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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1music critic; Chevalier, Legion of Honour; c. (opera) "La Forêt Bleue", (Boston, 1913); (symphonic poem) "Haoanera" (Paris, 1919); (ballet) "La Nuit Ensorcelée" (1922); chamber music works, songs, choruses, piano pieces.
2Aubery du Boulley (ō-bā-rē' dū bool-lē'), Prudent-L., Verneuil, Eure, 1796—1870; teacher and composer.
3Aubry (ō-brē'), Pierre, Paris, Feb. 14, 1874—Dieppe, Aug. 31, 1910; historian of liturgical music.
4Audran (ō-drān), (1) Marius-P., Aix, Provence, 1816—Marseilles, 1887; 1st tenor at the Paris Opéra-Comique. (2) Edmond, Lyons, April 11, 1842—Tierceville, n. Gisors, Aug 17, 1901; son of above; pupil of École Niedermeyer, Paris; Marseilles, 1862, his first opera; produced 36 others, chiefly of a light character. Among his most pop. works are, "Olivette," "La Mascotte" (1880), given over 1700 times; "Miss Helvet," "La Poupée," etc.
5Auer (ow'-ër), (1) Ld., Veszprem, Hungary, June 7, 1845—near Dresden July 16, 1930 (of pneumonia); vln. virtuoso; pupil of Khonetol at Pesth, of Dont, Vienna, then of Joachim; soloist to the Czar, who conferred on him the order of St Vladimir, carrying hereditary nobility; from 1868 violin-Prof at the St. Petersburg Cons; 1887-92, dir. Imp. Mus. Soc.; teacher of many eminent violinists; after 1918 he lived principally in New York, author book on vln.-playing (1921).
6Au'gener & Co., London firm of music pub, founded by G. A., 1853.
7Aulin (ow'-lēn), Tor, Stockholm, Sept. 10, 1866—March 1, 1914; violinist; pupil of Sauret and Ph. Scharwenka; from 1880 Konzertmeister Stockholm, court-opera; 1887 organised the Aulin Quartet.
8Auric (ō'-rēk), Georges, b. Lodève, France, Feb. 15, 1899; composer; pupil of Paris Cons, and of d'Indy; c. ballets, orchestral and chamber music works, piano pieces, songs; member of former Group of Six: his ballets "Les Facheux" and "Les Matelots" had particular succ. when given by Diaghileff.
9Aus der Ohe (ows'-dēr ō'-ē), Adèle, Hanover, Germany, Dec. 11, 1864—Berlin, Dec. 8, 1937; noted pianist; pupil of Kullak and Liszt; composed 2 piano suites, concert étude, etc.; toured widely with great success.
10Aus'tin, (1) Frederic, b. London, Mar. 30, 1872; barytone: organist at Liverpool for some years; then teacher at the College of Music, there till 1906; then studied voice with Lunn; début, 1902, favourite in oratorio and in Wagner operas; c overture "Richard II" (Liverpool, 1900); rhapsody "Spring" (Queens Hall, 1907), symph. poem "Isabella," also arr. music of "Beggar's Opera" by Gay and Pepusch, which had 1463 consecutive perfs. in London, 1920-3. His brother (2) Ernest, b London, Dec. 31, 1874; on the Board of Trade till 33 years old, then studied comp. with J. Davenport; c symph., idyll, march; "Love Songs from Don Quixote," for voices and orch.; piano sonata, etc
11Aus'tral, Florence (rightly Wilson); b. Richmond near Melbourne, Australia, April 26, 1894; studied Melbourne Cons and London; début in opera as Brunnhilde, London, 1922; toured with British Nat'l Op Co, and heard as soloist with orchestras and in oratorio, London, début, Covent Garden Op, 1929; concert tours, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and America. M John Amadio, flutist.
12Auteri-Manzocchi (a-oo-tā'-rī māntsōk'-kē), Salv., Palermo, Dec. 25, 1845—Parma, Feb 21, 1924; pupil of Platania at Palermo, and Mabellini at Florence; composed successful operas, among them "Graziella" (Milan, 1894)
13Auvergne (dō-vērn), A. d', Clermont-Ferrand, Oct 4, 1713—Lyons, Feb. 12, 1797; violinist and dram. composer
14A'verkamp, Anton, Willige Langerak, Holland, Feb 18, 1861—Bussum, Holland, June 1, 1934; composer and conductor, pupil of Daniel de Lange, Kiel, Rheinberger, Messchaert; dir. of a singing school in Amsterdam and (1890-1914) of a famous a cappella choir with which he perf. old church music; c. orch., chamber music, choral works, songs, etc.
15A'very, J., d. England, 1808; organ-builder.
16Av'ison, Chas., Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1710—May 9, 1770; organist, writer and composer; vide Robert Browning's "PARLEYINGS."
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