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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, 1919
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1ADAMOWSKI—ADLER
3tours in Warsaw in 1883; played also in Germany; 1885–7 prof. of 'cello and ensemble classes in Cons. at Cracow; 1889 member of Bost. Symph. Orch.; member of Adamowski Quartet and Trio. Since 1903 he has been prof. of 'cello at New Engl. Cons. at Boston; is one of the founders and directors of the B. S. O. Pension Fund; married in 1896 the pianist Antoinette Szumowska (q. v.).
5Adamow'ski, Timothée, born at Warsaw, Mar. 24, 1858. Violin-virtuoso; at first a pupil of A. Kontchi at Warsaw Cons.; 1876–9 of Massart in Paris Cons. In 1879 he went to America, and travelled as soloist with M. Strakosch, Clara Louise Kellogg, and finally with a company of his own, with which he played in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, etc. From 1885–6 he taught in the New Engl. Cons., Boston; in 1888 he organized the Adamowski String-quartet (A., E. Fiedler, D. Kuntz, and G. Campanari; reorganized 1890 with A., A. Moldauer, Max Zach and Josef Adamowski, the last a brother of T. A., and an excellent 'cellist). In 1887 A. appeared at London and Warsaw; in 1895, again in London and Paris, since which time he has spent the summer season regularly in these two cities. In 1898 he played at Warsaw with the Philharm. Orch. and the Mus. Society. His quartet gives about 30 concerts annually in the chief towns of the U. S. From 1890–4 he also cond. the six weeks' popular summer concerts of the Boston Symphony Orch.—He has publ. several songs, and has a Novell'ette f. vln. and pf. in MS.
7Ad'ams, Charles R., fine dramatic tenor; b. Charlestown, Mass., circa 1848; d. West Harwich, Mass., July 3, 1900. Pupil in Vienna of Barbieri; was then eng. for 3 years at the Royal Opera, Berlin, and thereafter for 9 years at the Imp. Opera, Vienna; also sang at La Scala, Covent Garden, Madrid, various German towns, in the U. S., etc. Settled in Boston, 1879. He had a predilection for Wagner rôles, and was an excellent actor and teacher.
9Ad'ams, Stephen. See MAYBRICK, M.
11Ad'ams, Thomas, eminent organist and comp. for org.; b. London, Sept. 5, 1785; d. there Sept. 15, 1858. He was a pupil of Dr. Busby, and organist at several prominent London churches. His publ. organ-works include many fugues, voluntaries, 90 interludes, and several variations on popular airs; he also wrote variations for piano, and many anthems, hymns, and sacred songs. His skill in improvising was remarkable; for years he had charge of the performances on Flight and Robson's 'Apollonicon.'
13Ad'cock, James, b. Eton, England, June 29, 1778; d. Cambridge, Apr. 30, 1860. Chorister, 1786, of St. George's chapel, Windsor, and lay-clerk in 1797; later a member of various church-choirs in Cambridge; and, finally, choir-master at King's College.—Works: Several 3- and 4-part glees; an evening service in Bb; anthems; and a book, The Rudiments of Singing.
15Ad'dison, John, composer and double-bass player; b. London, circa 1765; d. there Jan. 30, 1844.—Works: 6 operettas, very popular at the period; a 'sacred drama,' Elijah; songs, glees, etc.; also Singing Practically Treated in a Series of Instructions (London, n. d. [1836]).
17A'delburg, August, Ritter von; b. Constantinople, Nov. 1, 1830; d. insane at Vienna, Oct. 20, 1873. Fine violinist, pupil (1850–4) of Mayseder. His tone is said to have been well-nigh unmatchable in fullness; his numerous comps. were chiefly for violin (concertos, sonatas for pf. and vln., string-quartets), and some sacred pieces; also 3 operas: Zrinyi (Pest, 1868); Wallenstein; and Martinuzzi.
19A'delung. See ADLUNG.
21Adler [ahd'-], Guido, mus. theorist and writer; b. Eibenschütz, Moravia, Nov. 1, 1855. Studied at the Academic Gymnasium in Vienna, where he conducted the pupils' chorus, and at the Vienna Cons. under Bruckner and Dessoff; entered the Univ. in 1874, and founded, in coöperation with Felix Mottl and K. Wolf, the academical Wagner Society; took the degree of Dr. jur. in 1878, and in 1880 that of Dr. phil. (dissertation on Die historischen Grundklassen der christlich-abendländischen Musik bis 1600), and in 1881 qualified as private lecturer on mus. science (thesis, Studie zur Geschichte der Harmonie). With Chrysander and Spitta he founded, in 1884, the 'Vierteljahrsschrift für Musikwissenschaft'; in 1885 he was app. prof. of mus. science in the German Univ. at Prague, writing a monograph on the Faux bourdon and the treatise by Gulielmus Monachus. In 1892, he was elected president of the central committee of the 'Internat. Ausstellung für Musik und Theater'; in 1895, he succ. Hanslick as prof. of mus. history, Univ. of Vienna, becoming 'prof. in ordinary' in 1898. Since 1913 he has been editor of 'Studien zur Musikwissenschaft,' which serve as critical supplements to the 'Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.'—Other publ. essays are Die Wiederhölung u. Nachahmung in der Mehrstimmigkeit; Ein Satz eines unbek. Beethoven-schen Klavierkonzerts; Die mus. Autographen u. revidierten Abschriften Beethovens im Besitze von A. Artaria; Richard Wagner (lectures); Über Textlegung in den Trienter
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