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ASHLEY.
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torio at Covent Garden Theatre, 1795, and a
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performer on the double-bass. He organized a
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band, in which his sons were performers, which
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gave concerts of instrumental music in various
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parts of England. He died March 2, 1805.
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His sons, all of whom played in his baud,
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were General Charles (17G9 — August 28,
were General Charles (1769 — August 28,
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1818), a violinist; John James (1771 — Lon-
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don, January 5, 1815), an organist and teacher
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of singing, who numbered among his pupils
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Mrs. Salmon, Mrs. Vaughan, and others. He
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composed "Three Canzonets, Op. 5," songs,
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and instrumental music. Charles Jane
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(1773 — August 20, 1843), violoncellist, was one
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of the founders of the Glee Club, and Sec. to
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Royal Soc. of Musicians. He was also a mem-
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ber of the Philharmonic Soc, and became
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proprietor of the Tivoli Gardens in 1843. For
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nearly twenty years he was a prisoner for debt
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in King's Bench Prison, London. His brother
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Richard (1775—1836) was a violinist, and
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played chiefly in provincial orchestras.
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Ashley, Josiah or John 16-L-23
Ashley, Josiah or John, composer and
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vocalist, born Bath, 1780. He resided chiefly
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at Bath, where he was a teacher and concert
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vocalist. Died at P)ath in 1830.
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Works. — Songs ; Honest Ben ; Heart that
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o'erflows with good nature; Origin of old
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bachelors; Poor Joe, the marine; Poor orphan
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maid, etc. Reminiscences and observations
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respecting the origin of our national anthem
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. . . 1827. Letter to the Rev. W. L. Bowles,
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supplementary to the observations . . . 1827.
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Both tracts in answer to Richard Clark's
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work. In the "Bath and Bristol Magazine,"
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October, 1834, the article on "God save the
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king" is reprinted.
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Ashton, Algernon Bennet Langton 16-L-38
Ashton, Algernon Bennet Langton,
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composer and pianist, third son of Charles
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Ashton iq.v.), born at Durham, December 9,
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1859. On the death of his father, the family
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went to reside at Leipzig, and Moscheles took
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a great interest in the boy, whose talent was
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manifested at a very early age. His first in-
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structors at Leipzig were Franz Heinig and
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Ivan Knorr. At the age of fifteen he entered
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the Conservatorium, his teachers being Rein-
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ecke, E. F. Richter, Jadassohn, R. Papperitz,
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and Coccius. On leaving, in 1879, he was
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awarded the Helbig prize, having on two
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previous occasions taken the yearly prizes for
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composition. He then visited England for a
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short time, returning to Germany for further
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study under Raff, at Frankfort, 1880-1. After
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that time he took up his residence in London,
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and in 1885 was appointed Professor of the
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pianoforte at the Royal College of Music. He
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has given many concerts in London and else-
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where, and has appeared as pianist at Leipzig,
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and in 1894 toured on the Continent with Mr.
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Ben Davies, the vocalist. His compositions
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are very numerous, the following list includ-
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ing the most important of them.

ASHTON.
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Works. — Orchestral : Three concert over-
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tures (one in F, produced at the Hanley
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Festival, 1888); Concerto, pt. and orchestra;
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Concerto, violin and orchestra. Ghcmiber
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Music : Quintets in C, op. 25 ; in E minor ;
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Quartets, F sharp minor, op. 34; C minor;
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Trios, in E flat ; in A, op. 88, all for pf. and
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strings ; Quartet in B flat, strings (Musical
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Artists' Society Prize, 1886) ; Sonatas in F,
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op. 6 ; in G, pf. and violoncello ; in A minor,
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op. 14 ; in E, op. 38 ; in C minor, op. 86, pf.
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and violin ; Op. 44, pf. and viola ; and many
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pieces in smaller form. Pianoforte : Suite in
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P, for two pianos ; Six sets of duets ; Three
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pieces, op. 63 ; " Aquarellen," seven pieces, op.
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87, etc. Vocal : Salvum fac regem, for chorus,
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op. 27 ; Part-songs for men's voices, and for
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mixed choirs ; Duets ; Four songs (Geibel),
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op. 46 ; Six songs, op. 52 ; Nine songs, op.
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89, etc. Organ : Interludium, op. 11 ; Minuet
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in C, op. 81, etc.
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Ashton, Charles 16-R-22
Ashton, Charles, tenor singer, born at
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Lincoln, Feb. 1, 1815. In 1822 he became
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a chorister in the cathedral under Benjamin
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Whall, the choirmaster. Appointed first tenor
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at Lincoln Cathedral, 1831, and held the post
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till 1841. He also acted as organist in the
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churches of St. Peter's at Gowts, and St.
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Peter's in Eastgate, Lincoln. He was leading
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tenor at Durham Cathedral from 1841 till
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1862. He was a successful teacher of singing,
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and sang at many of the provincial festivals.
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Died at London, July 11, 1862, when there
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seeking medical advice. He published several
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anthems arranged from Beethoven, Mozart,
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etc., and issued " Services of the church . . .
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consisting of the Preces, Responses, etc., as
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sung in Durham Cathedral . . ." London,
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1844. Several of his children inherited his
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musical taste, among whom are Algernon and
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Diana, separately noticed.
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Ashton, Diana Uvedale 16-R-42
Ashton, Diana Uvedale, daughter of the
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preceding, born at Durham, October 21, 1840.
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Studied at first with her father, and, shewing
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great ability, was sent to Leipzig, where she
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received instruction from Moscheles, Haupt-
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mann, and E. F. Richter. Returning after
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three years' stay in Leipzig, she intended
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settling in London, but the unexpected death
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of her father necessitated a change in the
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plans of the family. For some time she
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remained in Durham, occupied in teaching ;
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but seeking a wider sphere for her talent she
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went to New York, and later to Chicago,
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where she married a German musician, Louis
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Staab. She lost all her property in the great
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fire at Chicago in 1871, and never recovering
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the shock of that terrible event, this accom-
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plished artist died in New York, December 21,
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1878. E. F. Richter dedicated his fine pf.
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Sonata, op. 27, to IMiss Ashton.
Sonata, op. 27, to Miss Ashton.
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Ashton, Frank B 16-R-62
Ashton, Frank B., see Crawford,
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William.


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