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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1Almeida, Renato, Brazilian music historian; b. S. Antonio de Jesus, Bahia, Dec. 6, 1895. He studied law; worked as a journalist in Rio de Janeiro. He is the author of the standard work on Brazilian music: Historia da musica brasileira (1926; new enlarged ed., 1942).
3Almenräder, Karl, German bassoon virtuoso; b. Ronsdorf, near Düsseldorf, Oct. 3, 1786; d. Biebrich, Sept. 14, 1843. Was prof. of bassoon at Cologne, theater conductor in Frankfurt and regimental bandmaster; started a factory for wind instruments (1820) at Cologne, but gave it up in two years, entering the Nassau Court Orch. at Biebrich. He materially improved the bassoon, wrote a treatise on it (Mainz, 1824), and a method for it; publ. a bassoon concerto; variations for bassoon and quartet; Duettinos for 2 bassoons, etc.; and the popular ballad, Des Hauses letzte Stunde.
5Almquist, Carl Jonas Love, Swedish composer and writer on music; b. Stockholm, Nov. 28, 1793; d. Bremen, Sept. 26, 1866. He studied at Uppsala Univ.; wrote songs to his own words, but refused to study music for fear that his instinct for simple melody might be destroyed by learning. He published these songs in a collection Törnrosens bok (1838); he also published 11 albums of piano pieces under the title Fria Fantasier (1848). Almquist's life was an adventurous one; he was forced to leave Sweden, where he was accused of forgery; lived in America (1851-65); then went to Germany, where he died.
7Alnaes, Eyvind, Norwegian composer; b. Fredrikstad, April 29, 1872; d. Oslo, Dec. 24, 1932. He studied in Oslo with Ivar Holter (1889-92) and in Leipzig with Carl Reinecke (1892-95). From 1895 he occupied various positions as church organist in Norway. His works include 2 symphonies (1898 and 1923); Variations Symphoniques (1898); piano concerto (Oslo, Feb. 7, 1914); Marche symphonique for 2 pianos, and several choruses and songs. He also published a collection of Norwegian folk songs (1922).
9Alnar, Hasan Ferid, Turkish composer; b. Istanbul, March 11, 1906. As a child he played native instruments; at 16 composed an operetta in oriental style. In 1927 he went to Vienna, where he studied with Joseph Marx (composition) and Oswald Kabasta (conducting). Returning to Istanbul in 1932, he taught at the Municipal Cons. He was associate conductor of the Presidential Philh. Orch. in Ankara from 1936-49, and its director from 1949-52. He also taught composition at the Ankara Cons. (1937-46). Alnar's music is mostly of native inspiration. He has written Prelude and Two Dances for orch. (1935); Istanbul Suite for orch. (1938); cello concerto (Ankara, Feb. 15, 1943); concerto for Kanun (Turkish psaltery) and orch. (1951); etc.
11Alpaerts, Flor, Belgian composer; b. Antwerp, Sept. 12, 1876; d. there, Oct. 5, 1954. He studied with Benoît and Blockx at the Royal Flemish Cons. in Antwerp; in 1903 he became prof. there; was its director from 1934-41. From 1919 he conducted the local orchestra at the Zoological Gardens, also conducted in France and Holland. His music is influenced by early impressionism, without venturing into the field of modern harmony. He wrote the opera Shylock (Antwerp, Nov. 22, 1913); Symphonie du printemps; symph. poems Psyché (1900); Renouveau (1904); Cyrus (1905); Pallister (1921); Poème symphonique for flute and orch. (1903; revised 1940); incidental music to various plays; a violin concerto (1948) and several school manuals in Flemish. Cf. A. Corbet, Flor Alpaerts (Antwerp, 1941).
13Alpaerts, Jef, Belgian conductor and pianist; son of Flor Alpaerts; b. Antwerp, July 17, 1904. He studied in Paris with Isidor Philipp and Cortot (piano) and with Vincent d'Indy (comp.). In 1936 he was appointed prof. at the Antwerp Cons.; in 1938 he inaugurated the Collegium Musicum Antverpiense for performances of old music.
15Alsleben, Julius, German pianist and pedagogue; b. Berlin, March 24, 1832; d. there, Dec. 8, 1894. He studied piano with Zech, and theory with S. Dohn. In 1865 he became president of the Berlin "Tonkünstlerverein"; in 1879 he was president of the 'Musiklehrerverein' of which he was also a founder. From 1874 he edited the periodical "Harmonie." Alsleben published 12 Verlautungen über Musikgeschichte (1862); über die Entwicklung des Klavierspiels (1870), Licht- und Wendepunkte in der Entwicklung der Musik (1880). He wrote a Requiem, a liturgy, choral pieces and some orchestral overtures.
17Alsted, Johann Heinrich, German music scholar; b. Bellerbach, Nassau, in 1588; d. Weissenburg, Transylvania, Nov. 8, 1638. He taught philosophy and theology in Weissenburg. His articles on music are found in his Enzyklopädie der gesammten Wissenschaften (1610) and in his Elemen-
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