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EHAMES
RHAPSODY
nations. The operas, with one exception, were
all produced in Prague, where they met with
great success. Their titles and dates of production
are as follow :
'
Die Jungfrau von
Orleans,' 1887 ; 'Satanella,' 1888; 'Emmerich
Fortunat,' 1889 ; 'Donna Diana,' 1894 ; 'Till
Euleuspiegel,' 1901. Of these the most celebrated
is ' Donna Diana,' a comic opera, of which
the scene is laid in the castle of Don Diego at
Barcelona, at the period of the independence of
Catalonia ; the libretto is by Moreto.
' Till
Euleuspiegel' is a 'folk -opera,' dealing with
the jokes of the well-knoiyu German comical
character ; ' it was produced at Carlsruhe, on
the date given above, and repeated at Berlin
in 1903.
[His compositions include a Bequiem for Scfameykal, for chorus,
orolieBbra, and organ ; a Mass in P for the Jubilee of the Emperor
Francis Joseph 11. (1898); 'Buhm und Bwiglceit,' a poem of Fr.
XietzBche set for tenor voice and orchestra ; a Comedy Overture,
a Symphonic Suite in E minor, and another in D major : some
songs and piano pieces ; a String Quartet in C minor ; an Idyllic
Overtui'e (Berlin : Nikiech, 1903} : a Tragic Symphony in D minor
(Berlin: Weingartner, 1904) ; Three Volkslieder for voice and small
orchestra (Kammer-Orchester-Konzerte, 1905) ; Ironic Symphony,
B major (do.); a String Quartet in Ct minor (Berlin: Dessau
Quartet, 1906) ; Nachtstlick for v'cello, with accompaniment for
harp, four horns, and string quartet ; a Serenate for strings,
and an Introduction and Valse-Caprice for violin and orchestra
(Kammer-Orchester-Konzerte, 1906) ; Fugue inCtt minor, originally
for strings, and subsequently for full orchestra.]
D. H. ; additions by H. v. H.
EHAMES, a family of Dublin music-publishers.
Benjamin Rhames was established,
about the year 1765, at 16 Upper Blind Quay,
at the sign of the Sun. Dr. W. H. Grattan
Flood informs the writer that the father, Aaron
Rhames, was issuing sheet-music in Dublin,
circa 1729 to 1732. Benjamin Rhames was in
an extensive way of trade, and published great
quantities of single sheet songs, mainly of contemporary
English music. He was succeeded
by his widow, Elizabeth, about 1773 or 1775.
lu the year 1776 the name Upper Blind Quay
was altered into Exchange Street, and the later
imprints of Jllizabeth Rhames bear the new
address with the same number, 16. She remained
in business until about the year 1790,
when Francis Rhames, her son, took over the
concern and greatly increased the output of
music sheets. In or near the year 1811 Paul
Alday bought the business and remained at
the same address until 1823 or 1824,, removing
then to 10 Dame Street. Elizabeth Rhames
and her son published, among other Irish works,
pieces by Sir John Stevenson, the copyright of
which, after being held by Alday, was transferred
to James Power of London. F. K.
The Greek Rhapsodist ('Pa./'-
RHAPSODY.
ifSSi) was a professional reciter or chauuter of
epic poetry. 'Pa\l/