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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1Al'cock, John, b. London, Apr. 11, 1715; d. Lichfield, Feb. 23, 1806. At 14, a pupil of Stanley, the blind organist; in 1735, organist of two London churches; in 1737, at Plymouth, and 1740, at Reading. In 1748 he was app. organist, master of the choristers, and lay-vicar of Lichfield cathedral; in 1761, he took the degree of Mus. Doc. (Oxford). His publ. comps. comprise harpsichord-lessons, concertos, collections of psalms, hymns, and anthems; church-services; glees and catches.—His son, John (1740–91), was also an organist, and publ. several anthems (1773–6).
3Alda, Frances (stage-name of Frances Davis), lyric soprano; b. Christchurch, New Zealand, May 31, 1883. Pupil of Marchesi at Paris; début at Opéra-Comique, 1904, as Manon; subsequently sang at Brussels, London, Milan, Warsaw, Buenos Aires; since 1908 member M. O. H.; has made four recital tours through U. S. Created chief sop. rôles in Princesse Rayon de Soleil (Gilson), Madame Chrysanthème (Messager), Louise (Charpentier), Le Villi (Puccini), Cyrano de Bergerac (Damrosch), Madeleine (V. Herbert), and Prince Igor (Borodin). Principal rôles: Mimi, Manon, Desdemona, Marguerite (Faust), Juliette, Gilda, Traviata, Aida, Manon Lescaut (Puccini), Margherita (Mefistofele). Apr. 3, 1910, married Giulio Gatti-Casazza, director M. O. H.
5Alden, John Carver, b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 11, 1852; pupil, in Boston, of Carl Faelten; in Leipzig, of Paul, Plaidy, and Papperitz. For some years associate-teacher (with Faelten) at the N. E. Cons.; after that, head of the piano dept. at the Quincy Mansion School, Wollaston, Mass.—Works: A pf.-concerto in G m., and other pf.-music; songs (Du bist wie eine Blume); anthems, etc.—A. is known as a very successful pf.-teacher.
7Aldrich, Henry, b. Westminster, 1647; d. Oxford, Dec. 14, 1710; a man of versatile attainments, being, besides a good musician, a theologian, historian, and architect. He was educated in Christ Church (Oxford), of which he became the Dean in 1689; thus he had great influence on musical instruction and practice in the college. He wrote learned works: On the Commencement of Greek Music, Theory of Organ-building, Theory of Modern Instrs., etc.; composed many services and anthems, some of which are still sung; also wrote catches, and the like. The collections of Boyce, Arnold and Page contain numerous compositions of his.—See Q.-Lex.
9Aldrich, Mariska, dramatic soprano; b. Boston, Feb. 7, 1881. Pupil of Alfred Giraudet (1906–9) and Georg Henschel. Début Manhattan Op. H., N. Y., 1908, as Page in Les Huguenots; 1909–13, sang in M. O. H. Voice changed from contralto to dramatic soprano while in Europe. Sang part of Brünnhilde in Bayreuth, 1914. Married Hon. J. Frank Aldrich, Apr. 18, 1901.
11Aldrich, Perley Dunn, b. Blackstone, Mass., Nov. 6, 1863. Studied at New Engl. Cons., and from 1883–6 with S. A. Emery, L. Maas and G. Whiting; studied singing with W. Shakespeare in London, 1892–5; then with Trabadello in Paris; sp. course on voice-culture with Sbriglia in Paris, 1903–4, acting at the same time as his asst.; prof. of mus., Univ. of Kansas, 1885–7; at Utica Cons., 1889–91; in Rochester, 1891–1903; then in Philadelphia until 1911; since 1911 in New York as vocal teacher. He has written La Belle Dame, for men's voices; a cantata, The Sleeping Wood-Nymph; Book of Songs, and other songs; several anthems. Author of Vocal Economy (1895).
13Aldrich, Richard, b. Providence, July 31, 1863. Graduate Harvard Univ., 1885; pupil of J. K. Paine. Critic 'Providence Journal' (1885–9); priv. sec. of U. S. Senator Dixon (1889–91) and at the same time critic Washington 'Evening Star'; from 1891–1902 with the N. Y. 'Tribune' in various editorial positions and as assistant to H. E. Krehbiel; mus. editor of N. Y. 'Times' since 1902. Member of Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters. Translated Lilli Lehmann's 'How to Sing' (1902, 2nd ed., 1914); wrote Guide to Parsifal (1904); Guide to the Ring of the Nibelung (1905); numerous articles in various journals.
15Aldrovandi'ni, Giuseppe (Antonio Vincenzo), b. Bologna, circa 1673; d. Feb. 8, 1707. Cpt. pupil of J. A. Perti; 1695, a member, and 1702, 'principe,' of Bologna Philh. Academy. Wrote 15 operas; also much church-music (6 oratorios; concertos, motets, sinfonie, etc.), some of which was publ.—See Q.-Lex.
17d'Alembert [dāh-lāhn-bär'], Jean le Rond, mathematician and writer; b. Paris, Nov. 16, 1717; d. there Oct. 29, 1783. His works on musical science were Éléments de musique théorique et pratique, suivant les principes de M. Rameau, a treatise giving R.'s theories in luminous detail (1752); Recherches sur la courbe, que forme une corde tendue mise en vibration, R.'s sur les cordes sonores, R.'s sur la vitesse du son; Histoire de la musique française; most of which were also publ. in German. He contributed many articles on musical subjects to the great 'Dictionnaire encyclopédique,' edited by himself and Diderot (Paris, 1751–72, in 28 vols.).
19Alessan'dri, Felice, dramatic composer and conductor, b. Rome, Nov. 24, 1747; d. Casalbino, Aug. 15, 1798. Studied music at
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