Spen’diarov

Alexander A fan a sov itch, Kachov, Province of Taurien, Ru ia, Nov. 1, 1871—May, 1928, at Erivan, Armenia, where since 1924 he was dir. of the State Cons.; early in life a lawyer, but later studied Rimsky-Korsakoff; pa ed most of his life in the Crimea; c. operas, orch. “Sketches from the Crimea,’ ‘The Three Palm Trees,’ songs, piano works incl. “Erivan Studies,” etc. 6pengel (shpéng’-él), Julius H., Hamburg, June 12, 1853—-April 17, 1936; pupil of Cologne Cons. and Berlin Hochschule, taught in Hamburg, and studied with Gradener and Armbrust; 1878-1927, cond. Cacilienverein; singing-teacher and organist; c. symph., ’cello-sonata, etc. (Speier) (shpi’-ér), Wilhelm, Frankfort, 1790—1878; violinist and composer.