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LLOYD.
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born Hopkins {q.v.). Chorister at Westmin-
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ster Abbey under James Turle, leaving at fif-
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teen, and after a year passed at a school at
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Southwark, joined his mother at Clieltenham,
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where lie remained until 18G5. He then sang
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at a church in Belsize Park, London, for a
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short time, obtaining an appointment at
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Trinity College, Cambridge in 1866. A year
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later he went to St. Andrew's, Wells Street,
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London, and shortly afterwards was ajopointed
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a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, St. James's,
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an office he resigned in a few years. He was
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now becoming known as a concert singer,
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taking part in the performance of Beethoven's
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Choral Fantasia at the Oratorio Concerts,
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March 9, 1870. His first great opportunity
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came with the Gloucester Festival of 1871,
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when he distinguished himself in Bach's ]\Iat-
when he distinguished himself in Bach's Mat-
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thew Passion. He has sung at every meeting
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of the Three Choirs since that time save the
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years 1875, 6, and 9, while his connection
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with the Norwich Festivals dates from 1872.
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He has been principal tenor at the Leeds Fes-
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tivals since 1874 ; and has sung at every Bir-
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mingham Festival from 1876. At other Festi-
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vals and Concerts he has been constantly
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heard, and has created the tenor part in most
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of the great works of recent times. As a sin-
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ger of Wagner's music he is unsurpassed. He
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has visited America on several occasions, from
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the Cincinnati Festival of 1888, and has sung
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in Brussels and Paris.
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His father, Richard Lloyd, born at Vaux-
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hall, March 12, 1813, was a tenor singer of re-
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pute, and became a vicar choral of Westm inster
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Abbey. Hedied, June 28, 1853. Hf.nry Lloyd,
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a younger brother of Edward, appeared as a
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tenor singer for a short time 1889-90; and E.
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Turner Lloyd, sou of Edward Lloyd, studied
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pianoforte under JMadume Schumann, and
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singing under P. Walker; appeared as a voca-
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list ; toured in America, 1892-3 ; and is now a
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professor of singing at the R.A.M.
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Lloyd, George 251-L-44
Lloyd, George, musician, who published
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"Peninsular IMelodies," London, 1830, 2 vols.
"Peninsular Melodies," London, 1830, 2 vols.
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Lloyd, John Ambrose 251-L-46
Lloyd, John Ambrose, composer, born
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at Mold, Flintshire, June 14, 1815. Father
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of Charles Francis Lloyd {q-v.). Though in
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the main self-taught, he gained the reputa-
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tion of being the most refined Welsh com-
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poser of his day. His cantata, "The Prayer
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of Habakkuk " (1851), was the first work of
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its class produced in Wales ; his anthem,
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" The Kingdom of the Earth " (Eisteddfod
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Prize, 1852), is still the most popular anthem
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in Wales; and his part-song, "The Last
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Flower," is looked upon as a Welsh classic.
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In 1843 he published a collection of Hymn-
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tunes ; and a second, "The Praise Offering,"
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in 1873. Several of his hymn-tunes were
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awarded prizes. He often acted as adjudi-
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cator at the National Eisteddfodau. Died at
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Liverpool, September 14, 1874.

LOCKEY.
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Lloyd, John, Frederick 251-R-1
Lloyd, John, Frederick, musician, com-
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piler of "The Parochial Psalmist, or a selec-
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tion of Psalms and Hymns," Dublin [1845];
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2nd ed., 1848 ; 3rd ed., 1850.
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Locke, Matthew 251-R-5
Locke, Matthew, composer and writer,
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was born at Exeter in 1632 or 1633. He be-
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came a chorister in Exeter Cathedral, and
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studied music under Edward Gibbons and W.
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Wake. Composer in Ordinary to Charles II.,
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1661. Afterwards he became a Roman Catho-
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lic, and was appointed organist to the Queen.
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He died at London, August, 1677.
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Works. — Cupid and Death, masque (Shir-
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ley), with C. Gibbons, 1653. Little Consort
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of three parts for viols, 1656. Music for The
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Stepmother (Stapylton), 1664 ; Davenant's
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alteration of " Macbeth," 1672 ; Shadwell's
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" Psyche," 1673 ; and the " Tempest," 1673.
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Anthems, various, for Chapel Royal. Kyrie
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and Credo, 1666 (preface defending the work
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against the oiDposition which its novel form
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raised, entitled, "Modern Church Music: Pre-
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accused, censur'd, and obstructed in its per-
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formance before his ]Majesty," April 1, 1666).
formance before his Majesty," April 1, 1666).
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Reply to Thomas Salmon's "Essay to the
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Advancement of Music," entitled, " Observa-
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tions upon a late book entitled. An Essay to
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the Advancement of Musick, by casting away
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the perplexity of different clifts and writing
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all sorts of musick in an Universal character."
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London, 1672. Reply to Salmon's " Vindica-
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tion," entitled, "The Present practice of
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Musick, vindicated against the exception and
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new way of attaining Musick, lately published
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by Thomas Salmon, London, 1672. " Melo-
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thesia, or certain general Rules for playing
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upon a continued bass, with a choice collec-
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tion of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Organ
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of all sorts," London, 1673. Songs in contem-
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porary collections, as the Theater of Music;
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The Treasury of Music ; etc.
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Lockett, William 251-R-42
" Lockett, William, organist and compo-
Lockett, William, organist and compo-
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ser, was born at IManchester in 1835. He
ser, was born at Manchester in 1835. He
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has held the appointments of deputy assistant
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organist of Manchester Cathedral ; organist
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of St. John's, Higher Broughton, 1855-61 ;
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St. Mark's, Cheetham ; Union Chapel, 1877 ;
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Cross Street Chapel, Manchester ; and con-
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ductor of Moston Choral Society. He has
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composed anthems; Evening, four part song;
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Merry mountain maid ; Mother's prayer, and
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other songs.
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Lockey, Charles 251-R-53
Lockey, Charles, tenor vocalist, born at
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Newbury, Berks, 1820. Son of Angel Lockey.
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Chorister, Magdalen College, Oxford, 1828-36,
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in which last year he went to Bath to study
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under Edmund Harris. In 1842, became a
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pupil of Sir George Smart, and lay-clerk of
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St. George's, Windsor. Appointed vicar-
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choral of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1843, but in
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October, 1842, made his first appearance as
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an oratorio singer in Rossini's " Stabat
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Mater," at Store Street Rooms. Was en-


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