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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
18 lines. Read by computer on 7 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 18. See the scan on archive.org.
1Arditi
2Arditi (är-dē'-tē), Luigi. 1822-1903.
3Italian composer and fine opera conductor. He began his musical career as a violinist. Studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. He made his debut as a director at Vercelli, in 1843 and was made an honorary member of the Philharmonic Academy there. Conducted opera throughout Italy and in Havana in 1846. Visited America, where he remained conducting opera in New York, Philadelphia and other cities, until 1856. After a visit to Constantinople, he settled in London, but made several trips later to America with the Royal Italian Opera Company. He also conducted in Germany, in St. Petersburg, in Vienna and Madrid. After 1885, he was in England, conducting at Covent Garden and other theatres. His best operas are I Briganti; Il Corsaro; and La Spia. He also wrote numerous songs and vocal waltzes, the most popular of which are, Il Bacio; L’ Arditi; and Le Tor-torelle. He died at Brighton, England, in 1903.
5Arens (ä'-rēns), Franz Xavier. 1856-
6Conductor and vocal teacher. Born in Germany, but came to America when very young. When fifteen years old, he became organist and choir-master in a small town near Cleveland, Ohio. Studied with his father and with Professor Singenberger of Milwaukee. He went to Europe and studied in Munich and at the Royal Conservatory, Dresden, taking up the organ, the piano, counterpoint, conducting and composition. He also studied vocal music with Julius Hey at Berlin. After returning to America he was professor of music at St. Canisius College at Buffalo and conducted the Cleveland Gesangverein and The Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, and was also organist in Cleveland. From 1884 to 1888, he was conductor of the orchestral concerts devoted to American composers in Dresden, Leipsic, Hamburg, Berlin, Weimar and Vienna. From 1893 to 1897, he was president of the Metropolitan School of Music of Indianapolis, Indiana, and head of the vocal department. In 1897 he removed to New York and was conductor of the New York Manuscript Society concerts in 1898. Since 1900, he has been conductor of the New York Symphony concerts, which he founded.
8Arienzo
9He has composed some works for the organ; a string quartet; also songs and choruses.
11Arensky (ä-rēn'-shkī), Anton Stepanovitch. 1862-
12One of the best known of the younger Russian composers. He inherited his musical ability from both parents, his mother being a fine pianist and his father a violoncellist. His talent developed early, as he tried to write a string quartet at the age of nine, before having any instruction. He first studied composition and harmony with Zikke, afterward entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Rimskykorsakoff. Having graduated from the Conservatory, with honors, in 1882, he was appointed professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Moscow Conservatory. For several years, Arensky conducted the concerts of the Russian Choral Society, and from 1889 to 1893, was a member of the Council of the Synodal School of Church-music at Moscow. From 1894 to 1901 he was director of the Imperial Chapel at St. Petersburg. His first opera, A Dream of the Volga, was a great success and established his reputation as a musician. The Russian folk-songs are used most effectively by him in this composition. Raphael, a one-act work, and a ballet, A Night in Egypt, followed, but Arensky’s best known opera is Nal and Damajanti, the story taken from an East Indian legend. Besides operas, he has composed many works for the orchestra and piano, among them a Fantasie on Russian Epic Chants; the music to Pushkin’s poem, The Fountain of Bachtschissarai; and a Memorial March. These works are said to show the influence of Tschaikowsky and Schumann. Arensky also composed a considerable amount of sacred music.
14Arienzo (där-ĭ-ēn-tsō), Nicolà d’. one of two readings
15Arienzo (där-ĭ-ën-tsō), Nicolà d’. one of two readings
16About 1842-
17An Italian composer and writer. He was born at Naples, studied piano under Labriola, counterpoint of Moretti and Fioravanti, composition with Mercadante. He is the author of several operas; an oratorio; a Pensiero sinfonia; of overtures; pieces for the piano; some vocal music; and of the theoretical work, Introduction of the Tetrachordal System into Modern Music. His opera, La Figlia del
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