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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1ALBICASTRO.
3where he taught singing until 1804, when he was called back to Warsaw by Prince Poniatowski for the instruction of his children. Works—Operas: Don Giovanni, given at Venice, 1784; Le maitre de chapelle polonais (Polish opera), Warsaw, 1784; Circe, Hamburg, 1785; Virginia, Rome, 1786; Scipione Africano, ib., 1789.—Fétis.
5ALBICASTRO, HENRICO, born in Switzerland towards the end of the 17th century, died (?). Violinist, real name Weissenburg. He served as captain in the Allied Armies during the Spanish War of Succession. Works: Sonatas for three parts, op. 1 (Amsterdam, Roger); do., op. 4 (ib.); 12 do., op. 8 (ib.); 15 sonatas for violin and bass, op. 2 (ib.); do., op. 5 and op. 6 (ib.); Sonatas for violin, violoncello, and bass, op. 3; Concertos for four parts, op. 7 (ib.); Sonatas for violin and violoncello (ib.).—Fétis; Schilling.
7ALBINI, FRANCESCO MARIA, Italian dramatic composer, contemporary. Works: Un giorno di quarantena, opera buffa, given at Bologna, Teatro Contavalli, 1866; and Lamberto Malatesta, opera.—Fétis, Supplément, i. 10.
9ALBINONI, TOMMASO, born in Venice in 1674, died there in 1745 (?). Dramatic composer and violinist. No particulars of his life are known. He wrote forty-two operas, some vocal, and much instrumental music, in which he showed greater talent than in his dramatic works. He was also an excellent performer on the violin. Bach took bass parts by Albinoni for practice in thorough bass and used many of his themes, notably two from his Opera prima, for fugues; see Peters's edition of Bach's clavier works; one in A (No. 10, cahier 13), the other in F-sharp minor (No. 5, cahier 3). Works—Operas: Engelberta (conjointly with Gasparini), given at Venice, 1690; Zenobia, regina de' Palmireni, ib., Teatro de' SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1694; Il prodigo dell' innocenza, ib., ib., 1695; Zenone, imperatore d' Oriente, ib., Teatro di S. Cassiano, 1696; Tigrane, re d' Armenia, ib., 1697; Radamisto, ib., Teatro di Sant' Angiolo, 1698; Primislao I, re di Boemia, ib., S. Cassiano, 1698, Vicenza, 1701, Udine, 1704; L'ingratitudine castigata, Venice, 1698; Diomede punito da Alcide; L' inganno innocente, both in Rome, 1701; L' arte in gara con l' arte, Venice, 1702; La fede tra gli inganni, Rome, 1707; Astarte, Venice, 1708; Il tradimento tradito, ib., Sant' Angiolo, 1709; Ciro riconosciuto, Rome, 1710; Giustina, Bologna, 1711; Il tiranno Eroe, Venice, S. Cassiano, 1711; Le gare generose, ib., 1712; Amor di figlio non conosciuto, 1716; Eumene, Rome, 1717; Cleomene, ib., 1718; Il Meleagro, Venice, 1718; Gli eccessi della gelosia, Rome, 1722, then under the title of Marianna, Venice, Sant' Angiolo, 1724; Ermingarda, Rome, 1723; Laodicea, Venice, S. Mosè, 1724; Scipione nelle Spagne, ib., S. Samuele, 1724; Antigono tutore, 1724; Didone abbandonata, Rome, 1725; Alcina delusa da Ruggiero, 1725; Il trionfo d' Armida, Venice, 1726; L' incostanza schernita, Rome, 1727; I due rivali in amore, and Griselda, ib., 1728; Il concilio dei pianetti, and L' infedeltà delusa, ib., 1729; Statira, Venice, Sant' Angiolo, 1730; Gli stratagemmi amorosi, ib., S. Mosè, 1730; Elenia, 1730; Ardelinda, 1732; Gli avvenimenti di Ruggiero, Venice, 1732; Candalide, ib., 1734; Artamene, ib., 1741. Other works: Due e dieci sonate a tre, op. 1; Sinfonie a sei e sette, op. 2 (Venice, 1700); Dieci e due balletti, ossia sonate da camera a tre, op. 3; 12 cantatas for a single voice, and bass, op. 4; 12 concertos for 6 instruments, op. 5; Trattenimenti da camera, consisting of 12 cantatas for a single voice, and bass, op. 6; do. for oboe and violin, op. 7; 12 ballets for two violins, violoncello, and bass, op. 8; 12 concertos for 2 oboes, viola, violoncello, and organ, op. 9.—Fétis; Mendel; Spitta, i. 423.
11ALBRECHT, JOHANN LORENZ, called Magister Albrecht, born at Görmar, Thuringia, Jan. 8, 1732, died at Mühlhausen in 1773. More especially a writer on music, but composed cantatas (1758), a Passion
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