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8, 1844. Pupil in Mus School, Boston, of Baker, Arbuckle, etc., at Bost. Cons, of Eichberg; choirmaster, conductor of Vocal Society, director of school of music in Cleveland; composed 3 operas, vocal studies, etc. Artdt (ar'-tS), Marguerite Josephine Ddsirde Montagney, d) am sop b Paris, July 31, 1835, d Beihn, Apr 3, 1907. Daughter of Jean Desire Montagney (Sept. 23, 1803-Mar. 25, 1887), who was also called Artot, as were his brother, Alexandre (1815- 1845), and their father, Maurice (1772-1829), all musicians. Marguerite was pupil of Mme. Viardot- Garcia; concert ddbut Biu els, 1857; opera ddbut, Paris, 1858, where she was engaged at Meyer beer’s request; toured as star throughout Europe, especially succe ful m Italian opera Her voice fiom mezzo soprano became after persistent practise of high enough register for the groat soprano parts. Asanchevski (az-an-choff'-ski), Michael Paulovitch von, compr l>. Moscow, 1838, d. there, Jan. 24, 1881. Studied ATTENHOFER composition at Leipzig under Hauptmann and Richter and piano at Rome with Liszt; lived m Pans, 1S66-70, director 1871-76 St. Petersburg Cons to which he gave valuable library, retired 1876, published sonata for pf and ’cello, tno, etc.