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BARNETT.
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orchestra. Songs : But you know already ; May
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soug ; Mitlier ; Path through the snow ; Sun
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and Spring. Various pieces for organ and
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Pianoforte.
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Barnett, Alice 28-L-5
Barnett, Alice, see under Poole, Madame.
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Barnett, Emma 28-L-6
Barnett, Emma, pianist, sister of John
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Francis Barnett, and daughter of Joseph
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Alfred Barnett, professor of singing, was born
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in London. Studied entirely under her bro-
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ther, and made her debut at the Crystal
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Palace Saturday Concerts, February 28, 1874,
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playing Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in
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G. December 1st of the same year she played
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J. F. Barnett's Pianoforte Concerto in D
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minor at the Royal Albert Hall Concerts.
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She gave her first recital at St. George's Hall,
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June 13, 1877, and her first appearance at the
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Monday Popular Concerts, St. James's Hall,
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took place January 28, 1882. Since that time
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she has given many pianoforte recitals in
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London and the provinces, introducing the
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Sonata in E, the series of pieces, " Home
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Scenes," and other of her brother's works to
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public notice. Her compositions are chiefly
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for the pianoforte, but include a few songs.
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Only the Gavotte in A is as yet published.
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Barnett, John 28-L-27
Barnett, John, composer, was born at
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Bedford, July 15, 1802, son of Bernhard Beer,
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a Prussian watchmaker, who settled in Eng-
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land and changed his name to Barnett. He
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was articled to S. J. Arnold, proprietor of the
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Lyceum Theatre, and studied under C. E.
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Horn, Price, and Ries. Married Miss Lindley,
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daughter of the violoncello player, 1837.
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Studied Vogler's system of harmony at Frank-
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fort, under Schnyder von Wartensee, and
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returned to London in 1838. He opened St.
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James's Theatre for English opera in 1839.
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Retired to Cheltenham, where he established
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himself as a vocal teacher, in 1841. Resided
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in Leipzig and in Italy for a short time,
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superintending the education of his children.
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Died near Cheltenham, April 17, 1890.
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Works. — Operettas and Operas : Before
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Breakfast, Musical Farce, written by Richard
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Peake, Lyceum, 1828; Music in Miss Mit-
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ford's Rienzi, Drury Lane, 1828 ; Monsieur
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Mallet, operetta, written by Thomas Mon-
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crieff, Adelphi Theatre, 1828 ; Two Seconds,
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operetta, written by R. Peake, Lyceum, 1829 ;
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Carnival of Naples, opera, Covent Garden,
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1830 ; Robert the Devil, musical drama, Co-
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vent Garden, 1830 ; The Picturesque, operetta,
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written by Thomas Haynes Bayley. Lyceum,
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1830 ; Baron Trenck, operetta, written by T.
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Morton, sen., destroyed in the fire at Covent
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Garden Theatre, 1830; Country Quarters,
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musical farce, Covent Garden, 1831 ; Court of
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Queen's Bench, operetta, Olympic Theatre
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(Vestris), 1832 ; Paphian Bower operetta,
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written by Blanche and C. Dance, Olympic
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Theatre, December, 1832 ; Harlequin Pat,
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operetta, Covent Garden, 1832 ; Married

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Lovers, musical farce, Lyceum, 1832 ; Promo-
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tion, musical farce, Lyceum, 1833 ; Pet of the
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Petticoats, operetta, Sadler's Wells, August,
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1832 ; Win Her and Wear Her, opera, Drury
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Lane, December, 1839 ; Soldier's Widow, mii-
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sical drama, written by E. Fitzball, liinglish
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Opera Company, Adelphi, 1838 ; Two songs
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and a march in Nell Gwynne, Covent Garden,
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1833 ; Song in Planch6's Charles the Twelfth,
1833 ; Song in Planche's Charles the Twelfth,
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Drury Lane, 1833 ; Deuce is in her, operetta,
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1833 ; Olympic Revels, 1833 ; Blanche of Jer-
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sey, 1834 ; Mountain Sylph, opera, written by
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Thackwray, Lyceum, August 25, 1834 ; Fair
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Rosamond, opera, written by C. Z. Barnett,
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Drury Lane, March 30, 1837 ; Farinelli, opera,
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written by C. Z. Barnett, Drury Lane, Feb-
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ruary 8, 183-7 ; Kathleen opera (never pro-
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duced), composed in 1840 ; Marie, opera,
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coinposed in 1845 (unfinishedl. Oratorios :
composed in 1845 (unfinished). Oratorios :
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Omnipresence of the Deity, published in 1829
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(never performed) ; Daniel, unfinished, com-
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posed in 1841. A Mass. A Symphony, unfin-
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ished, composed in 1840. Two string quartets,
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MS., conaposed in 1840. Spare Moments, three
MS., composed in 1840. Spare Moments, three
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sketches for concertina [1859] . Part-songs:
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Twelve Part-songs, niostly x^ublished in 1870 ;
Twelve Part-songs, mostly published in 1870 ;
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Chamber Madrigals, London, 1861 : It is sum-
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mer it is summer ; Bend down from thy chariot ;
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Haste not ; Farewell to the Flowers ; Tic-tac
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of the mill ; Dear peaceful valley ; Evening
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drum ; Merrily, merrily sounds the horn ; In
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the merry greenwood ; Wrong not, sweet
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mistress (madrigal) ; Chamois Hunter ; O
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Lord, our governor. Duets . Set of six vocal
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duets [1845] ; A smile, a tear ; A spring song ;
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Come where the flowers are blooming ; Dear
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maid, my heart is thine ; Down in the dell ;
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The Gleaner's Bell ; Good night ; The Hun-
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garian to his bride ; I'll follow thee ; Moon-
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light, music, love, and flowers: My gondola
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glides ; No inore, no more ; Oh ! give to me ;
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Oh ! 'tis sweet to meet again ; Spring ; The
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twilight hour ; There's not a breeze ; When at
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night ; Where are the mountains ; Wilt thou
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tempt the wave ? Songs : Amusement for
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leisure hours — seven songs and one duet
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[1835J ; Songs of the Minstrels [1830].
[1835] ; Songs of the Minstrels [1830].
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Dreams of a Persian maiden [1842] ; Twelve
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Russian Melodies, with words by Harry Stoe
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van Dyk [1822] ; Songs of the Slavonians,
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containing Bohemian popular airs, with words
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by John Bowring, London, 1824 ; Twenty-four
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songs in imitation of the music of various
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nations, with words by Van Dyk, Leon Lee,
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and Mayhew, 1824 ; Twelve Songs from Fairy
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Land, written by Thomas Haynes Bayley,
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1827 ; Lyric Illustrations of the IModern
1827 ; Lyric Illustrations of the Modern
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Poets, 1834, reprinted in 1877 ; Adieu to thee
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fair Rhine ; Ask me no more ; A day-dream ;
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Banks of Broomsgrove ; Break, break, l^reak ;
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Bride's farewell ; Chase the falling tear ;
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Clansman's bride ; Come to me, thou gentle
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child ; Dear Napoli ; Days of Chivalry ; Days


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