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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Mode I. Authorised Vatican-Solesmes Version.
3Ave Maris stella, . . . Dei Ma-
4ter alma, Atque semper Virgo,
5Felix coeli porta.
7Ave'na (P.). A reed; a pipe.
9AVENTINUS, Johannes (real name Thurnmayer or Turmair). Bavarian historiographer, 1477-1534.
10Author of "Annales Boiorum" (1554), containing much information about musical matters; editor of Faber's "Musicæ rudimenta," &c.
12AVERKAMP, Anton. B. 1861. Choir conductor and composer, Amsterdam.
14AVERY, John. 18th century English organ-builder. Erected organs at Carlisle, Winchester, Cambridge, &c.
16A've Ve'rum (L.). A Latin Tropus, in the form of a hymn, of ancient date, and the subject of many fine musical compositions. Mozart's beautiful setting is a simple 4-part motet.
18A ve ve rum Corpus natum, &c.
20A vicen'da (I.). Alternately, by turns.
22Avici'nium (L.). An organ-stop imitating the warbling of birds.
24À vide (F.). Open (as a string).
26AVISON, Charles. Composer, organist, and writer. B. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1710; d. 1770. Studied in Italy; then in London under Geminiani.
27Wrote some violin and harpsichord music, and "An Essay on Musical Expression" (London, 1752, '53, '75); also published with J. Garth, Marcello's "Psalm-Paraphrases," with English words (1757). "Sound the loud Timbrel" is from a concerto.
29A vis'ta, A pri'ma vis'ta (I). At first sight.
30A vo'ce so'la (I.). (1) For a solo voice. (2) For voice alone (without acct.).
31À voix sombre (F.). In a sombre tone.
32À volonté (F.). At will; a piacere.
33À vue (F.). At sight.
35AYLWARD, Florence. Song composer; b. Brede, Sussex, 1862.
37AYLWARD, Theodore. B. Salisbury, 1731; d. 1801. Mus.D. Oxon.
38Orgt. St. George's, Windsor; Gresham Prof. of Music from 1771.
40AYLWARD, Theodore Ed. B. Salisbury, 1844. Orgt. Llandaff Cath., 1870-76; Chichester Cath. to 1886.
42AYLWARD, Wm. Price. Salisbury, 1810-90. Excellent flautist and conductor.
44Ayre. Old spelling of air.
46AYRES, Fred. American composer; b. 1876.
48AYRTON, Edmund. English composer and organist. B: Ripon, 1734; d. 1808.
49Pupil of Nares. Master of Children of the Chapel Royal, 1780-1805. Wrote two full services and some anthems.
51AYRTON, William. Son of E; 1777-1858. Critic Morning Chronicle, 1813-26; Examiner, 1837-51. Editor Harmonicon, 1823-33; "Knight's Musical Library," 1834; &c.
53AZEVE'DO, Alexis-Jacob. French writer and critic. B. 1813; d. 1875.
54Author of a valuable life of Rossini (1865); contributor to La France Musicale, Le Siècle, La Presse, &c. A zealous but biassed partisan of the Italian school.
56Azio'ne Sa'cra (I.). "A sacred action, or drama." Passion-music, or an oratorio.
58A'zor (Hebrew). An Assyrian harp: "an instrument of 10 strings."
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