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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1ing annual tours with the Italian Opera in Germany and Austria. He conducted in St. Petersburg in 1871 and 1873. His operas and other works were never revived, but he created a perennial success with his vocal waltz Il Bacio. He wrote his autobiography My Reminiscences (N. Y., 1896).
3Arel, Bülent, Turkish composer and pianist; b. Constantinople, April 23, 1918. He studied composition with Necil Kazim Akses. Since 1951, musical dir. of Radio Ankara. Among his works are 2 symphonies (1951 and 1952); Cain and Abel, music for radio; piano concerto (1946); Suite Intime for orch. (1949) and chamber music.
5Arens, Franz Xavier, German-American composer; b. Neef (Rhenish Prussia), Oct. 28, 1856; d. Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 1932. His family came to the U.S. and settled in Milwaukee when he was very young; he studied with his father and later in Germany with Rheinberger. Upon his return to America he was active as conductor of various choral and instrumental groups. He led the Gesangverein in Cleveland (1885-88); from 1890-92 he was again in Europe; he was the first to present complete programs of orchestral works by American composers in Germany. He was president of the Indianapolis College of Music (1892-96), and later settled in New York as vocal teacher. In 1900 he established a series of People's Symph. Concerts, with low admission prices (from 3¢ to 50¢). He wrote orchestral music, a string quartet and numerous songs.
7Arensky, Anton Stepanovitch, Russian composer; b. Novgorod, Aug. 11, 1861; d. Terijoki, Finland, Feb. 25, 1906. He studied at the St. Petersburg Cons. with Johannsen and Rimsky-Korsakov (1879-82); then taught harmony at the Moscow Cons. (1882-94). Returning to St. Petersburg, he conducted the choir of the Imperial Chapel (1895-1901); a victim of tuberculosis, he spent his last years in a sanatorium in Finland. In his music he followed Tchaikovsky's lyric style. Arensky wrote 3 operas: A Dream on the Volga (Moscow, Jan. 2, 1891); Raphael (Moscow, May 6, 1894); Nal and Damayanti (Moscow, Jan. 22, 1904); and 2 symphonies. He conducted the first performances of both in Moscow (Nov. 24, 1883 and Dec. 21, 1889). He was more successful in his works for smaller forms. His Variations for string orch. on Tchaikovsky's song, The Christ Child had a Garden (originally the Variations formed the slow movement of Arensky's quartet, op. 35, in A minor for violin, viola and 2 cellos) became a standard work. His piano trio in memory of Tchaikovsky also retains its popularity. His 4 suites for 2 pianos, expertly written, are often heard; he also arranged these suites for orch. Some of his songs are included in vocal anthologies. Other works are: music to Pushkin's poem The Fountain of Bakhtchissaray; ballet Egyptian Nights (St. Petersburg, 1900); The Diver, ballad for voices and orch.; Coronation Cantata; Marche solennelle for orch.; Intermezzo for string orch.; piano concerto; violin concerto in A minor; a fantasy on epic Russian songs, for piano and orch.; piano quintet in D; string quartet (op. 11, in G); pieces for cello, for violin, and many pieces for piano solo. He also published a Manual of Harmony (translated into German) and Handbook of Musical Forms.
9d'Arezzo, Guido. See Guido d'Arezzo.
11Argenta, Ataulfo, Spanish conductor; b. Castro Urdiales, Santander, Nov. 19, 1913. He first sang in a church choir; in 1926 he entered the Madrid Cons., studying piano, violin and composition. He continued his musical education in Germany and studied conducting. Returning to Spain in 1939, he conducted various small groups; in 1945 became director of the National Orch. in Madrid.
13Aria, Cesare, Italian singing teacher; b. Bologna, Sept. 21, 1820; d. there, Jan. 30, 1894. He studied at the Bologna Cons. with Mattei. Rossini helped him in his career. For a number of years he was a voice teacher in France and England. He composed some church music; his Dies irae is particularly noteworthy.
15Aribon (Aribo Scholasticus), medieval scholar, known also as Aribon de Liège, Aribon de Freising and Aribon d'Orléans; b. probably in Liège, about the year 1000; d. in Orléans, about 1078. In 1024 he was chancellor to the Bishop of Liège; after a short period of service he went to Italy, where he acquired a knowledge of the methods of Guido d'Arezzo. From 1060-70 he was again in Liège as preceptor at the Cathedral school; then went to Orléans. Aribon was the author of the important treatise De Musica, written by him in Liège about 1063. It is reproduced in Gerbert's 'Scriptores,' vol. II, pp. 197-230; and by J. Smits van Waesberghe ('Corpus Scriptorum de Musica,' vol. II, Rome, 1951). See also Waesberghe's Muziekgeschiedenis der Middeleeuwen (1936).
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