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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1ALMENRÄDER
3Quarta, Quinta e Sexta-feira da Semana Santa.—Vasconcellos.
5ALMENRÄDER, KARL, born at Ronsdorf, near Düsseldorf, Oct. 3, 1786, died at Nassau, Sept. 14, 1843. Virtuoso on the bassoon, self taught on his instrument, and pupil of Bernhard Klein in theory; became instructor of the bassoon at the music school in Cologne in 1810, bassoonist in the theatre orchestra at Frankfort in 1812, bandmaster of a regiment in 1815, and of another in 1816 at Mainz, where he settled, abandoning the military career. In 1820 he established at Cologne a factory for wind instruments, but gave it up in 1822, and joined the Nassau court orchestra at Biebrich. He made improvements in his instrument, and wrote a treatise on it (Mainz, Schott, 1824), also a complete method for the bassoon (ib.). Works: Concerto for bassoon (Mainz, Schott); Potpourri for bassoon and orchestra, op. 3 (ib.); Variations for do., with violin, viola, and violoncello, op. 4 (ib.); Introduction and variations for bassoon and quartet, op. 6 (Darmstadt, Alinsky); Duettinos for two bassoons, op. 10, etc. In MS.: 3 concertos for bassoon; Fantasia for oboe, clarinet, basset-horn, bassoon, and two horns.—Fétis; do., Supplément, i. 12; Mendel; Schilling.
7ALMIRA, German opera in three acts, text by Feustking, music by Handel, represented at Hamburg, Jan. 8, 1705. The full title is: Der in Krohnen erlangte Glücks-Wechsel; oder, Almira, Königin von Castilien (The Vicissitudes of Royalty; or, Almira, Queen of Castile). The libretto is a translation of an Italian opera, with a similar title, music by Boniventi, given in Venice in 1691. It was Handel's first dramatic work, and so aroused the jealousy of Keiser that he wrote music to the same subject, Hamburg, 1706. Handel's work was revived in 1878, with changes by J. N. Fuchs, on the two hundredth anniversary of the Hamburg Theatre. The score was printed in 1873 by the German Händel-Gesellschaft.—Rockstro, Handel, 37; Reissmann, Handel, 17; Schölcher, Handel, 12.
9ALONZO ET CORA. See Cora.
11ALOVISI (Aloysius), GIOVANNI BATTISTA, born in Italy, second half of the 16th century, died (?). Church composer, Minorite friar, and musical director at Bologna. Works: Motecta festorum totius anni, for four voices (Milan, 1587); Contextus musicus, motets for two, three, and four voices (Venice, 1626); Coelum harmonicum, masses for four voices (ib., 1628); Celestum Parnassum, motets, litanies, and canticles for two, three, and four voices; Vellus aureum, litanies of the Virgin, for from four to eight voices; Corona stellarum, motets for four voices (Venice, 1637).—Fétis; Schilling.
13ALQUEN, (PETER CORNELIUS) JOHANN D', born at Arnsberg, Westphalia, in 1795, died at Mülheim-on-the-Rhine, Nov. 27, 1863. Pupil in Berlin of Klein and Zelter, settled as a physician at Mülheim, and composed many songs, which became extremely popular, and rank among the best of their kind. His younger brother Franz, a pianist, was a pupil of Ferdinand Ries, with whom he travelled extensively. In 1827 he settled at Brussels to teach music, but the revolution of 1830 induced him to go to London, where he published several concertos, sonatas, and other pieces for the pianoforte.—Fétis; Mendel; Schilling, Supplement.
15ALS DU IN KÜHNEM SANGE. See Tannhäuser.
17ALSDORF, WILHELM, born at Königsberg about 1804, still living, 1888. Dramatic composer and director of music at Rostock, where he produced his romantic opera, Die Wiedertäufer, oder Johann von Leyden, in 1839.—Fétis.
19ALSLEBEN, JULIUS, born in Berlin, March 24, 1832, still living, 1888. Pianist, pupil of Leuchtenberg and of Emil Zech on the pianoforte, and of Dehn in composition. Having acquired great reputation as a pianist, he began to teach, conducted sev-
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