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MOORE.
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born at Dublin, May 28, 1779; died at Sloper-
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ton Cottage, near Devizes, February 25, 1852.
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Best linown as author of " Lalla Rookh,"
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and ntlier poems, and by his "Irish Melodies,"
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which were issued in 1807-34, with accom-
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paniments by Sir John Stevenson. Of this
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collection many editions have appeared,
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among which may be mentioned those edited
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by Balfe, Bishop, Glover, Macfarren, Mont-
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gomery, Rimbault, Romer, and Shrivall.
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Moore composed a " Collection of Vocal
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Music," London [1820], among which is the
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Canadian boat-song " Row, brothers, row,"
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originally published in 1805. He wrote the
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words of "A Selection of Popular National
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Airs," 1818, 6 parts, and compiled "Evenings
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in Greece," London, 1831, 2 vols. ; a work of
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poetry and music. See his " Memoirs and
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Correspondence," by Lord John Russell.
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Moore, William H 288-L-20
Moore, William li., cornet player,
Moore, William H., cornet player,
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composer, and conductor, born in Birmingham,
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May 7, 1852. Sometime solo cornet in the
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band of the Theatre Royal, Birmingham.
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Conductor of the orchestra at the Moseley
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Botanical Gardens, 1892-5 ; and engaged in
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principal local orchestral concerts. He has
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composed an opera, " Rudolph " ; cantatas,
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" Torfrida," produced, Birmingham, January,
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1885; "Daniel," 1886. Also a Suite, and
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Romance for orchestra ; Fair Marguerite ;
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Queen of my dream ; and other songs, etc.
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Moorehead, John 288-L-32
Moorehead, John, Irish violinist and
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composer, who was born about the middle of
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the 18th century. He was a violinist at the
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Worcester Festival of 1794, and afterwards
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played the viola in the orchestra of Sadler's
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Wells Theatre, London. In 1798 he was
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violinist at Co vent Garden Theatre, and com-
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posed music for Sadler's Wells, Covent Garden,
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and other theatres. About 1802 he became
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insane, and was confined in Northamptoii
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House, Clerkenwell. Afterwards he was in
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the navy for a short time, but in March, 1804,
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he hanged himself near Deal in a fit of
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insanity.
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Works. — Music to Plays : Philosopher's
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stone, 1795 ; Birds of a feather, 1796 ; Naval
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Pillar, 1799; Volcano, 1799 ; Speed the plough,
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1799; II BoiKlocani (with Attwood), 1801;
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Perouse (with Davy), 1801 ; Cabinet (with
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Davy), 1802; Family quarrels, 1802; Har-
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lequin Habeas, 1802. Songs : Absence ; Ben
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and Mary ; Gallant Forty-second ; Traveller's
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jovs ; Troubadour, etc. Duo concertante for
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violin (1800), etc.
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His brother, Alexander, was a violinist,
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and for a time acted as leader at Sadler's
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Wells Theatre. He died in a lunatic asylum
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at Liverpool, in 1803.
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Moran, Charles 288-L-60
Moran, Charles, organist, born December
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10, 1805. His professional life was spent at
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Holyhead, where he held office as organist,
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first at the Church of St. Cybi ; and then, for

MORGAN.
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nearly 60 years, at the Church of St. Seiriol.
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On his retirement in December, 1891, he was
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publicly presented with an address.
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Moreton, John 288-R-4
Moreton, John, musician and composer,
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was born at Birminghana in 1764 ; died in
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1804. Compiler of "Sacred Melody, being
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50 psalm and hymn tunes in four parts,"
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London [1796].
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Another Moreton, James, issued a " Selec-
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tion of Sacred Music," Longport [1856].
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Morgan, Edward 288-R-11
Morgan, Edward, musician and writer,
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author of "New and improved instructor for
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the German or Anglo-German Concertina,"
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London [1858] ; " Method of learning the
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Accordion," London [1852] ; "Instructor for
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the Flutina or Accordion," London [I860].
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Morgan George Washbourne 288-R-17
Morgan George Washbourne, organist,
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born at Gloucester, April 9. 1823. He was a
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chorus singer in the Gloucester Philharmonic
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Society in 1834. Articled pupil of John
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Amott. Held organ appointments in Chel-
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tenham, 1844 ; at Christ Church, and St.
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James's, Gloucester ; at South Hackney, 1851 ;
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and St. Olave's, Southwark. Was an unsuc-
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cessful candidate for the Worcester Cathedral
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appointment, in 1845, about which time he
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was conductor of the Glovicester Philharmonic.
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In 1853 he settled in Ameiica, and was organist
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successively of St. Thomas's Episcopal Church,
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New York ; Grace Church ; St. Stephen's ;
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and Brooklyn Tabernacle (Dr. Talmage's
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Church). The last office he held about twelve
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years. He died at Tacoma, Washington,
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July, 1892. His compositions included church
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music, vocal music, miscellaneous pieces for
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pf. and orchestra, etc.
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Morgan, J. Wilford 288-R-37
Morgan, J. Wilford, tenor vocalist and
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composer. He has sung in opera in London
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and the provinces ; in the " Old Guard," and
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other comic operas, at various times from
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1872 to 1887. In 1888 he was appointed a
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professor of singing at the Guildhall School
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of Music. He is the composer of a cantata,
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" Christian the Pilgrim " ; and of a number
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of songs, some of which, as "My Sweetheart
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when a Boy," have been very popular.
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Morgan, Lady 288-R-47
Morgan, Lady, bom Sydney Owenson,
Morgan, Lady, born Sydney Owenson,
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was born in Dublin about 1783. Best known
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as a novelist, but was distinguished in her
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day as a harp player and musician. In 1802
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she published a number of Irish airs to
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which she had written words, and this was
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the forerunner of Moore's better known Irish
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melodies. Apart from her novels she wrote
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"The tirst Attempt," an opera, Dublin,
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1807, and " The Lay of the Irish Harp,"
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poems, 1809. In 1812 she inarried Sir
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Thomas Charles IMorgan, and on April 14,
Thomas Charles Morgan, and on April 14,
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1859, she died at London.
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Morgan, Robert Orlando 288-R-60
Morgan, Robert Orlando, pianist and
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composer, born at Manchester, March 16,
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1865. Studied at the Guildhall School of
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Music, where he gained the Merchant Taylors'


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