48 A DEUX MAINS A DUE

part of the arranger. Those additional ac- of Erfurt. In 1736 his house and all his
companiments will always hest fulfil their possessionswere burnt, but the undaunted
object in which most reverence is shown for man was not discouraged. He taught both
the author's original intentions. [See articles music and language, wrote largely and well
by Professor Prout in the Monthly Musical Record on music, and even constructed instruments
for 1891, on Franz's edition of the 'Messiah.' with his own hands ; and thus made a suc-
iiho Musical Times, May and Jime 1891.] B.P. cessful resistance toadverse fortune till his
A DEUX MAINS (Fr.). 'For two hands.' death, July 1762.
5, Three of his works
A term applied to music for one performer on are of lasting value in musical literature (1) :

the piano, as contradistinguished from A quatee Anleitumg zur musik. Gelahrtheit, with a preface
MAINS, etc. by Joh. Ernst Bach (Erfurt, 1758) a 2nd ;

ADLER, GuiDO, a distinguished writer on edition, issued after his death, by J. A. Hillee
music, born Nov. 1, 1855, at Eibenschiitz in (Leipzig, 1783). (2) Musica mechanica Orgcm-
Moravia, was educated at the academical Gym- cedi, etc. (Berlin, 1768), a treatise in two
nasium at Vienna, and at the Conservatorium, volumes on the structure, use, and maintenance
where he was pupil of Bruckner and Dessoff. of the organ and clavicymbalum. Tliis con-
In 1874 he went to the university, and took tains additions by J. F. Ageicola and J. L.
part with Mottl and K. Wolf in the foundation Albrecht, a translation by the former of a
of an Academische Wagnerverein
'
he was '
; treatise on the organ by Bedos de Celles,
appointed as a university teacher of musical and an autobiography of Adlung. (3) Musi-
. science in 1881, and in 1882 was a representa- kalisches Siebengestim (Berlin, 1768). (See
tive of Austria at the international liturgical HiUei's Zebensb. ber. Musikgelehrten.) c. r. p.
congress held at Arezzo. In 1884 he founded, ADOLFATI, Andrea, born in Venice 1711,
in association with Chrysander and Spitta, date and place of death unknown ; was a pupU
the useful publication called Vierteljdhrschrift of Galuppi, conductor of the music in the church
fur Musilcwissenschaft, in 1885 was appointed of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, and in
professor of musical science at Prague, and in that of the Annunziata at Genoa, the latter
1898 succeeded Hanslick in a similar professor- from about 1750 till his death. His principal
ship at Vienna. He has edited the compositions operas are ' L'Artaserse,' 'L'Arianna,' 'Adriano
of Ferdinand III., Leopold I., and Joseph I., in Siria,' and ' La Gloria ed 11 Piacere,' the first
and since 1894 has been editor-in-chief of the produced in Rome in 1742, the three last in
series of Derikmaler der TonTcwnst in Oester- Genoa in 1750-52. Another 'La Clemenza di
reich ; his capital edition of Froberger, in two Tito,' dated 1753, is preserved in the Hofbiblio-
vols., appeared in 1903, and various musical thek, Vienna. After that date Adolfati was
treatises are enumerated by Biemann, from whose appointed maestro di cappella to the Princess
lexicon the above particulars are taken. of Modena. He left also sacred compositions,
ADLGASSER, Anton Cajetan, bom April chiefly Psalms. 'Arianna' is said to contain
3, 1728, at Inzell in Bavaria. After being an air in quintuple time. m. c. c.
a pupil of Eberlin's, he was sent to Italy ADRIEN, or ANDRIEN, Martin Joseph,
by the Archbishop of Salzburg, and recalled called Adeien l'Ain^ born at Li^e, May 26,
thence to the post of organist to the cathedral 1767 ; a bass singer, taking alternate parts
and cembalist to the court at Salzburg, where with Ch&on at the opera in Paris from 1785
he died Deo. 21, 1777, from an apoplectic stroke to 1804 afterwards choirmaster at the opera.
;

while at the organ. Adlgasser was noted both In March 1822 he succeeded Lain6 as professor
as organ player and contrapuntist. His works of declamation at the licole Royale de Musique,
remain mostly in MS. [A list is given in and died Nov. 19, 1824 (?) a victim to the
Eitner's Quellen-Lexikon.'] c. F. p. exaggerated system of declamation then in
AD LIBITUM (Lat.). At the pleasure of the vogue. His voice was harsh, and his method
performer, as regards time and expression. In of singing bad, but he had merit as an actor.
the case of arrangements
—
' with violin or flute He composed the 'Hymne k la Victoire' on
ad libitum '
—
it signifies that the solo instrument the evacuation of the French territory in 1795,
may be left out or exchanged at pleasure. the hymn to the martyrs for liberty, and an
ADLUNG, Jacob, born at Bindersleben, ' Invocation h. I'Etre supreme,' 1793. His
Erfurt, Jan. 14, 1699 a theologian, scholar,
; brother J. Adeien was born at Li^ge about
and musician. His taste for music came late ; 1768, and died about 1824 he published five
;

the clavier, organ, and theory, he learned from collections of songs (Paris, 1790-1802), and
Christian Reichardt the organist, who though was for a short time choirmaster at the Theatre
not a musician of the first rank was truly Feydeau. Another brother, Ferdinand, born
devoted to his art. After the death of Butt- 1770, died ahout 1830, was a teacher of singing
stedt in 1727 Adlung received his post as in Paris, choirmaster of the opera (1798-1800)
organist of the Evangelical church, were he was and composer of songs. m. c. c.
soon known for his masterly playing, and in A DUE (Ital., 'In two parts'), or A 2.
1741 became professor at the Kathsgymnasium This expression is used in two exactly opposite