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MOONIE.
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tures, King Lear ; Hamlet ; Othello ; Der
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Sterbende Krieger ; Coucert overtures in E
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minor, and C major. Adagio and allegretto
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in D; allegro moderato in D minor, for
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string quartet. Studies for pf. Anthem,
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Great Lord of Lords, etc.
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Moonie, James Anderson 287-L-7
Moonie, James Anderson, conductor
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and composer, was born at Edinburgh in
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1853. He studied under Randegger, Welch
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and Cottell, and has held various church
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appointments in Edinburgh. Conductor of
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the Hope Park Musical Association, and of a
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male voice choir which have performed with
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great success in Edinburgh. Mr. Moonie
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holds various appointments in the large
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public schools of Edinburgh as a teacher of
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singing Composer of a short cantata, Jeru-
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salem, my Happy Home.
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Moore, Bertha 287-L-19
Moore, Bertha, soprano vocalist, born at
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Brighton, January 19, 1862. Studied at the
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R.A.M. under W. H. Cummings, then took
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lessons from INIadame Florence Lancia. Sang
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at Dublin and other places', but made her
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first great success in " Elijah," at St. James's
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Hall, London, May 28, 1885. The next year
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she sang at the Crystal Palace Concerts ; has
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also appeared at Kuhe's Brighton Festival,
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1888, and at the Monday Popular Concerts,
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1891 ; and is now a popular and admired
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singer. Fond of acting, she has occasionally
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sung in operetta performances.
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Moore, Graham Ponsonby 287-L-32
Moore, Qraham Ponsonby, composer
Moore, Graham Ponsonby, composer
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and pianist, born at Ballarat, Australia, April
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14, 1859. Studied at Berlin Conservatorium
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under Theodor Kullak, and later witli Schar-
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•wenka and Moszkowski. Making his home
wenka and Moszkowski. Making his home
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in London, he was appointed a professor of
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pf. at the R.C.M., and is an examiner under
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the Associated Board of the R.A.M. , and
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R.C.M. His compositions are chiefly for the
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pf., and many of them have been played by
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the leading pianists in this country and in
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Germany. The principal are : Concertstiicke
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(after Longfellow's poem, "Seaweed");
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Hochzeit im Dorfe, six pieces ; Fiinf Klavier-
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stiicke, op. 22 ; Chromatische Etiiden ; Ly-
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rische Tonbilder, op. 25 (10 pieces) ; Ten
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short and melodious studies, op. 30 ; Twelve
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poetical studies, op. 31 ; Three nocturnes,
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op. 32 ; Three archaic dances, op. 33, etc.
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Author of The Candidates' Practical Scale
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and Arpeggio Handbooks, London, R. Cocks.
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Moore, Henry Keatley 287-L-53
Moore, Henry Keatley, didactic writer,
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born at London, In 1846. Studied under Dr.
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Westbrook. Graduated B.A., 1871; Mus.
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Bac, 1880, London, being, with the late Dr.
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W. H. Hunt (q.v.), the first to receive a
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musical degree at London University. Has
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been honorary choirmaster of South Place
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Chapel, Finsbury, and of the Free Christian
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Church, Croydon ; also trainer, since 1891, of
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a choir for unaccompanied part-singing. Hon.
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Treasurer of the Froebel Society, and sonie-

MOORE. '
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time Examiner in Music to the same. Co-
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translator and editor of Froebel's Autobio-
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graphy, and Letters. Author of The Child's
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Pianoforte Book; The Child's Song and Game
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Book, in four parts, London, Swan Sonnen-
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schein. He has composed some pieces and
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studies for pf. ; Songs, etc.
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Moore, Reginald Bowerman 287-R-8
Moore, Reginald Bowerman, organist
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and conductor, born, October, 1850, at hyine
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Regis, Dorsetshire, where his father, an
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excellent musician, was for many years organ-
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ist of the Parish Church. After receiving
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some pianoforte lessons from a lady (pupil of
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Dr. Wesley), Moore was sent at the age of ten
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to Dr. Mark, of ]\Ianchester, where he remained
to Dr. Mark, of Manchester, where he remained
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a year. When fourteen, he became organist
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of the Parish Church, Uplyme, Devon. In
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1870 he was appointed to the Congregational
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Church, Exeter, and three years later to St.
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Mary Major in that city. During this time
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he studied with Mr. D. J. Wood, the Cathedral
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organist, and Dr. H. A. Harding. Became
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F. CO., 1879, and graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford,
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1885. Was conductor of the Historic Madri-
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gal Society, 1884-7, and from 1886 to the
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preseiit time has conducted the concerts of
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the Exeter Orchestral Society. Music-master
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to the Grammar School, and is honorary local
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Examiner for R.A.M., and R.C.M. His com-
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positions comprise Psalm 145, for soli, chorus,
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and orchestra. Duets, and pieces for pf.,
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organ, etc.
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Moore, Thomas 287-R-33
Moore, Thomas, music teacher, who
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resided in Manchester about 1740-50. He
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became resident in Glasgow in latter half of
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the 18th century, and in June, 1755, became
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precentor of Blackfriars Church. On Novem-
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ber 22, 1756, he was appointed by the magis-
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trates teacher of the free music classes in
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Hutcheson's Hospital. He was also a book-
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seller in Princes Street and Stockwell Street,
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and died in Glasgow about 1792. He compiled
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" The Psalm-Singer's Divine Companion,"
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Manchester, 1750, 2 vols., of which another
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edition was issued in the same year as " Psalm-
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Singer's Compleat Tutor and Divine Com-
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panion," Manchester, 2 vols. " The Psalm-
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Singer's Pocket Companion, containing great
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variety of the best English Psalm-Tunes,
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suited to the different metres in the Scotch
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Version of the Psalms of David, set in three
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and four parts ; likewise all the tunes that
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are usually sung in most parts of Scotland ;
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with a plain and easy introduction to Mu-
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sick . . ," Glasgow, 1756. " The Psalm-Singer's
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Delightful Pocket Companion. Containing
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a Plain and Easy Introduction to Psalmody,
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and an Introduction explaining more at large
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the grounds of ]\Iusic in general. Illustrated
the grounds of Music in general. Illustrated
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with great variety of Tables, Scales, and
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Initial Lessons..," Glasgow, n.d. [1762].
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The Vocal Concert Glasgow, 1761.
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Moore, Thomas 287-R-63
Moore, Thomas, poet and musician,


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