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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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1of a writer on mensurable music of the 12th–13th centuries.
3Aristox’enos, b. Tarentum, circa 354 b.c.; one of the earliest Greek writers on music. His Harmonic Elements (complete) and Rhythmical Elements (fragmentary) are the most important treatises on Greek music that are left us, excepting certain essays by Plato and Aristotle. Publ. (1868) by P. Marquand, text German and Greek, with commentaries. Also cf. Oscar Paul, Boethius u. die griechische Harmonik, and Absol. Harm. der Griechen; C. F. A. Williams, The Aristoxenian Theory of Musical Rhythm (Cambridge, 1911).
5Arkwright, Godfrey Edward Pellew, musicologist; b. Apr. 10, 1864. Editor of ‘The Old English Edition’ (25 vols., 1889–1902; containing masques, ballets, motets, madrigals, etc., by Engl. composers of the 17th and 18th centuries); also edited some of Purcell’s works in the ed. publ. by the Purcell Society (1889–1902); editor of ‘The Musical Antiquary’ from 1909–13.
7Arm’brust, Karl F., fine organist; b. Hamburg, March 30, 1849; d. Hanover, July 7, 1896. St. Stuttgart Cons. (Faiszt); 1869, org. of St. Peter’s ch., Hamburg. Teacher of org. and pf. at H. Cons. Musical critic (H. ‘Fremdenblatt’).
9Arm’bruster, Karl, b. Andernach-on-Rhine, July 13, 1846; pupil of Hompesch at Cologne. Precocious pianist; settled in London, 1863. An influential admirer of Wagner, he has done much to spread the Wagner cult in England by means of numerous lectures; was Hans Richter’s asst.-cond. at the Wagner Concerts of 1882–4; then cond. at the Royal Court Th., later at the Haymarket and Drury Lane; cond. Tristan und Isolde in 1892 at Covent Garden; 1884–94, one of the cons. at Bayreuth. 1901–13, musical adviser to the London County Council.
11Armes, Philip, b. Norwich, Engl., Aug. 15, 1836; d. Durham, Feb. 10, 1908. Chorister at Norwich and Rochester cathedrals; articled at the latter to Dr. Hopkins in 1850, and asst.-organist till 1856; org. of Chichester cath. in 1861; in 1862, of Durham cath.; in 1897, Queen Victoria Lecturer at Trinity Coll., London, and prof. of music at Durham Univ. He was Mus. Doc. of Oxford and Durham; F. R. C. O. (1892); etc.—Works: Oratorios Hezekiah (Newcastle-on-T., 1877); St. John the Evangelist (Leeds, 1881); St. Barnabas (Durham, 1891); communion services, anthems, etc. His 5-part madrigal Victoria won the first (Molineux) prize of the Madr. Soc., 1897.
13Armingaud [-män-goh’], Jules, b. Bayonne, May 3, 1820; d. Paris, Feb. 27, 1900; one of the best violinists of Paris, who was refused admission to the Cons. when 19 because he was ‘too far advanced’; orchestra-player at the Grand Opéra, and leader of a famous string-quartet later enlarged by adding some wind-instrs., and called the Société classique. He was the reputed introducer of Beethoven’s quartets into Parisian mus. circles; publ. some violin-pcs.
15Armsheimer, Ivan Ivanovitch, b. Petrograd, Mar. 19, 1860; pupil of Czerny, Johannsen, and Rimsky-Korsakov at the Petrograd Cons.—Works: The operas Sous la feuillée (1 act, French); Jagerliv (3 acts, Danish); Der Oberforster (2 acts, German); the ballets The Poor Bride, In the New World, and Halt of the Cavalry; 2 cantatas, numerous pieces f. ch. and orch.; a Suite f. flute w. pf.; pieces f. vln., and f. ’cello; over 150 songs; wrote also an elaborate treatise on Instrumentation.
17Armstrong, William Dawson, organist and composer; b. Alton, Ill., Feb. 11, 1868. Pupil of E. R. Kroeger (comp.) and Clarence Eddy (org.). Organist at St. Paul’s P. E. Ch., Alton, 1890–96; Ch. of the Redeemer, St. Louis, 1896–1900; Ch. of the Unity, St. Louis, 1900–8. Instructor Forest Park Univ., St. Louis, 1888–90; Western Military Academy, 1898–1908; since 1908 dir. of his own mus. school at Alton. Was solo organist St. Louis World’s Fair, 1903; Pres. ‘Ill. State Music Teachers’ Assn.,’ 1899–1901; V.-Pres. ‘Nat. Music Teachers’ Assn.,’ 1904–5; Pres. Mus. Section ‘Ill. State Teachers’ Assn.,’ 1902–3; Assoc., ‘Amer. Guild of Org.’; Mem. of ‘Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs de Musique,’ Paris.—Works: An opera, The Spectre Bridegroom (St. Louis, 1899); Suite de Ballet, for orch. (1897); Overture From the Old World; over 100 smaller works for org., pf., vl., and songs.—Cf. W. F. Norton, W. D. A. (N. Y., 1916).
19Arnaud [-noh’], Abbé François, theoretical writer; b. Aubignon, near Carpentras, July 27, 1721; d. Paris, Dec. 2, 1784; wrote many essays on miscellaneous mus. subjects (Collected Writings, Paris, 1808, 3 vols.). In the Mémoires pour servir à l’histoire de la révolution opérée dans la musique par M. le Chevalier Gluck, he warmly espouses the great reformer’s principles. Cf. E. de Bricqueville, Fr. A. (Paris, 1833).
21Arne, Michael, natural son of Dr. Arne, b. London, 1741; d. there Jan. 14, 1786 [not 1806]; a clever dramatic composer (9 operas, the best being Cymon, 1767); writer of a number of songs, and a skilful player on the harpsichord. In 1779, music-director at Dublin Theatre; from 1784 onward he conducted some of the Lenten oratorios at
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