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LOWE.
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was a chorister in Salislairy Cathedral, under
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Hohnes. Organist of Christ Church, Oxford,
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1630. Organist of Cliapel Royal, lfi60. Chora-
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gus and professor of music, Oxford, 16G1-82.
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He died at Oxford, July 11, 1682.
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Works. — A short direction for the per-
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formance of Cathedrale service, etc., Oxford,
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1661. Anthems, etc.
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Lowe, Joseph 255-L-9
Lowe, Joseph, composer and dancing-
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master, born at Marykirk, Kincardineshire,
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in 1797. Son of John Lowe, a dancing-master
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and composer there. He resided at Brechin,
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Inverness, etc., and finally settled in Edin-
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burgh, where he died on July 12, 186G. He
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issued a "Collection of reels, strathspeys,
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jigs, etc.," Edinburgh, n.d. [c. 184.5], and
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"Royal collection of reels, strathspeys, etc.,"
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Edinburgh, n.d.
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Lowe, Thomas 255-L-19
Lowe, Thomas, tenor singer, was born
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early in the 18th century. Debut, Drury
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Lane Theatre, September 11, 1718. Sang in
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Ame's "As you like it"; Handel's oratorios,
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etc. Appeared at Vauxhall, 1745. Manager
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of Marylebone Gardens, 1763-68. Sang at
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Sadler's Wells, 1772. He died on March 1,
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1783.
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Lowthian, Caroline 255-L-27
Lowthian, Caroline, Mrs. Cyril A.
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Prescott, is the composer of a number of
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songs. Sunshine, etc. Also a Bourr^e ; Dance
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de Ballet, and other pieces for pf .
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Luard-Selby 255-L-31
Luard=Selby, see Selby.
Luard=Selby, see Selby.
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Lucas, Charles 255-L-32
Lucas, Charles, comx^oser, organist, and
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conductor, was born at Salisbury, July 28,
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1808. Chorister in Salisbury Cathedral, under
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Corfe, 1815-23. Pupil at R.A.M., under
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Lindley and Crotch. 1823 - 30. Member
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of Queen Adelaide's private band. Conductor
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at R.A.M., 1832. Organist of Hanover Cha-
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pel, Regent Street, 1839. He was occasion-
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ally conductor of the Ancient Concerts in
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1840-43. Principal 'cello at opera, and pro-
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vincial Festivals, etc. Member of firm of
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Addison, Hollier, and Lucas, music-publishers,
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1856-65. Principal of R.A.M., 1859-66. He
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was married to Miss Helen Taylor, the soprano
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vocalist ; who died at London, March 8, 1866.
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He died at London, March 23, 1869.
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Works. — The Regicide, opera ; Three sym-
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phonies ; Overtures ; Violoncello concerto,
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etc. Anthems : Blessed be the Lord ; Sing,
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heavens ; Hosanna ; O Lord, open thou ;
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O God, the strength ; O thou that dwellest.
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Magnificat, four voices, in canon, Gresham
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prize, 1836. Hail to the new-born Spring,
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glee. Ah, fading joy, madrigal. Songs :
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Clouds from out the sky are driven ; Home-
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ward thoughts ; Poet's consolation. String
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quartets, unfinished operas, etc.
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Lucas, Clarence 255-L-59
Lucas, Clarence, composer, born in Can-
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ada, 1866, studied at the Conservatoire,
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Paris, under Theodore Dubois. He has pub-
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lished a number of pieces for pf., and is the
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composer of the operas, " Anne Hathaway "

LUNN.
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and " The Money Spider," the last produced
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at the Matinee Theatre, Easter Monday, 1897.
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Lucome, Emma 255-R-3
Lucome, Emma, see sub. Reeves, J. Sims.
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Ludwig, William 255-R-4
Ludwig, William, bass vocalist, born in
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Dublin. For many years associated with
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English opera companies. Toured with Carl
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Rosa's company in the spring of 1876 ; with
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the Blanche Cole company in 1879; and took
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the part of Vanderdecketi in the " Flying
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Dutchman" in Mr. J. W. Turner's company
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in Birmingham. He was in America for
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some time from 1886, joining -the American
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Opera Company in New York, Chicago, etc.
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He has sung in concerts and operatic recitals
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at the Crystal l^alace and elsewhere ; and in
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1896 rejoined the Carl Rosa company, creating
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the part of Hans Sachs in " The IMeister-
the part of Hans Sachs in " The Meister-
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singers," at Manchester, April 16. Also ap-
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pearing at the Garrick Theatre, London,
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January, 1897.
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Lukis, Rev. William C 255-R-21
Lukis, Rev. William C, author of "An
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Account of Church Bells," London, 1857.
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Lumley, Benjamin 255-R-23
Lumley, Benjamin, writer and operatic
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manager, was born in 1812. He was brought
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up to law, and became solicitor in 1832.
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Manager of Drury Lane Theatre, 1841-52
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and 1856-58. He died at London, March 17,
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1875. Lumley produced a number of operas
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by Donizetti, Verdi, Costa, Halevy, etc., and
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among the singers who appeared under his
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management may be named Lind, Cruvelli,
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Johanna Wagner, Piccolomini, Tietjens, Giu-
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glini, Ronconi, etc. He wrote a work en-
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titled, " Reminiscences of the Opera," Lond.,
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1864, with portrait.
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Lunn, Charles 255-R-36
Lunn, Charles, writer and teacher of
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singing, born at Birmingham, January 5,
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1838. Brother of Rev. J. R. Lunn (q.v.).
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Studied in Italy under Cattaneo, Sangiovanni
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and Vizone, from 1860. In 1864-5, sang, with
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success, at Worcester, Cheltenham, etc. In
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1867, gave up public singing and devoted
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himself to voice training, settling in Bir-
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mingham. The result of his work was shown
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in the concerts given for many years in the
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Town Hall and other places, when large
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numbers of j^upils sang. He began about
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this time a series of articles in TJie Orchestra ;
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and, in 1873, contributed to The Medical
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Press and Circular. His principal work,
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" The Philosophy of Voice," appeared in
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1874, and reached its 8th edition in 1896.
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In 1880, he published a sequel to it, "Vox
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Populi." He has frequently lectured on the
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voice, in Birmingham, London, etc., and
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publ'shed a number of pamphlets — Roots of
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Musical Art ; Vocal Expression ; Conserva-
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tion and Restoration ; The Artistic Voice ;
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The Voice and its Training ; The Ascent of
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Parnassus: or the Teaching of the Future,
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etc. In 1895 Mr. Lunn removed to London,
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where he continues his teaching. He is a
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frequent contributer to the musical press.


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