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He Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians, 1939
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1Apell (ä-pěl'), Jn. D. von, Cassel, 1754—1833; conductor and dram. composer.
2Apol'lo, Greek sun-god, and god of music.
3Appel (äp'-pěl), K., Dessau, 1812—Dec. 9, 1895; violinist, court-leader, composed opera "Die Rauberbraut" (Dessau, 1840), and humorous male quartets.
4Appun (ap-poon'), G. A. I., Hanau, 1816—1885; versatile performer on nearly every instr.; writer on and experimenter in acoustics; made an harmonium of 53 degrees to the octave.
5Aprile (ä-prē'-lě), Gius, Bisceglia, 1738—Martina, 1814; celebrated contralto musico and vocal teacher; writer and composer.
6Ap'thorp, W. Foster, Boston, Mass., Oct. 24, 1848—Vevey, Feb. 19, 1913; Harvard, '69, studied piano, harmony, cpt. with J. K. Paine and B. J. Lang; teacher of theory, and for many years distinguished critic and writer on music; author of "Hector Berlioz"; "Musicians and Music-Lovers, and other Essays"; "By the Way, About Music and Musicians"; "Opera and Opera Singers", etc.
7Aptom'mas, (1) John, (2) Thomas, brothers; b. Bridgend, England, 1826, and 1829; harp-players and teachers.
8Ar'a, Ugo, Venice, 1876—Lausanne, 1936; pupil of Tirindelli, Thomson and Fuchs; 1903–17, viola player in Flonzaley Quartet.
9Araja (ä-ra'-yā), Fran., Naples, 1700—Bologna, ca. 1767; dram. composer; composed the first opera written in Russian.
10Arauxo (ä-rä-ooks'-ō) (or Araujo (ä-rä-oo'-hō)), Francisco Correa de, ca. 1581—Segovia, 1663; bishop, theorist.
11Arbeau, Thoinot (twä-nō är-bō). Vide TABOUROT.
12Arbós (är'-vōs), E. Fernandez, b. Madrid, 1863—San Sebastian, 1939; violinist; grandfather & father were bandmasters in army; pupil Madrid Cons.; took prizes at 12; then studied with Vieuxtemps, Gevaërt and Joachim; cond. Berlin Phil. Society; taught at Hamburg, Madrid, and Royal College, London; c. comic opera, "El Ciento de la Tierra," Madrid, 1895; also for violin and orch.; after 1908, cond. Madrid Orquesta Sinfonica; guest cond. in Europe and U. S.
13Ar'cadelt, Jacob (or Jachet Arkadelt, Archadet, Arcadet, Harcadelt), ca. 1514—after 1557; distinguished Flemish composer and teacher; 1540, singer in Paris; 1557, Regius musicus; composed masses, etc.
14Archadet (är-chä-dā'). Vide ARCADELT.
15Archambeau (är'-shān-bō), Iwan d', b. Liége, 1879; 'cellist; pupil of his father, Massau and Jacobs; after 1903 mem. of Flonzaley Quartet.
16Archangel'ski, Alexander A., Pensa, Russia, Oct. 23, 1846—Prague, 1924; organist and cond.; c. masses, a requiem, much church music.
17Ar'cher, Fredk., Oxford, England, June 16, 1838—Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 22, 1901; pupil of his father; studied in London and Leipzig; organist and opera-director in London; 1881, organist of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, later in New York; 1887, conductor of Boston Oratorio Soc.; 1895–98, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Orchestra; composed cantata, organ-pieces, etc.
18Arditi (är-dē'-tē), (1) Michele, Marchese, Naples, 1745—1838; composer. (2) Luigi, Crescentino, Piedmont, July 16, 1822—Hove, England May 1, 1903; pupil of Milan Cons.; violinist, then director of opera, 1843, Milan, Turin, and Havana. He visited New York with the Havana opera company, 1847, and at intervals thereafter until 1856. Composed 3 operas, vocal waltzes, "Il Bacio," etc.; wrote "My Reminiscences" (London, 1896).
19Arens (a'-rēns), Fz. Xaver, Neef, Germany, Oct. 28, 1856—Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 1932; came to America early in youth; pupil of his father, and of Rheinberger, etc.; conductor, organist; composer of symphonic fantasia, etc.
20Arensky (ä-rēn'-shkī), Anton Stepanovitch, Novgorod, Russia, July 31, 1861—Tarioki, Finland, Feb. 25, 1906; composer and pianist; pupil of Johanssen and Rimsky-Korsakov; Prof. Imp. Cons. Moscow, and conductor Imperial Court Choir; composed a symphony, 4 suites for orch, 1-act opera "Rafaello," string quartets, concerto for piano, etc., including "Essais sur des rythmes oubliés." f. pf. 4 hands.
21Aretino. Vide GUIDO D'AREZZO.
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