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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1production was Addison's Rosamond (March 7, 1733). He renamed Fielding's Tragedy of Tragedies as Opera of Operas, and produced it at the Haymarket Theatre (May 31, 1733); a masque Dido and Aeneas followed (Jan. 12, 1734). His most important work was the score of Comus (Drury Lane, March 4, 1738). On Aug. 1, 1740, he produced at Clivedon, Bucks., the masque Alfred, the finale of which contains the celebrated song Rule Britannia, which became a national patriotic song of Great Britain. In the meantime Arne married Cecilia Young (March 15, 1737), daughter of the organist Charles Young, and herself a fine singer. In 1742 he went with her to Dublin, where he also stayed in 1755 and 1758. Of his many dramatic productions the following were performed at Drury Lane, London: The Temple of Dullness (Jan. 17, 1745); Harlequin Incendiary (March 3, 1746); The Triumph of Peace (Feb. 21, 1749); Britannia (May 9, 1755); Beauty and Virtue (Feb. 26, 1762); The Rose (Dec. 2, 1772). The following were staged at Covent Garden: Harlequin Sorcerer (Feb. 11, 1752); The Prophetess (Feb. 1, 1758); Thomas and Sally (Nov. 28, 1760); Love in a Village (Dec. 8, 1762); The Fairy Prince (Nov. 12, 1771). He further contributed separate numbers to 28 theatrical productions, among them songs to Shakespeare's As You Like It; 'Where the Bee Sucks' in The Tempest, etc. He wrote 2 oratorios: Abel (Dublin, Feb. 18, 1744); and Judith (Drury Lane, Feb. 27, 1761), the latter remarkable for the introduction of female voices into the choral parts. He also wrote numerous glees and catches, and miscellaneous instrumental music. He received the honorary degree of Doc. of Mus. from Oxford Univ. (July 6, 1759), which accounts for his familiar appellation of 'Dr. Arne'.
3d'Arneiro, (José Augusto) Ferrcira Veiga, Viscount, distinguished Portuguese composer; b. Macao, China, Nov. 22, 1838; d. San Remo, July, 1903. He studied with Botelho, Schira and Soares in Lisbon. The production of his ballet Gina (Lisbon, 1866) attracted attention; he then produced an opera L'Elisire di Giovinozza (Lisbon, March 31, 1876), followed by La Derelitta (Lisbon, 1885). Te Deum, performed in Lisbon and in London in 1871 was very successful; it was later given in Paris under the somewhat affected title of 'Symphonie-Cantate.'
5Arnell, Richard, English composer; b. London, Sept. 15, 1917. He studied with John Ireland at the Royal College of Music (1935-38). He was in New York from 1939-47; was active as conductor there. He composed Prelude and Flourish for brass, performed for the reception of Winston Churchill at Columbia University in 1946. He wrote 3 ballets: Punch and the Child; Harlequin in April; and The Great Detective (about Sherlock Holmes); 4 symphonics; a symph. poem, Lord Byron; a violin concerto; Abstract Forms for string orchestra; 2 string quartets, piano pieces and several film scores. Since 1948 he has been living in London.
7Arnold, Byron, American composer; b. Vancouver, Washington, Aug. 15, 1901. He studied at Willamette Univ. (B.A., 1924); taught music at Oregon State College (1934-35); then went to the Eastman School of Music, where he took lessons in theory and composition with Rogers and Hanson (1935-37). He became asst. prof. of music at the Univ. of Alabama (1938-48). He has written Five Incapacitated Preludes for Orchestra (Rochester, N. Y., April 19, 1937, Hanson conducting); Three Fanaticisms for Orchestra; piano pieces and songs. He has published Folk Songs of Alabama (1950).
9Arnold, Frank Thomas, English music scholar; b. Rugby, Sept. 6, 1861; d. Bath, Sept. 24, 1940. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was lecturer in German literature at the University College of South Wales at Cardiff (1886-1926). He wrote a valuable book, The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass, as Practiced in the 17th and 18th Centuries (London, 1931), and contributed numerous papers on Bach, Viadana, Corelli, etc. to various music journals. He was also a collector of rare editions. Cf. D. R. Wakeling, 'An Interesting Music Collection' ('Music & Letters,' July, 1945).
11Arnold, Georg, Hungarian composer; b. Paks, June 5, 1781; d. Subotica, Oct. 25, 1848. Adopting an operatic method in religious music, he created some unusual effects. His 3 operas were never performed, and the MSS seem to be lost, but his church music is extant. Arnold completed a music dictionary (1826) which, however, was never published. His songs, in the Hungarian style, were once very popular. See K. Isoz, Georg Arnold (Budapest, 1908).
13Arnold, Gustav, Swiss organist and composer; b. Altdorf, Uri, Sept. 1, 1831; d. Lucerne, Sept. 28, 1900. He studied at Innsbruck; in 1850 he went to England, where he was choirmaster and organist at various churches. He returned to Switzer-
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