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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1APTOMMAS—ARCADELT
3years, aesthetics and mus. hist. in the Coll. of Mus. of Boston Univ. He began his career as music critic on the 'Atlantic Monthly' (from 1872–7); was eng. as mus. critic on the 'Evening Transcript' from 1881, also dram. critic after 1882; contributed many articles on music and drama to leading periodicals; edited the 'Program-books' of the Boston Symph. Orch. from 1892–1901; and publ. the following works: Hector Berlioz. Selections from his Letters and … Writings (N. Y., 1879); Musicians and Music-lovers, and Other Essays (N. Y., 1894); Jacques Damour, and Other Stories, Englished from Zola (Boston, 1895); and By the Way—About Music and Musicians (Boston, 1899). Critical editor of Scribner's 'Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians' (N. Y., 1888).
5Aptom'mas, John and Thomas, two brothers, b. at Bridgend, England, in 1826 and 1829 respectively; remarkable harp-players; both lived in London as teachers; the younger was from 1851–6 in New York. Compositions elegant, though hardly equal to Parish-Alvars'; they also wrote a History of the Harp (London, 1859).
7Ara, Ugo, b. Venice, July 19, 1876. Pupil of P. A. Tirindelli (vl.) at the Cons. Benedetto Marcello in Venice; 1889, at age of 13, member of orch. at Th. 'La Fenice.' In 1894 he continued his vl. studies with César Thomson at the cons. of Liège. After a few months, however, owing to violinist's cramp, he was obliged to give up playing altogether. The next seven years (1894–1901) he spent in Vienna, studying comp. with R. Fuchs at the Cons. In 1902 he was able to resume his playing, and at the suggestion of Pochon, a fellow-student under Thomson, he devoted himself to the viola in order to join the Flonzaley Quartet, which was established in 1903, and has since won worldwide recognition.
9Ara'ja, Francesco, opera-composer; b. Naples, circa 1700; d. Bologna, circa 1770. His first opera, Lo matremmonejo pè mennetta (Naples, 1729), made his name; in 1735 he went to Petrograd with an Italian opera-troupe, and wrote many successful operas in Italian and Russian, his La Clemenza di Tito (1751) being the first opera written in the Russian language. Returned to Italy in 1759. He wrote 22 operas; also church-music, and a Christmas oratorio, La Natività di Gesù.
11Ara'uxo (or Araujo) [ăh-rah'ōō-hoh], Francisco Correa de, Dominican monk and eminent Spanish musician, b. circa 1581; Bishop of Segovia, where he died Jan. 13, 1663. Wrote the important treatise Libro de tientos y discursos de música … intitulado: Facultad orgánica … (1626); two others, Casos morales de la música, and De Versos, are in MS.
13Arban [-bahn'], Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Laurent, b. Lyons, Feb. 28, 1825; d. Paris, Apr. 9, 1889. Virtuoso on the cornet; teacher at Paris Cons., cond. of the music of the Opéra balls, inventor of several wind-instrs. Publ. a Method for Cornet and Sax-horn; also many transcrs. for orchestra.
15Arbeau [ar-boh'], Toinot, pen-name of Jean Tabourot; b. Dijon, 1519; d. Langres, 1595 (?). In his curious Orchésographue (1589, 1596), dancing, and playing on the drum and fife, are taught catechetically, aided by a kind of tablature; the work is historically valuable.
17Arbos, (Enrique) Fernández, b. Madrid, Dec. 25, 1863. Vl.-pupil of Monasterio in Madrid, of Vieuxtemps in Brussels, and of Joachim in Berlin; while in Brussels st. also comp. with Gevaert. Began his career as concert-master of the Berlin Philh. Orch., and made a successful tour of the continent; taught vl. for a short time at the Hamburg Cons.; returned to Madrid at the invitation of the Queen of Spain, and was head of the vl. dept. of the cons. there; came to England in 1889 as concert-master of the Glasgow Symph. Orch. A series of successful concerts given in London in 1890 led to his appointment as vl. prof. at the R. C. M., a position which he still holds; has appeared also with considerable success as conductor in London, Liverpool, Petrograd and Moscow. Since 1902, he has spent three months every year in Spain, touring that country at the head of the Madrid Symph. Orch.—Works: A comic opera, El Centro de la Tierra (Madrid, 1895); 3 pf.-trios; numerous pieces for violin.
19Ar'buckle, Matthew, famous American cornet-player and bandmaster; b. 1828; d. New York, May 23, 1883. Wrote Complete Cornet Method (Boston, no date).
21Ar'buthnot, John, British physician; b. Arbuthnot, Scotland, 1667; d. London, Feb. 27, 1735; app. physician in ordinary to Queen Anne in 1709. He was one of the founders of the Scriblerus Club (1714), and was friendly to Handel during the composer's wrangles with his opera-company; his 'Miscellaneous Works' throw sharp side-lights on various persons of interest; also wrote anthems.
23Ar'cadelt, Jacob (or Jachet Arkadelt, Archadet, Arcadet, Harcadelt), distinguished Flemish composer and teacher; b. circa 1514; d. Paris, after 1557. 'Maestro dei putti' to the Papal Chapel (1539), 1540 singer in the same, in 1544 holding the office of 'Camerlingo'; went in 1555 with the Duc de Guise to Paris, where he is men-
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