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LINLEY.
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Nardini. He was acquainted with Mozart.
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Leader of Bath concerts, and at Drury Lane,
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London. Drowned at Grimsthorpe, Lincoln-
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shire, August 7, 1778.
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Works. — Music to the Tempest ; Ode on
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the Witcliesand Fairies of Shal<espeare, 1776;
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The Song of Moses, oratorio; Accompaniments
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for wind instruments to " Macbeth " music ;
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Anthems, glees, and songs. The popular
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setting of the song, "0 bid your faithful Ariel
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fly," m the "Tempest," is by him. His
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brother, the Eev. Ozias Thurston Lin ley
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(born 1765; died, London, March 6, 1831),
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was a composer of songs, and other vocal
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music.
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Linley, William 249-L-16
Linley, William, composer, son of
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Thomas Linley, senior, born at Bath, 1767
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(1771). Educated at Harrow. He studied
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under Abel and his father. Apjoointed to post
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in East India Company's Service, by Fox.
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Resided in India for a time. He died at
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London, May 6, 1835.
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Works. — Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs,
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consisting of all the songs, duets, and choruses,
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in character, as introduced in his Dramas.,
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with an Introduction, London, 2 vols., 1815-16.
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Two operas. Glees, etc. lie also wrote novels
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and other literary works.
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Linley, Eliza Ann 249-L-29
Linley, Eliza Ann, the "Maid of Bath,"
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soprano vocalist, daughter of Thomas Linley,
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senior, born at Bath, in 1754. She was
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trained by her father, and sang at the Bath
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concerts, and in London, Worcester, Hereford,
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and Gloucester Festivals. She eloped with
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and married R. B. Sheridan in 1773. She
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died at Bristol, June 28, 1792.
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Linley, Maria 249-L-37
Linley, Maria, soprano vocalist, third
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daughter of T. Linlev, born at Bath, about
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1764. Sang at Bath, 'etc. She died at Bath,
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September 5, 1784.
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Linley, Mary 249-L-41
Linley, Mary, soprano vocalist, second
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daughter of T. Linlev, born at Bath, in 1756,
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1759 (?). Sang at Bath, Hereford Festival,
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1771, etc. Married Richard Tickell in 1780.
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She died at Clifton, July 27, 1787.
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Linter, Ricardo 249-L-46
Linter, Ricardo, pianist and composer,
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was born in Devonshire about 1815. In 1862
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he went to Cheltenham, and became a success-
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ful teacher and j)ianist. He held the position
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■of organist of St. James' and St. Luke's
of organist of St. James' and St. Luke's
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Churches, Cheltenham. Died at Cheltenham,
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February 6, 1886. Composer of a large num-
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ber of polkas, quadrilles, variations on airs,
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and other works for pf. Songs, and other
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vocal music.
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Linwood, Mary 249-L-56
Linwood, Mary, composer, born in Bir-
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mingham in 1755, died at Leicester, March 2,
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1845. Composed " David's First Victory,"
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oratorio, London [1840] . The Kellerin, and
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The White Wreath, MS. operas. Songs, and
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other vocal music. She was celebrated for
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her fine needlework, of which she gave
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•exhibitions in 1770, 1778, and 1798.
exhibitions in 1770, 1778, and 1798.

LITOLFF.
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Lisley, John 249-R-1
Lisley, John, composer, known only as
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the composer of a 6-part madrigal, " Faire
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Citharea presents hir doves," in the "Tri-
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umphs of Oriana," 1601.
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Liston, Rev. Henry 249-R-5
Listen, Rev. Henry, writer and inventor,
Liston, Rev. Henry, writer and inventor,
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born in 1771. Minister of Ecclesmachan,
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Linlithgow, from 1793. He died at Merchis-
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tonhall, February 24, 1836. Author of " An
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Essay on Perfect Intonation," London, 1812.
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He invented an Enliarmonic Organ, which
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was performed on in Edinburgh, and his
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system was applied to several other instru-
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ments, though unsuccessfully, owing to the
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great number of pedals, and the difficulties
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consequently attending manipulation. His
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son, Robert, was the famous surgeon.
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Lithgow, William Hume 249-R-17
Lithgow, William Hume, composer,
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teacher, and conductor, was born at Leith,
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on February 15, 1806. He studied in Edin-
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burgh and London, and became precentor of
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St. Enoch's Parish Cliurch, Glasgow, and
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music-master at the High School, in 1842.
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He died at Glasgow, August 22, 1874. Com-
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piler of " Parochial Sacred Music, being a
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selection of the best ancient and modern
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psalm and hymn-tunes, etc. . . . Intended for
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the use of St. Enoch's Church, Glasgow," . . .
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Glasgow, n.d. [c. 1845]. "A Selection of
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Sacred Music, with accompaniments for the
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organ or pianoforte," Glasgow, n.d. He also
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composed a number of songs, " Old Scotland,
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I love thee," etc., and about 50 psalm and
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hymn-tunes.
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Litolff, Henry Charles 249-R-34
Litolff, Henry Charles, composer and
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pianist, born in London, February 6, 1818.
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His father was a native of Alsace, taken
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prisoner by the English in the Peninsular
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war, who settled in London as a violinist.
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His mother was Irish. Litolff studied the
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pianoforte under Moscheles, and made his
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debut at his master's concert, Covent Garden
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Theatre, July 24, 1832. In 1835 he married,
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against his parents' wish, and went to reside
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in France. He gave concerts in various
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places, toured in Germany, 1845-6, gaining
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the title of " The English Liszt." He pla3'ed
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at the Leipzig Gewandhaus several times
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from November 28, 1844, to February 7, 1856.
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In 1851 he entered upon the music business
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of Meyer, of Brunswick, which lie transferred
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to his son, Theodor, in 1860. From 1861 he
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resided chiefly in Paris ; and died at Colombo,
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near that city, August 5, 1891. In 1882, a
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Festival in his honour was held at Angers.
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Works. — Operas : Der Braut vom Kynast,
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1847 ; Rodrique de Tolede ; Les Templiers,
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written about 1865 ; produced, Brussels, Jan-
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uary, 1886 ; The Flying Squadron of the
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Queen, Paris, 1888 ; and King Lear, finished
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in 1890, and found among his papers after
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his death. Five SjTnphony-concertos, for pf.
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and orchestra. Overtures, Robespierre ; Les
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Girondins ; Das Welfenlied ; Chant des Beiges.


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