Alt’m

ann. Wilhelm, b. Adelnau, Germany, April 4, 1862; editor and musical historian; from 1900, chief librarian of Berlin Royal Library; 1914, of mus. section, Pru ian State Library; 1906, dir. of Deutsche Musiksammlung; 1904, critic, ‘‘ National-Zeitung”’; a prolific and scholarly writer on a great number of musical subjects; ed. letters of Wagner and Brahms, etc. Altnikol (alt’-né-k6l), Jn. Chp., d. Naumberg, 1759; son-in-law and pupil of J. S. Bach; organist and comoser. (alt’-shool-ér), Modeste, conductor; b. Mohilev, Ru ia, Feb. I5, 1873; studied Moscow Cons., ’cello, orch., with Arensky, Safonoff, Taneieff; European tour with Moscow Trio; came to America as ’cellist and teacher, 1900; founded Ru ian Symph. Orch., New York, 1903; cond. many first perf. of Ru ian works with this group, now disbanded. Res: Los Angeles. ( -va’-réth), (1) Fermin Maria, b. Sarago a; d. Barcelona, 1898; c. popular songs, etc. (2) (al-va-réz), stage name of Albert Raymond Gourron; Bordeaux, 1861 —Nice, Feb. 1, 1933; tenor; pupil of A. de Martini; début at Ghent, later at Paris Opéra as leading tenor for many years; 1898 Met. Op. House, New York.