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Dictionary of music, 1900
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1remained unpublished. As a writer on music he produced polemical pamphlets against Marpurg (under the pseudonym Olibrio) also a translation of Tosi's "School of Singing," and contributed to Adelung's "Musica mechanica organoedi." His wife, Emilia, née Molteni (b. 1722, Modena, d. 1780, Berlin), was a distinguished singer, and for a long time member of the Italian Opera at Berlin.
3Agthe (1), Karl Christian, b. 1762, Hettsstädt (Mansfeld), d. Nov. 27, 1797, as Court organist to the Prince v. Bernburg, at Ballenstedt; wrote five operas, a ballet, and some small vocal works.—(2) Wilhelm Joseph Albrecht, son of the former, b. 1790, Ballenstedt; 1810 music teacher and member of the Gewandhaus orchestra at Leipzig, 1823 music teacher at Dresden, 1826 at Posen (where Theodor Kullak was his pupil). He was frightened away by the political disturbances of 1830, and went to Breslau, and in 1832 to Berlin, where up to 1845 he was director of a new musical institution. A. published a number of pianoforte compositions of genuine merit.—(3) Friedrich Wilhelm, b. 1794, Sangershausen, pupil of Müller and Riemann at Weimar, and of Weinlig at Dresden, 1822–28, cantor at the "Kreuzschule," d., after 1828, disordered in intellect, at Sonnenstein, near Pirna.
5Aguado, Dionisio, celebrated guitar player, b. April 8, 1784, Madrid, d. Dec. 20, 1849; he published in 1825 a "Method of playing the Guitar," which passed through three Spanish and one French edition (1827); also études, rondos, etc., for his instrument.
7Aguilera de Heredia, Sebastian, monk and maestro di capella at Saragossa at the beginning of the 17th century; published (1618) a collection of Magnificats, which are still sung at Saragossa.
9Agujari, Lucrezia, phenomenal singer, b. 1743, Ferrara, d. May 18, 1783, known as La Bastardella (she was the natural daughter of a man of high rank, who had her trained by the Abbé Lambertini). She threw into ecstasy, not only Italy (Florence, Milan, etc.), but also London (1775). In 1780 she retired from the stage, and married at Parma the maestro di capella Colla, whose compositions she preferred to all others. The range of her voice upwards was incredibly high; she could shake on f3, and take the c4.
11Ahle, (1) Joh. Rudolph, b. Dec. 24, 1625, Mühlhausen in Thuringia, d. there, July 8, 1673; cantor of St. Andreas' church, Göttingen; in 1654 organist of St. Blasius' church, Mühlhausen; in 1656 member of the council, and in 1661 even burgomaster of that town. His principal works are: the "Geistliche Dialoge" (songs in several parts, 1648); "Thüringischer Lustgarten" (1657); also the posthumous "Geistliche Fest und Kommunionandachten;" he also wrote two theoretical works: "Compendium pro tonellis" (1648; 2nd ed. 1673, "Brevis et perspicua introductio in artem musicam," 3rd and 4th eds., 1690 and 1704, under title "Kurze doch deutliche Anleitung, etc.), and "De progressionibus consonantium."—(2) Joh. Georg, son and pupil of the former, b. 1650, d. Dec. 2, 1706, Mühlhausen; was his father's successor as organist, and was promoted later to the town council. He received from the Emperor Leopold I. the poet's wreath (poeta laureatus). He was scarcely of less importance than his father, and wrote a number of sacred works which were highly prized, many of which, however, were destroyed by fire. "Musikalische Frühlings-, Sommer-, Herbst-, u. Wintergespräche" form a method of composition in four parts (1695–1701). Besides this are to be mentioned: "Instrumentalische Frühlingsmusik" (1695–96), and "Anmutige zehn vierstimmige Viol-di-gamba-Spiele" (1681).
13Ahlström, A. J. N., b. 1762, Sweden; organist at St. James's Church, Stockholm, and court accompanist; published sonatas for pf. and for violin (1783 and 1786), and songs; and he is said to have also composed operas. For two years he edited a musical paper, Musikalisk Tidsfoerdrife, also published, jointly with Boman, a collection of Swedish folk-dances and folk-songs. He was still in office in 1827.
15Ahna. (Vide DE AHNA.)
17Aibl, Joseph, celebrated music publishing firm at Munich (established 1824); the present proprietors are Ed. Spitzweg (since 1836), and his sons, Eugen and Otto.
19Aiblinger, Johann Kaspar, b. Feb. 23, 1779, Wasserberg on Inn, d. May 6, 1867, Munich; studied music at Munich, and in 1802 near S. Mayr, Bergamo, lived from 1803–11 at Vicenza, and in 1819 at Milan as second maestro to the vice-king; he then went to Venice, where he founded the "Odéon" union, and was appointed in 1825 second capellmeister at Munich, and in 1833 was again in Bergamo. His church compositions were very famous (masses, litanies, requiems, psalms, offertories). He was less successful with his stage works: the opera Rodrigo e Ximene (Munich), and three ballets, La Spada di Kennet (Venice, 1819), Bianca, and f. Titani (both at Milan, 1819).
21Aichinger, Gregor, b. about 1565 (Augsburg?); organist to the Baron Jacob Fugger at Augsburg. He wrote a great number of sacred works: three books, "Sacræ cantiones" (1590 at Augsburg and Venice, 1595 at Venice, and 1597 at Nuremberg), "Tricinia," "Divinae laudes," "Ghirlanda di canzonette spiritale," etc. He died at Augsburg, Jan. 21, 1628, as vicar choral and canon of the cathedral there.
23Aigner, Engelbert, b. Feb. 23, 1798, Vienna, d. about 1852; was for some time ballet director at the Vienna court opera (1835–37); in 1839 he built a large machine factory, but gave it up in 1842 and lived in retirement at Vienna. Many cf
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