| 38801: | gaged for the Ancient Concerts in 1846, and |
| 38802: | sang at the Birmingham Festival the same |
| 38803: | year, at the production of Mendelssohn's |
| 38804: | " Elijah." Also sang at the Three Choirs |
| 38805: | Festivals, 1846-56, and at the concerts of the |
| 38806: | Sacred Harmonic Society. In 1848 was made |
| 38807: | a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. Married |
| 38808: | Miss Martha Williams, contralto singer. May, |
| 38809: | 1853. An affection of the throat compelled |
| 38810: | his retirement in 1859. One of the most |
| 38811: | eminent and popular singers of his day, his |
| 38812: | early retirement was a public loss. He is |
| 38813: | now resident at Hastings, and retains, |
| 38814: | officially, his Cathedral and Chapel Royal |
| 38815: | appointments. |
| 38816: | |
| 38817: | Lockhart, Charles 252-L-16 Lockhart, Charles, organist and com- |
| 38818: | poser, born in London, in 1745. He was |
| 38819: | blind from his infancy, but became organist |
| 38820: | of the Lock Chapel in 1772 ; St. Katharine |
| 38821: | Cree ; St. Mary's, Lambeth ; Orange Street |
| 38822: | Chapel ; and Lock Chapel again in 1790-97. |
| 38823: | He died at London, February 9, 1815. Com- |
| 38824: | poser of " A set of hymn tunes and anthems |
| 38825: | for three voices," London [1810]; "An Epi- |
| 38826: | thalamium, or nuptial ode" [1770]; Select |
| 38827: | and original vocal pieces ; IMarch, in honour and original vocal pieces ; March, in honour |
| 38828: | of the Lambeth Loyal Association, London |
| 38829: | [1795] ; Sonatas for harpsichord. Female |
| 38830: | advice. Rural gift, and other songs. His |
| 38831: | hymn tune " Carlisle " is included in many |
| 38832: | modern collections. |
| 38833: | |
| 38834: | Lockwood, Adolphus Raven 252-L-32 Lockwood, Adolphus Raven, harpist, |
| 38835: | born in London, 1840? Appeared, with his |
| 38836: | brother and sister, at a concert at the Han- |
| 38837: | over Square Rooms, February 18, 1848, the |
| 38838: | three then being pupils of Gerhard Taylor. |
| 38839: | He soon rose to a high position, but spent |
| 38840: | the later years of his life in Germany. He |
| 38841: | played at the Gewandhaus Concerts, Leipzig, |
| 38842: | December 11, 1876. In 1884 he was created |
| 38843: | a Royal Chamber Musician, ]\Iunich, in which a Royal Chamber Musician, Munich, in which |
| 38844: | place he died, January 23, 1885, aged 45. |
| 38845: | His younger brother, Ernest Lockwood, |
| 38846: | harpist, was a member of the orchestras of the |
| 38847: | Philharmonic Society, the Royal Italian |
| 38848: | Opera, and the Crystal Palace. He played |
| 38849: | Handel's Concerto for harp at the Crystal |
| 38850: | Palace, November 28, 1885, and was known |
| 38851: | as one of the foremost professors of the harp |
| 38852: | in London. He died, April 21, 1897. Miss |
| 38853: | Lockwood (the sister ?) was for years harpist |
| 38854: | to the Carl Rosa Opera Company. She died |
| 38855: | suddenly at Hanley, Staffs., while on tour, |
| 38856: | February, 1897. |
| 38857: | |
| 38858: | Loder, Edward James 252-L-55 Loder, Edward James, composer, born |
| 38859: | at Bath, in 1813. Son of John David Loder. |
| 38860: | He studied under his father, and at Frankfort, |
| 38861: | under P. Ries, 1826-28. Returned to Eng- |
| 38862: | land, 1828. Again went to Germany and |
| 38863: | studied under Ries. Conductor at Princess's |
| 38864: | Theatre, London ; also at Manchester. He |
| 38865: | died at London, April 5, 1865. |
| 38866: | |
| 38867: | Works. — Operas: Nourjahed, July, 1834; |
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