1848. =Count Franchi-Verney= (Turin), 1848. Italian writer on music. He established at Turin in 1875 a society for the culture of chamber music. The celebrated violinist Teresina Tua is the Countess Verney. 1848. =F.G. Gleason= (Chicago), 1848. An American chamber music composer. 1849. =Benjamin Godard= (Paris), 1849-95. French composer of some note. He was awarded the chamber music prize by the Institute of France. 1850. =F.X. Scharwenka= (Samter), 1850. Pianist, and composer of chamber music of an interesting character. 1850. =Hans Sitt= (Prague), 1850. Violinist, composer, and conductor. Is on the staff of the Leipzig Conservatoire. He played viola in the Brodsky Quartett. 1850. =Ludwig Stiehle= (Frankfurt), 1850. Violinist, pupil of Joachim; member of Hubay’s Quartett at Basel. He also played in the Hochberg Quartett, in Alard’s Paris Quartett, and in that of Baron von Derwies at Nice. 1850. =Zdenko Fibich= (Bohemian), 1850; A somewhat distinguished composer, known in England by his Piano Quartett in E minor, op. 11. 1851. =Adolph Brodsky= (Taganrog), 1851. Now resident in Manchester as Principal of the School of Music, and where he has formed a quartett called by his name. He was formerly a member of the Hellmesberger Quartett in Vienna. 1851. =Vincent d’Indy= (Paris), 1851. French composer of modern tendencies. Amongst his chamber music is a suite for trumpet, two flutes, and string quartett. 1852. =Hans Huber= (Schönewerd), 1852. His compositions include a considerable amount of chamber music. 1852. =Dr. Frederic Cowen= (Kingston, Jamaica), 1852. Distinguished English composer and conductor. He has written chamber music, some of which is not yet published. 1852. =Benedetto Junck= (Turin), 1852. Italian composer of talent. Has published a string quartett, and piano and violin sonatas. 1852. =Sir C. Villiers Stanford= (Dublin), 1852. British composer of distinction in all styles. 1853. =Gustave Dannreuther= (Cincinnati, U.S.A.), 1853. Violinist. Has been specially associated with quartett playing and chamber music in New York. He is brother to Edward Dannreuther (London). 1853. =Arthur W. Foote= (Boston, U.S.A.), 1853. American composer, who has written string quartetts and other chamber music. 1854. =G.W. Chadwick= (Lowell, U.S.A.), 1854. One of the leading American composers. His chamber music works include a Piano Quintett in E♭, five string quartetts, and a string trio. 1855. =Julius Röntgen= (Leipzig), 1855. Pianist and chamber music composer of merit. 1856. =G. Martucci= (Bologna), 1856. Italian composer, whose chamber music is of considerable interest.