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BARTHELEMON.
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and was M.A. and Ph. D. of Gottingen Uni-
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versity honoris causi. Organist of the Cathe-
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dral, Port of Spain, Trinadad, and died there
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March 13, 1872. He composed music for the
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pianoforte, and wrote a work entitled " Disser-
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tation on the Emotional Nature of Musical
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Art, and its Media of Operation," London,
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1863. His son, Widliam H. Barry, born at
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Belfast, April, 1858, is a composer and concert
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giver in Dublin.
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Barthelemon, Mrs 33-L-11
Barthelemon, Mrs., see Young, Mary.
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Bartholomew, Ann Sheppard 33-L-12
Bartholomew, Ann Sheppard, born
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MouNSEY, composer, organist and pianist,
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born in London, April 17, 1811. Became a
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pupil of Logier in 1817, and came under the
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notice of Spohr when he visited Logier's iii-
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stitution in 1820, her harmonising of a melody
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being printed in his Autobiography (English
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ed., Vol. IL, p. 100). She afterwards studied
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under Samuel Wesley and Thomas Attwood,
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and in 1828 was appointed organist at Clap-
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ton. The next year she went to St. Michael's,
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Wood Street, and in 1837 to St. Vedast's,
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Foster Lane, a post she held for nearly fifty
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years. Associate of the Philharmonic Society,
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1884 ; Member Royal Society of Musicians,
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1839. In 1843 she began giving series of
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Classical Sacred Concerts at Crosby Hall,
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which were continued until 1848. The first
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concert took place November 22, 1843, and at
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that given January 8, 1845, Mendelssohn's
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" Hear my Prayer " (composed for these con-
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certs) was performed for the first time. Miss
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Rainforth singing the solo part. Several of
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Mendelssohn's smaller pieces were first intro-
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duced at these concerts. Miss Mounsey was
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married to ]Mr. W. Bartholomew, April 28,
married to Mr. W. Bartholomew, April 28,
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1853. Her artistic career was long and dis-
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tinguished. She was a fuie executant, par-
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ticularly upon the organ. The earliest of her
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known compositions, a ballad, " IMary, meet
known compositions, a ballad, " Mary, meet
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me there," was published in 1832 ; and she
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issued a set of hymn tunes as late as 1883.
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She was the possessor of the original MS. of
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" Hear my Prayer," which she presented to
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the South Kensington Museum in 1871 ; and
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of the pianoforte score of " Elijah." The last
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few years of her life she passed in retirement,
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and died in London, June 24, 1891.
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Works. — Oratorio, The Nativity, produced
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at St. Martin's Hall (Hullah Concerts) Jan-
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uary 17, 1855 ; Sacred Cantata, Supplication
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and Thanksgiving, dedicated to H.R.H. the
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Princess of Wales, 1864 ; Sacred Harmony,
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Hymns, &c. ; Hymns of Prayer and Praise,
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(both edited and composed in conjunction
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with her sister, Elizabeth Moimsey) ; Thirty-
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four original tunes set to favourite hymns
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(1883), and other sacred pieces. Six songs,
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composed for the Royal Society of Female
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Musicians (1845) ; Six songs of remembrance ;
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many detached songs, &c. Six duets in canon
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(1836) ; Six four-part songs, Op. 87 ; A wreath
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o

BARTON.
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for Christmas, &c. Prelude and gigue, and
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other pieces for pianoforte. Organ music,
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&c. Notes, and unpublished letters of Men-
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delssohn, contributed to Lady Wallace's trans-
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lation of Elise Polko's " Reminiscences of
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Mendelssohn."
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Bartholomew, William 33-R-7
BarthoIomew.William, scientist, writer,
Bartholomew, William, scientist, writer,
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and violinist, was born in London in 1793.
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Married to Miss Ann S. Mounsey, April 28,
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1853. Chiefly known as the adapter of the
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librettos of Mendelssohn's works. Died in
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London, August 18, 1867.
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Works. — Toy songs for children, written
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and adapted to pleasing melodies . . London
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[1849] . English version of the words of
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Mendelssohn's Antigone, Athalie, ^dipus,
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Lauda Sion, Walpurgisnacht, Loreley, EUjah,
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Christus ; Spohr's Jessonda ; Costa's Eli and
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Naaman ; Bartholomew's The Nativity, etc.
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Mr. Bartholomew is best known for his
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connection with Mendelssohn, with whom
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his intercourse was friendly and intimate.
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Mr. Bartholomew wrote many hymns of con-
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siderable merit, in addition to the works
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named above.
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Bartleman, James 33-R-26
Bartleman, James, bass vocalist, was
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born at Westminster, on September 19, 1769.
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He studied under Dr. B. Cooke. Bass chor-
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ister at the Ancient Music Concerts, 1788-91.
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Principal bass at the Vocal Concerts, 1791,
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and at the Concert of Ancient Music, 1795.
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He died in London, April 15, 1821. This
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vocalist revived, and by his magnificent per-
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formance, created an interest in the music of
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Henry Purcell which lived for many years.
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Bartlett, John 33-R-36
Bartlett, John, composer, born in latter
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half of the 16th century. He composed a
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" Booke of Ayres, with a Triplicitie of Musicke,
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whereof the first part is for the lute or or-
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pharion, and the viole de Gamba, and four
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parts to sing; the second part is for two
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trebles to sing to the lute and viole ; the third
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part is for the lute and one voyce, and the
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viole de Gamba," London, 1606. Bartlett
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was a Bachelor of Music, Oxford, in 1610, but
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his biography is unknown.
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Bartolozzi, Josephine 33-R-47
Bartolozzi, Josephine, see Anderson,
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Josephine.
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Bartolozzi, Lucia E 33-R-49
Bartolozzi, Lucia E., see Vestris,
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Lucia E.
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Barton, William 33-R-51
Barton, William, musician, was born
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about 1598. He was vicar of Mayfield, Staf-
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fordshire, and afterwards vicar of St. Martin's,
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Leicester. He died at Leicester, May, 1678,
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aged 80. He published the "Book of Psalms
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in metre, close and proper to the Hebrew,
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smoth and pleasant for the metre ; plain and
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easie for the tune, with musicall notes, argu-
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ments, annotations, and index. Pitted for
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the ready use and understanding of all good
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Christians ..." London, 1644, 2nd edition,
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1645 ; also 1646, 1651, 1654, 1682, 1692, Dub-
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lin, 1706. etc.


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