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ATTWATER.
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with tableture for the lute, so made that all
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the parts may be plaid together with the lute,
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or one voyce with the lu'e and bass viol."
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London, 1622.
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Attwater, John Post 18-L-5
Attwater, John Post, pianist, organist,
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and composer ; born at Faversham, Kent,
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June 26, 1862. In 1881: he went to London,
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and is now organist of Clapham Congrega
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tional Church. Studied under Dr. C. J. Frost,
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Dr. C. W. Pearce, and others ; is a violinist and
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vocalist, and F.R.C.O. His compositions
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include a setting of Psalm 34, for soli, chorus,
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and organ, and many songs and pieces for
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pf., reaching to Op. 79.
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Attwood, Thomas 18-L-15
Attwood, Thomas, composer and organ-
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ist, born London, November 23, 1765. En-
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tered Chapel Royal as chorister 1774. He
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studied under Nares and Ayrton 1774-1781.
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In 1783 he was sent to Italy by George IV.,
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then Prince of Wales, to continue his musical
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studies, and he received instruction from La-
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tilla at ISaples, Mozart at Vienna, etc., from
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1783 to 1787. On his return to England he
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became organist of St. George the Martyr,
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iHolborn, 1787, and a member of the Prince
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of Wales' private band. From 1792 to 1795
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he acted as music master to several members
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of tlie royal family. In June, 1796, he be-
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came organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, Lon-
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don, and, in the same year, composer to the
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Chapel Royal. . He was a member of the
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Philharmonic Society, 1813, and held the
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appointments of organist to George IV. at his
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private chapel at Brighton, 1821, and organist
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of the Chapel Royal, 1836. He died at Chel-
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sea, London, March 24, 1838, and is buried
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in St. Paul's Cathedral, under the organ.
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Works. — Musical Dramas, dc. — The Priso-
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ner, 1792 ; Mariners, 1793; Caernarvon Castle,
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1793; Adopted child, 1795; Poor sailor, 1795;
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Smugglers, 1796; Devil of a lover, 1798; Mouth
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of the Nile, 1798; Day at Rome, 1799 ; Red
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Cross Knight, 1799; Castle of Sorrento, 1799;
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Magic oak, 1799 ; Old clothesman, 1799 ; Do-
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minion of fancy, 1800; True friends, 1800; The
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Escapes, or the water carrier (from Cherubiui),
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1801 ; II Bondocani, 1801 ; St. David's Day,
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1804; Adrian and Orilla (with M. Kelly), 1806;
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Curfew, 1807. Church services in F, A, D,
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and C. Anthems — Come Holy Ghost ; Enter
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not into judgment ; Grant, we beseech Thee ;
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I was glad ; Let the words of my mouth ;
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God, who by the leading of a star ; They that
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go down to the sea ; Turn Thee again Lord ;
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Turn Thy face from my sins ; Withdraw not
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Thou Thy mercy. Nine glees for three, four,
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five, and six voices. London [18281 . Songs —
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Dear vale, whose green retreats ; The sigh ;
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Soldier's dream ; Spacious firmament ; Young
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Lochinvar, etc.
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Audsley, George Ashdown 18-L-61
Audsley, George Ashdown, architect
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and musician, was born at Elgin September
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6, 1838. Has lectured on Bach and other

AVISON.
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musical subjects, and is author of a work on
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the organ. He has also produced a number
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of finely illustrated books on architecture
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and decoration.
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Austen, Augusta Amherst 18-R-5
Austen, Augusta Amherst (Mrs. T.
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Anstey Guthrie), composer and organist,
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born London, August 2, 1827. She studied at
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the Royal Academy of Music, and was ap-
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pointed organist of Ealing Church in 1844.
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This post she held till 1848, when she re-
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ceived a similar appointment at Paddington
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Chapel. This she resigned in 1S57, and soon
Chapel. This she resigned in 1857, and soon
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after she married Mr. T. A. Guthrie. She
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died at Glasgow August 5, 1877. She com-
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posed various hymn-tunes, etc. Her son, P.
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Anstey, is the popular novelist, author of
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" Vice Versa " and other works.
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Austin, John 18-R-18
Austin, John, author, born at Craigton,
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near Glasgow, April 17. 1752. He was a manu-
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facturer in Glasgow, where he died about 1830.
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He published " A System of Stenographic
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Music." London, n.d. [1820], in which the
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proposal is made to substitute one line and
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six characters for the ordinary five lines and
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symbols of the existing musical notation.
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There is a short notice of Austin, with por-
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trait, in Kay's " Original Portraits," vol. 2.
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p. 376. Edinburgh, 1838.
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Austin, Walter 18-R-29
Austin, Walter, Amateur composer, born
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at Leeds. Engaged in the Civil Service. First
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came into notice by his Cantata, "The Fire
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King," accepted for the Leeds Festival of 1877.
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He is also the composer of an Operetta, "The
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Stepmother" (Arthur Sketchley), produced at
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St. George's Hall, London, 1880; an overture,
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"The Camp," performed at the Covent Gar-
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den Promenade Concerts, August, 1880; and
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some songs and pf. pieces.
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Austin, William Frank 18-R-39
Austin, William Frank, organist and
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composer, born at Lichfield, December 28,
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1846. Began his career as a chorister, in Lich-
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field Cathedral, and was afterwards associated
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with the musical work of Rugby School, and
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Trinity College, London. He took up warmly
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the subject of "English Opera," upon which
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he lectured and wrote. His last organ appoint-
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ment was at St. Andrew's, Fulham. He died
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in London, February 16, 1891. His composi-
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tions include a chorus, The Crusaders; The
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Gondolier ; Farewell, dear Love, and other
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songs ; and a few pieces for pianoforte.
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Avison, Charles 18-R-52
Avison, Charles, composer, author, and
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organist, born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1710.
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He is supposed to have gone to Italy to study
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music, and he certainly had lessons from
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Geminiani in London. In July, 1736, he be-
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came organist of St. John's Church, New-
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castle, and in October of the same year he
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was appointed organist of St. Nicholas'
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Church, Newcastle. From 1736 he gave sub-
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scription concerts in Newcastle, and resided
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there as a teacher. He died Newcastle-upon-
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Tyne, May 9, 1770.


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