The Catholic Encyclopedia

Andrea Adami da Bolsena

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Charles G. Herbermann and others (editors)

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Adami da Bolsena, Andrea, an Italian musician b. at Bolsena, 1663; d. in Rome, 1742. Through the influence of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni he was appointed master of the papal choir. He left a history of this institution, with portraits and memoirs of the singers, under the title of “Osservazioni per ben regolare il coro dei cantori della Cappella Pontificia” (Rome, 1711). He was highly esteemed by the Romans for his personal as well as his musical gifts.

Grove, Dict. of Music and Musicians; RIEMANN, Dict. of Music.

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J. A. Völker.

Trans. None. Written in English by the contributors whose signatures close each article., The Catholic Encyclopedia, An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, in fifteen volumes, 1907. Public domain.