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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1sang in Dr. Chapin's church, and in 1872, aided by the congregation, went to Europe, studying with Sangiovanni at Milan and Delle Sedie at Paris. She sang with great success abroad and at home. Married, 1878, Mr. E. Wetherell of N. Y. (d. 1888).
3Abd el Kadir (or Abdolkadir), Ben Isa, Arabian writer in the 14th century, author of 3 mus. treatises noticed by Kiesewetter ('Musik der Araber,' 1842, p. 33): The Collector of Melodies; The Aim of Melodies in the Composition of Tones and Measures; and The Treasure of Melodies in the Science of Musical Cycles.
5Abeille, (Johann Christian) Ludwig, b. Bayreuth, Feb. 20, 1761; d. Stuttgart, Mar. 2, 1838. Leader of the Duke of Württemberg's private orch.; later court org. and mus. director. Fine pianist and organist; comp. the Singspiele Amor und Psyche (Stuttgart, 1801), and Peter und Annchen (Stuttg., 1809); harpsichord- and chamber-music (concertos, trios, duets, etc.); and songs still sung in schools.—See Q.-Lex.
7A'bel, (Leopold) August, b. 1717 at Köthen (where his father, Christian Ferdinand A., was a viola-da-gamba player); d. Ludwigslust, Aug. 25, 1794; fine violinist; played in court orchestras at Brunswick, Sondershausen, Berlin, and Schwerin; publ. some easy études.
9A'bel, Clamor (Heinrich), b. Westphalia near middle of 17th century; d. (?). Publ. 3 sets of pieces for strings (Tanzsuiten, 1674, '76, '77). He was chamber-musician at the Hanoverian Court.
11A'bel, Karl Friedrich, renowned player on the viola da gamba; b. Köthen, 1725; d. London, June 20, 1787. He received thorough training from his father, and from J. S. Bach at the Thomasschule, Leipzig; member of the Royal Polish Band at Dresden, 1748-58; visited Leipzig and other German towns, and went to London in 1759, where the Duke of Ycrk assisted him. In 1765, chamber-musician to Queen Charlotte. He was intimate with Joh. Chr. Bach. He comp. 2 operas: Love in a Village (London, 1760), and Berenice (1764); also popular symphonies, overtures, quartets, sonatas for harpsichord, concertos for harpsichord and strings, etc. (Eitner mentions some 60 different sets and single pieces still extant.) He revisited Germany 1783-5, returning to London via Paris. He was the last great virtuoso on the gamba.
13A'bel, Ludwig, b. Eckartsberga, Thuringia, Jan. 14, 1834; d. Neu-Pasing, n. Munich, Aug. 13, 1895. Pupil of Ferd. David; member of Gewandhaus orch. at Leipzig, the Weimar court orch. (1853), leader of court orch. at Munich (1867), teacher in and (1878) Inspector of the Royal Music-School then managed by v. Bülow; 1880, royal Professor; retired on pension, 1894. Violin-virtuoso of high rank, and an excellent orch. conductor; wrote a good Violin Method; also studies, variations, etc.
15A'bell, John, a celebrated alto singer (musico), and lutenist; b. London, c. 1660; d. Cambridge (?), c. 1724. In 1679, member of the Chapel Royal; fled to the Continent during the Revolution of 1688, and won fame and wealth by his singing. In Kassel he was made Intendant of Music (1698-9). About 1700 he returned to England. He was also a song-writer and collector (collections publ. in 1701, and 1740).
17A'bendroth, Hermann, b. Frankfort, Jan. 19, 1883. Pupil of L. Thuille and A. Langenhan-Hirzel in Munich; 1903-04 conductor of the 'Orchesterverein' in Munich; 1905-11 in Lübeck as first cond. at the 'Stadttheater' and cond. of the 'Verein der Musikfreunde.' In 1911 he was called as municipal music director to Essen, and in 1914 he succeeded Fritz Steinbach in the direction of the 'Gürzenich' concerts in Cologne.
19A'bendroth, Irene, coloratura soprano; b. Lemberg, July 14, 1872. Pupil of Frau Wilczek; member of Vienna court opera 1889, sang in Riga and Munich, and again in Vienna (1894-99); eng. 1899-1908 at the Royal Opera in Dresden.
21A'benheim, Joseph, violinist; b. Worms, 1804; d. Stuttgart, Jan. 19, 1891. Member and (1854) musical director of the Stuttgart Cons. orch. Composed overtures, entr'acte music, etc.; some minor pf.-pieces and songs have been published.
23A'bert, Hermann, b. Stuttgart, Mar. 25, 1871; pupil of the Cons. and his father, Joh. Jos. A. Dr. phil., Tubingen, 1897; Dozent for mus. science at Halle Univ., 1902; prof., 1909. Works: Die Lehre vom Ethos in der griechischen Musik (1902); biogr. of Schumann (1903, in Reimann's 'Ber. Mus.'); Die Musikanschauung des Mittelalters und ihre Grundlagen (Halle, 1905); Die dram. Musik am Hofe Herzog Karls von Württemberg (1905); N. Jommelli als Opernkomponist (Halle, 1908); Geschichte d. Rob. Franz Singakademie zu Halle (Halle, 1908); historical essays (IMS.); etc. He edited several older operas. Since 1914 he is editor of the 'Gluck Jahrbuch.'
25A'bert, Johann Joseph, b. Kochowitz, Bohemia, Sept. 21, 1832; d. Stuttgart, Apr. 1, 1915. Choir-boy at Gastdorf and, from 8 to 15, at Leipa monastery, whence he fled to an uncle in Prague, who sent him (1848) to the Prague Cons. (Kittl, Tomaček). He first st. the double-bass; his études, concertos, etc., for this instr. are classics. He also wrote
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