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BASSANTIN.
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Bassantin, James 34-L-1
Bassantin, James, astronomer and math-
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ematician, was born in Berwickshire in the
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reign of James IV. of Scotland. He studied
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at Glasgow and Paris, and passed his life in
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scientific pursuits on his estate of Bassendean.
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He died in 1568. His works are " Astronomia
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Jacobi Bassantini Scoti, opus absolutissimum
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. . . ," Geneva, 1599; several minor works on
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raathematics, and " IMusica secundum Plato-
raathematics, and " Musica secundum Plato-
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nem," published about 1560. It was issued in
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French and Latin, but is of no practical value,
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being simply an abstract-work on music on
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the principles of the Platonists.
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Bate, Mrs. J. D 34-L-14
Bate, Mrs. J. D., musician. Compiler
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of "The North India Tune-Book, containing
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Bhajans and Ghazals, with native tunes."
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London, 1886.
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Bates, Frank 34-L-18
Bates, Frank, organist and composer, born
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at March, Cambridge, in 1856. Musical train-
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ing private. After acting for a short time as
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assistant organist at the Parish Church, Leam-
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ington, he was appointed, in 1874, to St.
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Baldred's, North Berwick. While there, he
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graduated Mus. Bac, Dublin, 1880; his Doc-
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tor's Degree being conferred in July, 1884.
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He was organist at St. John's, Edinburgh,
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from 1882 to 1885, at the end of which time
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he received the appointment of organist of
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Norwich Cathedral. In 1888 he instituted
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Musical Services for the people, with special
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choir, and has been actively engaged as tea-
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cher of music in Norwich, where he resides.
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His compositions include an Oratorio, Sam-
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uel (Dublin, 1884) ; a setting of Ps. 67, both
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in MS. He has published a Morning and
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Evening Service in B fiat, an Evening Ser-
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vice in G ; God is our hope ; I will sing ; Hear
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my Prayer, and other anthems.
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Bates, George 34-L-39
Bates, George, organist and composer,
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was born on July 6, 1802. In 1839 he became
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organist of Ripon Cathedral, a post he re-
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tained till his death at Ripon, on January 24,
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1881. He composed " Sacred Music ... in
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full score for voices with an accompaniment
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for the organ or pianoforte." London, [1857] .
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Hymns, etc.
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Bates, Joah 34-L-47
Bates, Joah, musician, and one of the
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founders of the Handel Commemoration, was
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born at Halifax in March, 1749. Instructed in
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music by Hartley, organist at Rochdale ; and
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R. Wainwright, organist, of Manchester. He
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resided for a time at Eton and Cambridge, and
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became private secretary to the Earl of
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Sandwich. In 1767 he graduated M.A. at
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Cambridge, and in 1776 he was apiDointed
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Commissioner of the Victualling Office. He
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established the Concert of Ancient Music,
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1776, and acted as conductor till 1793. Found-
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ed Handel Commemoration (with Sir W. W.
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Wynn and Viscount Fitzwilliam), 1783. He
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died in London, June 8, 1799.
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The "Handel Commemoration " with which
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Bates is chiefly identified was, in its time, a

BATES.
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much talked of enterprise. No such gather
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ing of a large body of musicians had ever
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before taken place, and the extensive arrange-
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ments undertaken in connection with it caused
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sufficient stir to assure its success. The vocal-
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ists who held the principle parts on the occa-
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sion of the first public performance were —
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]\Iiss Cantelo, Miss Abrams, Mdlle Mara, Miss
Miss Cantelo, Miss Abrams, Mdlle Mara, Miss
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Harwood, Signors Bartolini and Tasca ; and
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Messrs. Harrison, Dyne, Champness, Bellamy,
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Corfe, Norris, Knyvett, Clerk, Reinhold, and
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Matthieson. Bates conducted, and the festi-
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val took enormously. The first performance
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was in Westminster Abbey, on May 26,
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1784. Second and third performances were
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given on May 27 and 29. The programme
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included "The Messiah," The Dettingen Te
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Deum, a Coronation Anthem, and miscellane-
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ous selections from Handel's works.
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As regards Bates it can be said that he was
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a famous conductor, and in every respect a
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musician of great knowledge and administra-
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tive ability. He did not compose anything so
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far as we can learn, but appears to be widely
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known among musicians of every grade during
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his lifetime. He is somewhat roughly handled
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by the Scotch poet, A. Macdonald, in "Moni-
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tory Madrigals to Musical Amateurs," Nos. 3
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and 4, contained in his Miscellaneous Works,
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1791. He was married to Saeah Harrop, a
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soprano vocalist, who is noticed under her
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own name. ,
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Bates, John W 34-R-33
Bates, John W., compiler of " The
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Sacred Lyre, containing original psalm and
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hymn tunes . . ." London [1841].
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Bates, T. C 34-R-36
Bates, T. C, author of a " Complete
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Preceptor for the flageolet," London [1840];
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and " Complete Preceptor for the violin,"
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London [1845].
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Bates, William 34-R-40
Bates, William, composer of the 18th cen-
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tury, who flourished between 1720 and 1790.
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He was connected with the Marylebone and
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Vauxhall Gardens, for which he composed
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much vocal music. In 1760 he acted as sing-
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ing master to Ann Cateley, the vocalist, and in
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1763 he was prosecuted andfined for trying to
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dispose of or sell the person of his pupil for im-
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moral purposes to Sir Francis Blake Delavel.
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He died, probably in London, about 1790.
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Works. — Operas and Musical Dramas —
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Flora, or Hob in the well ; Pharmaces, an
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English opera altered from the Italian ; The
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Theatrical candidates, a prelude [] 788] ; The
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Ladies frolick (with T. A. Arne), 1770. Songs—
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Collection of songs sung at Vauxhall, Lon-
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don, 1771, also 1776 ; Songs sung at the
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Grotto Gardens, 1771 ; The buck's motto ;
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The butterfly ; Ye famed and witty one, etc.
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Various glees and catches. Six sonatas for
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two violins, with a thorough bass for the harp-
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sichord or violoncello, London [1750] . Eigh-
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teen duettinos for two guitars, two French
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horns or two clarinetts, London [1780] .


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