The British Musical Biography

[E] Saint=George, George, violinist, com-
poser, and performer on the viola d'amore,
born at Leipzig, of English parents, November
6, 1841. Studied at Dresden, and under
Moritz Mildner, at Prague. He finally settled
in London, and devoted himself to teaching
and composition. Taking a great interest in
antique stringed instruments, he has, with
his son (noticed below), given concerts, the
two performing on the viola d'amore and
viola da gamba, not only ancient music, but
modern works as showing the true capacity
of those instruments. At a concert given in
Steinway Hall, London, November 14, 1895,
Bach's Concerto for two violas, with strings
and pf. (No. G, of the Brandenburg Concerti
Grossi), was performed for the first time in
England. Mr. Saint-George is an entlmsiastic
violin maker, and devotes his leisure to that
art with great success. In 1896 he finished a
Viola da Cxamba, with dolphin head and
inlaid finger board and tail-piece, probably
the first made in this century. His com-
positions include an overture, " Spring's
Awakening"; Suite in D, op. 20; Suite in
B flat, " Rose, Shamrock and Thistle," in
which Britisli National dance forms are
employed ; and other works for orchestra.
A large number of pieces for violin ; Roman-
esca, dedicated to Joachim ; L'Ancien Regime,
petite suite ; Elegy ; Pieces, op. 24, 25, 26,
etc. Also songs.

[+] Henry Saint-George, son of the pre-
ceding, was born in London, September 26,
1866. He was chiefly educated in music by
his father, and is a violinist and performer
on the viola da gamba, showing equal skill
on both instruments. He has composed an
opera, a pf. concerto, sonatas for violin and
pf., songs, etc., but nearly all are as yet in
MS. An artist of culture he has contributed
many articles to The Strad, and other
j-ournals.

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