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ROE.
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Poor Louise ; Song of night ; Up, brothers,
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up ; Who cares, etc. The First Rudiments
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of Harmony, with an account of all instru-
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ments employed in au orchestra, London,
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1830. A Catechism on Harmony, London,
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n.d. The Guitar, London, n.d. Edited
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Whittaker's hand-books of musical instruction
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[1845] . A Letter to the IMusicians of Great
[1845] . A Letter to the Musicians of Great
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Britain, London, 1833. Also a few novels, of
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which "Old London Bridge" ran through
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several editions, and was reprinted in America.
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"The ]\Iemoirs of an Umbrella," and "Wo-
"The Memoirs of an Umbrella," and "Wo-
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man's Love," are two others. He also wrote
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farces and dramatic pieces.
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Roe, John W 352-L-15
Roe, John W., bass singer, who wrote a
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number of songs for John Parry and others,
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and did much to foster the cultivation of
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Glees. Ho died at Hove, Brighton, March 2,
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1853.
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Roe, Richard 352-L-20
Roe, Richard, clergyman, vocalist, and
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writer, who died at London, April, 1853. He
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wrote " The Principles of Rhythm, both in
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Speech and IMusic, especially as exhibited
Speech and Music, especially as exhibited
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in the mechanism of English verse," Dublin,
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1823.
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Roe, Samuel 352-L-26
Roe, Samuel, musician, issued " Bedford-
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shire Harmon}-, a set of original tunes,"
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London, 1825.
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Roebuck, Alfred 352-L-29
Roebuck, Alfred, compiler of "Old
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Methodist Tunes, intended to illustrate a
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lecture entitled " Stories of old IMethodist
lecture entitled " Stories of old Methodist
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hymns," Manchester, Heywuod, 1887.
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Roeckel, Joseph Leopold 352-L-33
Roeckel, Joseph Leopold, pianist and
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composer, born in London, April 11, 1838.
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Youngest son of Professor Joseph Augustus
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Roeckel,, vocalist and operatic director
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(1783-1870), who, in 1832, produced for the
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first time in England, German opera in the
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original language, Beethoven's " Fidelic,"
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May 18, etc. J. L. Roeckel studied under
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his father ; at Wiir.zburg, with Eisenhofer ;
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and with Johann Gotze, at Weimar. Settled
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at Clifton, as teacher and coinposer. Has
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been often heard as a pianist ; played at the
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first of Mr. Riseley's Popular Concerts, Oct-
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ober 6, 1877 ; in Birmingham the same year,
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on tour with Pyatt's concert party, etc. He
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has composed a great number of vocal and
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instrumental pieces, outlined in the subjoined
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list : — Cantatas : Fair Rosamund, produced
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at the Crystal Palace, 1871 : Westward Ho ! ;
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The Ten Virgins ; Ruth ; Father Christmas ;
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The Sea Maidens; Heather Bells; Mary
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Stuart ; La Gitana ; The Minstrel Prince ;
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Jubilee Cantata, The Victorian Age, 1887 ;
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Miriam ; Yule-tide chimes ; A summer Sun-
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day morning ; The crystal slipper ; The wood-
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land sylphs ; The angel's gift ; Merrie old
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England ; Mountain rose ; William Tell (for
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boys). The Christian's Armour, service of
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song. The hours ; The silver penny, operettas
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for children. Glees : Twilight ; Airs of sum-
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mer ; ]\Iadeline ; In Memoriam (IMlle. Tiet-
mer ; Madeline ; In Memoriam (Mlle. Tiet-

ROGERS.
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jens), etc. Dramatic scena, " Siddartha,"
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for baritone solo and orchestra, Bristol Festi-
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val, 189G. Songs of Nature, 12 two-part-
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songs; Two sets of five songs, op. 12, 13;
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Lieder-album, six songs ; The scent of the
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limes ; Can you forget ; Angus Macdonald ;
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Won by a rose ; Storm fiend ; Sun dial ; and
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many other songs. Suite for orchestra ;
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pieces for violin and pf . ; Abend-Traum ; Air
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du Dauphin ; Fete Roumaine ; Impromptu
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caprices, 2 books ; Three Musical Sketches,
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etc., for pf.
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In 1864 he married Miss Jane Jackson,
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pianist and composer, born at Clifton. Her
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father — the late S. Jackson, of the old Water
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Colour Society, and an excellent amateur
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musician — was her first teacher ; and she
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studied later under Pauer, Halle, Madame
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Schumann, Blumenthal, and IMolique. Ap-
Schumann, Blumenthal, and Molique. Ap-
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peared at solo pianist at concerts given by
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Ernst Pauer in London ; and from 1862 gave
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concerts at Clifton, playing concertos by
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Hummel, etc., with orchestral accompani-
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ments. Later, devoted herself chiefly to
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teaching and coniposition, but playing occas-
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ionally in public. On April 4, 1885, she gave
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a concert of compositions by women. Under
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the name of Jules de Siveai, she has pub-
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lished Balmoral, Reverie Mazurka, Premiere
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Tarantella, Danse Russe, and other pieces for
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pf., several of which have been played by
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Arabella Goddard. She has also composed
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A Village Story, Drifting on, and numerous
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other songs ; and is the inventor of the " Pam-
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phonia," an appliance for learning the stave
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and clefs. She founded, in 1889, the Teachers'
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Provident Association, an excellent local
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institution.
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Roffe, Alfred Thomas 352-R-39
Roffe, Alfred Thomas, author of " The
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Handbook of Shakespeare IMusic, being an
Handbook of Shakespeare Music, being an
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account of three hundred and fifty pieces of
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music set to words taken from the plays and
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poeins of Shakespeare, the compositions rang-
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ing from the Elizabethan Age to the present-
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time," London, 1878. " Ghost Belief of
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Shakespeare," London, 1851, privately printed,
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etc. " A musical trial from Shakespeare. . . .
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to which is added old English singers, and
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]Mr. Bowman, actor, singer, etc.," London,
Mr. Bowman, actor, singer, etc.," London,
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1872.
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Rogers, Benjamin 352-R-51
Rogers, Benjamin, composer and organ-
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ist, born at Windsor in 1614. Son of Peter
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Rogers, lay-clerk of St. George's Chapel.
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Chorister under Dr. Giles, and lay-clerk, St.
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George's Chapel, Windsor. Organist, Christ
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Church Cathedral, Dublin, 1639. Gentleman
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of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1641. Music-
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teacher in Windsor. Mus. Bac, Cantab.,
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1658. Organist of Eton College, circa 1662.
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Reappointed lay-clerk, Windsor, 1662. Or-
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ganist of Magdalen CoUege, Oxford, 1664-85.
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Mus. Doc, Oxon., 1669. He died at Oxford,
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June, 1698.


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