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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1di Lasso, J. de Berchem, H. Waclrant and others, freely arranged by him for lute in tablature.
3Adriano di Bologna. See Banchieri.
5Adrio, Adam, German musicologist; b. Essen, April 4, 1901. He studied at Berlin Univ. (1927-34) and took his Ph. D. there. In 1951, appointed prof. at the Univ. of Berlin-West. Contributor to 'Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.' Author of Die Anfänge des geistlichen Konzerts (Berlin, 1935), and editor of collections of old German music.
7Aerde, Raymond Van. See Van Aerde, Raymond.
9Aerts (ahrts), Egide, Belgian flutist; b. Boom, near Antwerp, March 1, 1822; d. Brussels, June 9, 1853. A precocious musician, he studied as a child at the Brussels Cons.; gave a concert in Paris at the age of 15. In 1847 he was appointed teacher of flute at the Brussels Cons. He wrote numerous works for flute, most of which remain in manuscript.
11Aeschbacher, Adrian, Swiss pianist; b. Langenthal, May 10, 1912. He studied at the Zürich Cons. with Emil Frey and Andreae; later took lessons with Schnabel in Berlin. He toured in Europe from 1934 to 1939; then taught and gave concerts in Switzerland.
13Aeschbacher, Niklaus, Swiss conductor; b. Trogen, April 30, 1917. He studied in Zürich and Berlin. Was active as theater conductor in Germany; appointed conductor of the Municipal Theater in Bern in 1949. He wrote a radio opera Die roten Schuhe (1943) and chamber music.
15Aeschbacher, Walther, Swiss conductor and composer; b. Bern, Oct. 2, 1901; studied music theory with Ernst Kurth, and conducting in Munich and then settled in Basel. He has written much choral music and several orchestral pieces in old forms.
17Afanassiev (ah-fah-nah'-syav), Nikolay Yakovlevitch, Russian composer; b. Tobolsk, 1821; d. St. Petersburg, June 3, 1898. He studied violin with his father, an amateur musician, and joined the orchestra of the Moscow Opera at the age of 17. Later he conducted Italian opera in Moscow and St. Petersburg. He traveled in Europe in 1857. Afanassiev was regarded as the first Russian composer to write a string quartet (1860), but this is refuted by the discovery of 3 string quartets by Aliabiev. He further wrote a cantata, The Feast of Peter the Great, and an opera Ammalat-Bek, which was produced at the Imperial Opera in St. Petersburg on Dec. 5, 1870, and three more operas, Stanka Razin, Vakula the Smith, and Taras Bulba, which were never performed; also wrote some children's songs.
19Afranio de Pavia (family name Albonese), Italian theologian, reputed inventor of the bassoon; b. Pavia, 1480; d. Ferrara, c. 1560 as canon of Ferrara. His claim to the invention of the bassoon is based on the attribution to him of the instrument Phagotus, in the book by his nephew Tosco Albonese, Introductio in chaldaicam linguam (Pavia, 1539).
21Agazzari (ah-gah'-sah'-rē), Agostino, Italian composer; b. Siena, Dec. 2, 1578; d. there April 10, 1640. He entered the service of Emperor Matthias as a professional musician; proceeding to Rome, he was in turn maestro di cappella at the German College there (1602-06), the church of St. Apollinaris, and the 'seminario romano'; intimacy with Viadana led to his adoption of the latter's innovations in sacred vocal music (writing church concerti for one or two voices with instrumental harmonic support). From 1630 he was maestro di cappella at Siena Cathedral. His works, variously reprinted in Germany and Holland, were in great favor and very numerous (madrigals, psalms, motets and other church music). His treatise La musica ecclesiastica (Siena, 1638) is a theoretical endeavor to bring the practice of church music into accord with the Resolution of the Council of Trent; he was also among the first to give written instructions for performing the basso continuo, presented in the tract Del sonare sopra il basso con tutti gli strumenti e del loro uso nel concerto (Siena, 1607; in English, C. Strunk, Source Readings in Music History, N. Y., 1950). His pastoral drama, Humilio (1606) is one of the earliest operas. See A. Adrio's article in 'Die Musik Geschichte und Gegenwart.'
23Agnew, Roy, Australian composer and pianist; b. Sydney, Aug. 23, 1893; d. there, Nov. 12, 1944. He went to London and studied with Gerrard Williams (1923-28); gave concerts in England (1931-34). He then returned to Australia; was appointed dir. of the Australian radio (1938-43) and taught at the Sydney Cons. Compositions: Breaking of the Drought for mezzo-soprano and orch. (1928); many piano works, including Dance of the Wild Men (1920); Fantasia Sonata (1927); Sonata Poem
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