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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1lione ed il castigamatti; masses, motets and other religious music.
3Abbado, Marcello, pianist and composer; b. Milan, Oct. 7, 1926. He studied at the Cons. in Milan with Gavazzeni (piano) and Ghedini (composition), graduating in 1947. In 1951 he was appointed instructor at the Cons. of Venice. He has written a cantata Ciapo (1945); Lento e Rondo for violin and piano (1949) and piano pieces.
5Abbatini, Antonio Maria, Italian composer; b. Tiferno (Città di Castello) c. 1595; d. there, Jan., 1680. He was maestro di cappella at the Lateran (1626-28), and other Roman churches; was at the church of Loreto from March, 1667. He wrote 3 operas, Dal male al bene (Rome, 1654; one of the earliest comic operas, and historically important as introducing the final ensemble); Ione (Vienna, 1666); La comica del cielo or La Baltasara (Rome, 1668); and a dramatic cantata Il Pianto di Rodomonte (Orvieto, 1633). He published 3 books of masses, 4 books of psalms, various antiphons (1630, 1638, 1677) and 5 books of motets (1635). Bibl.: H. Goldschmidt, Studien zur Geschichte der italienischen Oper im 17. Jahrhundert (Leipzig, 1901-04); F. Coradini, A. M. Abbatini (Arezzo, 1922).
7Abbey, John, noted English organ-builder; b. Whilton, Northamptonshire, Dec. 22, 1785; d. Versailles, Feb. 19, 1859. He went to Paris in 1826 at the invitation of Sébastien Erard to construct an organ for the Paris Exposition. He remained in France and built organs for the cathedrals of many French cities. In 1831 he installed an organ at the Paris Opéra. His innovations in the English type of bellows were adopted by many French organ builders. His sons, E. and J. Abbey, inherited the business, situated at Versailles.
9Abbott, Emma, American soprano; b. Chicago, Dec. 9, 1850; d. Salt Lake City, Jan. 3, 1891. She was taken to Peoria as a child; studied music with her father who was a singer, and played the guitar with him and her brother, a violinist, at hotels and clubs. Her first regular employment was with Chapin's choir in New York (1870-72) at a salary of $1500 a year. In March, 1872 she went to Europe where she studied with Sangiovanni in Milan and with Delle Sedie in Paris. From then on, she rapidly advanced as an opera singer. Her London debut was on May 2, 1876. Returning to America, she made her first appearance in New York on Feb. 8, 1877, and sang thereafter with great acclaim in the U.S. and in Europe. In 1875 she married E. Wetherell of New York (d. 1889). Bibl.: Sadie E. Martin, The Life and Professional Career of Emma Abbott (Minneapolis, 1891).
11Abe, Komei, Japanese conductor and composer; b. Hiroshima, Sept. 1, 1911. He studied composition with Klaus Pringsheim at the Tokyo Academy of Music; conducting with Joseph Rosenstock; then became prof. at the Elizabeth Music College at Kyoto. Among his works are a cello concerto (Tokyo, March 31, 1940); piano concerto (Tokyo, March 27, 1947); 8 string quartets (1935-52); clarinet quintet (1943); divertimento for 9 instruments (1955), songs and piano pieces.
13Abeille, Johann Christian Ludwig, German organist and composer; b. Bayreuth, Feb. 20, 1761; d. Stuttgart, March 2, 1838. He was educated in Stuttgart, and was leader of the private orchestra of the Duke of Württemberg; in 1802 became court music director, retiring in 1832. He published several albums of songs which found their way into vocal anthologies and wrote 2 light operas Amor und Psyche (1801) and Peter und Annchen (1809); also composed concerted music for small groups, and harpsichord pieces.
15Abel, Karl Friedrich, German viola da gamba player and composer; b. Cöthen, Dec. 22, 1723; d. London, June 20, 1787. He studied with his father; then with J. S. Bach at the Thomasschule in Leipzig. He was a member of the Royal Polish Band at Dresden (1748-58). Settling in London in 1759, he became a friend of John Christian Bach. With the Duke of York's assistance, he was appointed chamber-musician to Queen Charlotte (1765). He composed two operas: Love in a Village (London, 1760) and Berenice (London, 1764); several symphonies, many overtures, quartets and harpsichord sonatas. Abel is generally regarded as the last great virtuoso on the viola da gamba.
17Abel, Ludwig, German violinist; b. Eckartsberg, Thuringia, Jan. 14, 1834; d. Neu-Pasing, Bavaria, Aug. 13, 1895. He studied with Ferdinand David; played in the Gewandhaus orch. in Leipzig, and was later violinist in Weimar and Munich. He published a method of violin playing.
19Abell, Arthur M., American music critic; b. Norwich, Conn., April 6, 1868. He studied in Weimar with Carl Halir (violin), Wilhelm Saal (piano), and Fritz Hartmann (theory); remained in Europe for 28 years
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