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Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, 1919
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1L'ARRONGE—ASCHENBRENNER
3unsuccessful opera, Fernando (1732); produced an oratorio, Esther (Vienna, 1738); publ. 10 Cantate di camera (London, 1732).
5L'Arronge, Adolf. See L'ARRONGE.
7Artaria, music-publishing house in Vienna, established by Carlo and Francesco A. in 1770.
9Artea'ga, Stefano, Spanish Jesuit, b. Madrid (?), 1730 (?); d. Paris, Oct. 30, 1799. Intimate with the celebrated Padre Martini at Bologna; author of the valuable treatise Le rivoluzioni del teatro musicale italiano dalla sua origine fino al presente (Bologna, 1783, 2 vols.; thoroughly revised ed., Venice, 1785, 3 vols.; German, 2 vols., by Forkel, 1789).
11Arthur, Alfred, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 8, 1844. Pupil, in the Music School, Boston, of B. F. Baker, G. Howard, Arbuckle, and Bowen; at the Boston Cons., of Eichberg (harm. and comp.). From 1869–71, tenor in Ch. of the Advent, Boston; then settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where since 1878 he has been choirmaster of the Woodland Av. Presb. Ch. ('Bach Choir'), and cond. since 1873 of the Vocal Society; is also Dir. of the Cleveland School of Music.—Works: 3 operas, The Water-carrier (MS., 1876); The Roundheads and Cavaliers (MS., 1878); and Adaline (MS., 1879); church-music, pf.-pcs., songs, etc.; Progressive Vocal Studies (1887); Album of Vocal Studies (1888); etc.
13Artôt [ar-toh'], Alexandre-Joseph Montagney, son of Maurice A.; b. Brussels, Jan. 25, 1815; d. Ville-d'Avray, July 20, 1845. Pupil of his father, and Snel of Brussels; 1824–31, of R. and A. Kreutzer at Paris Cons. Eminent violinist; extended concert-tours through England, the Continent, and the United States (1843).—Works: Violin-concerto in A min.; fantaisies for vln. and pf. (op. 4, 5, 8, 11, 16, 19); airs variés f. vln. and orch. (or pf.) (op. 1, 2, 17); Rondeaux f. do. do. (op. 9, 15); serenades, romances, etc.; also (MS.) a pf.-quintet, string-quartets, etc.
15Artôt, (Jean-)Desiré Montagney, son of Maurice; b. Paris, Sept. 23, 1803; d. St. Josse ten Noode, Mar. 25, 1887; taught by his father, whom he succeeded in the theatre; 1843, prof. of horn in the Brussels Cons.; 1849, 1st horn in the private orch. of King Leopold I.—Publ. fantasias and études f. horn, and quartets f. 4 valve-horns or cornets à pistons.
17Artôt, (Marguerite-Joséphine-)Désirée Montagney, daughter of Jean-Desiré, b. Paris, July 21, 1835; d. Berlin, Apr. 3, 1907. Renowned dramatic soprano, pupil of Mme. Viardot-Garcia (1855–7); début at Brussels, 1857, in concerts; eng. at Grand Opéra, Paris, in 1858, but soon left this position for starring-tours in France, Belgium, and Holland; studied for a time in Italy; was in Petrograd, 1866, then in London, Copenhagen, etc., and sang for several years in Germany (Berlin, 1884–9), where her fame reached its height; lived from 1889 in Paris. In 1868 she was engaged to Tchaikovsky, but married, in 1869, the Spanish baritone Padilla y Ramos (1842–1906).—Their daughter is LOLA ARTÔT DE PADILLA. (Cf. PADILLA).
19Artôt, Maurice Montagney, ancestor of a celebrated line of musicians, Montagney being the true family-name. He was born at Gray (Haute-Saône), Feb. 3, 1772; died Brussels, Jan. 8, 1829. Bandmaster in a French regt.; then 1st horn-player in Th. de la Monnaie, Brussels, and conductor at the Convent of the Béguines. Also taught singing, and played the guitar and violin well.
21Artschibuschew. See ARTSÝBUSHEV.
23Artsy'bushhev [ar-tsē], Nicholas Vassilievitch, b. Tsarskoë-Selo, Russia, Mar. 7, 1858. Law-student (till 1879); advocate; pianist. St. harmony, etc., with Soloviev and Rimsky-Korsakov. Has made many transcriptions f. pf.; has also written a polka f. orch., 2 pf.-mazurkas, and several vocal romances.
25Artu'si, Giovanni Maria, contrapuntist, b. circa 1550; d. Aug. 18, 1613. Was canon in ordinary at the ch. of San Salvatore in Bologna. A musician of the old school, his writings and compositions are very conservative. He wrote L'Arte del contrappunto ridotto in tavole (Part I, 1586; P. II, 1589; a 2nd ed. at Venice, 1598, in 1 vol.); also L'Artusi, ovvero delle imperfettioni della moderna musica (Venice, 1586; 2nd ed., 1600); Considerazioni musicali (Venice, 1607); and Impresa del R. P. Gioseffo Zarlino (Bologna, 1604).—Publ. a set of 4-p. Canzonette (1598).—See Q.-Lex.
27Asantchev'sky (Asantschewski), Michael Pavlovitch, b. Moscow, 1838; d. there Jan. 24, 1881. Pupil of Hauptmann and Richter at Leipzig Cons. in 1861–2, then of Liszt at Rome; lived in Paris, 1866–70, where he bought the library of Anders, and, adding to it his own, presented them to the Petrograd Cons., which thus possesses one of the finest mus. libraries in the world. From 1870–6, Director of the Cons., succeeding Zaremba; later he devoted himself to comp.—Works: Sonata f. pf. and 'cello, op. 2, in B m.; pf.-trio in F#m., op. 10; Fest-Polonaise f. 2 pfs., op. 12; minor pf.-pcs.; a concert-overture for orch.; Psalm XII for ch. and orch.; 2 quartets; etc.
29Asch'enbrenner, Christian Heinrich, b. Altstettin, Dec. 29, 1654; d. Jena, Dec. 13, 1732. An able violinist; leader at Zeitz (1677–81) and Merseburg (1683–90); Music-Director to the Duke of S.-Zeitz (1695–1713);
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