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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1Argentina (ärkh-ěn-tě'-nă), La (stage name of Antonia Mercè) Buenos Aires—Bayonne, France, July 18, 1936; noted dancer, esp. famed for her perf. of Spanish dances and remarkable skill in playing on castanets; her parents were members of the R. Op. ballet, Madrid, of which she became prima ballerina at 19; later made world tours with great succ., incl. United States
2Aria (ä'-rI-ä), Cesare, Bologna, 1820—1894; singing-teacher.
3Aribo (ä-rē'-bō), Scholas'ticus, d. ca. 1078; probably from the Netherlands; writer. (Gerbert.)
4Arien'zo (där-ī-ēn'-tsō), Nicolà d', Naples, Dec. 24, 1842—April 25, 1915; composed 5 operas in Neapolitan dialect, "Monzu Gnazio" (Naples, 1860), and "I Due Mariti" (Naples, 1866), the most successful, realistic and original; also an oratorio, a "Pensiero Sinfonico," overtures, etc.; wrote a treatise advocating pure intonation instead of temperament, and a third mode (the Minor Second), besides the usual major and minor.
5A'riion, partly traditional Greek singer and lyrist (7th cent., B. C.), hence, the name of a vocal society.
6Arios'ti, Attilio, Bologna, 1660—ca. 1740; composed 15 operas; 1716 a rival of Buononcini, and of Händel; in London in 1720, the three composed the opera "Muzio Scevola."
7Aristi'des Quintilia'nus, Greek teacher and writer on music, ca. 160.
8Ar'istotle, (1) Stagyra, 384 B.C.—322 B. C.; Greek philosopher, whose works include valuable information concerning Greek music. (2) Pseudonym of a writer on mensurable music, 12th—13th cent.
9Aristox'enos, b. Tarentum, ca. [address hidden].; one of the first Greek writers on music.
10Arl'berg, Georg Ephraim, F., Leksand, Sweden, 1830—Christiania, Feb. 21, 1896, barytone.
11Armbrust (ärm'-broost), K. F., Hamburg, 1849—Hanover, 1896; teacher and critic.
12Armbruster (ärm'-broo-stēr), K., Andernach-on-Rhine, July 13, 1846—London, June 10, 1917; pupil of Hompesch; pianist and lecturer; Hans Richter's assistant conductor at the Wagner concerts, 1882-84; later conducted at various London theatres.
13Armes, Philip, b. Norwich, England, 1836; Mus. Doc. Oxon, 1864; organ composer; d. Durham, Feb. 10, 1908.
14Armingaud (är-mān-gō), Jules, Bayonne, May 3, 1820—Paris, Feb. 27, 1900; was refused admission to the Paris Cons. at 19 since he was "too far advanced"; leader of a string quartet enlarged to the Société Classique; said to have introduced Beethoven's quartets into Paris. one of two readings
15Armingaud (är-män-gō), Jules, Bayonne, May 3, 1820—Paris, Feb. 27, 1900; was refused admission to the Paris Cons. at 19 since he was "too far advanced"; leader of a string quartet enlarged to the Société Classique; said to have introduced Beethoven's quartets into Paris. one of two readings
16Arms'heimer, Ivan Ivanovitch, b. St. Petersburg, March 19, 1860; pupil at the cons.; c. 1-act opera "Sous la feuillée" (French text); 2-act opera "Der Oberförster" (German text); 3-act opera "Jaegerliv" (Danish text); cantatas, songs, etc.
17Arnaud (är-nō), (1) Abbé Fran., Aubignan, 1721—Paris, 1784; writer. (2) J. Et. Guil., Marseilles, 1807—Jan., 1863; composer.
18Arne (ärn), (1) Dr Thomas Augustine, London, March 12, 1710—March 5, 1778; by secret nightly practice he learned the spinet and violin, his father wishing him to study law; 1736, m. Cecilia Young, a favourite singer of Handel's; 1738, he was composer to the Drury Lane Th. and set Dalton's adaptation of Milton's "Comus"; in his masque "Alfred" (1740) is "Rule Britannia"; in Dublin (1742-44) he produced two operas, "Britannia" and "Eliza", and a musical farce "Thomas and Sally"; 1745, composer to Vauxhall Gardens, London; set to music the songs in "As You Like It," "Where the Bee Sucks," in "The Tempest," etc.; Mus. Doc. Oxon, 1759; he was the first to use female voices in oratorio-choruses ("Judith"); composed 2 oratorios, many masques, orch. overtures, vln.-sonatas, organ-music, harpsichord-sonatas, glees, catches, canons, etc. (2) Michael, London, 1741—Jan. 14, 1786 (not 1806); natural son of above; conductor and dram. composer.
19Arneiro (där-nā'-ē-rō), Jose Aug. Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d', Macao, China, Nov. 22, 1838—San Remo, July, 1903; of Portuguese parents; composed 2 operas.
20Arnold (är'-nōlt), (1) G., b. Weldsberg, Tyrol, 17th cent.; organist. (2) Samuel, London, 1740-1802; organist Westminster Abbey. (3) Jn. Gottf., near Oehringen, 1773—Frank-
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