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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1Adgate, Andrew, American church organist and choral conductor; b. Philadelphia c. 1750; d. there of yellow fever, Sept. 30, 1793. In 1784 he organized, in Philadelphia, an Institution for the Encouragement of Church Music; in 1785 he founded there a 'Free School for Spreading the Knowledge of Vocal Music,' reorganized in 1787 as 'The Uranian Academy,' the purpose of which was to urge the incorporation of musical study with general education. On May 4, 1786, he presented in Philadelphia 'A Grand Concert of Sacred Music,' with a chorus of 230 voices and an orchestra of 50, featuring works by Handel, Billings and others. Adgate compiled several publications: Lessons for the Uranian Society (1785); Select Psalms and Hymns (1787); Rudiments of Music (1788); Selection of Sacred Harmony (1788).
3Adler, Clarence, American pianist; b. Cincinnati, March 10, 1886. He studied at the Cincinnati College of Music (1898-1904); then in Berlin with Godowsky (1905-09). He toured in Europe as pianist in the Hekking Trio. Returning to America in 1913, he settled in New York; made his American debut with the N.Y. Symph. Orch. (Feb. 8, 1914). In 1941 he broadcast all of Mozart's 28 piano concertos. He has published an album of piano pieces; also arrangements of works by Dvořák and Franck.
5Adler, F. Charles, conductor; b. London, July 2, 1889. He studied piano with August Halm in Munich, theory with Beer-Walbrunn, and conducting with Mahler. He was assistant to Felix Mottl at the Royal Opera in Munich (1908-11); in 1913 he became first conductor of the Municipal Opera, Düsseldorf. Conducted symphonic concerts in Europe (1919-33). He was owner of 'Edition Adler' in Berlin until 1933 when he came to America. In 1937 he founded the Saratoga Springs Music Festivals, N. Y.
7Adler, Guido, musicologist; b. Bilenschütz, Moravia, Nov. 1, 1855; d. Vienna, Feb. 15, 1941. He studied at the Vienna Cons. under Bruckner and Dessoff; entered Vienna Univ. in 1874 and founded, in co-operation with Felix Mottl and K. Wolf, the academical Wagner Society; took the degree of Dr. jur. in 1878, and in 1880 that of Dr. phil. (dissertation on Die historischen Grundklassen der christlich-abendländischen Musik bis 1600), and in 1881 qualified as instructor, lecturing on musical science (thesis, Studie zur Geschichte der Harmonie). With Chrysander and Spitta he founded, in 1884, the 'Vierteljahrschrift für Musikwissenschaft.' In 1885 he was appointed prof. of musical science at the German Univ. at Prague. In 1892 he was elected President of the Central Committee of the 'Internationale Ausstellung für Musik und Theater.' In 1895 he succeeded Hanslick as prof. of music history at the Univ. of Vienna, retiring in 1927. Important books by Adler are Methode der Musikgeschichte (1919); Der Stil in der Musik (1911; 2nd ed., 1929); Gustav Mahler (1914); Handbuch der Musikgeschichte (1 vol., 1924; 2nd ed. in 2 vols., 1930); Wollen und Wirken (memoirs; Vienna, 1935). He was also editor of the monumental collection 'Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich' from its inception (the first volume appeared in 1894) to its completion (in 1938; 83 vols. in all). He contributed many articles to periodic music publications. Bibl.: C. Engel, Guido Adler in Retrospect in the 'Mus. Quarterly' (July, 1941).
9Adler, Kurt, pianist and conductor; b. Neuhaus, Czechoslovakia, March 1, 1907. He was educated in Vienna; studied musicology with Guido Adler and Robert Lach at the Vienna Univ.; was assistant conductor of the Berlin State Opera (1927-29) and of the German Opera in Prague (1929-32). In 1933, with the advent of the Nazis to power, he went to Russia, where he was chief conductor at the Kiev State Opera (1933-35); organized and conducted the Philh. Orch. of Stalingrad (1935-37). In 1938 he came to the U.S.; first appeared as concert pianist; then conducted in Canada and Mexico. In 1943 he joined the staff of the Metropolitan Opera as choirmaster and assistant conductor; edited the collections Operatic Anthology, The Prima Donna Album, Arias from Light Operas, Famous Operatic Choruses, etc. He is no relation to Kurt Herbert Adler (q.v.).
11Adler, Kurt Herbert, opera conductor; b. Vienna, April 2, 1905. He studied at the Vienna Cons.; was a theater conductor in Vienna (1925-28), in Prague and in Germany. He served as assistant to Toscanini at the Salzburg Festival in 1936; then settled in the U.S.; was with the Chicago Opera Company (1938-43); in 1943 joined the staff of the San Francisco Opera; in 1953 he became its artistic director. He is no relation to Kurt Adler (q.v.).
13Adler, Larry (Lawrence), harmonica player; b. Baltimore, Feb. 10, 1914. He won a harmonica contest at 13 for the best
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