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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1AKIMENKO — ALARD
3Akimenko (ah-kē-měn'-koh) Fyodor Stepanovitch, Russian composer; b. Kharkov, Feb. 20, 1876; d. Paris, Jan 8, 1945. He studied with Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Cons. (1886-90); then lived in Moscow and Kharkov. After the Russian revolution he settled in Paris. He wrote an opera The Queen of the Alps (unperformed); Poème lyrique for orch.; Pastorale for oboe and piano; Petite ballade for clarinet and piano, 2 Sonata-fantasias and numerous character pieces for piano, many of which were published by Bclaicv.
5Akses, Necil Kâzim, Turkish composer; b. Istanbul, May 6, 1908. He studied cello and theory at the Istanbul Cons. In 1926 he studied in Vienna with Joseph Marx; in Prague, with Alois Hába and Josef Suk (1931). Returning to Turkey in 1935, he became instructor at the Teachers' College in Ankara; he also took lessons with Hindemith, who was teaching there at the time. In 1936 Akses was appointed prof. of composition at the Ankara State Cons., and was its director in 1948-49. His music, derived from Turkish folk rhythms, is in the modern idiom. Works: Mete, one-act opera (1933); Bayonder, opera (Ankara, Dec. 27, 1934); incidental music to Antigone and King Oedipus (Sophocles); Çiftetelli, dance for orch. (1933); Ankara Castle, tone-poem (Ankara, Oct. 22, 1942); Poem for cello and orch. (Ankara, June 29, 1946); Ballade for orch. (Ankara, April 14, 1948); string quartet (1946); Allegro feroce for saxophone and piano (1931); flute sonata (1939) and piano pieces.
7Akutagawa, Yasushi, Japanese composer; b. Tokyo, July 10, 1925. He studied at the Tokyo Academy of Music; has been particularly successful in writing for the ballet. The following ballets were produced in Tokyo: The Dream of the Lake (Nov. 6, 1950); Paradise Lost (March 17, 1951); Kappa (July 21, 1951). He has also written a symphonic triptych, which he conducted in Tokyo (Sept. 26, 1948).
9Alain, Johan, French composer, b. Paris, Feb. 3, 1911; killed in action at Petits-Puis, near Saumur, June 20, 1940. He composed his first piece Étude sur un thème de quatre notes at the age of 8; studied with his father, an organist; later with Marcel Dupré, Paul Dukas and Roger-Ducasse. Alain wrote 127 opus numbers, mostly for organ or piano. Bibl.: B. Gavoty, Johan Alain, Musicien Français (Paris, 1945).
11Alalcona, Domenico, Italian theorist and composer; b. Montegiorgio, Nov. 16, 1881; d. there, Dec. 28, 1928. He studied organ and clarinet in his native town; in 1901 went to Rome where he studied piano with Sgambati, organ with Renzi and theory with De Sanctis at Santa Cecilia; was then active as choral conductor in Leghorn and Rome; in 1911 obtained the post of prof. of musical esthetics at Santa Cecilia. He wrote an opera Mirra (1912; produced in Rome, March 31, 1920, with critical acclaim, but not revived); a Requiem; Sinfonia italiana; 12 Canzoni italiane and 4 Laudi italiane for various instrumental groups; a cycle of 18 songs Melodie Pascoliane and other works. However, his importance lies in his theoretical writings. His valuable book Studii sulla storia dell' oratorio musicale in Italia ('Turin, 1908) was reprinted in Milan (1945) as Storia dell' oratorio musicale in Italia, and is now a standard work. A believer in musical progress, he contributed several original ideas to the theory of modern music, notably in his article L'armonia modernissima ('Rivista Musicale,' 1911), and originated the term 'dodecasonia.' He also contributed articles on Italian composers to Eaglesfield-Hull's Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (London, 1924). The entry on Alalcona in that dictionary contains a complete list of his works and bibliography.
13Alard (āh-lār'), Jean-Delphin, a distinguished violinist of the French school; b. Bayonne, March 8, 1815; d. Paris, Feb. 22, 1888. A pupil of Habeneck at Paris Cons. (1827), his celebrity dates from 1831; he succeeded Baillot as prof. in 1843, and as leader of the royal orchestra, teaching in the Cons. till 1875. A fine instructor (Sarasate was his pupil), he publ. a Violin School of high merit, a selection from 18th-century classics (Les maîtres classiques du violon), and numerous brilliant and popular pieces for violin (concertos, études, fantasias, etc.).
15Alary, Jules (Giulio) Eugène Abraham, Italian-French composer; b. Mantua, March 16, 1814; d. Paris, April 17, 1891. He studied at the Cons. of Milan; then played the flute at La Scala. In 1838 he settled in Paris as a successful voice teacher and composer. He wrote numerous operas, among them Rosamunda (Florence, June 10, 1840); Le tre nozze (Paris, March 29, 1851; a polka-duet from it, sung by Henrietta Sontag and Lablache, was highly popular), and Sardanapalo (St. Petersburg, Feb. 16, 1852). His opera La voix humaine had the curious distinction of being staged at the Paris Opéra (Dec. 30, 1861) with the sole purpose of making use of the scenery left over after the fiasco of Tannhäuser (the ac-
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