This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...Hn., Templin, Brandenburg, 1817--Herford, Westphalia, 1878; ct.-organist, theorist, and composer. Kwast (kwast), Jas., b. Nijkerk, Holland, Nov. 23, 1852; pianist; pupil of his father and Fd. Bohme; Reinecke and Richter, Kullak and-Wuerst, Brassin and Gevaert, Brussels; 1874 teacher Cologne Cons.; 1883, Hoch Cons., Frankfort; composer. L Labarre (la-bar), Th., Paris, 1805--1870; harpist and dram, composer. Labatt (la-bat ), Leonard, Stockholm, 1838--1897; tenor. Labitzky (la-blt'-shkl), (1) Jos., Schonfeld, near Eger, 1802--Carlsbad, 1881; violinist. Two sons (2) Aug;., b. Petschau, Saxony, Oct. 22, 1832; pupil of Prague Cons., of David and Hauptmann, Leipzig; 1853, cond. and composer at Carlsbad. (3) Wm., violinist; lives in Toronto, Canada. Lablache (la-blash), Luigi, son of French father and Irish mother, Naples, Dec. 6, 1704--Jan. 23, 1858; eminent bass, with powerful and flexible voice with compass (FJ-e'); pupil of Valesi, pupil Cons, della Pieti; debut Naples as buffo; later in heroic roles throughout Europe; wrote "Methode de chant." Labor (la'-bor), Josef, b-Horowitz, Bohemia, June 29, 1842; a blind pianist and organist; pupil of Sechter and Pirkjer, Vienna Cons.; chamberpianist and teacher of the princess of Hanover; c. a Paternoster with orch.; an Ave Maria in canon-form for female voices, etc. Laborde. Vide Delaborde. Lachaume (la-shom), Aim6, b. Paris; pianist and composer; came to New York, 1890 (?); lives there as teacher, accompanist, cond. and composer of pantomimes, incid. mus., etc. Lachmund (lakh'-moont), Carl V., b. Booneville, Mo., U. S. A., 1854; at 13 studied in Cologne with Heller, Jensen and Seiss; then Berlin, also 4 years with Liszt at Weimar; c. trio (played by Berlin Philh. orch.), 'Japanese" overture (perf. by T...