| 6033: | Bennet, Robert, musician, published |
| 6034: | " The Psalm-singer's necessary Companion, |
| 6035: | containing above sixty choice psalm tunes," |
| 6036: | London, 1718. |
| 6037: | |
| 6038: | Bennet, Saunders, organist, pianist, and |
| 6039: | composer, born in last quarter of the 18th |
| 6040: | century. He was organist of a church at |
| 6041: | Woodstock, and died at Woodstock, May 25, |
| 6042: | 1809. He wrote some vocal music (glees and |
| 6043: | songs), and a number of rondos, sonatas, |
| 6044: | variations, etc., for the organ and pf. Also |
| 6045: | edited " Selection of sacred music for three |
| 6046: | voices, with an accompaniment for the |
| 6047: | organ," London, 1810. |
| 6048: | |
| 6049: | Bennett, Alfred William 40-R-15 Bennett, Alfred William, son of Thomas |
| 6050: | Bennett, organist of Chichester Cathedral, was |
| 6051: | born in 1805. He studied under his father. |
| 6052: | Organist of New College, Oxford, 1825. Mus. |
| 6053: | Bac, Oxon., 1825. Killed by a fall from a |
| 6054: | coach while on his way to Worcester Fes- |
| 6055: | tival, September 12, 1830. |
| 6056: | |
| 6057: | Works. — Church Services and Anthems ; |
| 6058: | Cathedral Chants, 1829, edited with W. Mar- |
| 6059: | shall, Mus. Bac. ; Cathedral Music . . edited by |
| 6060: | T. and H. Bennett, London [1830] ; Songs ; In- |
| 6061: | structions for the pianoforte, with popular |
| 6062: | National Airs arranged as Lessons, London, |
| 6063: | [1825] ; Instructions for the Spanish guitar, |
| 6064: | London [1828] : Vocalist's Guide, comprised |
| 6065: | in a series of instruction and solfeggi, London |
| 6066: | [1830] , also [1865] . |
| 6067: | |
| 6068: | Bennett, Charles, organist and composer, |
| 6069: | was born about 1740. He was organist at |
| 6070: | Truro for 40 years, and died there on May 12, |
| 6071: | 1804. Composer of " Twelve songs and a can- |
| 6072: | tata," London, 1765, etc. |
| 6073: | |
| 6074: | Bennett, Frederick James Wentworth 40-R-37 Bennett, Frederick James Went= Bennett, Frederick James Went- |
| 6075: | worth, flutist and composer, born atCadbury, worth, flutist and composer, born at Cadbury, |
| 6076: | Somerset, 1856. Studied at R. A.M. and R.C.M., |
| 6077: | _also privately under A. P. Vivian and H. S. also privately under A. P. Vivian and H. S. |
| 6078: | Rockstro, L.R.A.M., 1895. Has performed in |
| 6079: | London and the provinces ; and was con- |
| 6080: | ductor of the Castle Cary Choral Society, |
| 6081: | 1883-90, and the Cadbury Musical Society, |
| 6082: | 1887-90. Appointed Professor of the Flute at |
| 6083: | the Brighton School of Music, 1895. Author |
| 6084: | of a brochure on " Conducting, and being |
| 6085: | Conducted " (1889), and now engaged on a |
| 6086: | work "On Solo Flute-playing." Has con- |
| 6087: | tributed articles to the Musical Times and |
| 6088: | other papers. |
| 6089: | |
| 6090: | Works. — Mass in C minor (1888) ; Sacred |
| 6091: | Cantata, Anno Domini (1888) ; Cantata, " Eury- |
| 6092: | dice"(1884); Operettas: Dr. Whack'um(1880); |
| 6093: | King Richard I. (1883) ; King Arthur (1884) ; |
| 6094: | The King's Foresters (1886) ; and The Black |
| 6095: | Eagle (1888). Symphony in C, orchestra |
| 6096: | (1885) ; Rustic Idyll, orchestra (1893). Con- |
| 6097: | certo in E minor, flute and orchestra (1887) ; |
| 6098: | Sonata, pf. Many pieces for pf. and flute. |
| 6099: | Various jjart-songs, and nearly 200 songs. |
| 6100: | |
| 6101: | Bennett, George John 40-R-62 Bennett, George John, composer and |
| 6102: | organist, born at Andover, Hants, May 5, 1863. |
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