| 54065: | 1846 he studied at Leipzig Conservatorium, |
| 54066: | and was one of the few who enjoyed the |
| 54067: | direct tuition of Mendelssohn. On his return |
| 54068: | he became known as Mr. Rockstro, this being |
| 54069: | an older form of the family name. He ap- |
| 54070: | peared at times as a pianist, and was accom- |
| 54071: | panist at the British, and " Wednesday |
| 54072: | Concerts" at Exeter Hall, etc. In 1847, in |
| 54073: | conjunction with J. Wrey Mould, he began |
| 54074: | to edit, for Boosey and Co., a series of operas |
| 54075: | in vocal score, with memoirs, and indications |
| 54076: | of the instrumentation. They were the first |
| 54077: | operas published in monthly parts, at a cheap |
| 54078: | rate. Lived for many years at Torquay, and |
| 54079: | was, from 1867, organist and honorary' pre- |
| 54080: | centor at All Saints', Babbicombe. In 1876 |
| 54081: | he was received into the Church of Rome. |
| 54082: | He conducted concerts of Italian and English |
| 54083: | sacred music of 16th and 17th centuries at |
| 54084: | the "Inventions" Exhibition, 1885, and, |
| 54085: | returning to London in 1891, gave lectures |
| 54086: | at the R.A.M. and R.C.M., at the latter |
| 54087: | taking a class for plain song. In ancient |
| 54088: | •ecclesiastical music he was a high authority. ecclesiastical music he was a high authority. |
| 54089: | He died in London, July 2, 1895. |
| 54090: | |
| 54091: | Works. — Sacred cantata, The Good Shep- |
| 54092: | herd, produced at Gloucester Festival, 1886 ; |
| 54093: | O, too cruel fair, madrigal, five voices, Bach |
| 54094: | Choir, 1884 ; ballet. Flora's Path, Bristol |
| 54095: | Madrigal Society, 1891 ; Queen and Huntress, |
| 54096: | A Jewel for my Lady's Ear, and other songs ; |
| 54097: | overture, Nieser, orchestra, 1848 ; numerous |
| 54098: | light pieces for pf. ; Festival Psalter, adapted |
| 54099: | to the Gregorian Tones ; Accompanying Har- |
| 54100: | monies to the Ferial Psalter ; Harmonies for |
| 54101: | Additional Chants and the Ambrosial Te |
| 54102: | Deum. Literary : A History of Music for |
| 54103: | Young Students, 1879 ; Practical Harnionv, |
| 54104: | 1881 ; The Rules of Counterpoint, 1882 ; Life |
| 54105: | of George Frederic Handel, London, Mac- |
| 54106: | millan, 1883 ; IMendelssohn (Great Musicians millan, 1883 ; Mendelssohn (Great Musicians |
| 54107: | Series). 1884 ; A General History of Music, |
| 54108: | Sampson Low, 1886 ; Jenny Lind, the Artist |
| 54109: | (with Canon Scott Holland), Murray, 1891 ; |
| 54110: | Jennv Lind, her Vocal Art and Culture (with |
| 54111: | Otto^Goldschmidt), Novello, 1894; a long |
| 54112: | series of valuable papers in Grove's Dic- |
| 54113: | tionary ; contributions to the Musical Times, |
| 54114: | Musical Society, and other journals. |
| 54115: | |
| 54116: | Richard Shepherd Rockstro, his In-other, |
| 54117: | is a professor of the flute at the Guildhall |
| 54118: | School of ]\Iusic. He was for years in or- School of Music. He was for years in or- |
| 54119: | chestras under Costa, and principal flute in |
| 54120: | British Orchestral Society, 1872. Author of |
| 54121: | a Treatise on the Construction, History, and |
| 54122: | Practice of the Flute, London, Rudall. 1891? |
| 54123: | Also of the section relating to flutes in the |
| 54124: | descriptive catalogue of instruments at the |
| 54125: | Military Exhibition, London, 1890, compiled |
| 54126: | by Captain Day iq.v.) |
| 54127: | |
| 54128: | Roddie, William Stewart 351-L-61 Roddie, William Stewart, composer |
| 54129: | and teacher, born in Glasgow, September 11, |
| 54130: | 1845. Brought up to the business of an |
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