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LOOSEMORE.
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Works. — Oratorio, David and Absolom,
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produced, Canterbury, January 10, 1872 ;
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The Village Fair, an Alpine Idyll (words by
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Jetty Vogel), Canterbury, February 6, 1882.
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Cathedral service in E ; Benedicite in E ;
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chants, etc. Anthems: Blessed is he; Grant
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to us. Lord ; Great is the Lord ; The Lord is
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my strength, and others. Editor of A Collec-
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tion of Anthems, as performed at Canterbury
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Cathedral [1845J. Andante piacevole and
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Tarantella, violin and pf., songs, etc.
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Loosemore, George 254-L-12
Loosemore, George, organist and com-
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poser, who flourished in the 17th century.
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Mus. Bac, Cantab. Chorister in King's
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College, Cambridge, 1G60. Organist of Trinity
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College, 16G0. Doc. Mus., Cantab., 1665.
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Composed Anthems, mostly preserved in MS.
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Loosemore, Henry 254-L-18
Loosemore, Henry, organist and com-
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poser, father of the above, was a chorister at
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Cambridge. Organist of King's College,
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Cambridge. Mus. Bac, Cantab., 1640. Org-
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anist of Exeter Cathedral, 1660. He died in
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1670. Composer of service and anthems.
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His brother, John (,1613— April 8, 1681),
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vpas an organ-builder, and built the organ of
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Exeter Cathedral, etc.
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Lorimer, John 254-L-27
Lorimer, John, amateur composer and
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artist, was Ijorn at Paisley, on June 9, 1812.
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He was an artist and poet, and resided chiefly
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in Paisley, where he died, on October 13, 1878.
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He composed a number of psalm tunes, "Crook-
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ston," etc., and several humorous songs, the best
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known being " I'm ower auld to marry noo."
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Lott, Edwin Matthew 254-L-34
Lott, Edwin Matthew, organist and
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composer, born at St. Helier, Jersey, Janu-
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ary 31, 1836. When ten years of age he was
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organist of St. Matthew's Church, and held
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in succession several similar appointments in
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Jersey. Studied under W. T. Best, 1851-2;
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P. CO., 1865. Organist of St. Clement Danes,
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and other churches in Loudon, 1860-4 ; re-
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turned to Jersey in 1865, and was professor of
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music in Victoria College, and bandmaster of
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three regiments. Re-appointed organist of St.
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Peter's, Bayswater, 1870 ; organist of St. Ethel-
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burga,Bishopsgate,1880;andof St. Sepulchre's,
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Holborn, 1883 to the present time. Mr. Lott
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has been professor and examiner. Trinity Col-
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lege, London ; principal of Musical Interna-
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tional College; was made Mus. Doc, honoris
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causa, Trinity College, Toronto; examiner for
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the same ; and in 1891 appointed to the chair
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of music. He has written a cantata, " Thus
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saith the Lord, heaven is my throne" ; church
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services, anthems, etc. " Into the silent land";
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" The Fairy wedding," and other songs. Son-
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ata in F ; Bourree ; Minuet ; Fifty-five finger
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inventions in all keys, for pf., with about 300
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pieces for that instrument. Organ jjieces in
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various styles. He is author of a Pianoforte
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Catechism ; Harmony Catechism ; and a Dic-
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tionary of Musical Terms, all of which have
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passed through several editions.

LOWE.
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Lott, John Browning 254-R-1
Lott, John Browning, organist and con-
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ductor, was a chorister at Canterbury Cathe-
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dral under Dr. Longhurst, and afterwards
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organist successively at the churches of St.
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Dunstan and St. Paul in that city. The last
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he left to become assistant organist at the
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cathedral. He went next to the parish Church,
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Margate, and while there graduated Mus. Bac,
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Oxford, 1876. In 1881 he was appointed or-
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ganist and master of the choristers at Lich-
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field Cathedral. He conducts the Diocesan
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Choral Festivals, and is the founder and con-
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ductor of the Lichfield IMusical Society, which
ductor of the Lichfield Musical Society, which
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has done important service to music in the
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locality.
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Love, James 254-R-16
Love, James, conductor, organist, and
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author, born at Dundee, January 1, 1858. He
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has been organist of High Church, Falkirk
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since 1878, and has for many years acted as
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condu'jtor of the Falkirk and Vale of Leven
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Choral Societies. Author of " Scottish Church
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Music, its composers and sources," Edinburgh,
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1891, a work of much value and accuracy
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which is particularly strong in its biographi-
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cal details.
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Lover, Samuel 254-R-26
Lover, Samuel, poet, painter, novelist,
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and composer, was born at Dublin, February
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24, 1797 ; died at Jersey, July 6, 1868.
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Works. — Various Novels. Songs and Bal-
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lads, London, 1859. Music to the following
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plays : Rory O'More (based on his novel) 1837 ;
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White Horse of the Peppers, 1838 ; Happy man,
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1839 ; Green Boy, 1840 ; II Paddy Whack in
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Italia, 1841; MacCarthy More, 1861. Songs:
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A leaf that reminds me of thee; Angel's whis-
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per ; Birth of St. Patrick ; Bowld Soger Boy ;
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Fairy Boy; Fairy Tempter; Fisherman ; For-
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give but don't forget; Four leaved Shamrock;
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Hour before day ; I leave you to guess ; Irish
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mule driver; Land of the west; Letter (the);
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Low backed car ; May dew ; Molly Bawn ;
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Molly Carew ; My Mother dear ; Rory O'More ;
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Saint Kevin ; True love can ne'er forget; 'Twas
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the day of the feast ; Can you ever forget ; Dove
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song; Fisherman's daughter; I can ne'er for-
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get thee ; Kathleen and the Swallows ; Lady
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mine ; Macarthy's grave ; watch you well ;
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Rose, zephyr, and dewdrop ; Sally ; Say not
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my heart is cold ; That rogue Riley ; Voice
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within ; Whistling thief ; Widow IMachree.
within ; Whistling thief ; Widow Machree.
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Many of Lover's songs have passed into the
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Irish national repertory, the "Angel's Whis-
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per," "The Letter," "What will you do love?"
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and " The Fairy Tempter," being among the
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best known.
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Lowe, C. Egerton 254-R-56
Lowe, C. Egerton, pianist and writer of
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present time. Studied at Leipzig Conserva-
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torium. Has published Six Album leaves for
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violin and pf., and is author of a Chronological
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Cyclopaedia of Musicians and Musical Events,
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London, Weekes, 1896.
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Lowe or Low, Edward 254-R-62
Lowe or Low, Edward, organist and
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composer, was born at Salisbury [1615] . He


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