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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1forms a sequel to Boyce's work of the same name. A new edition of Arnold's Cathedral Music was issued by Rimbault (1847).
3Arnold, Youri von (Yury Karlovitch), Russian opera composer and theorist; b. St. Petersburg, Nov. 13, 1811; d. Karakash, Crimea, July 20, 1898. He studied in Dresden; and later at the German Univ. of Dorpat, Estonia; went to Germany in 1855; from 1870-94 was in Moscow, where he founded a music school; in 1894 he settled in St. Petersburg. He wrote a vaudeville-opera Treasure Trove (St. Petersburg, Feb. 1, 1853), the MS of which was lost in the fire at the Imperial Theater in 1859, together with the MS of his other opera St. John's Eve. He also wrote an overture, Boris Godunov. Arnold was the author of the first book in Russian dealing with the theory of composition (1841); he also published Theory of Old Russian Religious Chants (Moscow, 1886), and many articles in the German press. In 1867 he published, in Leipzig, the periodical 'Neue Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Theater und Musik.' Two of his papers from that journal were issued separately: Der Einfluss des Zeitgeistes auf die Entwicklung der Tonkunst and an essay on Der Freischütz in 24 auserlesene Opern-Charaktere. He also translated into German the libretti of operas by Tchaikovsky, Cui and others. He was friendly with Glinka and many other celebrated composers, and published historically valuable Reminiscences (3 volumes; Moscow, 1892).
5Arnoldson, Sigrid, Swedish dramatic soprano; b. Stockholm, March 20, 1861; d. there, Feb. 7, 1943. She was the daughter of the celebrated tenor Oscar Arnoldson (b. 1830; d. Carlsbad, July 8, 1881). She studied with Maurice Strakosch and Désirée Artôt; made her debut in Moscow in 1886 as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia; then sang as prima donna in London (June 20, 1887), at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, in Nice and Rome with brilliant success. In 1888 she was engaged at Covent Garden as successor to Patti. On Nov. 29, 1894, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera. In 1910 she was elected member of the Stockholm Academy; in 1922 settled in Vienna as a singing teacher; later taught in Berlin. On June 16, 1888, she married the Austrian impresario, Alfred Fischhof, a nephew of Maurice Strakosch.
7Arnould (ar-noold'), (Madeleine) Sophie, French operatic soprano; b. Paris, Feb. 14, 1740; d. there Oct. 18, 1802. She studied singing with Mme. Fel and acting with Mlle. Clairon; made her debut at the Paris Opéra on Dec. 15, 1757. She created the title role in Gluck's Iphigénie en Aulide (April 19, 1774), and after a highly successful career retired in 1778 with a pension of 2,000 livres. Bibl.: Arnouldiana, a large collection of anecdotes, published anonymously (Paris, 1813; real author, A. Deville); E. and J. de Goncourt, Sophie Arnould d'après sa correspondance et ses mémoires (Paris, 1877); R. B. Douglas, Sophie Arnould, Actress and Wit (Paris, 1898). Gabriel Pierné wrote a one-act 'lyric comedy' Sophie Arnould (1926), based on incidents of her life.
9Aron, Pietro. See Aaron.
11Arquier (ahr-kyä), Joseph, French opera composer; b. Toulon, 1763; d. Bordeaux, Oct., 1816. He played the cello in a theater at Lyon; then lived in Marseilles and Paris. After 1800 he went to New Orleans as director of an opera troupe, but failed and returned to France in 1804, holding various positions in Paris, Toulouse, Marseilles and Perpignan; he died in poverty. Arquier wrote about 16 comic operas.
13Arrau, Claudio, Chilean pianist; b. Chil-lán, Feb. 6, 1903. He played in public at the age of five, and in 1910 was sent by the Chilean government to Berlin where he studied with Martin Krause. In 1914-15 he played recitals in Germany and Scandinavia, attracting a great deal of attention by his precocious talent. He made an extensive European tour after World War I, returning to South America in 1921. His U.S. debut was in 1923. Between 1925-40 he lived chiefly in Berlin, where he taught at Stern's Cons. He won the Grand Prix International des Pianistes at Geneva in 1927. In 1941 he settled in the U.S., making frequent European and South American tours. In his playing Arrau combines a classical purity of style with the rhapsodic breadth requisite for romantic music.
15Arregui Garay (ahr-rä-gä-gah-ri'), Vicente, Spanish composer; b. Madrid, July 3, 1871; d. there, Dec. 1, 1925. He studied in Paris and Rome; was active in Madrid as music critic; wrote a symph. poem Historia de una madre (after H. C. Andersen, 1910); Sinfonia vasca for orch.; the operas Yolanda, La Maya and El Cuento de Barba Azul; a cantata El Lobo ciego; chamber music and choral works. His music follows the romantic school of programmatic writing.
17Arriaga, Juan Crisóstomo, precocious composer; b. Rigoitia, near Bilbao, Jan. 27, 1806; d. Paris, Jan. 17, 1826 (ten days
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