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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1919
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1BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
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6Aaron, —, abbot of the monasteries of St. Martin and St. Pantaleon at Cologne, where he died in 1052. Wrote De utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psal-lendi (in library of St. Martin), and De regulis tonorum et symphoniarum. He introduced the Gregorian nocturnes into Germany.
8Aaron (or Aron), Pietro, b. Florence, 1480 or '90; d. Venice, 1545. Noted theorist; in turn cantor of boy-choir at Imola, canon and choir-master at Rimini, monk (order of Hospitalers) at Bergamo, Padua and Venice. Wrote Il Toscanello in musica (1523, '25, '29, '39, '62); Trattato della natura e cognizione di tutti gli tuoni di canto figurato (1525); Lucidario in musica di alcune opinioni antiche e moderne (1545); Compendiolo di molti dubbj, segreti, et sentenze intorno al canto fermo et figurato . . . (Milan, no date); this last also in Latin as Libri tres de institutione harmonica (Bologna, 1516).—See Q.-Lex.
10A'baco, Evaristo Felice dall', b. Verona, July 12, 1675; d. Munich, July 12, 1742, as leader of orch. to the Grand Duke of Bavaria. Comp.: Op. 1, 12 violin-sonatas w. continuo; Op. 2, 10 4-part concerti da chiesa; Op. 3, 6 church- and 6 chamber-sonatas a 3; Op. 4, 12 vln.-son. w. cont. (arr. by Chédeville f. musette, flute and oboe w. cont.); Op. 5, 6 7-p. concerti (4 vlns., vla., bassoon or 'cello, b. cont.); Op. 6, concerti f. vln. A. Sandberger publ. a biogr. sketch and a selection from op. 1–4 in vol. i of 'Denkmäler d. Tonk. in Bayern,' and a second selection in vol. ix, 1; Riemann has edited 3 Trio-Sonatas.—See Q.-Lex.
12Abbà-Corna'glia, Pietro, b. Alessandria, Piedmont, Mar. 20, 1851; d. there May 2, 1894. Pupil of Milan Cons., 1868–71. Talented opera-comp. (Isabella Spinola, 1877; Maria di Warden, 1884; Una partita di scacchi, Pavia, 1892); also wrote good chamber- and sacred music (Requiem Mass).
14Abbadi'a, Luigia, daughter of Natale A.; b. Genoa, 1821. Celebrated mezzo-soprano stage-singer; début Sassari, 1836. Rôles: Maria Padilla (written for her by Donizetti), Saffo, Vestale, Elvira (in Ernani). In 1870 she established a singing-school at Milan.
16Abbadi'a, Natale, b. Genoa, Mar. 11, 1792; d. Milan, circa 1875. Chorus-master 1831–37 at Carlo Felice Th., Milan. Comp. the opera, Giannina di Pontieu, ovv. La villanella d'onore (Genoa, 1812); and the farce L'imbroglione ed il castigamatti (do.); also masses, motets, etc.
18Abbatini, Antonio Maria, Roman composer; b. Tiferno (Città di Castello), 1595 (1605?); d. there 1677. Maestro di cappella at the Lateran, 1626–8, and thereafter successively at 4 other Roman churches. Comp. much church-music, most still in MS.; publ. 3 books of Masses, 4 of Psalms, various 24-part Antiphons (1630, '38, '77), 5 books of Motets (1635), and a dram. cantata, Il Pianto di Rodomonte (Orvieto, 1633). Co-worker with Kircher on the 'Musurgia.' Prod. 3 operas: Del male in bene (Rome, 1654; one of the earliest comic operas, and historically important as introd. the final ensemble; comp. Goldschmidt, Studien zur Geschichte d. Oper, vol. i), Ione (Vienna, 1666), and La comica del cielo, or La Baltasara (Rome, 1668).—See Q.-Lex.
20Abbey, John, noted English organ-builder; b. Whilton, Northamptonshire, Dec. 22, 1785; d. Versailles, Feb. 19, 1859. On Séb. Erard's invitation he went to Paris in 1826, settled there, and built many organs for churches, cathedrals, chapels, etc., throughout France. His sons, E. and J. Abbey, carried on the business at Versailles.
22Abbott, Emma, dramatic soprano, b. Chicago, Dec. 9, 1850; d. Salt Lake City, Jan. 5, 1891. After years of hard work as a natural singer and guitar-player, she came to New York abt. 1870, took lessons of Erani,
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