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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1of Upsala students in Berlin; c. 3 symphonies; symph. poem "Aus den Schönen": cantata "The Bells," "The Lord's Prayer," for chorus; scene with orch., male choruses, etc.
2Algarot'ti, Count Fran., Venice, 1712—Pisa, 1764; writer.
3Alipran'di, (1) Bdo., b. Tuscany, Bavaria, ca. 1730; his son (2) Bdo., 'cellist at Munich, 1780.
4Alkan (äl-kän), (1) Chas. H. Val. (l'ainé), Paris, Nov. 30, 1813—March 29, 1888; pianist, teacher, and brilliant composer for piano.
5Allacci (äl-lät'chē), Leone (or Leo Allatius), Chios, 1586—Rome, 1669; writer.
6All'chin; conductor Oxford Music Society, 1869—81.
7Allegran'ti, Maddalena; dram. soprano; début, Venice, 1771.
8Allegri (äl-lä'-grē), (1) Gregorio, Rome, 1584—Feb. 18, 1652; pupil of Nanini; composed a celebrated Miserere in 9 parts, sung during Holy Week at the Sistine Chapel; its publication was forbidden on pain of excommunication; but Mozart after twice hearing it, wrote it out, and it has since been frequently published. (2) Dom.; lived 1610—29 at Rome; one of the first to write instrumental accompaniments not in mere unison with the voices.
9Al'len, (1) H. R., Cork, 1809—London, 1876; bass. (2) G. B., London, 1822—Brisbane, Queensland, 1897; singer, organist, conductor, manager, and composer. (3) Nathan H., Marion, Mass., 1848—1925; pupil of Haupt, Berlin; organist, teacher in Hartford, Conn.; composer of cantatas, etc. (4) Sir Hugh Percy, b. Reading, Dec. 23, 1869; organist at 11, 1887—1892 org. Chichester Cathedral; 1901 at Oxford, where he was made Mus. Doc. 1898, and University Choregus 1909; 1908, mus. dir. Reading University College; 1909, mus. dir., Oxford; 1918—38, dir. R. C. M., London.
10Allihn (äl-lēn'), H. Max., b. Halle-on-Saale, Aug. 31, 1851—Nov. 15, 1910; writer on organ-building.
11Al'lison, (1) Richard, teacher at London, 1592. (2) Robt., member of Chapel Royal till 1609. (3) Horton Claridge, b. London, July 25, 1846; pianist; pupil R. A. M. and Leipzig Cons.; Mus. Doc. (Dublin), c. piano and organ music and songs.
12Almeida (däl-mä'-ē-dhä), Fernando d', Lisbon, ca. 1618—1660; monk and church-composer.
13Almenräder (äl'-měn-rā-děr), Karl, Ronsdorf, 1786—Nassau, 1843; virtuoso and manufacturer of the bassoon.
14Alois (ä'-lō-ēs), Ladislaus, Prague, 1860—Russia, 1917; 'cellist; pupil Paris Cons.; soloist Royal orch., St. Petersburg; c. concertos, etc.
15Al'paerts, Flor, b. Antwerp, Sept. 12, 1876; composer; pupil of Cons. in native city, and after 1902 its dir.; also active as orch. cond.; c. operas, orch., chamber and choral works, piano pieces.
16Al'sager, Thos. Massa, Cheshire, 1779—1846; English amateur and patron.
17Al'sen, Elsa, b. Germany; early sang as contralto, later dram. soprano; début as Fidelio, sang rôle in several German op. houses, also Isolde; came to U. S. 1923 with German Op. Co., singing leading Wagner rôles with succ.; Chicago Op., 1926—8; also widely in concert.
18Asleben (als'-lā-bēn), Julius, Berlin, 1832—1894; editor and writer.
19Alsted(t) (äl'-shtät), Jn. H., Herborn, Nassau, 1588—Weissenburg, 1638; writer.
20Altenburg (äl'-těn-boorkh), (1) Michael, Alach, near Erfurt, 1584—Erfurt, 1640; pastor and composer. (2) Jn. Ernst, Weissenfels, 1736—Bitterfield, 1801; trumpet-virtuoso; son of (3) Jn. Kasper, do
21Altès (äl-tēs), (1) Jos. H., Rouen, 1826—Paris, 1895; flutist. (2) Ernest-Eugène, Paris, March 28, 1830—St. Dye, July 8, 1899; bro. of above; pupil Paris Cons.; violinist and conductor; 1871 deputy conductor of the Opéra; 1879—87, conductor.
22Alt'house, Paul, tenor; b. Reading, Pa., Dec. 2, 1889; grad. Bucknell University; début, Met. Op. Co., 1913, as Dmitri in "Boris Godounoff"; sang Berlin State Op., Stockholm Royal Op., Landestheatre, Stuttgart; Philadelphia Civic Op., Chicago Civic Op. (1930—31), returned to Met. Op. Co., as singer of Wagner rôles, 1931. Also heard widely in concert, oratorio, festivals.
23Alt'mann, Wilhelm, b. Adelnau, Germany, April 4, 1862; editor and musical historian; from 1900, chief librarian of Berlin Royal Library; after 1914, chief of mus. section,
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