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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938
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1has done considerable composition of both sacred and secular works.
3Aiuton, an 18th century keyboard instrument in which the sound was produced by steel bars (on the order of tuning forks) that were struck by small hammers.
5Aix-la-Chapelle, German city. It is the third largest in the Rhine Province, and is located near the Belgian border. Between 1793 and 1815 it belonged to France. Musically it is important for its cathedral, opera house, two orchestras and other societies in charge of the municipal musical director. It also has several conservatories. The annual Lower Rhine Festival has been held there since 1825, as well as at Cologne and Düsseldorf. Ferdinand Ries, Franz Wüllner, Fritz Busch and Peter Raabe are among the famous musicians who have been municipal directors there. The conductors of the Festivals included such notables as Ferdinand Ries, Louis Spohr, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, and Franz Lachner, and Franz Wüllner. In 1921 the Gesangverein celebrated its centennial. It is the birthplace of Louis Brassin, Leo Blech, and César Saerchinger.
7Ajolla, François dell', see Layolle, François de.
9Ajoutez (Fr.), add, a term found in French organ music.
11Ajutantini, Ferdinando, see Pontelibro, Ferdinando.
13Akam, an African plucked stringed instrument resembling the wambee; a description of the latter will be found in this volume.
15Akathistos, Acathistos, or Acathistus (Gr.), name of a Byzantine hymn in the Greek Church written in honor of the Goddess Mother for her intervention in freeing Constantinople from the incursions of the barbarians. The hymn text, symbolizing the mystery of the prophecy and incarnation, has been attributed to Georg Pisides and the patriarch, Sergios; it was probably set to music and first sung in 626. The hymn, sung while standing, is performed on Saturday of the fifth week of fasting.
17A Kempis, Fiorenzo, early 18th century Italian composer; his works include twelve sonatas for violin, viola da gamba and bass.
19A'Kempis, Jean Florent, 17th century Belgian organist and composer of sacred music.
21Akerberg, Carl Emanuel Erik, Swedish organist, composer and conductor, born Stockholm, Jan. 19, 1860. He was cantor of the German Church in Stockholm, organist at the Synagogue, director of several choral societies and composer of fine choral and orchestral works.
23Akeroyde, Samuel, English song-writer, born Yorkshire, after 1650. Many of his popular compositions were printed in song collections of the period.
25Akimenko, Feodor Stepanovitch, Russian composer, born Kharkof, Feb. 20, 1876; pupil of Balakireff and Rimsky-Korsakoff. Among important posts he has held are the directorship of the Tiflis Music School, and a professorship with the Imperial Russian Musical Society; later he became professor of composition at the Leningrad Conservatory. His compositions comprise a Lyric Poem and an overture for orchestra, an opera, a Sonata fantastique and many smaller pieces for piano. Akimenko's creative style shows the influence of Scriabin, and his favorite mood is that of poetical revery.
27Akkord (Ger.), chord.
29Akuta, German term for the organ stop called Acuia.
31Al (It.), in the style of, like.
33Al (Zag-Sal), Sumerian cross-strung harp, bow shaped and made of wood, dating from about [address hidden]. They are large in size, with from eleven to fifteen strings, and have the head of a calf carved at the end of the sound chest. The top of the upright arm was sometimes of gold.
35A la (Fr.), in the manner or style of.
37A-La (Su A-La), a Sumerian drum of large size which hung in the forecourt of the temple. It was from five to six feet in diameter, and beaten by two men either with sticks or the palm of the hand.
39Ala, Giovanni Battista, Italian organist and composer, born Monza about 1580, died at the age of thirty-two. He was the composer of canzonets, madrigals, and operas.
41Alabieff (Aliabieff), Alexander, Russian song-composer, born Moscow, 1787; died there, 1851. He was a talented amateur who composed more than one hundred songs and romances of the pseudo-nationalist period which preceded Glinka. One of these songs, The Nightingale, was frequently introduced by Viardot, Patti and Sembrich into the "Singing-lesson" scene in The Barber of Seville. While in the army he was exiled, and upon his return settled in Moscow, where in collaboration with Verstovsky, he composed music for several fairy and ballad-operas, some of which were quite popular in his day.
43Alain, see Groote, Alianus de.
45Alalá, a Spanish folksong of Galicia. Its verse, consisting of four 8-syllable lines, is set to a short melody that is usually repeated, the final note being held a long time. The diatonic melodies are in free rhythm, and often ornate in character.
47Alaleona, Domenico, Italian composer and musicologist, born Montegiorgio, Nov. 16, 1881; died Dec. 29, 1928. Alaleona studied at the Saint Cecilia Academy Music School in Rome, where in later years he became a teacher. As a composer he was considered one of the most characteristically national and original of the modern Italian school. His compositions include an opera, songs with orchestra, chamber music and symphonic works.
49A la mesure (Fr.), in time, same as a tempo.
51Alamire, Petrus, 16th century Italian composer of motets.
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