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A Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900

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1Abeille, Johann Christian Ludwig, b. Bayreuth, Feb. 20, 1761, d. Stuttgart, May 2, 1838. Leader of the Duke of Wurtemberg's private orch; later court org and mus director. Fine pianist and organist; comp the operettas Amor und Psyche (Stuttgart, 1801), and Peter und Annchen (Stuttg., 1809), harpsichord and chamber-music (concertos, trios, duets, etc.); and songs still sung in schools.
3A'bel, Clamor Heinrich, b. Westphalia near middle of 17th century; d (?). Publ. 3 sets of pieces for strings (1674, '76, '77) He was chamber-musician at the Hanoverian court.
5A'bel, Leopold August, b. 1720 at Kothen (where his father, Christian Ferdinand A., was a viola-da-gamba player); fine violinist; played in court orchestras at Brunswick, Sondershausen, Schwedt, and Schwerin; publ. 6 violin-concertos. Brother of
7A'bel, Karl Friedrich, renowned player on the viola da gamba; b. Kothen, 1725, d. London, Jan (or June) 22, 1787. He received thorough training from his father, and from J. S. Bach at the Thomasschule, Leipzig; member of the Royal Polish Band at Dresden, 1748-58; visited Leipzig and other German towns, and went to London in 1759, where the Duke of York assisted him. In 1765, chamber-musician to Queen Charlotte. He was intimate with Joh. Chr. Bach. He comp. 2 operas: Love in a Village (London, 1760), and Bevence (1764); also popular symphonies, overtures, quartets, sonatas for harpsichord, concertos for harpsichord and strings, etc. He revisited Germany 1783-5, returning to London via Paris. He was the last great virtuoso on the gamba. one of two readings
8A'bel, Karl Friedrich, renowned player on the viola da gamba; b Kothen, 1725, d. London, Jan (or June) 22, 1787 He received thorough training from his father, and from J. S. Bach at the Thomasschule, Leipzig; member of the Royal Polish Band at Dresden, 1748-58; visited Leipzig and other German towns, and went to London in 1759, where the Duke of York assisted him. In 1765, chamber-musician to Queen Charlotte. He was intimate with Joh. Chr. Bach. He comp. 2 operas: Love in a Village (London, 1760), and Bevence (1764); also popular symphonies, overtures, quartets, sonatas for harpsichord, concertos for harpsichord and strings, etc. He revisited Germany 1783-5, returning to London via Paris. He was the last great virtuoso on the gamba. one of two readings
10A'bel, Ludwig, b. Eckartsberga, Thuringia, Jan. 14, 1835; d. Neu-Pasing, n. Munich, Aug. 13, 1895. Pupil of Ferd. David, member of Gewandhaus orch. at Leipzig, the Weimar court orch. (1853), leader of court orch. at Munich (1867), teacher in and (1878) Inspector of the Royal Music-School then managed by v. Bülow; 1880, royal Professor; retired on pension, 1894. Violin-virtuoso of high rank, and an excellent orch. conductor; wrote a good Violin Method, also studies, variations, etc.
12Abe'la, Don Placido, b. Syracuse, 1814; prior of abbey at Monte Cassino, where he died July 6, 1876. Fine organist; comp. much good church-music.
14Abe'la, Karl Gottlieb, b. Borna, Saxony, Apr. 29, 1803; d. Halle, Apr. 22, 1841, as cantor of the Francke Institute. Publ. a volume of school-songs; also male choruses.
16A'bell, John, a celebrated alto singer (musico), and lutenist; b. London, abt. 1660; d. Cambridge (?), abt. 1724. In 1679, member of the Chapel Royal; fled to the Continent during the Revolution of 1688, and won fame and wealth by his singing. In Kassel he was made Intendant of Music (1698-9) About 1700 he returned to England. He was also a song-writer and collector (collections publ. in 1701, and 1740).
18A'benheim, Joseph, violinist; b. Worms, 1804, d. Stuttgart, Jan. 19, 1891. Member and (1854) musical director of the Stuttgart Cons Orch.—Comp. overtures, entr'acte music, etc., some minor pf-pcs. and songs have been publ.
20A'bert, Johann Joseph, b. Kochowitz, Bohemia, Sept 21, 1832. (Choir-boy at Gastdorf and, from 8 to 15, at Leupa monastery, whence he fled to an uncle in Prague, who sent him (1848) to the Prague Cons. (Kittl, Tomaček). He first st. the double-bass; his études, concertos, etc., for this instr. are classics. He also wrote overtures, and graduated in 1852 with a symphony in B minor. Engaged as double-bass player in the court orch. at Stuttgart, he comp. 2 symphonies (G min. and A maj.), and an opera, Land von Landskron (Stuttgart, 1859); in 1860 a second opera, Die Almohaden, was prod. Studied further in Paris and London; wrote opera König Eusio (1862) after returning to Germany, and his "Columbus" symphony, which made him famous. A 3-act romantic opera, Alberga (Stuttgart, 1866), followed; A. was then app. Musikdirektor and (1867) Kapellm. at the Stuttgart Court Th., succeeding Eckert; he retired in 1888. Other works are the 5-act opera Ekkehard (Berlin, 1878), probably his magnum opus; a 5th symphony in G min., and a 6th "lyric" symphony in D min.; a mass f. mixed ch. w. org.-accomp.; overtures, string-quartets, pf-pcs. and songs.
22Abes'ser, Edmund, b. Margolitz, Saxony, Jan. 13, 1837; d. Vienna, July 15, 1889. One opera, Die liebliche Fee; much salon-music.
24Abos (or Avos, Avossa), Girolamo, comp. for stage and church; b. Malta, shortly after 1700; d. Naples, 1786 (?). Pupil of Leo and Durante at Naples; in 1756, maestro al cembalo at the Italian Th., London; in 1758, teacher in the Cons. della Pietà de' Turchini, Naples (Paisiello was his pupil). Wrote 9 operas for Naples, Rome and London, and, after 1758, much sacred music (7 masses, several litanies, etc.).
26Abraham, John. See BRAHAM.
28Abraham, (Dr.) Max. See PETERS, C. F.
30Ábrányi, Kornel, b. 1822 at Szent György Ábrányi, Hungary, of the noble Hungarian family Kőrődgh; the founder of the first Hungarian musical journal (1860), of the Singers' Union (1867), and one of the chief promoters of the National Mus. Acad. at Pesth, of which he is a professor and the secretary (1875). His publ. comp.s (songs, choruses, etc.) are in the national vein.

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