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The British Musical Biography

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ARMSTRONG.
1810:
" A Stranger's visit " for the Quarterly Mtcsical
" A Stranger's visit " for the Quarterly Musical
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Review (edited by Dr. Hiles), and also papers on
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Anthony a' Wood, and Old English Viol Music.
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In the Musical Times (November, 1891), " A
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Richmond Idyll" reveals facts not generally
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known concerning Charles Coleman's domestic
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life; a paper on "Old English Fingering"
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(March, 1895), in the same journal, should be
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also mentioned. Miss Armitt has also contri-
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buted to The Queen, Musical Standard, Musi-
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cal World, Musical Neivs, and acted as musical
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critic for some time for the Manchester City
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Neivs. She is now resident at Ambleside,
News. She is now resident at Ambleside,
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Westmorland.
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1825:
Armstrong, Helen Porter 13-L-15
Armstrong, Helen Porter, born Mit-
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chell, known professionally as Madame
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Melba, soprano vocalist, born at Melbourne,
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Australia, 1859. Daughter of David Mitchell,
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contractor. Sang in the choir of St. Francis'
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Roman Catholic Church, Melbourne, and
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appeared at the Melbourne Liedertafel con-
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certs. 1884. Made her first appearance in
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Europe at Emil Bach's concert. Prince's Hall,
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London, June 1, 1886. A pupil of Madame
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Marchesi, her operatic debut took place at the
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Theatre de la ilounaie, Brussels, as "Gilda,"in
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" Rigoletto," October 12, 1887. She appeared
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at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, May 24,
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1888, as " Lucia," in the " Bride of Lammer-
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moor," and has in subsequent seasons been
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heard in a variety of parts. She sang at La
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Scala, Milan, in 1893; at the Handel Festival,
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Crystal Palace, June 27, 1894 (Selection Day);
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in opera. New York, and elsewhere, and has
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established herself as a prima donna of the
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first rank. In 1882 she married Mr. Charles
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Armstrong, of Queensland.
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1849:
Her sister, Feedeeica Mitchell, is con-
Her sister, Frederica Mitchell, is con-
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sidered one of the most accomplished vocalists
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in Melbourne. In 1891 she was principal
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soprano in the Roman Catholic Church
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(St. George's) Carlton, Melbourne. She sang,
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November 24, 1883, in Dublin, at a concert
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of the University Choral Society.
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1857:
Arne, Michael 13-L-45
Arne, Michael, composer, natural son of
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Thomas A. Arne, born London, 1741. He
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was educated for the stage by his aunt, Mrs.
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Cibber. In 1751 he first appeared as a
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vocalist. He married Elizabeth Wright, the
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soprano singer, in November, 1766, and in
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1779 became director of music at a theatre in
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Dublin. He returned to London and was
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director of oratorios in 1784. He devoted
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himself latterly to the study of alchemy and
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lost his fortune in the pursuit. Died at
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Lambeth, London, January 14, 1786.
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1870:
WoEKS. — Musical dramas : The fairy tale,
Works. — Musical dramas : The fairy tale,
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1763 ; Almena(with Battishill) 1764 ; Positive
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man, 1764; Hymen, 1764; Cymon, 1767; The
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Father, 1778 ; The Belle's stratagem, 1780 ;
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Choice of Harlequin, 1781 ; Tristram Shandy,
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1783. Theflow'ret,anew collection of English
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songs. Glees, many single songs, etc.

ARNE.
1882:
His wife Elizabeth Weight (born about
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1743, died?) soprano singer, sang at the prin-
1884:
cipal concerts of her day.
1885:
1886:
Anne, Susanna Maria 13-R-4
Anne, Susanna Maria, see Cibber
1887:
1888:
(Susanna M.)
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1890:
Arne, Thomas Augustine 13-R-6
Arne, Thomas Augustine, composer,
1891:
born in King Street, Covent Garden, London,
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May 28, 1710, son of an upholsterer. He was
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educated at Eton College, being intended for
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the legal profession, but his natural aptitude
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for music led him to study privately, and he
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had lessons on the spiuuet, and private lessons
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on the violin, from Festing. In 1736 he
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married Cecilia Young, daughter of Charles
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Young, an organist, and in 1738 became com-
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poser to Drury Lane Theatre. From 1742 to
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1744 he resided in Dublin, and on his return
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to London in 1745 he became composer to
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Yauxhall Gardens, Covent Garden Theatre,
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and the principal London theatres. Doc.
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Mus., Oxford, 1759. He died, London,
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March 5, 1778, and is buried in St. Paul's,
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Covent Garden.
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1909:
Works. — Operas and Musical Dramas:
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Rosamond (Addison), Lincoln's Inn Field's
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Theatre, March 7, 1733; Opera of operas, or
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Tom Thumb, 1733 ; Dido and ^neas, 1734 ;
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Comus, a masque, London, 1738; Judgment of
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Paris, a masque, 1740; Alfred, a masque, Lon-
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don, 1740 [by Thomson and Mallet, in which
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is the celebrated national song " Rule,
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Britannia," written by Thomson] ; Britannia,
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a masque, Dublin, 1743; Eliza, opera, Dublin,
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1743 ; Artaxerxes, opera, London, 1762 [the
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well-known psalm-tune " Artaxerxes " is
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taken from the minuet at the end of the
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overture to this opera, and was first adapted
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by R. Harrison in vol. 1 of his " Sacred
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harmony," 1784] ; The fairies, 1762 ; Olim-
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piade, 1765. Music to Plays: Fall of Phaeton,
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London, 1736 ; Zara, 1736 ; Blind beggar of
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Bethnall Green, 1741 ; Thomas and Sally,
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Dublin, 1743 ; Temple of Duluess, 1745 ;
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King Pepin's campaign, 1745 ; Neptune and
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Amphitrite, 1746 ; Don Saverio, 1749 ; The
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Prophetess, 1759 ; The Sultan, 1759 ; Love in
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a village, 1762 ; Birth of Hercules (never
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produced) 1763 ; Guardian outwitted, 1764 ;
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Ladies' frolic (with W. Bates), 1770 ; Fairy
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prince, 1771 ; The Cooper, 1772 ; Elfrida (by
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Mason) 1772 ; The Rose, 1773 ; Contest of
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beauty and virtue, 1773 ; Achilles in petti-
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coats, 1773 ; May-Day, 1775 ; Phoebe at court,
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1776 ; Caractacus (by Mason), 1776 (MS. lost).
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Music to Shakespeare's As you like it, 1740 ;
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Twelfth Night, 1741; Merchant of Venice,
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1742 ; Tempest, 1746 ; Romeo and Juliet,
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1750. Oratorios : Abel, London, Match, 1755 ;
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Judith, London, February, 1764. Ode on
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Shakespeare, composed for the Stratford
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Jubilee, 1769. Songs, etc. : Lyric harmony,
1947:
for voice, harpsichord and violin ; The Syren,
1948:
a collection of favourite songs ; Vocal grove ;


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