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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt:...(san-zhorzh), Chevalier de. 1745-1799. French violinist; born at Guadeloupe, West Indies; the son of the French fermier-gencral and a negress. He studied in Paris with Leclair and later with Gossec, with whom he founded the Concert des Amateurs, and where he was a director and played first violin. He was an extraordinary and a very extravagant violin virtuoso. Saint-Georges composed violin sonatas; two books of trio sonatas for two violins and bass; violin concertos and six concertantes for two violins and orchestra. He also composed the operas, Ernestine, produced in 1777; Comedie Italienne; and Le Marchand de Marrons, produced in 1788. Saint-Huberty (san-tii-ber-te), Antoinette Cecile. 1756-1812. Celebrated soprano, whose maiden name was Clavel, who was born at Toul, France. Her father was stage manager to a French Opera company at Warsaw, and at the latter place she studied four years under Lemoyne, the conductor of the orchestra. She went to Berlin and married there Chevalier de Croisy. She first appeared in public as a singer in Lemoyne's opera, Le Bouquet de Colette. She sang for three years at Strasburg; and then at Paris, in the performance of Gluck's Armide in 17/7. In her, Gluck is said to have discovered qualities he had failed to find in more beautiful singers. Her first great success came in Piccini's Roland and she also appeared in Gossec's These, in Phedre, in Didon, and other operas by Gretry and Sacchini. Her death was a tragic one. She had remarried in 1790, her husband being Count d'Entraigues, in whose political schemes she became involved, and they were assassinated at their country home near London by a servant, probably for political reasons. Saint-Lubin (san-lii-ban), Leon de. 1805-1850. Violinist, who was born in...