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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.1 Ed.3, 1904
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1church of that town and eventually an imperial poet laureate and M.A. He wrote several books on musical subjects and edited Adlung's works and Steffani's 'Quanta certezza.' His compositions consist of a Passion, cantatas, piano pieces for beginners, etc. (Fétis; Eitner). (2) Joh. MATTHÄUS 1 (b. Osterbehringen, near Gotha, May 1, 1701; d. Frankfort a./M., 1793), was organist at St. Catharine's, Frankfort-on-M., in 1724, and successor of Gerber at the Carmelite church in 1728, where he presided at the famous organ with great honour up to the time of his death. (3) Eugen Maria (b. St. Petersburg, June 16, 1842; d. Feb. 9, 1894), son of Karl Albrecht, Kapellmeister of the Imperial Opera at St. Petersburg. Eugen studied at the Leipzig Conservatoire under David, 1857-60, and was leader at the Italian Opera, St. Petersburg, 1860-77; director of instruction in music and singing at the military schools, 1867-72; inspector of the imperial theatres at St. Petersburg from 1877, and founder and director of the Chamber Music Union, 1872. He was an eminent violinist and teacher of several imperial princes. E. v. d. s.
3ALBRECHTSBERGER, JOHANN GEORG (b. Klosterneuburg, near Vienna, Feb. 3, 1736; d. Vienna, Mar. 7, 1809), contrapuntist and teacher of sacred music, composer and organist.
5Seyfried has appended his biography to the complete edition of his works (Vienna, 1826, 1837). Albrechtsberger began life as a chorister at his native town and at Melk. At the latter place he was taken notice of by the Emperor Joseph, then Crown Prince; and on a later occasion, the Emperor passing through Melk renewed the acquaintance, and invited him to apply for the post of court organist on the first vacancy. Meantime Albrechtsberger studied hard under the direction of Emmerling. After being organist for twelve years at Melk, he obtained a similar post at Raab in Hungary, and then at Mariataferl. Here he remained instructor in the family of a Silesian count till he left for Vienna as Regens Chori to the Carmelites. In 1772 he was appointed court organist, and twenty years later director of music at St. Stephen's, where he at once began his career as a teacher. The number of his pupils was very large. Amongst the most celebrated are Beethoven, Hummel, Weigl, Seyfried, Eybler and Mosel. Nottebohm (Beethovens Studien, 1873) speaks in the highest terms of the instruction which he gave Beethoven. His compositions are computed by Seyfried as 261, of which only 27 are printed. A very great number of them are in the library of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde at Vienna (see Q.-L.). The finest is a Te Deum, which was not performed till after his death. His great theoretical work (not without defects) is entitled Gründliche Anweisung zur Composition (Leipzig, 1790; 2nd ed. 1818). An English edition, translated by Sabilla Novello, is published by Novello.
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9ALBRICI, two brothers, (1) Bartolomeo, organist 'Hofkirche,' Dresden, resigned 1663; appointed, together with his brother Vincenzo, composer of the English Chapel Royal from 1664 till after 1667. Two of his cantatas are in the Dresden Museum. (2) Vincenzo (b. Rome, June 26, 1631; d. Prague, 1690). Queen Christina brought him to Stralsund in 1650. In 1654 he became a member of the private music of the Crown Prince of Saxony; in 1662, Kapellmeister at the Dresden Court; from 1663-67 composer to the Chapel Royal, together with his brother. In 1671 he returned to the Court at Dresden as 'Hofkapellmeister.' In 1680 he became organist at the church of St. Thomas, Leipzig, and in 1682 was director of music at St. Augustine's, Prague. His MS. compositions comprise a Te Deum for 2 choruses and orch., another for 5 v. and orch., and a third for 8 v. and orch.; masses, cantatas, etc., and instrumental compositions. Many of his works are said to have been destroyed through the bombardment of Dresden in 1760. Godbid and Playford's 'Scelta di canzonette' (1679) contains two songs, 'Di Cupido' and 'Ninfe vezzose' (Eitner).
11ALBUZZI-TODESCHINI, TERESA (b. Milan, Dec. 26, 1723; d. Prague, June 30, 1760), one of the greatest contralto singers of the 18th century. After appearing with great success at some of the principal operas in Italy, she went to Dresden, where her well-trained voice, wedded to great histrionic powers, met with enthusiastic reception. Deprived of her engagement through the Seven Years' War, she decided to go to Warsaw, but was attacked on the way by pleurisy and died at Prague. E. v. d. s.
13ALCESTE, tragic opera in three acts by Gluck, libretto by Calzabigi. Produced Vienna, Dec. 16, 1767, and Paris (adapted by du Rollet), Apr. 3, 1776; in London by R.C.M. students, His Majesty's Theatre, Dec. 1904. Much of the music, however, was used by Bishop for a revival of the drama, St. James's Theatre, Jan. 5, 1855.
15ALCESTIS, opera, described as a Choral Music-Drama, by Rutland Boughton, the libretto compressed from Gilbert Murray's English translation of the Alcestis of Euripides; produced by the Glastonbury Festival Players at Glastonbury, Aug. 26, 1922; Covent Garden, by the British National Opera Company, Jan. 11, 1924.
17ALCHYMIST, DER, opera; libretto by Pfeiffer on a Spanish tale by Washington Irving; music by Spohr. Produced Cassel, July 28, 1830.
19It was given at Essen, May 28, 1925 (information from Elkin & Co.).
211 Eitner calls him Joh. Matthias.
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