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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1900
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1dans les motets du XIIIe siècle (1907); Recherches sur les ténors latins dans les motets du XIIIe siècle (1907; facsimile ed. of the Parisian MS., with index and editorial explanations); Cent Motets du XIIIe siècle (1908; 3 vols.; photographic facsimile of Bamberg Codex E. d. IV. 6, with annotations; a most important work); Refrains et Rondeaux du XIIIe siècle (1909, in the Riemann 'Festschrift'); Trouvères et Troubadours (1909; English ed. N. Y., 1914); and a number of essays on kindred topics, publ. in the 'Mercure musical' (1903-8).
3Auda (oh-dah'), Antoine, French-Belgian organist and music scholar; b. at St. Julien-en-Jarez (Loire), Oct. 28, 1879. He studied music at Marseilles; then established himself at Liège as organist; published important studies on the musical history of the city: Etienne de Liège (1923); La Musique et les Musiciens de l'ancien pays de Liège (1930); and the valuable theoretical works: Les Modes et les Tons (1931); and Les Gammes musicales (1947).
5Audran (oh-drahn'), Edmond, French composer of light opera; son of Marius Audran; b. Lyons, April 12, 1840; d. Tierceville, Aug. 17, 1901. He studied at the Ecole Niedermayer in Paris (grad. in 1859). In 1861 he was appointed organist at St. Joseph's Church in Marseilles where he produced his first operetta L'Ours et le Pacha (1862). He wrote a funeral march on Meyerbeer's death (1864). After the production of Le Grand Mogol (Marseilles, Feb. 24, 1877), he returned to Paris, and staged Les Noces d'Olivette (Nov. 13, 1879). With the production of La Mascotte (Bouffes-Parisiens, Dec. 28, 1880), Audran achieved fame; this operetta became immensely popular; thousands of performances were given in Paris and all over the world. He continued to produce new operettas almost annually; of these, the following were successful: Gillette de Narbonne (1882); La Cigale et la fourmi (1886); Miss Héllyett (1891); Sainte Freya (1892); Madame Suzette (1893); Mon Prince (1893); La Duchesse de Ferrare (1895); Photis (1896); La Poupée (1896); Monsieur Lohangrin (1896); Les petites femmes (1897).
7Audran, Marius-Pierre, French operatic tenor and composer of songs; father of Edmond Audran; b. Aix, Provence, Sept. 26, 1816; d. Marseilles, Jan. 9, 1887. He began his career in the provinces (Marseilles, Bordeaux, Lyons); then became first tenor at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. After a period of travel (1852-61), he settled in Marseilles and in 1863 became prof. of voice and dir. of the Marseilles Cons.
9Auer, Leopold, celebrated Hungarian violinist and pedagogue; b. Veszprém, June 7, 1845; d. Loschwitz, near Dresden, July 15, 1930. He studied with Ridley Kohnel in Budapest and with Dont in Vienna; later lessons with Joachim. From 1863-65 he was in Düsseldorf as concertmaster of the orchestra; in 1866 in Hamburg. In 1868 he was called to St. Petersburg as soloist in the Imperial Orch., and prof. of violin at the newly founded Cons. He became one of the most famous violin teachers in Russia; among his pupils were Elman, Zimbalist, Heifetz and many other virtuosos. Tchaikovsky originally dedicated his violin concerto to Auer, but was offended when he suggested some revisions and changed the dedication to Brodsky. Nevertheless, the concerto became Auer's favorite work, and he made it a pièce de résistance for all his pupils. After the revolution he left Russia. On March 23, 1918, he played a concert in New York City; settling permanently in America, he devoted himself exclusively to teaching. He published the manuals Violin Playing as I Teach it (N. Y., 1921), Violin Master Works and Their Interpretation (1925), and an autobiography My Long Life in Music (1923).
11Auer, Max, Austrian writer on music; b. Vöcklabruck, May 6, 1880. He studied in Vienna; later taught in provincial public schools; settled in Bad Ischl. He is the foremost authority on Bruckner; published Anton Bruckner; Sein Leben und Werk (Vienna, 1923); Anton Bruckner als Kirchenmusiker (Regensburg, 1927); completed vols. 2-4 (1928, 1932, 1937) of Wüllerich's monumental biography, Anton Bruckner; Ein Lebens- und Schaffensbild.
13Augener, George, English publisher, founder of Augener & Co.; b. Germany, 1830; d. London, Aug. 25, 1915. He organized the firm in 1853 (incorporated Oct. 11, 1904), and was its head until he retired in 1910. In 1870, Augener started publishing the music periodical 'The Monthly Musical Record.' In 1896 the firm purchased the catalogue of Robert Cocks & Co.
15Augustine (Augustinus), Aurelius, known as St. Augustine; b. Tagaste, Numidia, Nov. 13, 354; d. as bishop, at Hippo (now Bona), Algeria, Aug. 28, 430. St. Augustine was one of the four great fathers of the Latin Church. He was educated at Madaura and Carthage. He became a Christian in 387, receiving his baptism from St. Ambrose. His
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