| 5718: | Jews, Greeks, Romans, etc., London, 1711 ; |
| 5719: | The Excellency of Divine Musick ... to which |
| 5720: | is added a specimen of easy grave tunes instead |
| 5721: | of those which are used in our profane and |
| 5722: | wanton ballads, London, 1733 ; Scripture |
| 5723: | Chronology demonstrated by Astronomical |
| 5724: | Calculations, London, 1730 ; The Present |
| 5725: | State of the Republick of Letters, London, |
| 5726: | 1730 ; Serious Reflections on the Scandalous |
| 5727: | Abuse and Effects of the Stage, Bristol, 1706. |
| 5728: | |
| 5729: | Bedford, Herbert, composer, born in Lon- |
| 5730: | don, 1807, Musically educated at the Guild- |
| 5731: | hall School of Music, where he was twice |
| 5732: | awarded the annual prize for composition. |
| 5733: | First came prominently into notice by a con- |
| 5734: | cert of his works at the Meistersinger's Club, |
| 5735: | May 30, 1892. His principal compositions |
| 5736: | are " La Belle Dame sans merci " (Keats), |
| 5737: | and " La Joie fait peur," for voice and orch- |
| 5738: | estra ; an opera, " Kit ]\Iarlowe," not yet pro- estra ; an opera, " Kit Marlowe," not yet pro- |
| 5739: | duced ; an Ave Maria, for contralto solo, con- |
| 5740: | tralto chorus, violoncello, pf., harp, and organ; |
| 5741: | a groujD of French songs ; an Album of Eng- |
| 5742: | lish songs (including a setting of Shelley's Ode |
| 5743: | to Music), etc. In 1894 he married Miss Liza |
| 5744: | Lehmann, the vocalist and composer (q.v.) |
| 5745: | |
| 5746: | Bedford, Paul John 38-R-27 Bedford, Paul John, comedian and bass |
| 5747: | vocalist, born at Bath, 1792 ? Sang at Drury |
| 5748: | Lane, November 10, 1824, in the first proper |
| 5749: | or complete performance of Weber's " Der |
| 5750: | Freischtitz," taking the part of Bernhard. |
| 5751: | From 1833 he sang in opera at Covent Gar- |
| 5752: | den ; and later in farces at the Adelphi. He |
| 5753: | had a good, deep bass voice. He died in Lon- |
| 5754: | don, January 11, 1871. |
| 5755: | |
| 5756: | Bedsmore, Thomas, organist and com- |
| 5757: | poser, was born at Lichfield in 1833. Chor- |
| 5758: | ister, Lichfield Cathedral, 1843 ; articled to |
| 5759: | Samuel Spofforth, the Cathedral organist; |
| 5760: | and after the death of his teacher, in 1864, he |
| 5761: | was appointed his successor. Died at Lich- |
| 5762: | field, June 9, 1881. Composer of Church |
| 5763: | music, songs, pianoforte music, etc. |
| 5764: | |
| 5765: | Beecroft, George Andus Beaumont 38-R-44 Beecroft, George Andus Beaumont, |
| 5766: | amateur composer, was born in 1845. His |
| 5767: | father was M.P. for Leeds. He was educated |
| 5768: | at Oxford, where he graduated B.A., in 1868, |
| 5769: | and M.A., in 1872 ; Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1867. |
| 5770: | He died on May 3, 1873. He composed some |
| 5771: | vocal music, and contributed to the Choir |
| 5772: | and other musical journals. He also pub- |
| 5773: | lished a Magnificat and Nunc dimittis ; a |
| 5774: | Minuet and Trio for Pianoforte ; Three casts |
| 5775: | from the antique for Pianoforte, etc. |
| 5776: | |
| 5777: | Beesley, Mrs., see Spinney, Mattie. |
| 5778: | |
| 5779: | Beesley, Michael, published "A Book of |
| 5780: | Psalmody, containing instructions for young |
| 5781: | beginners, after as plain and familiar a man- |
| 5782: | ner as any, with a collection of psalm tunes, |
| 5783: | anthems, hymns, etc. . . . engraved by M. |
| 5784: | Beesley," 17 — . |
| 5785: | |
| 5786: | Begg, Rev. James, Scottish divine, born |
| 5787: | 1809, died at Edinburgh, 1883. Author of |
login to edit