Scan 27
Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1ADAM — ADELBURG
3Cf. E. Langlois, Le jeu de Robin et de Marion (Paris, 1896); H. Guy, Essai sur la vie et les œuvres littéraires d'Adam de la Hale (Paris, 1898); J. Tiersot, Sur le Jeu de Robin et Marion (1897); A. Guesnon, Une édition allemande des chansons d'Adam de la Hale (1900); E. Langlois, Le jeu de la feuillée (1911); practical edition of Le Jeu de Robin et Marion by J. Beck (Philadelphia, 1928; 1939).
5Adam von Fulda, German theorist and composer; b. Fulda, c. 1440; d. (of the plague) Wittenberg, 1505. His tract on music theory is published in Gerbert's 'Scriptores ecclesiastici'; his works were highly prized in their day.—Bibl.: H. Riemann in 'Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch' (Regensburg, 1879); W. Niemann (ibid., 1902); W. Gurlitt in 'Luther Jahrbuch' (1932); W. Ehmann, Adam von Fulda (1936).
7Adamowski (ăh-dăh-mov'-skē), Joseph, cellist; b. Warsaw, July 4, 1862; d. Cambridge, Mass., May 8, 1930. He studied at the Warsaw Cons. (1873-77) with Gocbelt; and at the Moscow Cons. with Fitzenhagen; also attended Tchaikovsky's classes there. He gave concerts from 1883-89 in Warsaw. In 1889 joined the Boston Symph. Orch. In 1896 he married the pianist, Antoinette Szumowska. With his wife and brother, Timothée, he formed the Adamowski Trio. From 1903 he taught at the New England Cons.
9Adamowski, Timothée, violinist; b. Warsaw, March 24, 1857; d. Boston, April 18, 1943. He studied in Warsaw and at the Paris Cons.; in 1879 gave concerts in the U.S. with Maurice Strakosch and Clara Louise Kellogg, and settled in Boston, where he taught at the New England Cons. (until 1933). In 1888 he organized the Adamowski String Quartet which gave about 30 concerts annually; he also conducted several summer seasons of popular concerts given by the Boston Symph. Orch. (1890-94 and 1900-07). He published songs and violin pieces (Barcarolle, Polish Dance, etc.)
11Adams, Charles, American dramatic tenor; b. Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 9, 1834; d. West Harwich, Mass., July 4, 1900. He studied in Vienna with Barbieri; was engaged for three years by the Royal Opera, Berlin, and for nine years by the Imperial Opera, Vienna; sang at La Scala, at Covent Garden, and in the U.S. He settled in Boston as a teacher in 1879.
13Adams, Suzanne, American soprano; b. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 28, 1872; d. London, Feb. 5, 1953. She studied with J. Bouhy in New York; went to Paris in 1889; made her debut at the Paris Opéra as Juliette (Jan. 9, 1895), and subsequently was engaged to sing there for 3 more seasons; appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House as Juliette on Jan. 4, 1899.
15Adams, Thomas, eminent English organist; b. London, Sept. 5, 1785; d. there, Sept. 15, 1858. He studied with Dr. Busby; was organist at various London churches. His publ. organ works include fugues, voluntaries, 90 interludes, and variations on popular airs; he also wrote anthems, hymns, and sacred songs.
17Adaskin, Harry, Canadian violinist; b. Riga, Latvia, Sept. 17, 1901. He was brought to Toronto at the age of two, and studied at the Toronto Cons. (1912-18). He then entered the Chicago Musical College and later studied in Paris. From 1923-38 he was second violinist of the Hart House String Quartet, which toured in Europe and America. In 1946 he was appointed violin teacher at the Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver. His brother, Murray Adaskin (b. Toronto, March 28, 1906) is also a violinist; another brother, John Adaskin (b. Toronto, June 4, 1908) is a cellist.
19Addinsell, Richard, English composer of theater music; b. Oxford, Jan. 13, 1904. He studied law at Oxford Univ.; later entered the Royal College of Music; then studied music in Berlin and Vienna. He was commissioned in 1933 by Eva Le Gallienne to write the music for her production of Alice in Wonderland; later wrote for the films in Hollywood. Among his cinema scores are Fire over England, Dark Journey, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Dangerous Moonlight. The score for the latter includes the Warsaw Concerto, which became enormously popular as a concert piece for piano and orch. During World War II Addinsell wrote music for a number of documentary films (Siege of Tobruk, We Sail at Midnight, etc.).
21Adelburg, August Ritter von, Hungarian violinist and composer; b. Constantinople, Nov. 1, 1830; d. Vienna, Oct. 20, 1873. He studied the violin with Mayseder in Vienna (1850-54), and composition with Hoffmann; then toured Europe as violinist. He wrote 3 operas: Zrínyi (Budapest, June 23, 1868; his most successful work); Martinuzzi (1870) and Wallenstein (on Schiller's drama); an oratorio War and Peace; 5 string quartets and School of Velocity for violin. one of two readings
22Adelburg, August Ritter von, Hungarian violinist and composer; b. Constantinople, Nov. 1, 1830; d. Vienna, Oct. 20, 1873. He studied the violin with Mayseder in Vienna (1850-54), and composition with Hoffmann; then toured Europe as violinist. He wrote 3 operas: Zrinyi (Budapest, June 23, 1868; his most successful work); Martinuzzi (1870) and Wallenstein (on Schiller's drama); an oratorio War and Peace; 5 string quartets and School of Velocity for violin. one of two readings
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