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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1905
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1Arditi, Michele, Marchese; b. Presicca, Naples, Sept. 29, 1745; d. Naples, Apr. 23, 1838. Archæologist and amateur composer, pupil of Jommelli; wrote 1 opera, Olimpiade; also sacred and secular cantatas, motets, symphonies, overtures, arias w. orch., pf.-sonatas, etc.
3Arens, Franz Xavier, b. near the Mosel, Germany, Oct. 28, 1856. Came to America in early youth; pupil of his father and Singenberger of Milwaukee; also st. in Germany w. Rheinberger, Wüllner, Abel, Janssen, and Kirchner; conductor of Cleveland "Gesangverein" and Philh. Orch. (till 1887); also organist.—Works: The Troubadour, secular cantata; "Salve regina," f. mixed ch.; Symphonic Fantasia, f. orch.; string-quartet in A min.; Prelude and Fugue f. org.; etc.
5Aren'sky, Anton Stepanovitch, Russian comp. and pianist; b. Novgorod, July 30, 1862. From 1879-82, pupil of Johanssen and Rimsky-Korsakov at St. Petersburg Cons.; in 1882 he was app. prof. of harm. and comp. at the Imp. Cons., Moscow, and in 1895 succeeded Balakirev as conductor of the Imp. Court Choir.—Works: Op. 1, 6 pf.-pcs. in canon-form; op. 2, pf.-concerto w. orch.; op. 4, Symphony No. 1, f. orch.; op. 5, Six pièces p. piano; op. 8, Scherzo f. pf.; op. 11, String-quartet, G maj.; op. 12, two pcs. f. 'cello and pf.; op. 13, intermezzo f. orch.; op. 15, Suite f. orch. (Romance, Valse, Polonaise); op. 19, Three pf.-pcs.; op. 20, Bigarrures f. pf.; op. 23, "Silhouettes," Suite f. orch.; op. 24, Trois Esquisses f. pf. (A, A 2, F min.); op. 25, four pf.-pcs.; op. 28, 6 "Essais sur des rythmes oubliés," f. pf. 4 hands; op. 30, 4 pcs. f. vln. and pf.; op. 32, pf.-trio ("Davidoff"); op. 33, Third Suite f. orch.; op. 34, 6 small pcs. f. pf. 4 hands.; op. 35, String-quartet (vln., vla., 2 'celli); op. 36, 24 pf.-pcs.; op. 37, Rafaello, 1-act opera (St. Petersburg, 1894). Also a Fourth Suite f. orch.
7Argine, dall'. See DALL' ARGINE.
9A'ria, Cesare, b. Bologna, Sept. 21, 1820; d. there Jan. 30, 1894. St. piano and theory with Gius. Pilotti; later in Bol. Cons. under P. Mattei. A favorite of Rossini. Lived for some years in France and England as teacher of singing, pf., and comp.; 1840, music-director of the Teatro Comunale, Bologna; 1850, President of the Accad. Filarmonica. Comp. fine churchmusic (a Dies irae is particularly noteworthy).
11Ari'bo Scholas'ticus, probably a native of the Low Countries; d. about 1078. Wrote a valuable treatise, "Musica" [printed in Gerbert's "Scriptores," vol. ii], containing a commentary on Guido d'Arezzo's writings.
13Arien'zo, Nicola d', dramatic comp.; b. Naples, December 24, 1842; pupil of Labriola (pf.), Fioravanti and Moretti (cpt.), and Mercadante (comp.). First operas (in Neapol dialect), Monzù Gnaio o La Fidanzata del Parrucchiere (Naples, 1860), and I due Mariti (Naples, 1866), were succ.; others are Le Rose (1868), Il Cacciatore delle Alpi (1870), Il Cuoco (1873), I Viaggi (Milan, 1875), La Figlia del Diavolo (Naples, 1879; severely criticised for a straining after realistic and original effect), I tre Coscritti (Naples, 1880), La Fiera (1887), Rita di Lister (MS.), etc. Also wrote an oratorio, Il Cristo sulla croce, a Pensiero sinfonico, overtures, some vocal music (4 Nocturnes) and pf.-pcs.; and a manual, "L'invenzione del sistema tetracordo e la moderna musica" (1879), favoring pure intonation instead of equal temperament, and discriminating a 3rd mode (of the Minor Second) besides the usually accepted Major and Minor modes.
15Ari'on, famed Greek singer (7th century B.C.), a poet, and player on the cithara. He was a native of Lesbos, and lived for many years at the court of Periander, Tyrant of Corinth.
17Arios'ti, Attilio, b. Bologna, 1660; d. there abt. 1740; composer of 15 operas, the first of which, Dafne, was given at Venice (1686); in 1698, court Kapellm. at Berlin, and for a short time the teacher of Händel; in 1716 in London, as a rival of Buononcini, both being for a while competitors with Händel for public favor, and both defeated by his genius; in 1720 these three composed the opera Muzio Scevola in company, each taking one act. In 1727 Ariosti returned to Italy, and died in obscurity. He also wrote an oratorio, a volume of cantatas, and some lessons for the viola d'amore, on which he was an accomplished performer.
19Aristi'des Quintilia'nus, a Greek writer on music abt. A.D. 160; a teacher of music at Smyrna, and celebrated from his work "On Music" [printed in Meibom's "Antiquae Musicae Auctores Septem" (1652)].
21Aristo'teles (Aristotle), (1), b. Stagyra (Macedonia), 384 B.C.; d. 322 B.C.; a Greek philosopher, pupil of Plato. The 19th section of his "Problems" affords valuable information concerning the Greek system of music; further remarks are found in Book viii of the "Politica," and in the "Poetica."—(2) Pseudonym of a writer on mensurable music of the 12th-13th centuries.
23Aristox'enos, b. Tarentum, abt. 354 B.C.; one of the earliest Greek writers on music. His "Harmonic Elements" (complete) and "Rhythmical Elements" (fragmentary) are the most important treatises on Greek music that are left us, excepting certain essays by Plato and Aristotle. Publ. (1868) by P. Marquand, text German and Greek, with commentaries. Also cf. Oscar Paul, "Boethius u. die griechische Harmonik," and "Absol. Harm. der Griechen."
25Arm'brust, Karl F., fine organist; b. Hamburg, March 20, 1849; d. Hanover, July 22, 1896. St. Stuttgart Cons. (Faisst); 1869, org. of St. Peter's ch., Hamburg. Teacher of org.
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