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1AIKEN
3AIKEN, WALTER H. (b. 1856). See Register, 6.
4AIKIN, J. B. See TUNE-BOOKS, 1847.
5AITKEN, JOHN. See TUNE-BOOKS, 1787.
6AKER, J. HARRY. See COLLEGES, 3 (Central C., Ark.).
7ALBANI, EMMA. See article in Vol. i. 59. The correct birth-year is 1852. She retired from active work in 1906 and in 1911 made her farewell appearance at a concert in Albert Hall, London. See her autobiography, Emma Albani, Forty Years of Song, 1911, and H. S. Edwards, The Prima Donna, 1888. [ R.5 ]
8ALBEE, AMOS (1772- ? ). See TUNE-BOOKS, 1805.
9ALBRECHT, CHARLES. See Register, 2.
10ALBRECHT, H. F. (d. 1875). See Register, 4.
11ALDA, FRANCES [name originally Davis] (May 31, 1883, Christchurch, New Zealand), received her general education in Melbourne, Australia. She studied singing in Paris with Mme. Marchesi, and in 1904 made her début at the Opéra-Comique as Manon. She then sang at Brussels, London, Milan, Warsaw and Buenos Aires. In 1908 she made her first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House as Gilda in 'Rigoletto,' and has since sung there regularly. In 1910 she married Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the manager of the Metropolitan. She has created soprano rôles in Gilson's 'Princesse Rayon de Soleil,' Messager's 'Madame Chrysanthème,' Puccini's 'Le Villi,' Damrosch's 'Cyrano de Bergerac' and Herbert's 'Madeleine,' and in American productions of Borodin's 'Prince Igor,' Zandonai's 'Francesca da Rimini' and Rabaud's 'Mârouf.' In addition to these works her répertoire includes the rôles of Mimi, Desdemona, Marguerite (in 'Faust'), Juliette, Traviata, Aida, Manon Lescaut (Puccini) and Margherita (in 'Mefistofele'). She is also an esteemed concert-singer. [ R.9 ]
12ALDEN, JOHN CARVER (Sept. 11, 1852, Boston), studied piano with Faelten in Boston and in Leipzig was a pupil of Paul, Plaidy and Papperitz. In 1880 he began teaching in Boston as an associate of Faelten in the New England Conservatory. He taught for a period in New York, then for some years at Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C., and more recently at the Quincy Mansion School, Wollaston, Mass. Besides being highly esteemed as a piano-teacher, he has composed a piano-concerto in G minor, piano-pieces and technical studies, songs like 'Du bist wie eine Blume,' and anthems. [ R.6 ]
13ALDRICH, A. See TUNE-BOOKS, 1859.
14ALDRICH, MARISKA (b. 1883). See Register, 9.
15ALDRICH, PERLEY DUNN (Nov. 6, 1863, Blackstone, Mass.), was trained at the New England Conservatory in Boston, studying in 1883-86 with Emery, Maas and Whiting. In 1892 he went to London for three years of vocal study with Shakespeare and then proceeded to Paris for lessons with Trabadelo. He taught at the University of Kansas in 1885-87, at the Tremont School of Music, Boston, in 1888, at the Utica Conservatory in 1889-91, privately at Rochester in 1891-1903, and since 1903 in Philadelphia. During the summers of 1903, '04 and '08 he was assistant to Sbriglia in Paris. He has given many song-recitals with unique programs, and has composed the cantatas 'La Belle Dame sans Merci,' for male voices (1895) and 'The Sleeping Wood-Nymph' (1896), and about 25 songs. He is the author of Vocal Economy, 1895, and has been a frequent contributor to musical magazines. [ R.7 ]
16ALDRICH, RICHARD (July 31, 1863, Providence, R. I.), was educated at the Providence High School and Harvard College, where he graduated in 1885. He studied music with Paine, but upon graduation engaged in newspaper-work on the Providence 'Journal.' In 1888-89 he studied in Germany, giving much attention to music. In 1889-91 he was in Washington as private secretary to Senator Dixon, with some critical work on the 'Evening Star.' In 1891-1902 he held various positions on the New York 'Tribune,' such as assistant literary editor and Sunday editor, besides helping with musical criticism under Krehbiel. In October, 1902, he became music-editor of the New York 'Times,' continuing until December, 1917, when he resigned to enter military work in Washington. He was commissioned captain in the National Army (as it was then) and later became captain in the United States Army, attached to the Intelligence Division of the General Staff. In 1919 he returned to his place on the 'Times.' His writings on musical subjects, in newspapers and books, are highly valued for their sanity and clarity. He has published a Guide to Parsifal, 1904, a Guide to the Ring of the Nibelung, 1905, and a translation of Lilli Lehmann's Meine Gesangskunst or How to sing, 1902, '14. He joined with Krehbiel in contributing American articles to the revised edition of this Dictionary in 1904-10. [ R.8 ]
17ALEXANDER, LLOYD L. See COLLEGES, 3 (Hanover C., Ind.).
18ALLEN, BENJAMIN DWIGHT (Feb. 16, 1831, Sturbridge, Mass. : Mar. 4, 1914, Wellesley, Mass.), was educated in Worcester, where he lived almost sixty years. From 1845 he was teacher and organist there, from 1857 for thirty-seven years at the Union Congregational Church. In 1858 he was one of the founders of the association which later established the Worcester Festivals, and was always
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