Scan 27
Celebrated violinists, past and present; ("The Strad" library), 1897
7 lines. Read by computer on 18 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 15. See the scan on archive.org.
1VII.—DELPHIN JEAN ALARD.
3Born March 8th,* 1815, at Bayonne, Alard is usually regarded as the representative of the "new" Paris school of violinists; for the bringing out of delicate touches he had an especial aptitude. From his earliest youth he was well taught, and at the age of ten he publicly appeared with success; two years later he entered the Paris Conservatoire and became the "best" pupil of François Antoine Habeneck, one of the greatest teachers of that or any other period. Fétis taught him harmony and composition. At the Conservatoire Alard won innumerable prizes, and after quitting that institution, he became a member of the Conservatoire Concert one of two readings
4BORN March 8th,* 1815, at Bayonne, Alard is usually regarded as the representative of the "new" Paris school of violinists; for the bringing out of delicate touches he had an especial aptitude. From his earliest youth he was well taught, and at the age of ten he publicly appeared with success; two years later he entered the Paris Conservatoire and became the "best" pupil of François Antoine Habeneck, one of the greatest teachers of that or any other period. Fétis taught him harmony and composition. At the Conservatoire Alard won innumerable prizes, and after quitting that institution, he became a member of the Conservatoire Concert one of two readings
6* Riemann says May.
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