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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, 1919
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1ABOS—ACKTÉ
3overtures, and graduated in 1852 with a symphony in C minor. Engaged as double-bass player in the court orch. at Stuttgart, he comp. 2 symphonies (G min. and A maj.), and an opera, Anna von Landskron (Stuttgart, 1859); in 1860 a second opera, Die Almohaden, was prod. Studied further in Paris and London; wrote opera König Enzio (1862) after returning to Germany, and a symphonic poem, Columbus, which made him famous. A 3-act romantic opera, Astorga (Stuttgart, 1866), followed; A. was then app. Musikdirektor and (1867) Kapellm. at the Stuttgart Court Th., succeeding Eckert; he retired in 1888. Other works are the 5-act opera Ekkehard (Berlin, 1878), probably his magnum opus; a 5th symphony in C min., and a 6th 'lyric' symphony in D min.; a mass f. mixed ch. w. org.-accomp.; overtures, string-quartets, pf.-pcs. and songs.
5Abos (or Avos, d'Avossa), Girolamo, comp. for stage and church; b. Malta, c. 1708; d. Naples, 1786(?). Pupil of Leo and Durante at Naples; in 1756, maestro al cembalo at the Italian Th., London; in 1758, teacher in the Cons. della Pietà de' Turchini, Naples (Paisiello was his pupil). Wrote 14 operas for Naples, Rome and London, and, after 1758, much sacred music (7 masses, several litanies, etc.).—See Q.-Lex.
7Abraham, John. See BRAHAM.
9Abraham, Dr. Max, b. Danzig, 1831; d. Leipzig, Dec. 8, 1900. He became a partner in C. F. Peters' 'Bureau de Musique' in 1863, and sole proprietor in 1888. On Jan. 1, 1894, his nephew, Heinrich Hinrichsen, of Hamburg, entered the firm, and is now its head. The famous 'Edition Peters' was inaugurated by Dr. A.
11Ábrányi, Emil, b. Budapest, Sept. 22, 1882. Has comp. the Hungarian operas A ködkirály (King of the Mist; Budapest, 1903); Monna Vanna (ibid., 1907); Paolo and Francesca (ibid., 1912). In 1907, Kapellm. at the Royal Th., Hanover; since 1911 Kapellm. in Budapest.
13Ábrányi, Kornél, b. Oct. 15, 1822, at Szent Györgz Ábrányi, Hungary, of the noble Hungarian family Eördögh; d. at Budapest, Dec. 20, 1903. He founded the first Hungarian musical journal (1860), the Singers' Union (1867), and was one of the chief promoters of the National Mus. Acad. at Pest, of which he was a professor and the secretary (1875). His publ. comps. (songs, choruses, etc.) are in the national vein.
15Abt, Franz, song-writer and conductor; b. Eilenburg, Dec. 22, 1819; d. Wiesbaden, Mar. 31, 1885. He was sent to the Leipzig Thomasschule to study theology, his father being a clergyman, and later obtained an excellent musical education both there and at the Univ. On his father's death he gave up theology, having already made several successful attempts at composition, and having conducted a students' philharmonic society. In 1841 he went to Bernburg as Kapellm. of the Court Th., but in the same year relinquished this post for a similar one at the Zurich Th. Here he remained till 1852, conducting several singing-societies and composing many vocal works, particularly for men's voices. He was then app. 2nd Kapellm. at Brunswick, 3 years later becoming 1st Kapellm., a position held up to 1882, when he retired on pension to Wiesbaden.—Abt wrote over 500 works, comprising more than 3,000 numbers; the largest are the 7 secular cantatas. His popularity as a song-writer is due chiefly to the flowing, easy and elegant style of his vocal melodies, many of which (Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts zieh'n, Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind, So viele tausend Blumen, etc.) have become true folksongs; numerous part-songs are likewise deservedly prime favorites; in these and his choruses for men's and for women's voices, he rivals Mendelssohn in the hearts of his countrymen. On his vocal works rests his lasting fame; his pf.-compositions, of a light and popular character, are already forgotten.
17Achsharumov [ăh-shăh-roo'mōhv], Demetrius Vladimirovitch, b. Odessa, Sept. 20, 1864. Began the study of violin with Krassnokutski; went to Petrograd to L. Auer, and later to Vienna, where he studied comp. with R. Fuchs; at the same time continued his violin studies with J. Dont. From 1890-98 he made a number of successful concert tours; he then settled in Pultava as cond. of the Symphony concerts, and in the following year was appointed director of the newly established local branch of the Imp. Russ. Mus. Soc.
19Ack'ermann, A. J., b. Rotterdam, Apr. 2, 1836. Studied at The Hague in the R. Music-School, under Lübeck, Nicolas and Wietz; app. teacher of pf. there in 1865; of org. and theory, 1867.—Works: Pf.-pieces for 2 and 4 hands; songs.
21Ackté, Aïno (Mme. Ackté-Renvall), dramatic soprano; b. Helsingfors, Finland, Apr. 23, 1876. Entered the Paris Cons. in 1894; made her début in 1897 at the Grand Opéra as Marguerite (Faust). The success of her tour of Germany in 1902 led to her engagement at the M. O. H. in 1904-05. Her impersonation of Salome, in Strauss' opera, at Cov. G. Th. in 1913 was followed by an invitation from the composer to sing the part also at Dresden and Paris. Rôles: Marguerite, Juliette, Ophélie, Gilda, Nedda, Elisabeth, Elsa, Sieglinde, etc.
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