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LEVY.
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The Man of War ; Robin Hood (for boys voices);
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The Hide to Ware (humorous). Many songs:
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Esmeralda ; Here stands a post ; Unfading
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beauty ; King and the beggar maid ; Maritana,
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gay Gitana ; Lullaby, etc. Pieces for pf., etc.
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Irish overture for orchestra.
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His fatlier, Richard Michael Levey, born
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in Dublin, October 2, 1811, violinist, was
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apprenticed to James Barton, leader at the
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Theatre Royal, Dublin, in 1826. In 1830 he
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succeeded to the post, and was afterwards
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musical director. On his fiftieth anniversary
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of office he received a handsome testimonial.
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As a violinist he was well known at the
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Crystal Palace Handel Festivals, etc. He was
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also •professor of the violin at the Royal Irish
also professor of the violin at the Royal Irish
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Academy of Music, and is still living. The
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violinist known as " Paganini Redivivus " is
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his son, Richard M. Levey. He first
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appeared in Paris, in 1850, and was for some
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time principal violin at Muzard's Concerts at
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the Hotel d' Osmond. Then he came to
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London, and at the Royal Polytechnic Insti-
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tution, gave a weird impersonation entitled
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" Paganini's Ghost." He has given recitals
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in the provinces and on the continent, but no
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particulars are available concerning his bio-
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graphy.
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Levy, Isaac 246-L-29
Levy, Isaac, cornet player, for many years
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a favourite at the Promenade concerts at
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Covent Garden and elsewhere. He has resided
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in America at different times, but reappeared
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at the Westminster Aquarium in 1887. Later
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it was stated that he had been naturalized as
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a citizen of the United States of America.
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He is author of a Popular Cornet Tutor.
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Lewis, Eric 246-L-37
Lewis, Eric, vocalist and composer of
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present time. He has appeared on the stage
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as the Duke in Osmond Carr's musical farce,
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"In Town," 1892, etc. His sketches, "A
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Round of Visits," produced at Brighton
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Aquarium, 1882; and "A Water Pic-nic,"
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German Reed, 1884 ; with an operetta, are
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his principal works. He has also written a
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glee, etc.
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Lewis, James Henry 246-L-46
Lewis, James Henry, organist and di-
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dactic writer, born at Great Malvern, Februarj'
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23, 18.56. Chorister, St. Peter's, Malvern;
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organist at St. Cuthbert's Episcopal Church,
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Hawick, N.B. ; Parish Church, West Hartle-
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pool ; St. Peter's, Staines, Middlesex ; and of
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Parish Church, Twickenham, from 1889.
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Conductor of Hartlepool Philharmonic ;
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Staines Orchestral Society. Warden of the
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Church Choir Guild, London, the proceedings
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of which lie beyond the scope of this work.
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He is author of Elements of Music ; Counter-
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point in Catechetical Form ; Double Counter-
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point and Fugue, all published by Novello.
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He has published some Church music, etc.
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Lewis, Thomas 246-L-61
Lewis, Thomas, author of " Organ build-
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ing and bell founding," London, 1878.
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Lewis, Thomas C 246-L-63
Lewis, Thomas C, musician, who flour-

LIDDLE.
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ished about 1840-60. He edited "Lewis'
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Times," a periodical, from 1852, and issued
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" The Cornopeanist," being a selection of airs
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. . . London [1854], and on a similar plan,
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works entitled "The Flautist," and "The
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Violinist."
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Lewys, Dyved 246-R-7
Lewys, Dyved, tenor vocalist, born, March
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28, 1865, at Llanerwys, Carmarthen, of musi-
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cal parentage. His talent was manifest at an
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early age, and while yet a boy he carried off
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prizes for singing, and as conductor, at local
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Eisteddfodau. When eighteen, as a member
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of the Orpheus Glee Club, he sang before
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Adelina Patti, at Craig-y-nos, and, upon that
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distinguished artists' advice, decided upon
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adopting the profession of music, and entered
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the R.A.M. He soon became one of the
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leading Welsh tenors, and besides winning
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innumerable prizes at Eisteddfodau, sang in
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many important concerts in London and the
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j)rovinces. He conducted the Welsh Festivals
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at St. Paul's Cathedral on several occasions ;
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toured in the U.S.A., in 1893, appearing at
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the Chicago Exhibition, where he was the
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recipient of many tokens of success.
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Leybourne, George 246-R-26
Leybourne, George, comic singer, who
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was well-known in London and provincial
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music-hails as a delineator of the heavy swell
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variety of character. He called himself the
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" Lion Comique," and introduced or sang
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such songs as "Champagne Charlie," "Up
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in a balloon," " She danced like a fairy,"
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and " Lancashire Lass," etc. He died in
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Loudon, Sejotember 15, 1884.
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Lichfield, Henry 246-R-35
Lichfield, Henry, composer of the 16th
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and 17th centuries, who published " The
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First Set of Madrigals of Five Parts, apt
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both for viols and voyces." London, 1613.
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An edition of his madrigal, " All ye that
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sleepe in pleasure," was issued in 1893, under
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the care of W. B. Squire.
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Liddle, John Shepherd 246-R-42
Liddie, John Shepherd, organist and
Liddle, John Shepherd, organist and
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conductor. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1876, Cam-
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bridge. Organist successivelj' of Clewer
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Parish Church, 1872 ; Halifax Parish Church,
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1883; Newbury Parish Church, 1884, to
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present time. Conductor of Newbury Choral
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Society, and Orchestral Union ; Avon Vale
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Musical Society ; English Ladies' Orchestral
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Society ; Wallingford Philharmonic. In 1896
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he succeeded August Manus, as conductor of
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the Handel Society, London. He has given
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many concerts, but hitherto has not pub-
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lished any compositions.
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John S. Liddlk, was organist at Newcastle-
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on-Tyne, first at St. An<h-ew's, for 8 years ;
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then at St. Peter's, for 9 years. From 1863
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to 1884 he was organist of the Parish Church,
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St. Neots, Hunts, where he died, March 30,
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1884, aged 60 years.
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Liddle, Robert William 246-R-61
Liddie, Robert William, organLst, born
Liddle, Robert William, organLst, born
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at Durham, IMarcb 14, 1864. Chorister at
at Durham, Marcb 14, 1864. Chorister at
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St. Oswald's, Durham ; then at the Cathedral.


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