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LAMBERT.
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1818-1875. He died at Beverley, January 24,
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1880. Wrote sonatas, trios, overtures, septet
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for strings, British concerts, 1823 ; Dance
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music for pf., etc.
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His father, Geoege Lambert, who died at
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Beverley on July 15, 1818, was organist of
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Beverley Minster for 41 years.
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Lambert, James 237-L-8
Lambert, James, musician and painter,
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was born at Jevington, Sussex, in 1725. He
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resided at Lewes as a painter, music teacher
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and organist of St. Thomas-at-Cliffe. Died at
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Lewes, December 7, 1788. We have not found
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any published works of this musician.
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Lambert, Sir John 237-L-14
Lambert, Sir John, distinguished civil
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servant, and first Permanent Secretary to the
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Local Government Board, demands mention
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here on account of his services to Roman
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Catholic Church music. He was born at
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Bridzor, Tisbury, Wiltshire, February 4, 1815,
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and died at Milford House, Clapham Common,
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January 27, 1892. He was a member of the
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St. Cecilia Academy, Rome, and the recipient
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of a gold medal from Pius IX. for his arrange-
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ments of the Psalms and Antiphons of the
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Roman Liturgj'. His public and political life
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is dealt with in the memoir in Vol. XXXII.
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of the Dictionarv of National Biography
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(London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1892).
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Works. — Totuni Antiphonarium Vesperale
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Organistrum in Ecclesiis accommodatum,
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1849 ; Hymnarium Vesperale, Hymnos Ves-
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perales totius anni complectens ; Ordinarium
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Missse e Graduale Romano in usum organis-
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trarum adaptatum, 1851 ; The true mode of
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accompanying the Gregorian Chant, 1848 ;
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Harmonising and singing the Ritual song ;
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Grammar of Plain Chant ; INIusic of the
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Middle Ages, 1857, etc. He also collaborated
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in the preparation of other works on Liturgical
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Music.
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Lambeth, Henry Albert 237-L-41
Lambeth, Henry Albert, organist and
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conductor, born at Hardway, near Gosport,
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January 16, 1822. Studied the organ under
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Thomas Adams and Henry Smart, upon whose
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recommendation he was appointed Glasgow
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City Organist in 185-3. He was conductor of
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the Glasgow Choral Union, 1859-80; of the
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new West of Scotland Choral Union, 1885.
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Formed a choir, which gave its first concert
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in 1874, and was then called by his name ;
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afterwards known as the " Balmoral Choir " ;
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and now the famed Glasgow Select Choir.
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This he left in 1878. He was organist at St.
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Mary's Episcopal Church, Glasgow, and later,
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at Park Church. He died at Glasgow, June
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27, 1895. His compositions were settings of
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Psalms 86, and 137, both performed by the
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Glasgow Choral Union ; various songs and
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pf. pieces. He edited (with D. Baptie) The
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Scottish Book of Praise, 1876 ; and arranged
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a number of Scotch songs for choral singing.
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Lamond, Frederick A 237-L-62
Lamond, Frederick A., pianist and
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composer, born at Glasgow, January 28, 1868.

LANCIA.
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Studied at first with his brother, David La-
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mond. In 1880 he was organist of Laurieston
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Parish Church, and gave organ recitals. He
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studied the violin, while in Glasgow, with H.
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C. Cooper, and with Heerman when he went
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to Frankfort, in 1882. While at the Raff
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Conservatorium in that town, his master for
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pf. was Max Schwarz, and for composition,
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Anton Urspruch. Later, he had lessons from
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Hans von Billow, and Liszt. He made an
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appearance at a concert at Berlin, November
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17, 1885, and achieved a great success ; he
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also played at Vienna shortly after. He gave
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his first recital on his return to Glasgow,
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March 8, 1886, and was heard in London the
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same month, at the Princes' Hall ; but he
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removed to St. James's Hall for the fourth
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recital, April 15, when he was honoured by
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the presence of the Abbe Liszt, then on his
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last visit to London. The next few years he
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was chiefly in Germany ; but he played at the
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Crystal Palace (Saint-Saens Concerto, No. 4,
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in C minor), April 5, 1890 ; and at the Phil-
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harmonic (Brahms' Concerto, No. 2, in B flat),
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May 14, 1891. Since then he has still further
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advanced his claim to be placed among the
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leading pianists of the day. He plays fre-
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quently in Germany, and was in Berlin in
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February, 1896, and visited Russia later in the
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year. His compositions are not yet very
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numerous, but they include a Symphony in
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A, produced by the Glasgow Choral LTnion,
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December 23, 1889 ; An overture, " Aus dem
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Schottischen Hochlande," performed by the
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Philharmonic Society, March 7, 1895 ; A pf.
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trio; Sonata, pf. and violoncello, op. 2; Eight
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pieces for -pt., op. 1, etc.
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Lampe, Mrs 237-R-38
Lampe, Mrs., sec Young Isabella.
Lampe, Mrs., see Young Isabella.
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Lancaster, Joseph 237-R-39
Lancaster, Joseph, organist and com-
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poser, editor of the " Leeds Tune Book,"
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London, 1868 ; London, 1875, etc. Composer
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of ballads, dance music, etc.
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Lancia, Florence 237-R-43
Lancia, Florence, soprano vocalist, born
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in London, March 20, 1840. Of Irish descent
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on her father's side. In 1856 she was taken
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to Milan and received lessons for a few months
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from Antonio Sangiovanni ; and, returning to
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London, was instructed by Signer Brizzi,
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through whose aid she secured an engagement
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at Turin, making her debut, early in 1858, as
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Rosina in " II Barbiere." She then toured
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in opera and concerts in Ireland and Scotland,
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and sang in the first series of Monday Popular
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Concerts, January 3, 1859. In 1861 she was
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articled for five years to Frank ]\Iori, but
articled for five years to Frank Mori, but
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continued her public career. She first sang
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in oratorio at Exeter Hall, January 22, 1862,
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in Haydn's "Creation" ; and from that time
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until 1874 was constantly before the public,
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in opera and on the concert platform. She
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appeared as prima donna in at least thirty
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operas, including the chief works of Donizetti,
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Bellini, Verdi, Balfe, Wallace, Benedict, Auber,


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