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Lunn, Henry Charles 256-L-1
Lunn, Henry Charles, critic, pianist
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and composer, born in London, in 1817. Son
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of Joseph Lunn, Assistant-Commissary of the
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Field Train Department of the Ordnance.
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He entered the R.A.M. in 1835, remaining
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until 1843, studying under Mudie, \V. S.
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Bennett, and Cipriani Potter. Elected Asso-
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ciate, then Fellow. Was also professor,
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member of the Committee of Management,
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and Director, retiring in 1887. From 1863
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to 1887 he was editor of the Musical Times,
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to which he contributed many articles, besides
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notices of the provincial festivals. He
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married, December 28, 1848, IMiss Mary Anne
married, December 28, 1848, Miss Mary Anne
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Lincoln, younger sister of Henry J. Lincoln
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(q-v.). From 1887 he lived in retirement, and
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died, January 23, 1894.
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Works. — A descriptive essay on the patent
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Clavic attachment, invented by Robert Brooks,
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junior, showing its importance in facilitating
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performance on tlie violin, 1845 ; Musings of
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a musician, a series of popular sketches
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(appeared in the Musical Wor-ld, 1845), Lon-
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don, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1846, several
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editions ; The elements of Music systematic-
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ally explained, Jefferys, 1849. Compositions
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for orchestra ; songs, and pf. pieces.
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Lunn, Rev. John Robert 256-L-28
Lunn, Rev. John Robert, clergyman
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and composer, born at Cleeve Prior, Worces-
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ter, March 8, 1831. His father removing to
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Birmingham in 1834, the son began receiving
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instruction in organ playing from G. Hollins
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in 1835, and piano lessons from W. H. Shar-
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man in 1836. He opened an organ at Cleeve
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Prior in 1838, and generally displayed remark-
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able musical talent. Educated at King
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Edward VI. Grammar School ; was organist
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of Edgbaston Parish Church, 1846-7. Heard
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first performance of " Elijah," and that given
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in April, 1847, when he wrote down the music
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of " Cast thy burden " as it was being sung,
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and received a letter of commendation from
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Mendelssohn, perhaps the last he penned in
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England. Entered Cambridge University,
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1849, gaining various scholarships. Grad-
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uated B.A. (fourth wrangler) 1853 ; M.A.,
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1856. Ordained Deacon, 1855 ; Priest, 1856.
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Was Fellow, and Sadlerian Lecturer, St.
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John's College ; Sometime President of the
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University Musical Society, and frequently
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appearing as pianist at the concerts, intro-
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ducing Schumaiui's Concerto, March, 1862,
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its first performance by an Englishman.
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Appointed vicar of Marton-cum-Grafton,
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Yorks., 1863. At the consecration of the new
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church, January 11, 1876, Schubert's Mass
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in F was performed, probably for the first
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time in an Anglican church {vide Joseph
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Short). Has given lectures on musical sub-
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jects in several places, and also pianoforte
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recitals, doing much to make known the
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works of J. S. Bach.
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Works. — Oratorio, St. Paulinus of York

LYLE.
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(1892, MS.) ; Two Motets, for two choirs and
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organ ; Motet, Heaven is my throne, eight-
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part chorus (MS.) ; Service in E, for Holy
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Eucharist, King's Chapel, Cambridge, Novem-
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ber 1, 1861, published. Te Deum and
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Benedictus in E, for two choirs and organ,
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Cambridge, 1862. Priest's part for Aylward's
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Responses; Hymn tunes, etc. Arrangements
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for pf., 4 hands and harmonium, of Bennett's
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Woman of Samaria, and other works ; Organ
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arrangements, etc. Contributions to Smith's
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Dictionary of Christian Antiquity, Church
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Times, etc. ]\Iemoir of Caleb Parnham,
Times, etc. Memoir of Caleb Parnham,
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Rector of Ufford, Surtees Society, 1880.
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Lunn, William Arthur Brown 256-R-15
Lunn, William Arthur Brown, mu-
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sician, author of " Tlie Sequential System of
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Musical Notation," Loudon, 1844. Five
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editions to 1871. This was published under
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the pseudonym of Arthur Wallbridge. He
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died in London, April 4, 1879.
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Lupo, Thomas 256-R-21
Lupo, Thomas, violinist and composer,
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who flourished in the reign of James I. He
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composed masques, anthems, madrigals,
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songs in contemporary collections, and con-
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tributed to Leighton's " Teares." His father,
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Thomas Lupo, was a member of Queen
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Elizabeth's Band, 1579, and was also a
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composer.
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Lupton, Rev. James 256-R-29
Lupton, Rev. James, composer and
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tenor vocalist, was born in York, 1799, and
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died at London, December 21, 1873. Chor-
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ister, York Minster. Ordained, 1824 ; and
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in 1829 appointed minor canon of St. Paul's,
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and of Westminster Abbey. He did much to
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improve the status of the vicars-choral. He
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composed church and secular vocal music.
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Lyall, Charles 256-R-37
Lyall, Charles, tenor vocalist, was a
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member of the Carl Rosa Opera Company,
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from 1875, for a number of years, taking light
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comedy parts. He also sang in the Royal
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English Opera Company, 1883, etc. He is,
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perhaps, better known as a caricaturist, and
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his cartoons in the Musical World, Musical
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Herald, and other papers, have afforded mucli
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aniusement.
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Lyle, George Edwin 256-R-46
Lyle, George Edwin, organist of Sher-
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borne Abbey, is the composer of the cantatas,
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"Nina," Sherborne, 1884; "Enoch," Sher-
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borne Abbey, November, 1884 ; and " St.
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Philip," Sherborne Abbey, May 10, 1888.
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Also of a Festival Te Deum, for chorus, organ,
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and military band, performed at the re-
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opening of the Abbey organ, November 9,
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1887. He is conductor of the Abbey Choral
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Society, and the Sherborne Philharmonic
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Society.
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Lyle, James 256-R-57
Lyle, James, Durward Lely, tenor voca-
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list, born at Arbroath, Forfarshire, in 1857.
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As a boy he entered a lawyer's office at Blair-
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gowrie, and learnt the Tonic Sol-fa method
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from a IMr. Robertson. Gaining some reputa-
from a Mr. Robertson. Gaining some reputa-
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tion as a singer, he was, by the aid of Mr.
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Patrick Allan Eraser, of Hospitalfield, enabled


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