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BARRINGTON.
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afterwards changed for the flute. Destined
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for a commercial career, he only took up
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music as a profession after the death of his
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father. Studied the flute under R. S. Rock-
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strn, and harmony under W. Castell. His
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firsi work was deputising for Mr. John Rad-
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cliff, and he was soon engaged by Costa as
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second flute and piccolo at Her Majesty's
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Opera, where afterwards, for many years, he
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was principal flute. Similar appointments
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were also held at the Royal Italian Opera
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(five years), the Carl Rosa London season
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(seven years) ; and he has been engaged for
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Birmingham, Leeds, and Three Choirs Festi-
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vals, the chief orchestral concerts, and is now
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principal flute of the Philharmonic Society,
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and Professor at the R.C.M. He toured with
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Madame Albani in Canada and the United
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States, and has also appeared, with success,
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on the continent. He has published Flute
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Studies; solo and important passages; Ro-
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mance and Tarentella, etc.
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Barrington, Hon. Daines 32-L-23
Barrington, Hon. Daines, English writer
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on Law, IMusic, and Natural History, was born
on Law, Music, and Natural History, was born
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at London, 1727. Judge on Welsh Circuit,
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1757. Second Justice at Chester. Retired from
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the Law and resided in the Temple. He died
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March 11, 1800.
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Barrington wrote a standard work on the
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Statutes, a work on the possibility of reaching
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the North Pole, and several papers dealing
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with Crotch, the Wesleys, Morniugton, and
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Mozart. See his "Miscellanies," 1781, and
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the Philosoi3hical Transactions, 1780. Also
the Philosophical Transactions, 1780. Also
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author of "Experiments and Observations on
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the Singing of Birds," London, 1773.
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Barrington, Rutland 32-L-37
Barrington, Rutland, George Rutland
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Fleet, actor and vocalist. First appeared on
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the stage at the Olympic Theatre ; then toured
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for some years with Howard Paul. In 1 877, he
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was engaged for the Opera Comique Company,
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and made his debut as the Vicar, in " The
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Sorcerer," on its production, November 17,
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1877 ; and has since taken part in most of the
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Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, his Pooh Bah,
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in the " Mikado," being one of his most re-
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markable assumptions. In 1888, he turned
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theatrical manager, opening the St. James's
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Theatre in October; but the enterprise did not
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prosper, and he gave it up the January follow-
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ing. Since then he has re-appeaied at the
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Savoy Theatre, his latest character being Lud-
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wig in " The Grand Duke " (March, 1896).
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Barrow, J 32-L-54
Barrow, J., musician of 18th century.
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Published "Book of Psalmody . . . ," 1730
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and 1751. " Psalm-singer's choice companion,
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or an imitation of heaven on earth, the beauty
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of Holiness, being a compleat composition of
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Church musick, containing variety of tunes
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for all the common metres of the Psalms . . .
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with a new and compleat introduction to the
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skill of musick. To which is added an alpha-
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betical dictionary . . ." n.d.

BARRY.
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Barrow, Thomas 32-R-1
Barrow, Thomas, composer and alto
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singsr of the latter half of the 18th century.
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He was a choirister and gentleman of the
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Chapel Royal, and sang in Handel's Oratorios.
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He died on August 13, 1789. He composed
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some Church music, chants, etc.
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Barry, Charles Ainslie 32-R-7
Barry, Charles Ainslie, composer, or-
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ganist and writer, born in Loudon, June 10,
ganist and writer, born in London, June 10,
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1830, Educated at Rugby, and Trinity Col-
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lege, Cambridge. While at Cambridge he
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studied music with Professor T. A. Wa'misley.
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Graduated B.A. and M.A. By his father's
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wish he studied for the ministry, and passed
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the voluntary Theological Examination at
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Cambridge ; but music became his ultimate
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choice. At the Cologne Conservatorium he
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studied under F. Weber, E. Frank, and F.
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Hiller ; at Leipzig, with Moscheles and E. F.
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Richter (1856-7) ; and during his residence
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at Dresden received valuable hints from Carl
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Reissiger. Returned to London, 1858, and
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held an appointment as organist and choir-
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master at the Forest School, Leytonstone
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Hill, 1860 ; but a year earlier began to devote
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his attention chiefly to musical and literary
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composition. Under the initials " C.A.B."
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he has contributed many articles to the
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Guardi in, Monthly Musical Record, Musical
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World, Athenceum, and The Mcister ; and to
World, Athenæum, and The Meister ; and to
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the Analytical programme books of the Crystal
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Palace, Philharmonic, Bache, Richter, and
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Birmingham Festival Concerts, etc. He was
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secretary to the Liszt ScholarshijD Fund, 1886,
secretary to the Liszt Scholarship Fund, 1886,
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and is widely known as a cultured musician
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with sympathetic leanings to the advanced
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modern school of composition.
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Works. — yrnpliony, for orchestra ; Two
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Overtures ; INIarcli (Festival March, played
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at the Crystal Palace Concerts, 1862) ; String
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Quartet ; Cantatas, sacred and secular, all in
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MS. Choral Hymns for four voices ; The
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story of the Resurrection, a cycle of Hymns ;
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The Christmas story, ditto ; Tunes in Hymns
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Ancient and ]Modern and the New Mitre
Ancient and Modern and the New Mitre
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Hymnal, etc. Six Songs with English and
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German words ; Four Songs (C. Kingsley) ;
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Two Songs (Tennyson) ; Elizabeth's Songs
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from The' Saint's Tragedy (Kingsley); and
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many others. 0, holy night, five-part song.
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Theme with variations, pf . duet ; A Birthday
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March ; Barcarolle ; Tarantella ; Menuetto
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grazioso, and other pf. pieces. Transcriptions,
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Overture, Beatrice and Benedict, Berlioz,
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pf. duet ; Andante, from Tschaikowsky's
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Quartet in D, pf. solo ; Pf. score of Te
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Deum, Berlioz. Editor of The Child's Book
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of Praise (Masters), etc.
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Barry, William Vipond 32-R-58
Barry, William Vipond, pianist, com-
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poser, and writer, born at Bandon, March,
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1827. Appeared in Belfast as pianist, 1846,
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and founded the Belfast Classical Harmonist
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Society. He resided for a time in the Pot-
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teries, England. He studied under Liszt,


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