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Stokes, Encyclopedia Of Music And Musicians Volume 1, 1908
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1ARCADELT
2Philharmonic Society; composed "El Centro de la Tierra," comic opera played Madrid, Dec. 22, 1895. Taught violin, Royal College of Music, London. B. Madrid, Dec. 25, 1863; add. London.
4Arcadelt (Jacob) composed madrigals and church music; taught singing at St. Peter's, Rome; chapelmaster to Cardinal Lorraine. B. Netherlands, 1514; d. Paris.
6Arcato. It. Play with bow.
8Arched Viall. Variety of hurdy-gurdy.
10Archer (Frederick) composed "King Witlaf's Drinking Horn" and other cantatas; wrote "The Organ," "The College Organist"; conducted Pittsburg Orchestra, 1895-98, Boston Oratorio Society, 1887; organist Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, etc. B. June 16, 1838, Oxford, Eng., studied London, Leipsic; d. Pittsburg, 1901.
12Archet. Fr. The bow.
14Archicembalo. Cembalo having enharmonic scale, long obsolete.
16Archlute. Large double-necked lute or theorbo, having eight or ten single strings on one neck and seven or eight on the other, used for lowest part of accompaniment; 17th century.
18Arco. It. The bow.
20Arditezza, con. It. Boldly.
22Arditi (Luigi) composed "Il Bacio," a vocal waltz, conducted opera at New York Academy of Music, London Covent Garden, etc.; also composed operas "I Briganti," "Il Corsaro," "La Spia." B. Crescentino, Piedmont, July 16, 1822; studied violin Milan Conservatory; d. Brighton, Eng., May 1, 1903.
24Ardito. It. Bold, energetic.
26Aretinian Syllables. Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, by which Guido Aretino or d'Arezzo designated the hexachord tones.
28Arens (Franz Xavier) conducted "People's Symphony Concerts," New York; played organ, taught, and composed. B. Germany, Oct. 28, 1856; studied with his father and Rheinberger; add. New York.
30Arensky (Antony Stephanovich) composed "A Dream on the Volga," "Raphael," "Nal and Damayanti," symphonies, songs; wrote on theory, ranked with "Young Russian" school. B. Novgorod, July 31, 1861; d. St. Petersburg, Mar., 1906.
32Arghool. Crude form of clarinet still popular in Egypt.
34Argus (Henri) taught solfeggio in Paris Conservatoire. B. 1749; d. 1798. Joseph composed vocal and instrumental music published in London.
36Argyll Rooms were famous as the scene of the best London concerts from about 1800 to 1829. They were located first on Argyll, and then on Regent Street.
38Aria. It. Air or melody, now applied to the elaborate solo passages for voice in opera or oratorio. Arias are of many kinds: D'Abilità, for display of skill; Buffa, humorous; Cantabile, flowing gracefully; Concertante, in concert form; Di Bravura, ornate and difficult; Fugata, in fugal style; Parlante, suitable for declamation; Portamento, with long swelling notes; Senza Accompanamento, with no accompaniment; Tedesca, with obligatory accompaniment.
40Ariane et Barbe Bleue. Paul Dukas' opera to text by Maeterlinck was first performed at the Paris Opéra Comique, 1907, and the following year with equal success at the Vienna Folks Opera. Ariane is the sixth wife of Bluebeard, to whom he entrusted seven keys, but with the prohibition that she should not open the seventh door. Naturally she finds the golden key to that door most alluring. Critics were of the opinion that Dukas had studied the methods of Wagner, Debussy and Strauss to advantage, and highly praised the consequent close relationship of text and score, especially when Ariane opens the doors in succession, and the flash of the gems they contain is accompanied by brilliantly effective orchestration.
42Arietta. It. Diminutive of aria.
44Arioso. It. To be sung in aria style; combining the free declamation of recitative with the smoothness of aria.
46Ariosti (Atillio) composed fourteen operas and "Muzio Scevola" jointly with Handel and Bononcini, oratorios
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