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The British Musical Biography

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BARNETT.
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ticed. He was for many years principal tenor
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at the Church cf the Spanish Embassy, and
at the Church of the Spanish Embassy, and
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choirmaster of Warwick Street Cliurch, and
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St. Aloysius, Somers Town, London. Pro-
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fessor of Singing at the London Academy of
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Music, and teaclier in many large schools.
Music, and teacher in many large schools.
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Composer of " Domini Salvum," quartet and
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chorus ; " Ave Maria," quartet ; " Exaudi
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Deus," tenor solo ; many duets, songs, and
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other vocal music.
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Barnett, Neville George 30-L-11
Barnett, Neville George, organist and
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musical critic, born in London, March 3,
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1854. Pupil of R. Limpus, E. J. Hopkins,
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and E. H. Turpin. F.R.O.O., 1873. Ap-
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pointed organist and choirmaster St. Philiij's
pointed organist and choirmaster St. Philip's
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Arlington Square, in 1872. Subsequently, he
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went to New Zealand, where he held several
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appointments, but he finally settled in Sydney,
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New South Wales. He was organist of St.
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Mary's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) ; Musical
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Director at the Jewish Synagogue, and in-
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structor at the Blind Institution. For blind
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students he invented a type-writer, enabling
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them to write according to the Braille system.
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When he went to Sydney he was appointed
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musical critic of the Sydney Mornhig Herald,
musical critic of the Sydney Morning Herald,
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then of the Eveyiing Neios, and lastly, of the
then of the Evening News, and lastly, of the
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Sydney Daily Telegraph. He composed an
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Opera, " Pomare," on a Tahitan legend, which
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was performed at Auckland ; a Mass, organ
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pieces, part-songs, etc. He also wrote some
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treatises on music, his last work, " The Art
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Theory of Harmony (dedicated to Sir George
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Grove), is still in MS. He died at Picton,
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N.S.W., September 26, 1895.
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Barnett, Robert 30-L-36
Barnett, Robert, pianist and composer,
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was born at Macclesfield, in 1818. He studied
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at the R. A.M., and in 1840 was appointed a pro-
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fessor of the pf. there. In 1842 he appeared as
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a pianist at the Quartet Concerts, Hanover
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Square Rooms, and in 1850 at the Society of
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British Musicians. He was elected an Associ-
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ate of the Pliilharmonic Society in 1843. Died
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at Slough, Windsor, November, 1875.
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Works. — Pianists' Companion, London,
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1857 (issued in parts). Sonatas, rondos, and
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airs for pianoforte, 1842 (selected). Useful
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scale practice for the pianoforte, 1843. Rondo
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grazioso and rondoletto scherzando for pf.
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Edited Pianoforte works by IMozart, Pleyel,
Edited Pianoforte works by Mozart, Pleyel,
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and Dussek.
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His eldest son Domenico, born in London,
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August 25, 1846. Studied at Leipzig Con-
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servatorium under Moscheles, E. P. Richter,
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Reinecke, and others. Principal professor of
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pianoforte at the Ladies' College, Cheltenham.
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Has composed some music for pf., but nothing
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is published hitherto.
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Barnhill, James 30-L-59
Barnhill, James, Scottish author, who
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graduated M.A., at Glasgow University. He
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published " The Statics of Harmony, with an
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appendix on anticipations, suspensions, and
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transitions, illustrated by examples from the

BARRETT.
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great masters," London, 1865. Reprinted from
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the Choir. Hepublished various other works.
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Barr, James 30-R-3
Barr, James, musician, was born at
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Tarbolton, Ayr, in 1781. Employed by J.
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Steplien, music-publisher, Wilson Street,
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Glasgow, 1812, and was a music teacher in
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Glasgow. He resided in Canada as farmer,
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1832-1855. The " blithe Jamie Barr, frae St.
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Barchan's toun," of Tannahill. Composer of
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a few melodies, of which " Thou bonnie wood
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o' Craigielea (words by Tannahill) is well
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known. He died at Govau, February 24,
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]860, and is buried at Kilbarchan.
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Barr, Samuel 30-R-14
Barr, Samuel, composer and writer, was
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born at Glasgow, in 1807. Self-taught in
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music. Ho was a teacher in Glasgow, and
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precentor in Dr. Wardlaw's (Independent)
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Church. Professor of Music in the Mechanics'
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Institute, Glasgow. Died, Glasgow, May 16,
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1866.
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Works. — The Theory and Practice of Har-
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mony and Composition, London, 1861 ; Art
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of Singing at sight simplified, Glasgow, 1847
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and 1859; Anthems; Psalms. Songs: Hur-
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rah! for the Highlands; The warning; The
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land for me ; Tlie bridal gem ; Naebody kens
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ye. Part-songs ; Miscellaneous writings.
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Barr was well known in Glasgow and the
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West of Scotland as a teacher of merit, and
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is generally supposed to have introduced class
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music teaching into the West of Scotland.
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Barraclough, Isaac 30-R-32
Barraclough, Isaac, musician, of Shef-
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field. Published " Sacred music, consisting
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of Psalm and Hymn tunes . . . for four
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voices, with an accompaniment for the organ
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or pianoforte," London [1836]. "Sacred
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music, consisting of original psalm and hymn
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tunes . . ," Sheffield [1847].
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Barratt, John 30-R-39
Barratt, John, organist, born near Hud-
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dersfield, January 11, 1848. Received his
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musical training at York Minster. Graduated
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Mus. B., Oxford, 1877. Organist of Paisley
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Abbey, the Clark Town Hall, and Conductor
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of Paisley Select Choir. Has published an-
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thems, hymn-tunes, etc. His son, William
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Augustus Barratt, born 1874, was a scholar
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of the R.C.M. He first came into notice by
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his setting of " Sir Patrick Spens," for bari-
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tone solo, chorus, and orchestra, produced at
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Edinburgh, December 1894. A cantata, " The
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Death of CuthuUin," was brought out in that
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city, December 1895. He has also published
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an Album of ten songs (Paterson), etc.
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Barrett 30-R-54
Barrett. The name of a family honour-
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ably distinguished in church music in Bristol.
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The father. Slater Barrett, was in the choir
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of Bristol Cathedral for nearly sixty years.'
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John Barrett, the elder son, born at Bristol,
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1812, was a chorister in the Cathedral, and
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for many years organist of St. Augustine's
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Church, and also at the Blind Asylum, the
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choir of which he raised to a high standard
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of excellence. He was one of the founders


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