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PRINGUER.
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such that on the death of Aynsley Cook, in
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Febr-uary, 189-4, he was called upon to under-
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take the most important parts filled by that
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artist. His repertory is large, and embraces
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such widely different assumptions as that of
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Ofts/)rtr in " Der Frieschutz " and the Land-
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grave in " Tannhauser." Mr. Pringle is
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understood to be a clever composer, but he
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has not yet jDublished anything.
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Pringuer, Henry Thomas 329-L-10
Pringuer, Henry Thomas, composer
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and conductor, of present time. Privately
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educated in music, F.R.C.O., 1876 ; Mus.
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Bac, 1877; Mus. Doc, 1885, Oxford. Or-
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ganist of St. Matthew's, Redhill, 1870; St.
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Mary's, Stoke Newington, 1881. Conductor
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of Insurance Musical Society ; and of Trinity
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College Choir, London. Has given organ
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recitals at the Bow and Bromley Institute,
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1884, etc. Composer of Psalm 107 and Psalm
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48, for soli, chorus, and orchestra; a comedy
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opera, "Guinevere," 1890; pf. pieces, songs,
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etc.
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Pritchard, Rev. Rowland Hugh 329-L-23
Pritchard, Rev. Rowland Hugh, mu-
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sician and minister, was born at Bala, about
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1813. He was a minister, and acted as pre-
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centor at the annual Sasiwns y Bala. Died
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at Holywell, January 25, 1887, aged 74.
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Composer of Welsh hymn tunes, " Hyfrydol,"
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" Elizabeth," " Hiraeth y Cristion," etc.
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Pritchard, Thomas 329-L-30
Pritchard, Thomas, surnamed Twm-
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Bach, celebrated Welsh harper of the time
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of Queen Elizabeth. He died at London in
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1597, and is buried in St. Sepulchre's Church.
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Probin 329-L-34
Probin. The name of a notable Birming-
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ham family of horn players. Moses Probin,
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born about 1782, was the first to acquire a
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reputation, though his father was a horn
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player before him. He took part in all the
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principal concerts in the Midlands, from
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Shrewsbury to Cheltenham, and was a virtuoso
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on the hand horn. With two of his sons he
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would, commencing at five in the morning,
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diligently practice trios for horns. He was a
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man of devout mind, and regular in attendance
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at church. On one occasion his rector, with
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whom he was very intimate, expressed a wish
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that he would give up horn-playing and earn
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an lionest living. He died August 8, 1857, in
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his 75th year. His son, Henry Probin, was
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born June 10, 1812. He became famous as a
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horn player, and to the last used the old hand
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horn, as he could never reconcile himself to
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the valve horn. He played in the Birmingham
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festival orchestra for a long time, including
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the " Elijah " year, 1846. He was the inti-
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mate friend and companion of Alfred Mellon,
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and during his conductorship played in the
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Theatre Royal band. He retired from the
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profession in 1879, and died June 30, 1885.
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His brother Samuel was also a horn player,
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hut in no way remarkable. Alfred Probin,
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son of Henry, was born April 29, 1852, and at
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the age of eight began his study of the instru-

PROUT.
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ment. Mr. Stockley gave him his first
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oi^portunity, and when sixteen he was first
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horn in an opera company. His first festival
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engagement was at Nottingham in 1873, under
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Costa. He was first horn at the revived
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Chester Festival, 1879, and since then has
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been in the orchestras of the Three Choirs,
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and Birmingham Festivals, arid the principal
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concerts in the country. As a solo player he
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has been heard in chamber concerts in Bir-
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mingham, and he played ]Mozart's Third
mingham, and he played Mozart's Third
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Concerto for horn at Leicester, February,
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1887. A young son is preparing to continue
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the artistic career of the family.
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Proudman, Joseph 329-R-15
Proudman, Joseph, conductor and
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teacher of singing, born in London, November
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10, 1888. He sang in choirs as a boy ; was a
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member of the Sacred Harmonic Society in
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1857 ; Conductor of the City Choral Union,
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1862, and a year later applied himself to the
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Tonic Sol-fa method. He conducted concerts
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at the Crystal Palace from 1864, and won a
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prize at Paris in 1867. Some thousands of
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singers passed under his hands. For years
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he had acted as precentor at several churches,
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and he was teacher of singing to the children
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in Dr. Barnardo's Homes for more than twenty
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years, and was an indefatigable worker in the
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cause of popular music. He published IMusi-
cause of popular music. He published Musi-
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cal Lectures and Sketches, 1869; and Musical
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Jottings, 1872; and was a specialist on the
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staff of the Musical Herald. He died in
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London, April 21, 1891. J. Frank Proudman,
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his son, conductor, and sometime organist of
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St. IMichael's, Stoke Newington, took up the
St. Michael's, Stoke Newington, took up the
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work of his father in 1891, and made a repu-
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tation as a conductor and teacher. Delicate
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health decided him to leave England for
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South Africa, and in February, 1897, he sailed
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for the Cape, having obtained an appointment
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at Maritzburg.
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Prout, Ebenezer 329-R-42
Prout, Ebenezer, composer and didactic
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writer, born at Oundle, Northamptonshire,
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March 1, 1835. The son of a Congregational
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Minister, he was intended for another pro-
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fession thanmusic ; and after leaving Denmark
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Hill Grammar School he was engaged as a
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teacher in private schools in London, and
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Leatherhead, and when nineteen graduated
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B.A., London University. ]\Iusical from
B.A., London University. Musical from
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childhood, he had a few pianoforte lessons
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when a boy, and afterwards a course from
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Charles Salaman ; for the rest he is self-edu-
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cated. It was in 1859 that he gave himself
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up entirely to music, and his first pupil was
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John Locke Gray {q.v-)- After acting as
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organist at St. Thomas's Square Chapel,
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Hackney, and other places, he accepted the
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appointment at Union Chapel, Islington,
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which he held for 12 years, 1861-73. During
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the Royal Wedding Musical Fetes at the
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Crystal Palace, March, 1863, he on one occa-
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sion gave an organ performance in lieu of


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