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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1Abel
2death fell into disuse. His compositions consist of overtures, concertos, quartets, sonatas and symphonies. Among his best known works are A Fifth Set of Six Overtures and A Set of Six Sonatas. His instrumental pieces are in seventeen works. He also wrote two operas, Love in a Village, in 1760, and Bernice, in 1764. His works excel particularly in harmony. Abel played usually on a six-stringed English viol da gamba, instead of on the seven-stringed one generally used on the continent. A very fine three-quarter length portrait of Abel with his instrument was painted by his friend Gainsborough. Among his pupils was the noted pianist, T. B. Cramer.
4Abell, John. About 1660-after 1716.
5Famous alto singer and lute player. Began his musical education in the choir of the Chapel Royal and was later sent by Charles II. to study in Italy. Returned to England in 1683. He was dismissed from the choir of the Chapel Royal in 1688, and after traveling on the Continent for a number of years, during which time he supported himself by his voice and lute, he returned and settled at Cambridge in 1700. He published a collection of songs in several languages in 1701, dedicated to William III. and a collection of songs in English, also in 1701.
7Abert (ä'bërt), Johann Joseph. 1832-
8Bohemian orchestral and operatic composer. Received his first musical instruction in the choir of the church at Gastdorf. At the age of eight, he entered the Augustine convent at Leipa, where he stayed until he was fifteen, when he ran away to Prague and became a pupil in the Conservatory there, studying with Tomaczek and Kittl. He studied doublebass first, and the works which he wrote for this instrument are very fine. In 1852 he became contrabassist in the Court Orchestra at Stuttgart and the next year produced his first symphony in C minor. His first opera, Anna von Landskron, was written in 1859, after which he lived in Paris and London for several years. In 1865 he was appointed Royal Music director at Stuttgart and in 1867 Royal Orchestra conductor at the Court Theatre. Is best known by his orchestral transcriptions of Bach's organ fugues. He also wrote overtures and operas. In 1877 he was appointed music director and conductor at the Stuttgart Court Theatre. His best known work is a five act opera, Ekkehard.
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11Acton, Franz. 1819-1885.
12Born at Eilenburg, Prussia. His father was a clergyman, and the son was intended for the same profession. He was sent to the Thomasschule and the University of Leipsic, to study theology, but was allowed to take up music at the same time and received a thorough musical education. After his father's death he gave up theology entirely. He was appointed musical director of the Court Theatre at Bernburg in 1841 and later on held the same position at the Aktien Theatre at Zurich. In 1852, he went to the Hof-Theatre, Brunswick, as Court conductor, where he stayed until his retirement in 1882, after which he lived at Wiesbaden. He visited the United States in 1872, as the guest of several singing societies and conducted at the Gilmore Jubilee the same year. Abt's piano pieces, which were of a light character, are almost forgotten, but he was a most prolific song-writer, his compositions consisting of between four and five hundred works, almost entirely songs. These consist of solos, duets, trios and choruses and of part-songs for men's voices, which were particularly popular and successful. Some of these pieces have become really German folk-songs, among them, Gute Nacht du Mein Herziges Kind, and his popular and familiar, When the Swallows Homeward Fly. He also wrote a number of successful cantatas for female voices, the most popular being Red Riding Hood; Little Snowdrop; and Cinderella.
14Acton, John. 1863-
15English composer and vocal teacher. Studied first at Manchester and later at Milan under Lamperti. From 1882-1893 was organist in various churches. He has been professor of singing at the Royal College of Music, Manchester, since its opening in 1893. Became conductor of the St. Cecilia Choral Society of Manchester in 1894. His compositions consist of two can-
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