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NEWMAN.
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Christian Pilgrim, sacred cantata, produced
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at Trinity Church, Leeds, March 24, 1889;
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Spring, cantata for female voices ; Stella,
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operetta for the same. The Song-Bird Album.
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Six four-part songs ; Twelve two-part songs ;
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Anthems, etc. Six Diversions, for two violins
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and pf. ; Six musical poems, pf. ; Pf. School
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in three grades, 1895 ; Tutor for harmonium
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and American organ ; Rudiments of Music,
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with historical notes, 1895. He has also
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published much music for Mandoline and
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Guitar under the novis de illume of Carlo
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Murretti and Nicola Podesta.
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Newman, R. A. 296-L-14
Newman, R, A., musician and author,
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published "Description and iise of the Har-
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monimetre," Weymouth, 1845.
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Newson, George Lincoln 296-L-17
Newson, Qeorge Lincoln, violinist,
Newson, George Lincoln, violinist,
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born at Diss, Norfolk. His talent was ex-
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hibited very early, and while yet a schoolboy
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he was engaged in the band at the festivals
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of Bury St. Edmunds and Norwich. Studied
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at R.A.M., under Mori, and was in the
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orchestra of the Royal Italian Opera, and
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played at the principal London concerts, and
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provincial festivals. He appears to have
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retired from the profession since 1890. He
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is an A.R.A.M.
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Newth, Robert Boulcott 296-L-28
Newth, Robert Boulcott, tenor vocalist,
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born at Worcester. Chorister at the Cathe-
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dral. Studied under W- Done. Was ap-
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pointed organist of St. Paul's, Worcester ;
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later, assistant to Dr. Monk, King's College,
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London ; then to St John's, Angell Town,
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Brixton, 1881. Al)out that time, his singing
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attracted attention, and he appeared at
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various concerts in London. He sang at the
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Gloucester Festival, 188.3 ; and at Worcester
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Festival, 1884. He is a professor at the
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Guildhall School of Music.
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Newton, Mrs. Alexander 296-L-40
Newton, Mrs. Alexander, bom Ade-
Newton, Mrs. Alexander, born Ade-
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laide Ward, singer and composer, born
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at London, 1821, sister of J. C. Ward. She
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was one of Jenny Lind's concert party during
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her first tour in England. Sang at the Wed-
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nesday Concerts, Exeter Hall, 1849. She died
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at London, December 22, 1881. Composer
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of songs and pf. music; and was a bravura
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singer of exceptional ability.
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Newton, James William 296-L-49
Newton, James WiSl'iam, musician of
Newton, James William, musician of
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end of last and first half of the present
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century. Compiler of " Psalmody improved,
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in a collection of Psahn tunes and an-
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thems for 2, 3, and 4 voices . . . designed
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for the use of country choirs," Ipswich, 1775.
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" Companion to the Pilgrim, containing 30
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psalm tunes, etc," London [1839].
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Nichol, Henry Ernest 296-L-57
Nichol, Henry Ernest, composer, pianist
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and organist, born at Hull, December 10,
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1862. Apprenticed to civil engineering in
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1877, but abandoned that for the serious
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study of music in 1885. Musical training
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private. Graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1888.
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Settled in Hull as performer and teacher.

NICHOLSON.
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Music master, Hull Grammar School ; Or-
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ganist, St. Andrew's, Kirk Ella ; Conductor,
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North Cave Choral Society, and Newport
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Harmonic Society.
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Works. — Cantatas : Day and Night (HuU,
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1892) ; Ode to Music, for chorus and orchestra
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(composed, 1894 ; produced at Crystal Palace,
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July 13, 1895, at the Tonic Sol-fa Festival) ;
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Will o' the Wisp (1896). An Evening Service
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in F, anthems, carols, hymns, etc. Part-
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songs. Sonata in A minor, pf. (MS.) ; pieces
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for pf., songs, etc. Author of a book on Choral
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Technics (Curwen), for choir-training, and a
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primer on Transposition at Sight.
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Nicholds, Joseph 296-R-15
Nicholds, Joseph, composer and con-
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ductor, was born at Sedgley. For some time
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he acted as director of Wombwell's band, but
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was afterwards a teacher of music. He died
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a pauper in Dudley Union, February 18, 1860.
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Composer of Babylon, oratorio ; The Triumph
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of Zion, oratorio, Wolverhampton, September
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17, 1844. Sacred Music, a selection of psalm
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and hymn tunes, London [1820] , songs, etc.
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Nicholl, Horace Wadham 296-R-24
Nicholl, Horace Wadham, composer,
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born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, March
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17, 1848. Son of a musician of some local
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repute. He has been for many years resident
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in New York. Of his works, a " Romance
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Antique " for orchestra was produced at New
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York in 1885 ; and " Cloister Scene," for soli,
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chorus, and orchestra, at the Pittsburgh
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Festival, 1889. He is said to have written a
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Tetralogy, "The Fall of IMan ; Abraham;
Tetralogy, "The Fall of Man ; Abraham;
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Isaac ; and Jacob."
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Nicholl, William 296-R-35
Nicholl, William, tenor vocalist and
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teacher, was born at Glasgow, June 30, 1851,
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and originally worked as an engineer in
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Glasgow and India. He studied at the Royal
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Academy of Music, under Fiori, fronr January,
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1884, to July, 1885, and gained the Parepa-
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Rosa gold medal, and the Academy bronze
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medal. He afterwards studied at Florence
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under Vannucini. He made his debut at
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Glasgow, in November, 1884, with IMadame
Glasgow, in November, 1884, with Madame
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Georgina Burns' party. Since 1886 he has
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given an annual series of classical concerts
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in London, and has sung at Chester (1888),
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Gloucester (1889), and other festivals and
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concerts throughout the kingdom, such as the
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London Ballad Concerts, Crystal Palace,
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Richter Concerts, etc. He has appeared
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twice before the Queen, by command, and in
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1895 he accompanied Mr. Gladstone in the
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" Tantallon Castle" when Sir Donald Currie
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was cruising in the North Sea. He is A.R.A.M.
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and has been a professor of singing at the
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Royal Academy of Music since 1891. Joint
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author with George Thorpe of " Text-Book
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on the natural use of the Voice," London,
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1895, and has lectui'ed on " Voice Production "
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at the Society of Arts, January 27, 1897.
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Nicholson, Alfred 296-R-62
Nicholson, Alfred, oboist, born at
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Leicester, June .30, 1822, for many years in


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