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POUNDS.
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Ardgowan House (Sir M. R. Shaw Stewart),
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private, 1857 ; Town Hall, Greenock, 1861 ;
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Mid Parish Church, 1868; and St. Paul's
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Church, Greenock, 1886. Conductor for a
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time of the Greenock Choral Society, etc.
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Composer of songs; " The Bridge of Duty,"
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a cantata ; pf. music, etc.
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Pounds, Charles Courtice 326-L-8
Pounds, Charles Courtice, vocalist and
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actor, was born in London, May 30, 1869.
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For some years he was a treble singer in
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church choirs, but he afterwards studied at
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the R.A.M. Travelled in the English pro-
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vinces with concert parties, and sang in ora-
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torio, but was most successful in the Gilbert
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and Sullivan operas. He sang in Australia
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in 1895, with the Williamson and Musgrove
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Opera Company.
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Povey, Miss 326-L-18
Povey, Miss, soprano vocalist, was born
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in Birmingham in 1804. She made her debut
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on June 3, 1817. Pupil of T. Cooke and
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Bartleman. She sang at Drury Lane, 1819 ;
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English Opera House, etc. She was married
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to a Mr. E. Knight.
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Powell, Josiah W 326-L-24
Powell, Josiah W., town-clerk of Burs-
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lem, Staffordshire. He and the late George
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Howson (q.v.) were the fathers of elementary
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vocal music in the Potteries. Half a century
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ago there was scarcely a singer in the district
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who could read music, and if an oratorio was
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to be performed siiigers had to be imported
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from Birmingham. Now, through the efforts
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of these two men, the Potteries are vocal with
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song. Powell translated ]\Iendelssohn's
song. Powell translated Mendelssohn's
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" Elijah " into the Tonic Sol-fa Notation, one
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of the first great oratorios so treated. He
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formed the Burslem Choir, which soon achieved
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a great reputation. His menrory will long be
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affectionately cherished in North Staffordshire.
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He died at Wolstanton, May 22, 1891, in his
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72nd year.
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Powell, Thomas 326-L-41
Powell, Thomas, violinist and composer,
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born in London in 1776. He studied the harp,
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violin, and pf. Member of the Royal Society
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of ]\Iusicians. He was married in 1811, and
of Musicians. He was married in 1811, and
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resided in Dublin as a teacher. Performed a
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violin concerto in Haymarket Theatre, Lon-
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don. He died after 1860. Composed 15 con-
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certos for violin and orchestra ; Three duets
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for violin and 'cello, op. 1 ; Three duets for 2
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'cellos, 02). 2 ; Capriccio for 'cello, op. 24 ;
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Introduction and Fugue for organ; Three
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grand Sonatas for pf. and violin [1825] ; Over-
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tures for orchestra, pf. arrangements, etc.
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Powell, Walter 326-L-54
Powell, Walter, tenor vocalist, was born
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at Oxford in 1097. Chorister and clerk to
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Magdalen College, Oxford. Sang in Handel's
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oratorios. He died at Oxford, November 6,
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1744.
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Power, Lionel 326-L-59
Power, Lionel, composer and writer, of
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the 15th century, was author of various works
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on IMusical theory, of which " Lionel Power
on Musical theory, of which " Lionel Power
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of the Cordis of Musike " is contained in tlie
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Lausdowne MS. in the British Museum. He

PRENDERGAST.
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also composed some church music, which is
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preserved in MS. at Bologna, the British
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Museum, etc.
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Prat, Daniel 326-R-4
Prat, Daniel, clergyman of 18th century,
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was rector of Harrixham, in Kent, and chap-
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lain to George III. He wrote "An Ode to
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Mr. Handel, on his playing on the organ,"
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Loudon, 1722 ; reprinted as "An Ode on the
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late celebrated Handel, on his playing on the
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organ," Cambridge, 1791.
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Pratt, John 326-R-11
Pratt, John, organist and composer, born
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at Cambridge, 1772 [1779] ; son of Jonas
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Pratt, music-seller. He was chorister in
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King's College, Cambridge, and studied under
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Dr. Randall, whom he succeeded as organist
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of King's College, 1799. Organist of Cam-
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bridge University, 1800; organist of St. Peter's
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College, 1813. He died at Cambridge, March
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9, 1855.
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WoKKS. — Collection of Anthems in score,
Works. — Collection of Anthems in score,
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selected from the works of Haiidel, Haydn,
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IMozart, Clari, Leo, and Carissimi, with organ
Mozart, Clari, Leo, and Carissimi, with organ
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or pianoforte accompaniment, 2 vols. [1825].
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Selection of Ancient and ]\lodern Psalm
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Tunes, arranged and adapted for two trebles,
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or tenors, and a bass, for the use of parish
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churches [1810]. Psalmodia Cantabrigiensis;
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a selection of ancient and modern psalm
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tunes . . for the use of the University church,
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1805 ; also, 1817, with an appendix of later
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date. Four double Chants, and the Responses
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to the Commandments, as performed at the
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King's College, Cambridge, n.d.
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Pratten, Robert Sidney 326-R-34
Pratten, Robert Sidney, flute player
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and composer, born at Bristol, January 23,
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1824. Performed when a boy at concerts in
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Bath, Bristol, etc. First flute in orchestra of
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Theatre Royal, Dublin ; at Ro^-al Italian
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Opera, London, 1846 ; Sacred Harmonic
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Society ; Philharmonic Society, etc. He
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studied for a time in Germany. He died at
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Ramsgate, February 10, 1868."
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Works. — Fantasias, arrangements, studies,
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solos, etc. for flute, in combination with other
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instruments. Complete Series of Exercises
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for the Siccama Flute. Complete Series of
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Scales and Exercises, carefully fingered for
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Pratten's Perfected Flute, n.d. Flute Tutors
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(one published by Boosey & Co., and another
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by Edwin Ashdown).
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His wife. Madam Sidney Prattex, is a
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well-known guitar-player, and writer for that
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instrument. She has issued Solos for the
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Guitar, a series of about 2.50 original and
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selected pieces ; Numerous Divertimentos on
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original and selected themes ; Guitar School,
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being complete Instructions for Modern Guitar
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Playing in the common key ; Learning the
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Guitar Simplified.. Also a book of Instruc-
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tions for the Gigliera (wood and straw instru-
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ment).
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Prendergast, Arthur Hugh Dalrymple 326-R-62
Prendergast, Arthur Hugh Dalrymple,
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composer and conductor, born in London,


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