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PALTONI.
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Paltoni-Corri 308-L-1
Paltoni=Corri. See sub. Corri, Fanny.
Paltoni=Corri. See sub. Corri, Fanny.
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Panchari Banerjea 308-L-2
Panchari Banerjea, author of a " History
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of Hindu IMusic," a lecture delivered at the
of Hindu Music," a lecture delivered at the
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Hooghly Institute, Bhowanipore, 1880. It
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contains a notice of many native nausicians
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of Southern India, and valuable information
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concerning the musical systems of that
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country.
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Parepa-Rosa, Euphrosyne Parepa de Boyesku 308-L-9
Parepa=Rosa, Euphrosyne Parepa de
Parepa=Rosa, Euphrosyne Parepa de
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Boyesku, soprano vocalist, born at Edin-
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burgh, i\Iay 7, 1836. Daughter of a native of
burgh, May 7, 1836. Daughter of a native of
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Wallachia. Educated by her mother, Eliza-
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beth Seguin. Z)e6?ti at Malta, 1852. Sang at
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Naples, Genoa, Rome, Florence, Madrid,
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Lisbon, etc. Appeared in London, May, 1857.
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Married Captain de Wolfe Carvell. Sang at
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Handel Festival, London, 1862-65. Married
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Carl Rosa (after death of her first husband,
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1865), 1867. Visited America, 1867-1871.
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Re-visited America, autumn of 1871. She
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died at London, January 21, 1874. She
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appeared in operas by Bellini, Mellon, Mac-
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farren, Balfe, ]\Ieyerbeer, Auber, and Mozart,
farren, Balfe, Meyerbeer, Auber, and Mozart,
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and did much to establish the Carl Rosa
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Opera Company.
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Parish-Alvars, Elias 308-L-26
Parish=AIvars, Elias, harpist and com-
Parish=Alvars, Elias, harpist and com-
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poser, born at Teignmouth, February 28, 1810.
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Jewish by parentage. He studied under Dizi,
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Labarre, and Bochsa. Played in Germany,
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1831 ; Italy, 1834. Appeared in London,
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1836-7. Travelled in the East, 1838-42.
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Appeared in Germany and Italy again, 1842-44.
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Settled in Vienna, 1847. Chamber harpist to
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Emperor. He died at Vienna, January 25,
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1849.
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Works. — Voyage d'un Harpiste en Orient,
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Recueils d' airs et de melodies populaires en
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Turquie et dans I'Asie Mineure, Harp solo,
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op. 62 ; Concerto for harp and orchestra, in
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G minor, op. 81 ; Concerto for 2 harps and
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orchestra, ; Concerto for harp and orch-
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estra in E flat, op. 98 ; March for harp,
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op. 67 ; Fantasias, transcriptions, romances,
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and melodies, for harp and orchestra, and
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harp and pf., etc.
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Park, Rev. John, D.D. 308-L-46
Park, Rev. John, D.D., poet, composer,
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and clergyman, born at Crreenock in 1804.
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Educated at Greenock and Paisley, and at
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Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, and was
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licensed to preach. Assistant to Dr. Steele,
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West Church, Greenock, and afterwards to
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Dr. Grigor of Bonhill. Minister at Liverpool.
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Minister at Glencairn, in Dumfriesshire, and
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afterwards of Collegiate Parish Church of St.
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Andrews, first charge. He died at St. An-
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drews, April 8, 1865. His compositions were
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issued as " Songs composed and, in part,
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written by the late Rev. John Park, D.D., St.
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Andrews, with introductory notice by Prin-
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cipal Shairp," Leeds, 1876, with portrait.
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Parke, John 308-L-61
Parke, John, oboe player and composer,
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was born in 1745. He studied under Simpson
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and Baumgarten. Oboist at the opera, 1768.

PARKER.
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Concerto player at Vauxhall, 1771. Principal
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oboist at Drury Lane, 1771. Member of
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King's Private Band. Chamber Musician to
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Prince of Wales, 1783. Principal oboe at the
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Concerts of Ancient Music, etc. He died at
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London, August 2, 1829.
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Parke, Maria Hester 308-R-7
Parke, Maria Hester, Beardmore, pian-
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ist, composer, and singer, born in 1775.
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Daughter of John Parke. She studied under
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her father, and made her debut as a vocalist
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at Gloucester Festival in 1790. Sang after-
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wards at London, and provincial concerts.
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Married Mr. Beardmore. She died on August
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15, 1822.
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Works. — Three grand Sonatas for pf., op. 1 ;
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Two do., op. 2 ; Two Sonatas for pf.* op. 4 ;
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Sonata for pf. , op. 7. Concerto for pf. or
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harpsichord, op. 6 [1800] . Two Sonatas for
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pf. and violin, op. 13. Set of Crlees, London
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[1790] . Songs, etc.
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Parke, William Thomas 308-R-21
Parke, William Thomas, writer, oboe
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player, and composer, born at London in 1762.
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He studied under Dance, Baumgarten, and
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his brother, John. Chorister at Drury Lane
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Theatre, 1775. Oboist at Vauxhall, 1776.
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Principal oboist at Covent Garden, 1783.
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Employed at principal concerts, Vauxhall,
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etc., as oboist, after 1800. He died at London,
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August 26, 1847.
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Works. — Overtures to " Netley Abbey,"'
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1794 ; " Lock and Key," 1796. Concertos for
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oboe. Three duetts for two German flutes
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[1793] ; Second set, op. 8 [1794] . Tutor for
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the hautboy : being a familiar introduction to
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the art of playing this instrument. With
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sixteen duets for two hautboys, n.d. Songs :
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Blue bonnets; Cupid is a wanton boy; Donald
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Macleod ; Lad of the moor ; Maid of the
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village; Merry tambourine. He also adapted
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Dalayrac's "Nina" for the English stage.
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Musical Memoirs : comprising an account of
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the general state of Music in England from
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the first Cominemoration of Handel in 1784
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to the year 1880, interspersed with numerous
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anecdotes, musical, histrionic, etc., London,
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2 vols., 1830.
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Parke is now best remembered by his useful
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" Musical Memoirs," or annals of music from
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1784 to 1830. It contains, among much
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gossippy matter and anecdotes, a very con-
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siderable proportion of historical and biograph-
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ical data.
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Parker, Henry 308-R-53
Parker, Henry, composer, conductor,
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and teacher of singing, born in London,
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August 4, 1845. Studied at Leipzig under
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Moscheles, Richter, and Plaidy ; and at Paris
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under Lefort. Has given concerts in St.
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James's Hall, London, etc. Composer of a
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romantic comic ox^era, "Mignonette," Royalty
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Theatre, May, 1889; "Jerusalem," for bass
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solo and chorus, Albert Hall, 1884; and other
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songs that have become popular. Gavottes,
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and other short pieces for orchestra ; pf. pieces.


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