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1697 to 1703. In 1712, he succeeded Fiix as REVERSE. See Recte bt Rbtko, RovEscio.
Oapellmeister to the Gnadenbild in St. Steplien's, REVUE ET GAZETTE MUSICALE, the
and in 1715 hecame Oapellmeister of the cathedral
oldest and most complete of French musical
itself. He died August 29, 1738. His periodicals. This branch of literature has taken
church music (see list in the Qu-ellcn-Zexikon), root in France with great difficulty. So far back
was sound, without being remarkable. On as Jan. 1770, M. de Breuilly and other amateurs
Jan. 8, 1695, he was knighted in Rome by founded the Journal deMusique (monthly, 8vo),
Count Francesco Sforza, on whose family Pope which after a troubled existence of three years
Paul III. had bestowed the privilege of conferring
was dropped till 1777, and then resumed for
that honour in 1539. His son,
one year more. In 1810 FayoUe started Les
Geokg Karl (generally known by his Tableltes de Polymnie (8vo), but it did not
first name only), according to the cathedral survive beyond 1811. Undeterred by these
register, was born in Vienna, April 6, 1708, failures, F^tis brought out the first numbej-of the
became Court-composer in 1731, and succeeded Eeime musicale in January 1827. It appeared
his father in 1738 as Oapellmeister of the four times a month, each number containing
cathedral. In 1746 he was appointed second twenty-four pages 8vo, till Feb. 5, 1831, when
Oourt-eapellmeister, his duty being to conduct it was published weekly, in small 4to, double
the music of the Emperor's church, chamber, columns. La Gazette musicale de Paris, started
and dinner-table. On Predieri's retirement in Jan. 6, 1834, was similar in size to F^tis's Eeime
1751 Eeutter exercised the functions of chief and also weekly, but issued on Sunday instead
Court-capellmeister, but did not receive the of Saturday. The two were united on Nov. 1,
title till the death of the former in 1769. As 1835, since which date the Remie et Gazette
an economical measure he was allowed the sum musicale twice enlarged its form, in 1841 and
of 20,000 gulden (£2000) to maintain the in 1845, at which date it became what it was
court- capelle (the whole body of musicians, till its last number, Dec. 31, 1880.
Tocal and instrumental), and he enjoys the The property of the publishers Schlesingei
melancholy distinction of having reduced the & Brandus, this periodical was always noted
establishment to the lowest possible ebb. for the reputation and ability of its editors.
Reutter composed for the court numerous operas, Amongst its regular contributors have been :
cantatas d'occasion, and Italian oratorios for Berlioz, P. Bernard, M. Bonrges, Chouquet,
Lent ; also a requiem, and smaller dramatic Comettant, Danjou, Ernest David, F. J. F^tis,
and sacred works. His grand masses are showy, O. Fouque, Heller, A. JuUien, Kastner, Lacome,
with rapid and noisy instrumentation, so much A. de La Fage, Liszt, d'Ortigues, Pougin, Monnais
so that 'rushing(rauschende) violins d laHeulter' (' Paul Smith '), Richard Wagner, and Johannes
became a proverb. Burney heard one of them Weber. A careful reader of the forty -seven
during his visit to Vienna in 1772, and says volumes will easily recognise the sentiments
'it was dull, dry stuff; great noise and little of the various editors through whose hands it
meaning characterised the whole performance passed ; among those deserving special mention
(Present State of Mitsic in Germany, i. 361). are Fetis, Edouard Monnais, and M. Charles
In 1731 Reutter married Therese Holzhauser, Bannelier, who conducted it from 1872 with
a court singer of merit, who died in 1782. His - equal learning and taste. The indexes given
own death took place March 12, 1772. He was with each volume are a great boon, and constitute
much favoured at court owing to his great tact
one of its advantages over other French
and Maria Theresa ennobled him in 1740 as periodicals of the same kind. G. 0.
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Edler von Reutter.' His name is inseparably REY, Jean Baptiste (I), born at Lauzerte
associated with that of Haydn, whom he heard (Tarn et Garonne), France, Dee. 18, 1724.
sing as a boy in the little town of Hainburg, His musical studies began at an early age at
and engaged for the choir of St. Stephen's, Toulouse, where he became a chorister at the
where he sang from 1740 to 1748. His treatment
Abbey of Saint Sernin. There he remained
of the poor chorister, and his heartless until the age of seventeen, when he competed
behaviour when the boy's fine voice had broken, for and obtained the position of Maitre de
are mentioned under Haydn, vol. ii. pp. 349- Chapelle at the Cathedral of Auch. Three
350. See Stollbrock's biography in the Vierteljahrsschri/t,
8, p. 165 ff., also the Quellen- ties caused him to resign this position and
years later, in 1739, a dispute with the authori-
Lemkon, where a list of his compositions will return to Toulouse, where he became chef
be found. c. F. P. d'orchestre at the opera. Until the age of
RftVE, LE. Lyric drama in four acts, forty he filled similar posts at Montpellier,
text by Louis Gallet after Zola, music by Alfred Marseilles, Bordeaux, and Nantes. It was at
Bruneau. Produced at the Op^ra-Comique, the last-named town that a summons to Paris
Paris, June 18, 1891, and at Covent Garden, to assist in the production of Gluck's Alceste'
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Oct. 29, 1891.
reached him in 1776. Three years later Louis
REVEILLE. See Militajrt Sounds and XVI. appointed him Maitre de la Musique de
Signals, vol. Ui. pp. 204-209.
Chambre, with a. salary of 2000 frs. In the