WACH, (Carl Gottfried Wlihelm) a performer on the double bass at Leipsic, was born at Loban in 1755. He was considered an excellent performer, and also arranged much dramatic music for instrumental pieces. Amongst his works are “LePrisonnier,” an opera of Della Maria's, arranged as quintets, Leipsic, 1803, and “Die Schweize Familie,” opera by Weigl, arranged as quintets, Leipsic, 1811.

WAELRANT, (Uberto) a celebrated Flemish composer, was born in 1517. He resided chiefly in Italy, where many of his works were published, and the remainder at Antwerp. He was the principal promoter of the use of the syllable si in solmisation, in addition to the six Guidonian syllables. He died at Antwerp in 1595, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Amongst his works are “Cantiones Neapolitance 3 et 4 vov.,” Venice, 1565; “Symphonia angelica, 4, 5, 6, 7, et 8 voc.,” Antwerp and Venice, 1594; “Madrigali e Canzoni Francesi à 5 voci,” Antwerp, 1558; and “Sinfonia angelica da diversi Musici, à 4–6 voci,” Antwerp, 1585. A very beautiful specimen of the madrigals of this master is to be found in the Vocal Anthology.

WAERT, (Giachesdi) a celebrated Flemish contrapuntist, flourished at Antwerp about the year 1560.

WAGENSEIL, (Georg Christoph) chamber-musician to the emperor of Germany, was born in the year 1688, and was living in 1784.