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in 1865, when a krge number of students, who Brosig; had founded and directed a musical
the academical singing -club (Gesangverein), the reward of, and the ever -fresh incentive
' Leopoldina,' studying incidentally with Moritz to, his taste for original research— afforded
thought that they had a right of entry, broke society at Ratibor, which performed oratorios,
into the conoert-hall.
etc., under him, and had become known during
Such was the state of things on Professor 1879 and 1880 as musical reporter to the
Oakeley's appointment in 1866. Finding it ScMesicher ZeUvmg, and by other literary works
ilnposaible, after twenty years, to return to the {Nmms, 1882 ; Prosodies, 1885-86). After he
original system of Tiiomson and Bishop, he definitely took to music, he published some
made a, compromise, by giving free admissions vocal and organ compositions (sonatas, studies,
to the Professors, the University Court, the etc.), and a biography of Schumann, which was
students in their fourth year at college, and a
few leading musicians in the city, and admitting
published by Peters in 1887, and in that year
he moved to Berlin to act as musical critic for
the rest of the audience by payment. From the Allgerrteine Musikalische ZeiMmg. For
this date a new era dawned on the Reid Concerts a time he was occupied at the Royal Library,
the university and the city were satisfied, and besides being teacher of organ -playing and
the standard of performance at once rose.
theory.at the Scharwenka-Klindworth Conservatorium
In 1867 the engagement of Manns and of
till 1894, and organist of the Phil-
a few of the Crystal Palace orchestra produced harmonic till 1895, in which year the Kaiser
very good results.
appointed him to the great church in the
In 1869 HalU and his band were engaged, Augusta- Viotoriaplatz, erected to the memory
and the demand for tickets soon became so of the Emperor William I., where he enjoyed
great that the Professor organised two supplementary
a great reputation as an organ virtuoso, and
performances on the same scale aa the directed some of the most magnificent and im-
'Reid,' and thus, from concerts which on some pressive performances of oratorios, masses, and
occasions seem to have been a mere performance church music generally, given in any church
of ballads and operatic music by a starring party, in Germany. In 1897 he received the title
the Reid Concert grew into the 'Edinburgh of Professor, and in 1898 founded a Bach
Orchestral,' or Reid ' Festival,' which in turn Society. He died at Charlottenburg, May 24,
was converted into the series of historical concerts
1906.
described in vol. iii. p. 816. The Scottish His compositions include duets for female
TJ]jiiversities Commission abolished the 'Reid voices ; love scenes in waltz form for four voices
Concert' itself, about 1893. G. a chorus for four male voices ; an album of
REIMANN, Ignaz (born Deo. 27, 1820, at children's songs for solo voice ; toccata for organ
Albendorf in the district of Glatz, died June 17, in E minor (op. 23) ;
piano duets ; two wedding
1885), became principal teacher and choirmaster
songs for bass yoicei ; arrangements of twenty-
at Rengersdorf in Silesia, having been five German soiigs, 'Das deutsche Lied,' of the
a pupil of the Breslau Seminary. He was an 14th to the 19th centuries, also for bass voice
excessively diligent and fluent composer of a prelude and triple fugue in D minor for the
church music, and wrote no fewer than 74 Qrgan ; and ciacona for organ in F minor. His.
masses, of which only 18 were published, 24 writings are numerous, and include a contribution
Requiems (4 published), 4 Te Deums (3 published),
on the theory and history of Byzantine
37 Litanies, 4 Oratorios, 83 Offertories music (1889) ; two volumes of musical retrospects,
(48 published), 50 Gradualieu (40 published),
Wagneriana-IAsztiana ; an opening
besides many burial -songs, wedding cantatas, volume to his own collection of lives of celebrated
Salves, Aves, etc., and 9 overtures, and other
musicians, being the biography of Schu-
instrumental works.
mann already mentioned, to which he added,
Heinrich (son of the above) was bom March those of BUlow and J. S. Bach. H. v. H.
14, 1860, at Rengersdorf, and received musical REIMANN, Matthiett (Matthias Reymannus),
instruction from his father. He passed the
(born 1544 at Lowenberg, died Oct. 21,
Gymnasium at Glatz, and studied philology at 1597, at Prague), was a Doctor of Law and
Breslau from 1870 to 1874, graduated the following
Imperial Councillor under Rudolf II. , and wrote
year, and taught at the gymnasia of two works for the lute ; the one entitled ' Noctes
Strehlen, "Wohlau, Berlin, Ratibor, and Glatz, musioae' appeared in 1598, and the other,
for a year in each place successively, till in
' Cithara sacra psalmodiae IDavidis ad usum
1885 he became director of that at Gleiwitz, in testudinis,' in 1603. h. v. h.
Upper Silesia. There he quarrelled with the
Saloman (Th6odoke), bom
authorities, threw up his post,- embraced the June 3, 1860, at St. Germain-en-Laye, was at
Protestant faith, and thenceforth devoted himself
first educated at the fcole Normal in that place.
entirely to music. As a schoolboy (Gym-
His bent was always for languages, and especi-
nasiast) he had already conducted an orchestral ally for Archaeology. His occupation of the
and choral society, and had composed church post of Conservator (curator) of the Museum,
and chamber music, and as a student had led of Antiquities at St. Germain—which was both,