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Biographical dictionary of musicians, 1940
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1successful tours of the U. S. Many composers have written violin works especially for her (Ravel, Bartók, Vaughan Williams, etc.).—Her sister, Adila Fachiri (b. 1889), is also a fine violinist.
3Ara'uxo (or Araujo) [ăh-rah'ŏŏ-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.
5Arbeau [ar-boh'], Toinot, pen-name of Jean Tabourot; b. Dijon, 1519; d. Langres, 1595 (?). In his curious Orchésographie (1589, 1596), dancing, and playing on the drum and fife, are taught catechetically, aided by a kind of tablature; the work is historically valuable. English transl. by C. W. Beaumont (1925).
7Arbos, (Enrique) Fernandez, b. Madrid, Dec. 25, 1863. Vln.-pupil of Monasterio in Madrid, of Vieuxtemps in Brussels, and of Joachim in Berlin; while in [address hidden] also comp. with Gevaert. Began his career as concert-master of the Berlin Philh. Orch., and made a successful tour of the continent; taught vln. for a short time at the Hamburg Cons.; returned to Madrid at the invitation of the Queen of Spain, and was head of the vln. 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 vln. prof. at the R. C. M.; has also appeared with considerable success as conductor in London, Liverpool, Petrograd and Moscow; 1904, conductor, professor and concert-master in Madrid. From 1902 until the outbreak of the civil war, he spent three months every year in Spain, touring that country at the head of the Madrid Symph. Orch.; now living in Lisbon.—Works: A comic opera, El Centro de la Tierra (Madrid, 1895); 3 pf.-trios, numerous pieces for violin; an orchestration of Albeniz's suite, Iberia; an edition of Vieuxtemps' works.
9Ar'buckle, Matthew, famous American cornet-player and bandmaster; b. 1828; d. New York, May 23, 1883. Wrote Complete Cornet Method (Boston, no date).
11Ar'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.
13Ar'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 mentioned in 1557 as 'Regis musicus.' His Roman period was devoted to secular, his Paris period to sacred composition. Of his numerous extant works, 6 books of 5-part madrigals (Venice, 1538-56, his finest and most characteristic comps.), and 3 books of masses in 3-7 parts (Paris, 1557), are chief among those preserved in print. Modern reprints include the 4-part 'Madrigale parlando' Il ciel che rado (Riemann; 'Hdbch. d. M.-G., Part II), the 4-part madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno (W. B. Squire's 'Ausgewählte Madrigale'); others in Eitner, vol. XXIII, Schering's 'Geschichte der Musik in Beispielen', Maldeghem's 'Trésor' etc.
15d'Archambeau [dar-shăhn-boh'], Iwan, b. near Liége, Sept. 28, 1879. He received his earliest mus. instruction from his father, an excellent musician. In 1895 he began the study of the violoncello with A. Massau. As soon as the boy was able to take part in quartet-playing, his father, solely for the purpose of artistic recreation, formed a family quartet, consisting of himself and his three sons, Iwan being the 'cellist. In 1899 d'A. won the gold medal at the Cons. of Verviers, and then went to Edouard Jacobs at Brussels. Having completed his studies under Hugo Becker at Frankfort, he made, in 1903, a successful tour of Germany, Belgium and Scotland. Pochon then persuaded him to abandon the virtuoso career to become a member of the Flonzaley Quartet; was with this group from 1903-29; since 1935 a member of the Stradivarius Quartet of N. Y. He was soloist at the Chicago Coolidge Fest. (1930) and the Eastbourne Fest. in England (1931); has also given many concerts in Belgium, Holland and Switzerland, and made numerous tours of the U. S.; now (1938) living in New York.
17Archangel'sky, Alexander, b. in the Russian province of Pensa, Oct. 23, 1846; d. Prague, Nov. 16, 1924. Cond. church-choirs from his 16th year, and in 1880 organized a chorus of his own with which he toured Europe. He was the first to substitute women for boys in the vocal music of the Russian Church—an experiment widely copied. He publ. 2 masses, a Mass for the Dead, and numerous a cappella choruses.
19Archer, Frederick, organist; b. Oxford, England, June 16, 1838; d. Pittsburgh, Oct. 22, 1901. Taught by his father; also studied in London and Leipzig. Organist, conductor,
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