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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1ARTEAGA—ARTSYBUSHEV
3Arteaga, Esteban de, Spanish writer on music; b. Moraleja de Coca, Segovia, Dec. 26, 1747; d. Paris, Oct. 30, 1799. He joined the Jesuit Order at 16, and was banished to Corsica when they were proscribed in Spain. He left the Order in 1769; from 1773-78 he studied philosophy at the Univ. of Bologna; there he formed a friendship with Padre Martini, and at his behest undertook a history of the musical theater in Italy. The resulting work, Le rivoluzioni del teatro musicale italiano dalla sua origine fino al presente, was published in 3 volumes in Bologna and Venice (1783-86; the materials in the Bologna edition partly overlap, partly supplement those in the Venice edition); it was brought out in German by J. Forkel (2 vols., Leipzig, 1789); a summary was published in French (1802). Arteaga's strong and often critical opinions expressed in this work antagonized many Italian writers who resented the intrusion of a foreigner into their own field. A polemical exchange of considerable acrimony followed; Arteaga's views were attacked by Matteo Borsa in a tract Del gusto presente in letteratura italiana… and by Vincenzo Manfredini in Difesa della musica moderna… (Bologna, 1786). After a sojourn in Venice (1785), Arteaga lived in Rome (1786-87); in 1796 he went to Florence and later to Paris. In addition to his magnum opus, he published a book on esthetics, Investigaciones filosóficas sobre la belleza ideal… (Madrid, 1789; new ed., Madrid, 1943). A book of essays Lettere musico-filologiche and the treatise Del ritmo sonoro e del ritmo muto nella musica degli antichi (long regarded as lost) were published in Madrid in 1944, with an extensive biographical account by the editor Miguel Batllori, who also gives the bibliographical synopsis of the Bologna and Venice editions of Rivoluzioni.
5Artemovsky. See Gulak-Artemovsky.
7Arthur, Alfred, American composer and choral conductor; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 8, 1844; d. Lakewood, Ohio, Nov. 20, 1918. He studied with Eichberg at the Boston Cons.; sang at Boston churches; then moved to Cleveland where he was conductor of the Vocal Society (from 1873) and director of the Cleveland School of Music. He wrote 3 operas which remained unperformed and unpublished: The Water-carrier (1876); The Roundheads and Cavaliers (1878) and Adaline (1879); brought out Progressive Vocal Studies (1887) and other manuals on singing.
9Artôt (ahr-toh'), Alexandre-Joseph Montagney, Belgian violinist; b. Brussels, Jan. 25, 1815; d. Ville-d'Avray, July 20, 1845. He studied with his father, Maurice Artôt, and with Snel; then took lessons from Rodolphe and Auguste Kreutzer at the Paris Cons., obtaining first prize (1828). He then played concerts on the continent; made his debut in London (June 3, 1839) in his own Fantaisie for violin and orch. In 1843 he embarked on an American concert tour. He wrote a violin concerto, several sets of variations for violin, and some chamber music.
11Artôt, (Jean) Désiré Montagney, Belgian horn player and composer; b. Paris, Sept. 23, 1803; d. Brussels, March 25, 1887. He was a pupil and successor of his father, Maurice Artôt. From 1843 he taught at the Brussels Cons.; also played in the Court Orch. He published fantasias and études for horn and quartets for cornets.
13Artôt, (Marguerite-Joséphine) Désirée Montagney, Belgian mezzo soprano (daughter of Jean-Désiré Artôt); b. Paris, July 21, 1835; d. Berlin, April 3, 1907. She studied with Mme. Viardot-Garcia; sang in Belgium, Holland and England (1857). Meyerbeer engaged her to sing in La Prophète at the Paris Opera (Feb. 5, 1858); she was greatly praised by Berlioz and other Paris musicians and critics. In 1858 she went to Italy; then made appearances in London. In 1868 she was in Russia, where she was briefly engaged to Tchaikovsky; however, this engagement was quickly disrupted by her marriage (on Sept. 15, 1869) to the Spanish singer Padilla y Ramos (1842-1906). Their daughter is Lola Artôt de Padilla (q.v.).
15Artôt, Maurice Montagney, ancestor of a celebrated line of musicians (the true family name being Montagney); b. Gray (Haute-Saône), Feb. 3, 1772; d. Brussels, Jan. 8, 1829. He was a bandmaster in the French Army; then went to Brussels where he became first horn player at the Théâtre de la Monnaie. A versatile musician, he also played the guitar and taught singing.
17Artsybushev (ar-tsë-boo'-shef), Nikolay Vassilievitch, Russian composer; b. Tsarskoe-Selo, March 7, 1858; d. Paris, April 15, 1937. He studied with Soloviev and Rimsky-Korsakov; in 1908 was president of the St. Petersburg Royal Music Society; in 1920 settled in Paris where he was active as representative of Belaiev's publishing house. Artsybushev is chiefly known for his melodic piano pieces and songs, which were published by Belaiev; he also wrote a Valse-Fantasia for orch., and was one of the composers to contribute to a collection of variations on a Russian song for string
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