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Biographical dictionary of musicians, 1940
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1Baillot, Kreutzer, and Catel, then settled in Bruges as teacher. Publ. 4 violin-concertos; overtures, marches, sacred music, etc.; most of his works are still in MS. Taught his 2 sons—(1) Jean (fils), b. July 6, 1799; d. Boulogne, June 5, 1829; finished his mus. education at the Paris Cons. under Pradher and Berton; an accomplished pianist, in London 1823–25, and settled in Boulogne after making concert-tours through Belgium; an astonishingly prolific composer (225 works, chiefly pf.-sonatas, a concerto, variations, études, fugues, 4-hand fantasias, also violin-concertos, etc.);—and (2) Louis, b. Bruges, June 3, 1803; d. there, 1836; for a time pianist to the Duke of Sussex, London; made extended continental tours, taught at Boulogne and Tours, and finally returned to Bruges. Compositions of little value.
3An’dersen, (Carl) Joachim, b. Copenhagen, April 29, 1847; d. there May 7, 1909; son and pupil of the flutist Christian Joachim A., and himself a remarkable flute-player and conductor; 1869–77, member of the Royal Orch., Copenhagen; 1881 in Berlin, where he was co-founder, and for ten years 1st flute and asst.-conductor of the Philharm. Orch.; since 1893, cond. of the Palace Orch. at Copenhagen. Chamber-musician to the Russian, Prussian, and Danish courts. Compositions for flute many and fine: Concert-pieces with orch.; Hungarian fantasia; Ballade; Dance of the Sylphs; 24 easy and 24 difficult Études, etc.—His brother, Vigo, eminent flute-player, soloist in the Thomas orchestra at Chicago; b. Copenhagen, April 21, 1852; d. by suicide at Chicago, Jan. 29, 1895.
5An’dersen, Stell, pianist; b. Iowa; studied one year at the Chicago Musical Coll.; later, 7 years at the American Cons., Chicago, with Silvio Sconti (with whom she toured Europe for 2 years in pf.-duo recitals, 1936–37); also studied under Josef Lhévinne (pf.) and Rubin Goldmark (theory) in New York, and Isidor Philipp in Paris. Teaching positions: Amer. Cons. of Music, Chicago; Supervisor at Coll. of St. Rose, Albany, and at St. Agatha Cons., St. Paul, Minn.; master classes in Jackson, Miss. Concert-début in New York; appearances in Paris, Italy, London and Central America (1937–38). Has publ. transcriptions for 2 pfs. (with S. Sconti).
7An’derson, Arthur, b. Harvey, Ill., Aug. 16, 1898; studied at Wesleyan Univ., Ohio, and Cincinnati Cons.; later, st. 4 years in Italy with A. Ancheschi, Giuseppe Pais, and Alessandro Bavastro; stage début as bass in Malta (Royal Theater); then had engagements in Athens (Olympic Th.), Nice, Torino, and many other Italian cities; later, came to the M. O. H.; now (1938) living in New York City. His repertoire includes all Italian bass rôles, and many in French and German. He created the rôle of Shaban in The Pasha’s Garden.
9An’derson, Marian, colored contralto; b. Philadelphia, Pa.; while still in high school (1924), began studying with Giuseppe Boghetti, of Phila., with whom she worked for 14 years; entered and won vocal competition of 300; award appearance at Lewisohn Stadium under van Hoogstraten with N. Y. Philh. Orch., Aug. 27, 1925 (aria, O mio Fernando, by Donizetti); 1925–26, Town Hall recital; programs in concert with Roland Hayes; 1928–29, sang solo groups with Negro chorus in Carnegie Hall; October 1930, Berlin début after studying there three months with Michael Raucheisen, coach, and Dr. Kurt Johnen; 1930–31, Scandinavian tour (12 concerts); Carnegie Hall Series in the same year, appearing with Hall Johnson Singers; 1931–32, 40 concerts in leading cities and provincial towns of Scandinavia; 1932 to Sept. 1933, American tour; Sept. 1933 to April 1934, 142 concerts in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland alone; May 1934, Paris and London débuts; summer 1934, appeared in summer resorts of Belgium and Holland; 1934–35, tour of Poland, Russia, Latvia, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Italy and Spain; Dec. 1935 to March 1936, coast to coast American tour; 1936, concerts in London, Paris, Holland, Belgium, and Russia; June 1936, concert in Vienna with Bruno Walter, resulting in two concerts in Salzburg same summer during Salzburg Festival; 1936–37, tour of Europe, including Vienna, Budapest, Hague, etc.; 1937–38, U. S., So. American and European tours; 1938–39, tour of U. S. Received hon. degree of Mus. Doc. from Howard Univ., Washington, D. C., June 1938.
11An’derson, Thomas, b. Birmingham, Engl., April 15, 1836; d. there Sept. 18, 1903. Was teacher there, and organist of the Parish church, Solihull; mus. critic of the Birmingham ‘Daily News.’—Works: The cantatas The Song of Deborah and Barak, The Wise and Foolish Virgins, The Wreck of the Hesperus, John Gilpin, The Three Jovial Huntsmen, The Norman Baron (1884), and Yuletide (Birm. Fest., 1885); an English Requiem; prize glee, Mat o’ the Mill; many songs; a symphony, overtures, marches and an Allemande, for orchestra; string-quartet; pf.-pieces.
13d’Andrade [dähn-drah’dě], Francesco, dramatic baritone; b. Lisbon, Jan. 11, 1859; d. Berlin, Feb. 8, 1921. Pupil of Miraglia and Ronconi; début San Remo, 1882, in Aida. Sang all the leading baritone stage-rôles; was
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