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Baker S Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians Third Edition, 1919
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3Aus der Ohe, Adele, pianist; b. circa 1865 in Germany. From the age of 7, taught by Kullak in Berlin; three years later made her début there with orch. When 12 years old she went to Liszt, with whom she remained seven years. Her tours of Europe and the U. S. were successful, more because of the dazzling brilliancy of her technic than because of depth of feeling. Her publ. works are 2 pf.-suites, op. 2, 8; Concert-étude, op. 3; 3 pcs. for pf., op. 4; songs, op. 5, 6, 7.
5Austin, Florence, concert-violinist; b. Galesburg, Mich., March 11, 1884. Pupil of H. Schradieck in New York, 1895–8; then, until 1901, of O. Musin at Liège Cons., winning first prize (first time carried off by an American); made a succ. début in New York with the Paganini concerto (Dec., 1901), and has since appeared with several of the larger symph. orchs. in the U. S. and Canada, as well as in recital; soloist at the Maine Fest., 1914; since 1912, head of violin department, Musin Virtuoso School, Newark, N. J.
7Austin, Frederick, baritone and comp.; b. London, Mar. 30, 1872. Pupil of his uncle, Dr. Hunt (pf., comp.) and H. Grimshaw (org.) at Birkenhead. He occupied several positions as org. in Liverpool, and, until 1906, taught theory at the Coll. of Mus. there. At the same time he studied singing with Ch. Lunn; made his début as concert singer in 1902 in London, meeting with more than ordinary success, so that he is in great demand for the various Engl. festivals; made his operatic début as Gunther in London (1908); has since sung the baritone parts in Wagner at Covent Garden, His Majesty's Th., with Beecham's company, and with Denhof (in Engl.). Also noteworthy as composer.—Works: Overture, Richard III; rhaps. for orch., Spring; symph. poem, Isabella; Festival Prelude for string-orch. and org.; a pf.-trio; org.-pieces; pf.-pieces; church-music.—His brother, Ernest, b. London, Dec. 31, 1874, abandoned a mercantile career, and appeared in 1907 as a composer of extreme tendencies.
9Aute'ri-Manzocchi [-tsöh'kē], Salvatore, composer of operas and songs; b. Palermo, Dec. 25, 1846; pupil of Platania at Palermo, 1867–9, and Mabellini at Florence, 1870–3. His countrymen hold his works in high esteem.—Operas: Dolores (Florence, 1875; very succ.); Il Negriero (Milan, 1878); Stella (Piacenza, 1880; v. succ.); Il Conte di Gleichen (Milan, 1887); the 3-act opera seria Graziella (Milan, '90; mod. succ.); and Severo Torelli (Bologna, 1903). His first opera, Marcellina, was never performed.
11d'Auvergne [doh-värn'], Antoine, b. Moullins (Clermont-Ferrand), Oct. 4, 1713; d. Lyons, Feb. 11, 1797. Violinist, pupil of his father. He went to Paris in 1739, played next year in the 'Concerts Spirituels,' joined the King's band in 1741, and the Opéra orch. in 1742. He conducted the latter 1751–5; was Director until 1790, and retired at the outbreak of the Revolution to Lyons. His first stage-work was a ballet, Les Amours de Tempé (1752); in 1753 he made a sensation with Les Troqueurs, the first genuine 'opéra comique'; it resembled the Italian 'intermezzi' with spoken dialogue instead of recitative, and soon superseded the 'comédie à ariette' (vaudeville with incidental music). He produced 9 other stage-pieces, and left 3 more in MS. Cf. Du Roure de Paulin, La vie et les œuvres d'A. d'A. (Paris, 1911).
13Aventi'nus, Johannes (real name Turmair), b. Abensberg (whence Aventinus), July 4, 1477; d. Jan. 9, 1534. Author of Annales Boiorum (1554), containing considerable information, not wholly trustworthy, about musical matters; editor of Nicolaus Faber's Musica rudimenta admodum brevia, etc. (1516).
15Averkamp, Anton, b. Willige Langerak, Holland, Feb. 18, 1861. Pupil of De Lange in Amsterdam, Kiel in Berlin, and Rheinberger in Munich (comp.); also of Schimon, Hasselbeck and Messchaert (voice). Founded in 1890 the 'Amsterdamsch A Cappella Coor,' which soon became famous for its splendid interpretation of early music; won golden opinions on frequent tours of Holland and Belgium; also visited Berlin (1906) and Paris (1909). A. has contributed numerous articles to Dutch papers; is knight of the order of Orange-Nassau; a dir. of the 'Vereeniging voor nederlandse muziekgeschiedenis' and 'Maatschappij tot bevordering van toonkunst.'—Works: Elaine und Lancelot, symph. poem; 2 ch. works w. orch., Decora Lux and Die versunkene Burg; 2 a capp. choruses, Adstant angelorum chori and Te Deum; a sonata for pf. and vln. in D; songs. An opera, De Heidebloem, has not yet been produced.
17Av'ison, Charles, English composer, organist and writer; b. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1710; d. there May 9, 1770. St. in Italy; then under Geminiani in London. Organist in Newcastle.—Publ. works: 26 concertos a 7 (4 violins, vla., 'cello, bass), 12 pf.-concertos w. string-quartet, 18 quatuors f. pf. w. 2 vlns. and 'cello, and 3 vols. of sonatas f. harpsich. w. 2 vlns.; also An Essay on Mus. Expression (London, 1752, '53, '75); also publ., with J. Garth, Marcello's Psalm-Paraphrases (1757), with Engl. words, and biogr. of Marcello.
19Ayers, Frederic, composer, b. Binghamton, N. Y., Mar. 17, 1876. Pupil of Edgar Stillman Kelley (1897–1901) and Arthur
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