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MOLLESON.
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officially connected with St. James's Hall,
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and the Polytechnic Institution, London ;
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and will be remembered for his munificent
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gifts to the Royal Society of Musicians. He
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died in London, January, 31, 1891.
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Molleson, Alexander 285-L-6
Molleson, Alexander, Scottish minor
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poet, was a bookseller in Glasgow at the end
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of last and beginning of the present century.
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Author of "Melody the soul of Music, an
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essay towards the improvement of the Mu-
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sical Art," Glasgow, 1798 ; reprinted in his
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"Miscellanies in Prose and Verse," Glasgow,
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1806.
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Molloy, James Lyman 285-L-14
MoIIoy, James Lyman, amateur com-
Molloy, James Lyman, amateur com-
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poser and writer, born in 1837. Eldest son
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of Kedo Molloy, Esq., of Cornolore, King's
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County, Ireland. IM.A., of the Roman Catholic
County, Ireland. M.A., of the Roman Catholic
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University of Ireland. Called to the English
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bar, 1864. Married Florence, youngest daugh-
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ter of Henry Baskerville, Esq., of Crowsley
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Park, Lord of the Manor of Shiplake, and
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deputy-lieutenant for the County of Oxford.
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Secretary to the late Sir John Holker, at-
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torney-general. Member of the South-Eastern
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Circuit, and Brighton Sessions, and of the
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Middle Temple, etc.
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Works. — OpcrMas : Student's frolic ; My
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Aunt's secret ; Very catching. Songs : Blue
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eyes ; Because I do ; By the river ; Bird and
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the cross; Child's vision ; Clang of the wooden
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shoon ; Love's old sweet song; Darby and
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Joan ; Home, dearie, home ; Rosemarie ; Old
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Sailor wife ; Irish piper ; Thady O'Flinn ;
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The carnival ; Kerry dance ; A race for life ;
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Vagabond ; and many others. Six Song
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Stories for children. Irish melodies (Boosey),
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edited with new accompaniments. Prose
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work : Our Autumn Holiday on French
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Rivers.
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Monk, Edwin George 285-L-40
Monk, Edwin George, organist and
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composer, born at Fronie, Somerset, Decenrber
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13, 1819. Pupil of Henry and George Field ;
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later, in London, joined Hullah's classes, and
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studied singing with Henry Phillips. Held
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organ appointments at INIidsomer Norton ;
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Christ Church, Frome ; and, 1844-46, at St.
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Columba's College, Rathfarnham, near Dub-
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lin, Then studied composition under G. A.
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Macfarren. In 1847 he was in Oxford ; and
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the next year was appointed organist and
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music master at St. Peter's College, Radlev.
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Graduated Mus. Bac, 1848 ; Mus. Doc, 1856,
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Oxford. In 1859 he was appointed organist
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of York ]\Iinster, in succession to John Cam-
of York Minster, in succession to John Cam-
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idge, an office he resigned in 1888. Examiner
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for musical degrees, Oxford, 1871-83. Now
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resident at Radley, near Abingdon.
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Works. — Milton's Ode to the Nativity ;
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Ode, The Bard. Unison service in A ; Evening
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service ; God so loved the world, and other
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anthems ; hymn-tunes, etc. Boating song ;
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Football song ; The jolly cricket ball ; and
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other part-songs. Editor of the Anglican

MONK.
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Chant Book ; Anglican Choral Service Book ;
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with Rev. R. Corbett Singleton, Anglican
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Hymn Book ; and, with Rev. Sir F. A. G.
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Ouseley, The Psalter and Canticles pointed
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for chanting ; and Anglican Psalter Chants.
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Compiler of the libretti of G. A. Macfarren's
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oratorios, St. John the Baptist ; The Resur-
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rection ; and Joseph.
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His youngest brother, Henry Theophidus
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Monk, born at Frome, March 6, 1831, studied
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under his brother, and afterwards under C.
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W. Lavington and (Sir) G. A. INIacfarren.
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He was successivelv organist at Wells ; Rad-
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ley, Berks.; and St. Philip's Church, Shef-
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field. Music master and organist at Forest
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Schools, Walthamstow. He was unfortvmately
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drowned while bathing in North Wales, July
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23, 1857, at the outset of a promising career.
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He composed some chants and other vocal
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music.
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Monk, James Jonathan 285-R-21
Monk, James Jonathan, organist, com-
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poser, and teacher, born at Bolton-le-Moors,
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February 20, 1846. Studied under James
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Thomson, and Dr. Westbrook. Has held
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various organ appointments in the neighbour-
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hood of Liverpool, where he resides as teacher.
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Gave organ recitals at the Liverpool Exhi-
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bition, 1887 ; and annual concerts of his pupils.
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Has acted as musical critic for the Liverpool
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Courier, and Liverpool Evening Express; has
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been for many years the local correspondent
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for the Musical Standard ; and has contri-
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buted to The Choir articles on the St. George's
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Hall organ, and other local matters. His
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compositions include a Te Deum ; Festival
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anthem, be joyful in God. Ah ! thou pale
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moon ; True for aye ; Primrose lane ; Oh,
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give me back those kisses ; and other songs,
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I met my love, part-song. The Water Mill,
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pf. piece, etc. A paper read at Liverpool, in
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1883, led to the Compilation of a Musical
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Director}- on more distinctly professional lines,
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in 1884 ; but the experiment was not repeated.
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Monk, Mark James 285-R-44
Monk, Mark James, organist and com-
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poser, born at Hunmanby, Yorkshire, March
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16, 1858. Masicall}- educated at York Min-
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ster, 1867-78, under Dr. E. G. Monk. Organist
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of various churches in York ; St. John's,
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Ladvwood, Birmingham, 1879 ; Parish Church,
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 1880 ; Banbury, 1883 ;
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and of Truro Cathedral from 1890. Diocesan
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choirmaster, and conductor. Choral festivals ;
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Precentor of Deanery of Powder Choral As-
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sociation ; conductor of Truro Philharmonic,
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1890. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1878; Mus.
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Doc, 1888, Oxford. F.R.C.O. Composer of
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an Elegiac Ode (Coplas di Manrique), for soli,
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five-part chorus, strings and organ ; Festival
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Te Deum ; Quintet for wind ; ]\Iadrigal for
Te Deum ; Quintet for wind ; Madrigal for
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five voices ; pf. and organ pieces, etc.
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Monk, William Henry 285-R-61
Monk, William Henry, composer and
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organist, born in London, March 16, 1823.
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He studied under T. Adams, J. A. Hamilton^


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