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AGUTTER.
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organ, two pianos, and violin, 1880 ; Duo
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concertante, in C, two pianos, 1878 ; Sonata,
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pf. duet, 1885 ; Six sonatas, many smaller
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pieces, and a little book. How to learn the
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pianoforte, 1883.
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Agutter, Benjamin 4-L-6
Agutter, Benjamin, organist and com-
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poser, born at St. Albans, April 2, 1844.
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Studied singing under Manuel Garcia ; organ
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and composition with E. J. Hopkins ; and
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harmony and counterpoint with Dr. Wylde.
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Graduated Mus. B., Oxon., 1870; Mus. D.,
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Cantuar, 1891; P.R.C.O., etc. Since 1867,
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precentor, organist, and choirmaster, St.
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Peter's, Streatham. He has composed a
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Missa de Sancbo Albans ; Missa de Sancto
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Petro ; and six other services for Holy Com-
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munion ; sequence, To the Paschal victim
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(scored for orchestra) ; anthems ; morning
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and evening services in D and A flat ; hymns,
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carols, &c., &c.
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Ainley, William Clark 4-L-21
Ainley, William Clark, organist and
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composer, born at Kirkheaton, Yorkshire,
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July 13, 1834, Was a chorister at the Parish
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Church when ten years old ; pursued his
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musical studies privately. A.R.C.O., Mus. B.,
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Cambridge, 1885. Has been organist and
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choirmaster successively at Kirkburton Parish
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Church, 1856; Kirkheaton, 1863; Mold Green
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Parish Church, 1865 ; and Mirfield Parish
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Church, 1874 to present time. Conductor of
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the Mirfield Choral Society. His composi-
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tions are : — Ps. 46, for soli, chorus, and organ
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[1885] ; cantata. The great day of the Lord,
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produced Mirfield, 1891. Anthems — give
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thanks ; Behold, O God our defender (written
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for the Queen's jubilee, 1887) ; and others.
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Te Deum, communion service in G, evening
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service in E, introits, organ pieces, &c.
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Aird, James 4-L-39
Aird, James, music publisher of the last
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half of the 18th century, was established in
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business in Glasgow, where he died in Sep-
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tember, 1795. He issued among other works
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" A selection of Scots, English, Irish, and
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foreign airs adapted for the fife, violin, and
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German fiute," Glasgow, 1784, etc.. 6 vols.
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He was succeeded in business by J. McFad-
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yen, who published new editions or continua-
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tions of Aird's publicatious.
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Airy, Sir George Biddell 4-L-49
Airy, Sir George Biddell, astronomer,
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born at Alnwick, June 21, 1801. He was
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educated at Cambridge, etc., and in 1835 was
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appointed astronomer-royal. He died on
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January 1, 1892. Author of "On sound and
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atmospheric vibrations, with the mathemati-
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cal elements of music," London, 1868 ; also
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many works on astronomical and mathemati-
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cal subjects.
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Akeroyd, Arthur Thomas 4-L-58
Akeroyd, Arthur Thomas, Organist
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and composer, born at Bradford, March 10th,
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1862. Articled pupil of F. C. Atkinson,
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A.R CM. Organist and choirmaster, St.
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Paul's Bradford ; music master. Girls' Gram-
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mar School, Bradford ; and conductor of the

ALBERT.
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Ilkley Vocal Society. Hon. Sec. Yorkshire
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Section of the Incorporated Society of INIusi-
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cians. He has composed an opera, " The
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Professor " (book by G. W. Harwin, produced
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Theatre Royal, Bradford, 1891) ; an operetta,
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" The Doctor's Dilemma " (Technical Col-
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lege, 1893) ; an anthem for Christmas ; songs
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and part-songs ; minuet and trio for organ, and
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pieces for pf.
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Akeroyde, Samnel 4-R-10
Akeroyde, Samnel, composer, born in
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Yorkshire at end of 17th century. He com-
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posed many songs in the "Theater of IMusick,"
posed many songs in the "Theater of Musick,"
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1685-87 ; " Banquet of musick," 1688 ; and
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in other collections of the same period.
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Among his single songs may be mentioned,
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Give me kind Heaven [1700] ; Thursday in
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the morn [1730] ; Rays of dear Clarinda's
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eyes [1700] ; etc. He died early in the 18th
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century.
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Alaw, Ddu 4-R-20
Alaw, Ddu. See Rees, William Thomas.
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Alawydd 4-R-21
Alawydd. See Roberts, David.
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Albani 4-R-22
Albani. See La Jeunesse.
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Albert, Prince Francis C. A. A. E. 4-R-23
Albert, Prince Francis C. A. A. E.
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(Prince Consort), amateur musician, born Ros-
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enau, Coburg, August 26, 1819. Married Queen
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Victoria, February, 1840. Died Windsor, Dec-
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ember 14, 1861.
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He composed a number of anthems, services,
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songs, psalm-tunes, etc., most of which have
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been collected in "Songs and ballads written
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and set to music by their Royal Highnesses,
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Albert and Ernest, Princes of Saxe-Coburgand
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Gotha." Editedby E.J. Loder, London, 1840;
Gotha." Edited by E.J. Loder, London, 1840;
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and " Vocal compositions of H.R.H. the Prince
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Consort." London, 1862. In 1849 and 1855
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his piece, entitled L'Invocazione all' Armonia
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was produced at the Birmingham Festival.
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Most of the members of his family are mu-
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sical.
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Albert, Eugene Francois Charles d' 4-R-40
Albert, Eugene Frangois Charles d',
Albert, Eugene Francois Charles d',
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pianist and composer (son of Charles Louis
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Napoleon d' Albert, famous dance-music com-
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poser, who died in 1886), born at Glasgow,
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April 10, 1864. His mother, nee Annie Rowell,
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of Newcastle-on Tyne, was his first music
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teacher. After a few pf. lessons from the late
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G. A. Osborne, d' Albert gained the Newcastle
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scholarship at the National Training School
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of Music, in 1876, and later on was elected to
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the Queen's Scholarship, which he held until
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1881. His teachers were Arthur Sullivan, John
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Stainer, E. Prout, and E. Pauer. In 1881, he
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was nominated to the Mendelssohn Scholar-
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ship, which he only held for one year, failing
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to comply with the regulations. While still
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a student he made his debut at the Monday
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Popular Concerts, November 22, 1880, playing
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Schumann's Etudes Symphoniques ; and at
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the Crystal Palace, February 5, 1881, taking
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the solo part in Schumann's pf. concerto in
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A minor. In October, 1881, he appeared at a
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Richter Concert as a conaposer, with his own
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Concerto in A. As a pianist he gained a high


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