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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.1 Ed.3, 1904
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1ALVAREZ
3Nicias in Massenet's 'Thaïs' on its Paris production in 1894, and Walther in 'Les Maitres Chanteurs' when first given there in French. Meanwhile, in 1893, he had made a successful début at Covent Garden as Leicester in the first performance of de Lara's opera, 'Amy Robsart,' and subsequently sang there for several seasons. In 1894 he was associated with Emma Calvé in another new opera by Massenet, 'La Navarraise,' written especially for Covent Garden. In the following year he took up the parts temporarily relinquished by Jean de Reszke, appearing with Melba in 'Faust,' 'Roméo' and 'Carmen' (Calvé as the heroine and Melba as Micaela); and in 1896 with Lola Beeth in 'Die Walküre,' when it was sung here in French. He created the tenor rôles in Baron d'Erlanger's 'Inez Mendo' and de Lara's 'Messaline'; and appeared at Covent Garden in Feb. 1900, with Mme. Adelina Patti, in an act from 'Roméo,' at a performance given for a (Boer) war charity. H. K.
5ALVAREZ, FERMIN MARIA (b. Saragossa; d. Barcelona, 1898), a popular Spanish song composer who published over 100 opus numbers of songs; also compositions for pianoforte.
7ALVAREZ, MADAME D', contralto singer, was heard first in London during Hammerstein's opening season at the London Opera House in 1911, singing with marked success as the Queen in Massenet's 'Hérodiade' and the Mother in 'Louise.' Her rich voice—of full operatic range—impressed all listeners. She had come here unheralded. Following the abandonment of Hammerstein's enterprise she has enjoyed great success in the concert-room—Queen's Hall and elsewhere—but she fell into certain exaggerations of style and used more gesture than, to English taste at any rate, was necessary on the platform. S. H. P.
9ALVARO, a 15th-century Portuguese composer. He wrote 'Vesperae, matitutinum et laudes cum antiphonis et figuris musicis de inclyta ac miraculosa victoria in Africa parte ad Arzillam' (1472). Autograph MS. in the library of the Infante D. Pedro (Vasconcelles).
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13ALVARY, MAX (b. Düsseldorf, May 3, 1858; d. Gross-Tabarz in Thuringia, Nov. 7, 1898), a tenor singer, son of the painter Andreas Achenbach. His possession of a beautiful natural tenor voice combined with histrionic talent decided him to train for the opera in spite of his father's opposition, which caused him, however, to adopt the stage name Alvary. He studied under Stockhausen at Frankfort and Lamperti at Milan, and was engaged successively at Weimar, Munich, London and New York. He sang the part of Tristan at Bayreuth in 1891, and appeared at Covent Garden, June 8, 1892, as Siegfried, his best part.
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17ALVESLEBEN, see OTTO. Melitta-
19AMADORI
21ALVIMARE (DALVIMARE), MARTIN PIERRE D' (b. Dreux, Eure-et-Loire, Sept. 18, 1772; d. Paris, June 13, 1839). In 1800 he was harpist at the Opéra, Paris; and in 1807 harp-teacher of the Empress Josephine. He retired to Dreux, Mar. 12, 1812. He composed 'Le Mariage par imprudence,' a 1-act opera; sonatas and solos for harp; and songs.
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25ALWOOD, RICHARD (middle of 16th cent.), priest and composer. A 6-part Mass by him, entitled 'Praise Him praiseworthy,' is in the Forrest-Heyther partbooks at Oxford, and there are 7 pieces of his for the organ in B.M. Add. MSS. 30,485 and 30,513. One of these, a 'Voluntarye,' is printed in the Appendix to Hawkins's History of Music. J. F. R. S.
27ALYPIOS (c. 360 B.C.), a sophist of Alexandria, who wrote a treatise, De Musica, in which he deals with the Greek scales. We are indebted to this treatise chiefly for a complete acquaintance with Greek notation. It has been republished by Meursius, Ath. Kircher Meibom, and, in a critically revised edition, by K. v. Jans (Scriptores, 1895). E. v. d. s.
29AMADE, (1) LADISLAV, BARON von (b. Kaschau, Hungary, Mar. 12, 1703; d. Feldbar, Dec. 22, 1764), poet and composer of widely popular national songs, collected and published in 1836 by (2) Count THADDÄUS (b. Pressburg; bapt. Jan. 11, 1782; d. Vienna, May 17, 1845), an excellent pianist, who could compete with J. N. Hummel in improvisation. It was he who discovered and was chiefly responsible for the education of F. Liszt. In 1831 he was appointed 'Hofmusikgraf' at the Viennese court.
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33AMADEI, FILIPPO (b. Reggio, c. 1683). His first opera, 'Teodosio il giovane,' was given at Rome in 1711. He was also part author of the opera 'Arsaces' by Orlandini, which (in Mattheson's translation), was produced at Hamburg in 1722. A song of his in MS. is in the Fitzwilliam Library, Cambridge. E. v. d. s.
35AMADEI, MICHAEL ANGELO, composed 2 books of motets published at Venice, 1614-15. Mich. Praetorius (Syntagma mus. iii. 7) counts him among the most famous composers of his time.
37AMADINO, RICCIARDO, a famous music publisher in Venice. He was in partnership with Giac. Vincenti, 1583-86; after that on his own account until 1615.
39AMADORI, GIUSEPPE, pupil of Bernacchi and famous singing-master. His oratorio, 'Il Martirio di S. Adriano,' was successfully performed in Rome, 1702, where he was maestro di cappella. The score of a Mass of his was dated 1730, but this and many of his compositions appear to have been lost, except a few sacred songs in the libraries of Berlin, Sondershausen and Milan (Conservatoire) (Eitner; Fétis).
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