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MORTEN.
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'Guildhall School, and is now principal trumpet
Guildhall School, and is now principal trumpet
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in the orchestras of the Philharmonic Society,
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Royal Choral Society, the Symphony Concerts,
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Handel Festival, and at most of the provincial
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festivals.
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Morten, A 291-L-6
Morten, A., author of "Hints on the
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purchase of an organ," London, 1877.
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Moseley, Caroline Carr 291-L-8
Moseley, Caroline Carr, comxjoser,
Moseley, Caroline Carr, composer,
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■daughter of the late ]Mr. ^Moseley, of Leighton
daughter of the late Mr. ^Moseley, of Leighton
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Hall, Staffordshire. Studied at R.A.M. under
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Sir G. A. Macfarren. A.R.C.M. Composer
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of a number of part-songs for ladies' voices ;
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The Child of the South ; The Carol of Hope,
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and other songs; "Ten minutes in the
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■country," two pieces for pf., violin, 'cello, and
country," two pieces for pf., violin, 'cello, and
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toy instruments, performed in London, 1882-
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1883, etc.
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Moseley, Rev. W. Willis 291-L-18
Moseley, Rev. W. Willis, author of
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*' The quantity and Music of the Cxreek chorus
"The quantity and Music of the Greek chorus
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•discovered," Oxford, 1847.
discovered," Oxford, 1847.
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Moss, Edwin 291-L-21
Moss, Edwin, composer and tenor vocal-
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ist, horn in London, January 4, 1838. He was
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for many years a teacher at Cardiff and
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Wantage. In 1866-75 he was precentor of
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Poultry Chapel, and from 1877 tenor in the
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Foundling Chapel. Editor of " The London
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'Tune Book," 1877, and composer of a numher
'Tune Book," 1877, and composer of a number
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of hymn tunes, etc.
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Moss, Sydney 291-L-29
Moss, Sydney, j)ianist, violinist, and
Moss, Sydney, pianist, violinist, and
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conductor, born at Sydnej', New South Wales,
conductor, born at Sydney, New South Wales,
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January 9, 1854. Studied at Leipzig, under
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Rehiecke, David, and E. F. Richter, 1865-74.
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Returned to Sydney in 1874, and was conduc-
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tor of the Musical Union in that city to the
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year 1881. Mr. Moss has been most disinter-
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ested in his service to music in Australia, and
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in many ways has done much for the advance-
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ment of the art.
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Motley, Richard 291-L-39
Motley, Richard, composer of the early
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part of the 18th century. He composed a
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number of songs, " Draw, Cupid, draw "
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[1705], and issued a collection of ",Ayres"
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in 1701.
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Moul, Alfred 291-L-44
Moul, Alfred, journalist and musician,
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has been resident iit England and Australia.
has been resident in England and Australia.
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He is the composer of several songs, one of
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which, " 'Mid Rapture" (Rossetti), was sung
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at the first Melbourne Festival, December,
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1882. On leaving Melbourne, in 1883, he was
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publicly presented with an address. He has
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also written some pf. music. In 1888 he was
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appointed representative for the British
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Empire of the copyright interest of the Societe
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des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de
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Musique.
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Moulds, John 291-L-56
Moulds, John, composer of latter part of
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the 18th century. He was a composer to
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Ranelagh Gardens, London, and to the theatres
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he contributed The Phisiognomist, 1795, and
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The Sultan, 1796, operas. Among his other
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works may be named Collection of Favourite
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Songs sung at Ranelagh, 1787 ; The Retro-
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spector : a collection of sonnets [1790] . His

MOUNTAIN.
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single songs include Caledonian maid [1790] ;
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Cowslips of the valley ; Description of London
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[1796] ; Edwin and Emma (by IMallet) ;
[1796] ; Edwin and Emma (by Mallet) ;
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Deserted village (Goldsmith) ; Eleanor of
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Exeter (by G. S. Carey) ; Link boy ; Nut-
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brown maid, etc.
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Mounsey, Ann S., see Bartholomew,
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Mounsey, Ann S 291-R-7
Mounsey, Ann S., see Bartholomew,
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:Mits.
Mrs.
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Mounsey, Elizabeth 291-R-9
Mounsey, Elizabeth, organist and com-
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poser, born in London, October 8, 1819.
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Sister of Mvs. W. Bartholomew (q.v.). As a
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pianist she had a good reputation, and fre-
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quently took part in the chamber concerts
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given at Crosby Hall by Mr. Dando {q.v.}.
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It was chiefly as an organist that Miss Moun-
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sey was known. She was appointed to St.
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Peter's, Cornhill, in 1834, and retained the
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office of organist until 1882, when she retired.
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In that church the first CC organ in England
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was erected, under the superintendence of
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Dr. Gauntlett. That was in 1840, in which
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year, and again in 1842, Mendelssohn per-
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formed upon it. I\Iiss ]\Iounsey possessed
formed upon it. Miss Mounsey possessed
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many interesting mementos of Mendelssohn,
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and greatly aided Mr. F. G. Edwards (q.v.) in
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his history of the oratorio " Elijah." She
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has published some vocal music, and pieces
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for guitar, organ, pf., etc. Since 1842 Miss
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Mounsey has been an Associate of the Phil-
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harmonic Society.
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Mount, George 291-R-31
Mount, George, composer, contrahassist,
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and conductor. On the formation of the
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British Orchestral Society, in 1872, Mr. Mount
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was appointed conductor, an office he held till
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the dissolution of the Society a few years
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later. The first concert was given in St.
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James's Hall, December 5, 1872. He was
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deputy conductor. Sir Arthur Sullivan being
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chief, and afterwards conductor of the Royal
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Amateirr Orchestral Society, from 1871 to the
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present time.- Appointed assistant conductor
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at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, 1876 ;
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conductor, Alexandra Palace, in 1885 ; and
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occasional conductor of the Philharmonic
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Concerts, 1884-7. His compositions include
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an overture, composed in celebration of the
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twenty-fifth anniversary of the Royal Amateur
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Orchestral Society ; a " Pizzicato," for strings,
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1894 ; and various smaller works. Mr. ]\Iount
1894 ; and various smaller works. Mr. Mount
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is a professor at Trinity College, London.
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Mount Edgcumbe 291-R-51
Mount Edgcumbe, Richard Edgcumbb,
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2nd Earl, amateur composer and writer,
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was born September 13, 1764. Married Lady
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Sophia Hobart, daughter of the 2nd Earl of
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Buckinghamshire. He died at Richmond,
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Surrey, September 26, 1839. Composer of
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" Zenobia," an opera. King's Theatre, London,
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1800. Author of "Musical Reminiscences of
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an Amateur, chiefly respecting the Italian
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Opera in England, for fifty years, 1773 to
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1823, London, 1823; 2nd edition, 1827; 3rd
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edition, 1828 ; 4th edition, 1834.
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Mountain, Sarah or Sophia 291-R-63
Mountain, Sarah or Sophia, born


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