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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1ALBERGATI
3On his visit to Madrid and Aranjuez he received great favours from the king, who appointed him professor of the pianoforte at the Conservatorio which the queen, Maria Christina, had just instituted (1830), and organist of the Chapel Royal. In 1838 he was made vice-president of the junto of directors for the Artistic and Literary Lyceum at Madrid, and became maestro to the Infanta and the queen, Doña Isabella, and received several decorations. To him is due the foundation of the modern school of pianoforte playing in Spain; all the best pianists of that country and of Spanish South America were his pupils. His works, which number about seventy, are chiefly variations, fantasias, etc., for pianoforte with violin or violoncello accompaniment. His Méthode de piano (Madrid, 1840), was adopted by the Conservatorio.—Fétis; Mendel.
5ALBERGATI, Conte PIRRO CAPACELLI, born in Bologna, Italy, in the latter part of the 17th century, died (?). Dramatic composer. Although an amateur, his compositions are considered among the best of his time. Works: Gli amici, opera, given in 1699; Il principe selvaggio, opera, given in Bologna, 1712; Giobbe, oratorio, given in Bologna, 1688; Baletti, corrente, sarabande, etc. (1682–85); Sonate a due violini, col basso continuo per l’organo, ed un alto a beneplacito per teorbo, o violoncello, op. 2 (1683); Cantate morali a voce sola (1685); Messa e salmi concertate ad una, due, tre e quattro voci con stromenti obligati e ripieni, a beneplacito, op. 4 (1687); and Cantate ed oratorio a più voci, op. 17 (1714). Besides these, there are many cantate and motetti dating from 1687 to 1721.—Fétis; Mendel; Schilling.
7ALBERICI, PIETRO GIUSEPPE, born at Orvieto, Italy, lived in the beginning of the 18th century. Composer and poet; he published a musical dialogue for four voices entitled: L’Esilio di Adamo et di Eva dal Paradiso terrestre (Orvieto, 1703).—Fétis; Mendel.
9ALBERT, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Great Britain, born at Castle Rosenau, near Coburg, Aug. 26, 1819, died at Windsor Castle, Dec. 14, 1861. Pianist, studied music at Coburg and at Brussels. Works: Masses; Anthems; Songs and glees; also an opera, Hedwig von Linden.—Fétis; Mendel.
11ALBERT, ÉMILE, born at Montpellier, France, in 1823, died at Bagnères-de-Bigorre in August, 1865. Dramatic composer and pianist. Works: Les petits du premier, opérette, given in Paris, Théâtre Saint-Germain, 1864; Jean le Fol, do., 1865; Symphonies; Trios for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello; Sonatas for pianoforte and violin.—Fétis, Supplément, i. 10.
13ALBERT, EUGEN D’, born at Glasgow, Scotland, April 10, 1864, still living, 1888. He is the son of Charles d’Albert, a French dancing-master (born near Hamburg, 1815). Eugen studied under Sir Arthur Sullivan, Prout, and Pauer in London, then under Hans Richter in Vienna (1880), and under Liszt at Weimar (1881). He appeared, in the same year, with brilliant success at a philharmonic concert in Vienna; at Weimar, where he was made court pianist; and in Berlin. Works: Concerto for pianoforte; Overture to Hölderlin’s Hyperion; Suite in five movements; Songs, etc.
15ALBERT, HEINRICH, born at Lobenstein, Voigtland, Saxony, June 28, 1604, died at Königsberg, June 27, 1657 (Oct. 10, 1651?). Organist and poet. A nephew and perhaps a pupil of Heinrich Schütz, he studied law in Leipsic and music in Dresden. In 1626 he studied at Königsberg under Stobbaeus, who was then Kapellmeister, and in 1631 he became organist of the old church there. Albert’s music showed all that was best in the German and Italian
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