Grove's dictionary of music and musicians

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ADDENDA ET COEEIGENDA FOE VOL. HI
p. 6, art. MacDOWELL, add that he died
at New York, Jan. 24, 1907.
P. 9, art. MACKENZIE, second column,
line 31, /or 'F. N. Jewson ' read 'P. B.
Jewson.'
P. 12, art. MACPHERSON, for 'Charles
Stewart' read 'Stewart.'
P. 16, art. MADRIGAL, line 7 from end of
first column, /or ' merchant ' read ' choirman of
St. Paul's.'
P. 17, same article, lines 2-3 of first column,
for ' Sacred Harmonic Society ' read ' Royal
College of Music.
P. 18, art. MADRIGAL SOCIETY, hne 5,
for ' Europe ' read London. The Hibernian
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Catch Club is said to be the oldest society in
Europe.
P. 19, same article, line 8 from end of second
column, /or 'Mr.' read 'Dr.'
P. 35, art. MALIBRAN, lines 3-4 of first
column, for ' The Morley Arms, Matlock,' read
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The Mosley Hotel, Manchester.
P. 38, art. MANCINELLI, last line but
one, for ' oratorio ' read ' cantata,' and add
that his opera, 'Paolo e Francesca,' was produced
at Bologna, Nov. 11, 1907.
P. 43, art. MANNS, line 25 of first column,
/or ' 1847 ' '
read 1857.' At end add date of
death, March 1, 1907.
P. 53, art. MARCHESI, add at end that he
died in Paris, Feb. 20, 1908.
P. 58, art. MARIO, as to the date of birth,
the register of his baptism in the cathedral of
Santa Cecilia at Cagliari, Oct. 18, 1810,
supports the date given by Baker.
P. 59, same article, line 4 from end, add
that his farewell appearance took place at
Covent Garden in 1871, in 'La Favorita.'
P. 62, art. MARSCHNER, line 35 of first
column, add that ' Hans Heiling ' was produced
at Berlin, not Hanover,
P. 65, art. MARTIN, Sir G. C, line 19,
dele the first words 'and Evening.'
P. 102, art. MEIBOM, last line but t^vo, for
' Jais
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read ' Jan.
P. 152, art. MENDELSSOHN, line 16 of
first column, for ' 146J ' read ' 146a.' I
P. 181, art. MERSENNUS, line 16, add
that his most important work is Hannmiie
Vniverselle (1636), as mentioned at the end of
the article. Line 6 from end, dele ' TraictA de
Vorgue (1635),' as that is pai-t of the Harmonie
Universelle.
P. 200, art. MIDAS, line 9, add that it was
played privately at Lurgan in 1760, and brought
out at the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, Jan. 22,
1762. w. H. G. F.
P. 201, art. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S
DREAM, last line but two, for Sunday ' ' read
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Saturday.
P. 243, art. MONK, E. G., line 15, for
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Collins' read ' Calkin.'
P. 258, art. MOOREHEAD, line 16, for
•ISSO' read '1800.'
P. 262, art. MORITZ, Landgraf of Hesse-
Cassel, for an account of Dowland's visit, see
vol. i. p. 725a, and Peacham's Compleat Gentkman
(1634), p. 99, for a tribute to the Landgraf's
skill.
P. 278, art. MOUNTAIN, add that in 1751
he was one of the Rotunda Band in Dublin,
and in 1765-85 was leader of the Dublin City
Music. He was appointed to Covent Garden
in 1794 insucoession to Baumgarten. w. H. G. F.
P. 315, art. MUHLFELD, add date of death,
June 1, 1907.
P. 318, art. MUFFAT, the date of Componimenti
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musicali ' is shown by Mr. P.
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Robinson, of Rusholme, Manchester, to be a
good deal later than 1727. The Grand Duke
of Tuscany referred to in the title did not
become Grand Duke till July 1737, and was
not even selected (provisionally) till Oct. 1735.
As the Emperor died in 1740, we get 1735 and
1740 as the extreme limits.
P. 325, art. MUSIC-PRINTING, line 19
from end of first column, for ' changed his name
to' read 'was followed by.'
P. 327, same article, lines 4-8 from end of
second column, the sentence in square brackets
refers to the first use of lithography in English
music-printing ; Alois Senefelder, the inventor
of lithography, printed music from the first, i.e.
about 1796 ; he was connected with the firm