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Stokes, Encyclopedia Of Music And Musicians Volume 1, 1908
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1ARNOLD
3Arnold (Richard) organized string quartet; concertmeister New York Philharmonic Society and the Thomas Orchestra. B. Eulenberg, Jan. 10, 1845; pupil Felicien David; add. Brooklyn.
5Arnoldson (Sigrid) sang sop. at Paris Opéra Comique, in Russia, and New York. B. Stockholm, 1865; studied with Maurice Strakosch; debut Moscow, 1886; add. Paris.
7Arnould (Madeleine Sophie) created the name part in Gluck's "Iphigénie"; was celebrated wit. B. Feb. 14, 1744, Paris; d. 1803.
9Arpa. It. The harp.
11Arpa Doppia. It. Double harp.
13Arpanella. It. A little harp.
15Arpège. Fr. Arpeggio.
17Arpeggiando. It. Arpeggio playing.
19Arpeggiare. It. To break a chord.
21Arpeggiatura. It. Series of arpeggios.
23Arpeggio. It. "In harp style"; broken chord, that is, a chord of which the notes are struck successively, not sounded together.
25Arpeggione. Obsolete six-stringed instrument resembling both guitar and 'cello, played with a bow.
27Arpicordo. It. Harpsichord.
29Arrangement. The adaptation of a composition for performance by other instruments or voices than originally intended.
31Arranger. Fr. To arrange.
33Arriaga y Balzola (Juan Crisostomo Jacobo Antonio) composed three string quartets, a symphony, an overture. B. Bilboa, Spain, Jan. 27, 1806; studied at Paris Conservatoire; d. Feb., 1825.
35Arrigoni (Carlo) published "Cantate da Camera," in London, 1732; lutenist. B. Florence; engaged with Porpora in opposition to Handel's operas in London; d. Tuscany about 1743.
37Arsis. Gr. "To lift." Upward movement of the voice in song, or the hand in beating time, opposed to THESIS.
39Artaria & Co. publish music in Vienna, where the house was founded, 1750, by Cesare, Domenico, and Gio-vanni Artaria, brothers, who sprang from Blevio, Lake Como. Their sons set up the first music printing press known in Vienna, 1776. Works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, etc., bear the Artaria imprint. C. August and Dominik Artaria are the present heads of the house.
41Artaxerses. Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne's three-act opera to his own translation of Metastasio's "Artaserse" was first produced Feb. 2, 1762, at Covent Garden, London. It was a favourite for many years and was revived in Dublin, 1877.
43Arteaga (Stefano) wrote an historical work on Italian opera; member Society of Jesus. B. Madrid, 1750; d. Oct. 30, 1799.
45Art. Ger. Kind, species, quality.
47Art of Fugue. Sebastian Bach's book (Die Kunst der Fuge), teaches by examples, giving 14 fugues; completed 1749, the year of his death.
49Arthur (Alfred) composed three operas, etc., directed Cleveland School of Music, and conducted Vocal Society. B. Oct. 8, 1844, near Pittsburg; studied Boston; add. Cleveland, Ohio.
51Articulation. Distinct pronunciation in song; production of correct tone by proper adjustment of lips or fingers to an instrument.
53Artôt (Alexandre Joseph Montagney) composed for and played violin. B. Jan. 25, 1815, Brussels, son of MAURICE; d. July 20, 1845.
55Artôt (Marguerite Josephine Désirée) sang first mez. sop. and then sop. rôles in opera, 1858-87; taught in Berlin; pupil of Viardot-Garcia; m. Padilla y Ramos, bar. B. Paris, July 21, 1835; d. Apr., 1907.
57Artôt (Maurice) played horn; family name Montagney, assumed that of Artôt, afterwards borne by all the family; m. daughter of Adam Ries. B. 1772; d. 1829.
59Artusi (Giovanni Maria) composed; combated musical reforms of his day; canon of San Salvatore, Venice; d. Aug. 18, 1613.
61As. Ger. A flat.
63Asantchewsky, von (Michael) accumulated large musical library; composed; directed St. Petersburg
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