1812. Flotow (Mecklenburg), 1812-83. Opera composer, who is best known by his work Marta. He also wrote some chamber music, not, however, of distinction.
1813. Sir G.A. Macfarren (London), 1813-87. Composer, and Principal of the R.A. Music, London. He published a number of works in chamber music form, also on musical theory.
1813. G. Verdi (Roncole), 1813-1901. The well-known Italian opera composer, who in 1873 published a quartett for strings, his only instrumental chamber music work.
1815. Stephen Heller (Paris), 1815-88. A composer (chiefly for the piano) whose works, although written in the smaller forms, rise above most of his contemporaries in character, and especially in poetic expression. He, with the violinist Ernst, published some interesting piano and violin pieces.
1815. F. Robert Volkmann (Lommatzsch), 1815-83. Eminent modern composer, who wrote many chamber music works of interest.
1815. E.C. Sivori (Genoa),—1815-94. Famous violinist and quartett leader.
1816. Sir W. Sterndale Bennett (Sheffield), 1816-75. Distinguished English composer, especially for piano. His trio op. 26 is a charming chamber music work.
1817. Niels W. Gade (Copenhagen), 1817-90. Danish composer. Amongst his chamber music, a piano trio in F and the violin and piano sonatas are noteworthy.
1817. M. Gustav Nottebohm (Lüdenschied), 1817-82. A well-known German writer on music, especially on Beethoven, whose interesting sketch books he published.
1817. Alex. W. Thayer (South Natick, U.S.A.), 1817-97. An American writer who devoted much of his life to a biography of Beethoven, which has, however, only as yet in part been issued in German.