobbs long held a prominent
position as a concert-singer. His singing
was distinguished by taste, refinement, and
•expression. He was the composer of a very
large number of songs, several of which gained
prizes from the Melodists' Club, and many were
highly popular, especially
* Phillis is my only Joy,'
'When Delia sings,'
' My Ancestors were
The Captive Greek Girl.' He
Englishmen,' and '
died at Croydon, Jan. 12, 1877. ^v. h. h.
HOBRECHT. [See Obeecht.]
HOCHSCHULE (Berlin). The Koniglichb
HocHsCHULE FL'K MusiK, Or the Royal High
School for Music at Berlin, was established
in its present form in 1876, on the reorganisation
of the Royal Academy of Arts. It was
formed by the amalgamation of two distinct
bodies. The first of these, which constitutes
the ' Abtheilung fiir musikalische Composition
of the present School, was founded in March
1833. In 1S69 the ' Abtheilung fiir ausiibende
Tonkunst' (consisting only of instrumental classes
for violin, violoncello, and jiiano) was added
under thedirectionofProfessor Joachim. Inl871
an Organ class, in 1872 classes for Brass Instruments,
Donble Bass, and Solo Vocalists, and
in
and in 1873 a Choral class were added ;
1874 a full chorus was organised: the 'A
Capella ' choir of the school has attained great
renown in the performance of works by Bach
and others. The High School thus consists of
two departments. The first of these is devoted
solely to instruction in Composition. The
second department is devoted to executive
music, and is under the direction of Professor
Joachim. There are thirty-six professors, and
instruction is given in the violin, violoncello,
quartet placing, pianoforte (both as a principal
and a secondary subject), jilaying from score,
organ, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
horn, trumpet, ensemble playing, solo playing
with orchestral accompaniment, orchestral play-
ing, solo singing, part singing, choral singing,
training choruses, theory of vocal instruction,
declamation and acting, Italian, pianoforte
(with regard to vocal music), theory, and liis-
tory. The number of pupils in 1904 was 288.
This division receives from the State a grant
of 149,868 marks (£7493). The receipts are
estimated at 41,760 marks (£2088), so that
the institution costs the State about £5400.
One-fifth of the number of pupils receive free
instruction, awarded according to progress, or
talent, and a yearly sum of 1200 marks is
devoted to the assistance of needy and deserving
pupils. The orchestra consists of seventy or
eighty performers, amongst whom are ten professional
leaders, each with a salary of 600
marks (£30). Since 1872 the pupils of the
Hochschule have gii-en three or four public
concerts every year, and since 1876 operatic
performances have been given by the pupils
on an average three or four times in the year.
In 1902 a new building in Fasanenstrasse,
Charlottenburg, was opiened with much ceremony.
«'. E. s.
HOCHZEIT DES CAJIACHO, DIE (The
'Wedding of Camacho). A comic opera in
two acts ; ^\'ords by Klingemann, after Don
Quixote: music by Mendelssohn (op. 10); score
dated August 10, 1S25. Produced in the
small theatre, Berlin, April 29, 1827, and not
perfoi'ined a second time. The music was