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BARRETT.
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of the Bristol Madrigal Society (1837), and
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for some time, until his last illness, was a
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Vice-President. He died June 24, 1886. His
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brother, George Barrett, was born at Bris-
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tol, March 16, 1814:. Chorister in the Cathed-
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ral, and in January, 1839, appointed organist
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of Holy Trinity Church, Hotwells, an office
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he held for fifty-two years. Was also a
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founder of the Ma irigal Society, and the last
founder of the Madrigal Society, and the last
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surviving original member, and a Vice-Presi-
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dent from 1880. He died T»Iarch 5, 1891, a
dent from 1880. He died March 5, 1891, a
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tablet in Holy Trinity Church commemorat-
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ing his long and faithful service as organist.
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Barrett, John 31-L-14
Barrett, John, organist and composer,
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born in 1674. Pupil of Dr. Blow. Music
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teacher at Christ's Hospital [1710]. Organist
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at Church of St. Mary at Hill, 1710. He died
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at London, 1735 [1738].
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Works. — Music for Love's Last Shift, 1696;
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Tunbridge Wells, 1703; Mary, Quet n of Scots,
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1703; Custom of the Manor [1715]; Wife of
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Bath. Songs: Celinda; Cruel charmer, do not
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grieve me; Fine lady's airs; Gloriana is en-
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gaging fair; Happy fair; In the pleasant
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month of May; Liberia's all my thought;
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Love is now become a trade; Pilgrim; Three
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goddessses, etc.
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Barrett, John 31-L-28
Barrett, John, organist, born at Bristol,
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March 31, 1837. Chorister at the Cathedral,
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1844, and in 1853 articled for five years to J.
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D. Corfe, Cathedral Organist. After that time
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he was assistant organist at the Cathedral for
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two years, while holding the post of organist
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and choirmaster successively at All Saints',
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Bristol, and at Bedminsi;er Parish Church.
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In 1878 he resigned the latter appointment,
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having been elected to Christ Church, Clif-
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ton, a post he still retains. He has been,
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since 1883, conductor of the Bristol Church
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Choral Union, which holds its annual festi-
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val in the Cathedral. He has also formed a
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special choir, which has produced Schubert's
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Mass in E flat, and other important works
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for the first time in Bristol. A zealous worker
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for the Incorporated Society of Musicians,
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as Hon. Sec. for the Western Section, he has
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made it one of the most flourishing of any.
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It was the first to form a special library of
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music, which out of compliment to him, was
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named the Barrett Library.
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Barrett, William Alexander 31-L-51
Barrett, William Alexander, writer,
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vocalist, and organist, born at Hackney, Lou-
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don, October 15, 1836, son of an architect.
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Chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral, 1846-49,
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and pupil of George Cooper, W. Bayley (one
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of the lay-vicars), and John Goss, for com-
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position. First sang in public at a concert
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given by J. B. Stansell, at St. Philip's Schools,
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Stepney, November, 1847. When his voice
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changed he took to drawing on wood, and in
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1854. illustrated Holt's "Chronicle of the
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Crimean War," and an edition of Shakes-
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peare. From 1855 to '57 he was engaged in

BARRETT.
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journalistic work on the Morning Chronicle,
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book reviewing; and translating stories and
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poems for different publishers. Appointed
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principal alto at St. Andrew's, Wells Street,
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in 1858; and in 1861, lay-vicar, Magdalen Col-
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lege, Oxford. He was also organist at St.
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John's, Cowley, Oxford, 1863-66. Sub-editor
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and illustrator of the Penni/ Post, Oxford,
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1861-67. Graduated Mus. b', Oxford, 1871.
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Apijointed assistant vicar choral, St. Paul's
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Cathedral, 1867; vicar choral, 1876. He wrote
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his first musical criticisms while at Oxford,
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which appeared in the Oxford Times, 1864-66.
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On his return to London he was offered the
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post of musical critic on the Morniiig Post
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(1869), which he retained till his death. He
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also wrote for the Whiteliall Revieio and the
also wrote for the Whitehall Review and the
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Globe (1874-75). W'as editor of the Monthly
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Musical Record {IQll) ; the ■Jrchestra {18SI);
Musical Record (1877) ; the Orchestra (1881);
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and the Musical Times from 1887. Other ap-
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pointments were. Assistant Examiner in Mu-
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sic with Dr. John Huljah, 1873; Examiner to
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the Society of Arts, and to the Council of
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Military Education, 1883. Mr. Barrett was
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elected Fellow of the College of Organists,
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1871; and Fellow of the Royal Society of
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Literature ; Lecturer to the City of London
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College and London Institution ; Mus. D.,
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Trinity College, Toronto; and, in 1888, ap-
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pointed by the Prince of Wales Grand Organ-
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ist of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons,
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in succession to Sir Arthur Sullivan. It was
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at Walworth, in 1856, that, with a discourse
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on the " History of the Gipsies," he began his
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career as a lecturer, his extensive knowledge
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enabling him to deal with a great variety of
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topics. Some of these lectures have been pub-
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lished. In the midst of an active life he was
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attacked by apoplexy, and to the great loss of
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the world of music, died October 17, 1891.
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Works. — Oratorio, Christ before Pilate
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(MS.); Anthems; Lladrigals : On a mossy
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bank (eight voices. Bristol Madrigal Society,
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1839). Cynthia. Literary: Flowers and fes-
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tivals, or directions for the floral decorations
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of churches, 1868 ; The Chorister's Guide
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(1872?); Dictionary of musical terms (with
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Dr. Stainer), 1875; Etymons of musical terms
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(1876) ; English glee and madrigal writers,
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London, 1877; Introduction to form and in-
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strumentation for beginners in composition,
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1879; English church composers ("Great
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Musicians" series), London, Sampson Low,
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1882 ; Balfe, his life and work, London, Rem-
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ington, 1882; Editor of English folk songs;
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Standard English songs (Novello), etc.
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Barrett, William Lewis 31-R-57
Barrett, William Lewis, flutist, born
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in London, January 4, 1847. His father was
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a violinist, and his mother came off a well-
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known musical family in Merionethshire.
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Taken to Wales when an infant, he spent his
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early years there, and when seven years of
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age commenced to play the violin, which he


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