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OLIPHANT.
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and won a King's Scholarship, December,
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1851, and again in 1853. Studied under John
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Thomas, harp ; W. H. Holmes, pf. ; and
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Steggall and G. A. Macfarreu, composition.
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She is a Fellow of the R.A.M., and Associate
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of the Philharmonic Society. She now de-
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votes chiefly to voice training, and for some
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years conducted the South Kensington Ladies'
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Choir. Her compositions include, I am the
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Angel ; My Song is Love ; How faithful are
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thy branches ; My Angel Lassie ; and other
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songs.
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Oliphant, Thomas 303-L-13
Oliphant, Thomas, writer and musician,
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born at Condie, Perthshire, December 25,
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1799. Member of London Madrigal Society,
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1830, and acted as its hon. secretarj' for nearly
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40 years. President of the Madrigal Society.
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He died at London, March 9, 1873.
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Works. — A brief account of the INIadrigal
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Society. .. .London, 1835. Short account of
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Madrigals from their commencement to the
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present time, London, 1836. La ]\Iusa ]\Iad-
present time, London, 1836. La Musa Mad-
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rigalesca, or a collection of madrigals, ballets,
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roundelays, etc., chiefly of the Elizabethan
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age ; with remarks and annotations, London,
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1837. Catalogue of MS. Music in the British
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Lluseum, London, 1842. Ten Favourite
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Madrigals, arranged from the original part
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books, with an accompaniment for the pf.,
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London [1836]. Collection of Glees, Madri-
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gals, etc. (Novello), n.d. Catches and Rounds,
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by old composers, London [1835]. Ditties of
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the Olden Time, London [1835] . Arrange-
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ment of Songs, etc. Tallis' Song of forty
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parts ; Responses (edited). Stay one moment,
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gentle river, madrigal. Poetry for various
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pieces of vocal music. Swedish part-songs
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(1860); German songs London, 1838-49,
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issued in numbers. Six ancient part-songs
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for five voices, London, [1845] . Songs.
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Olive, Joseph 303-L-41
Olive, Joseph, organist and composer,
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who was organist of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate
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Street, London, about the middle of last
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century. He died at London, October 8,
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1786.
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Works. — All for Scarlet, an interlude, 1785 ;
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India Hoa, interlude [1770] . Six songs for
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a voice and harpsichord. Bacchus, god of
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joys divine, duet [1775] . Songs : Farewell,
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Fox hunters. Lover's declaration, etc.
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■ Another Olive, Edmund, was probably the
Another Olive, Edmund, was probably the
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son or other relative of the above. He was
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organist of the parish church of Warrington,
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and is said to have held a similar office at
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Bangor Cathedral. Died at Warrington, No-
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vember 18, 1824. He compiled " Sixteen
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Psalm Tunes, adapted for three voices. . . .as
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sung in the parish church of Warrington,"
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Warrington, Booth [1820] , 2nd. edit.
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Oliver, Frederick 303-L-60
Oliver, Frederick, bandmaster, born
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about 1812. He was bandmaster of the 20th
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Regiment for 31 years, and served in India,
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Burniah, and in the Crimean War ; was also

ONSLOW.
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bandmaster in the Donegal Militia, and the
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3rd Battalion of the 60th Rifles. In 1863 he
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went to Kelso as bandmaster to the seventh
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Duke of Roxburgh, whose band he brought
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to a high state of efficiency. He conducted
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a performance before the Queen on the occa-
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sion of her visit to Floors Castle in 1867. Up
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to his eightieth year he played solos on the
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saxophone. He died at Croydon, Surrey, in
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February, 1892, aged 82.
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O'Mara, Joseph 303-R-11
O'Mara, Joseph, tenor vocalist, born in
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Limerick, July 16, 1866, son of James O'Mara,
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J. P., late High Sherrif! for Limerick City.
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Educated at the Jesuit College there, and
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was trained in the Tonic Sol-fa method of
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singing. For some time was manager of his
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father's business, and, for two years, sang in
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the choir of Limerick Cathedral. In 1889
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he gave up business, and went to Milan to
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study singing under Perini, and Moretti. At
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the end of 1890 he returned to England, and
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was at once engaged for the Royal English
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Opera House, where he appeared, February 4,
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1891, in the title-part of " Ivanhoe." He
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then took lessons from Edwin Holland. In
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1892, he sang at the Monday Popular Con-
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certs, and has since appeared at the principal
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London and provincial concerts. Has been
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in Sir Augustus Harris's Grand Opera at
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Drury Lane, and Covent Garden, since 1893,
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in a variety of characters, and created the
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part of Hike Murphy in Stanford's " Shamus
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O'Brien," produced March 2, 1896. He is
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now in the front rank of opera singers.
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O'Neil, Henry John 303-R-35
O'Neil, Henry John, bandmaster and
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cornet player, born, Dublin, March 25, 1841.
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He studied under H. Konig, and acted as
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bandmaster in the Navy, 1859-62. He settled
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in Edinburgh, and became a member of the
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leading orchestras, and about 1879 was
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appointed Queen's trumpeter. Bandmaster
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of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and of the 3rd
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battalion of the Volunteer Highland Light
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Infantry.
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O'Neill, Arthur 303-R-45
O'Neill, Arthur, Irish harper and col-
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lector, born in 1726 ; died near Armagh, in
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October, 1816. He was possessed of great
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stores of traditional melodies, etc., and was
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referred to by Bunting when preparing the
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first portion of his Irish Melodies.
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Onslow, George 303-R-51
Onslow, Qeorge, composer, born at Cler-
Onslow, George, composer, born at Cler-
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mont-Ferrand, France, July 27, 1784. Grand-
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son of the first Lord Onslow. He studied
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inider Hiillmandel, Dussek, Cramer, and
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Reicha. Resided for a time in Vienna, 1802,
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but returned to Paris, and received the Cross
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of the Legion of Honour. Member of the
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Institut (in succession to Cherubini), 1842.
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He died at Clermont-Ferrand, October 3,
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1853.
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Works. — L'Alcade de la Vega, opera, 1824 ;
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Le Colporteur, opera, 1827 ; Le Due de Guise,
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opera, 1837. Sj'mphonies for orchestra, op.


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