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Biographical dictionary of musicians, 1940
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1and opera-director in London; went to New York in 1881, and became org. of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, later of the Ch. of the Incarnation, N. Y. In 1885, founded the mus. weekly, 'The Key-Note,' of which he was the editor; 1887, conductor of Boston Oratorio Society. From 1895–98, conductor of the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Orchestra; succeeded by Victor Herbert.—Works: Publ. a cantata, King Witlaf's Drinking-horn; pieces for organ and pf.; songs, part-songs, etc. Wrote The Organ, theoretical text-book; and The College Organist.
3Ardi'ti, Luigi, b. Crescentino, Piedmont, July 22 [not 16 as sometimes stated], 1822; d. Hove, near Brighton, England, May 1, 1903. Pupil of Milan Cons. till 1842, his opera, I Briganti, being a student-production. Began his career as a violinist; became director of opera, and honorary member of the Accademia Filarmonica at Vercelli in 1843, going thence to Milan, Turin, and Havana as an opera-conductor. In 1847, '48, '50, etc., he visited New York with the Havana opera-company; conducted the performance at the opening of the N. Y. Acad. of Music in 1854. Finally left America in 1856, going to Constantinople, and thence to London, where he settled in 1858, as conductor of Her M.'s Theatre, and resided there as a well-liked teacher and composer. He also led a campaign of Italian opera in Germany, at Petrograd (1871 and '73), and (for some years) annually at Vienna, from 1870. He acted as conductor in various London theatres up to 1895. His operas, I Briganti, Il Corsaro, La Spia (first prod. New York, 1856), had fair success; but his best and most popular comps. are his numerous songs, especially the vocal waltzes (Il Bacio, Parla, Le Tortorelle, etc.). Wrote My Reminiscences (London, 1896). He was a virtuoso on the piano.
5Arens, Franz Xavier, b. Neef (Rhenish Prussia), Oct. 28, 1856; d. Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 1932. Came to America in early youth; pupil of his father and Singenberger of Milwaukee; also st. in Germany with Rheinberger, Wüllner, Abel, Janssen and Kirchner; conductor of Cleveland 'Gesangverein' and Philh. Orch. (1885–8); 1890–92 in Europe, giving American composers concerts. In 1900 he establ. the People's Symph. Concerts in N. Y. to furnish good music at a nominal price to the poorer classes. The success of these orchl. concerts, conducted by A. personally, gradually led to the inclusion of chamber-music concerts by the Kneisel Quartet, etc., and the movement was extended to several of the larger Eastern cities.—Comp. a string-quartet, orchl. and organ-works, choruses and songs.
7Aren'sky, Anton Stepanovitch, Russian comp. and pianist; b. Novgorod, Aug. 11, 1861; d. in a sanatorium at Terijoki, Finland, Feb. 25, 1906, after a long illness. From 1879–82, pupil of Johanssen and Rimsky-Korsakov at Petrograd Cons.; in 1882 he was app. prof. of harm. and comp. at the Imp. Cons., Moscow, and in 1895 succeeded Balakirev as conductor of the Imp. Court Choir at Petrograd, resigning 1901. Arensky's muse was lyrical rather than dramatic; some smaller pf.-pieces are peculiarly delightful. 'In his tendency as a comp. he more nearly approaches Tchaikovsky than the radical young Russian school.' [RIEMANN].—Works: 3 operas: A Dream on the Volga (op. 16; Moscow, 1892), Raphael (op. 37; Moscow, '94), Nal and Damayanti (op. 47; Petrograd, '99); music to Pushkin's poem The Fountain of Bakhtchissarai, for solo, ch. and orch. (op. 46); ballet Nuit d'Égypte (op. 50; Petrograd, 1900); The Diver, ballade for solo, ch. and orch. (op. 61); ballade The Wolves, for bass voice with orch. (op. 59); festival Coronation Cantata (op. 25); 2 symphonies (op. 4, in B min.; op 22, in A); Marche solennelle for orch. (op. 18); Intermezzo for string-orch. (op. 13); vln.-concerto in A min. (op. 54); pf.-concerto (op. 2); Fantasie on epic Russian songs, for pf. with orch. (op. 49); [address hidden] for 2 pfs. 4 hands (op. 15, 23, 33, 62; also orchestrated by the comp.); pf.-quintet in D (op. 51); 2 string-quartets (op. 11, in G; op. 35, in A min., the latter for vln., vla. and 2 'celli); a pf.-trio in D min. (op. 32); pieces for 'cello and pf. (op. 12, 56), and for vln. and pf. (op. 30); many pieces for solo pf. (op. 1, 6 canons; op. 5, 6 pieces; op. 19, 3 pieces; op. 20, Bigarrures; op. 24, [address hidden]; op. 25, [address hidden]; op. 28, Essais sur des rythmes oubliés; op. 34, Pièces enfantines (orig. for pf. 4 hands); op. 36, [address hidden]; op. 41, [address hidden]; op. 42, 3 pieces; op. 43, [address hidden]; op. 52, 6 pieces, Près de la mer; op. 63, [address hidden] for pf. 4 hands; op. 65, Children's Suite; op. 66, 12 pieces; pieces for vocal ensemble; numerous songs.—Also publ. a Manual of Harmony (transl. into German), and a Handbook of Musical Forms.
9A'ria, Cesare, b. Bologna, Sept. 21, 1820; d. there Jan. 30, 1894. St. piano and theory with Gius. Pilotti; later in Bol. Cons. under P. Mattei. A favorite of Rossini. Lived for some years in France and England as teacher of singing, pf., and comp.; 1840, music-director of the Teatro Comunale, Bologna; 1850, President of the Accademia Filarmonica. Composed fine church-music (a Dies irae is particularly noteworthy).
11Ari'bo Scholas'ticus, probably a native of the Low Countries; d. circa 1078. Wrote a valuable treatise, Musica [printed in Ger-
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