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BIRCH.
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Works. — Musical dramas, etc.: The Marin-
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ers, 1793 ; Packet Boat, or a peep behind the
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veil (a masque), 1794 ; Adopted child, 1795 ;
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Smugglers, 1796 ; Fast asleep, 1795 ; Albert
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and Adelaide, 1798. Glees, songs, etc. To
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some of these musical dramas, Attwood and
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others wrote the ixiusic.
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Birch, William 48-L-8
Birch, William, organist and composer,
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born at Lichfield in 1775. He was an organist
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at Tamworth, and died November 17, 1815.
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Another William Birch issued " Sacred Mu-
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sic, consisting of psalms, hymns, anthems,
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etc." London [1825].
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Birch, William Henry 48-L-14
Birch, William Henry, organist and com-
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poser, born at Uxbridge, May 5, 182G. He
poser, born at Uxbridge, May 5, 1826. He
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studied under Elvey, Blagrove, and R. Bar-
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nett. He became organist of St. Mary's
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Church, Amersham, and was a teacher of music
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at Caversham, near Reading. He died there
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July 18, 1888.
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Works. — The Merry men of Sherwood For-
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est, operetta, 1872 ; Wreck of the Argosy, can-
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tata, 1879 ; Twelve anthems, Reading, 1877.
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Choruses, glees, quartetts, trios, etc, 1856.
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Canticles of the Church of England [1875] ;
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Evensong, a selection of hymns and chants
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[1860] ; Gems of sacred harmony [1853] ,
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Sabbath Recreation, a selection of favourite
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sacred melodies . . . 1857; Standard Psalmist
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. . . [1853-4] . Comic series of juvenile songs,
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concertina albums, journals, pf. music, songs,
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etc., etc.
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Bird, George 48-L-33
Bird, George, organist, was appointed to
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the Parish Church, Walthamstow, March 26,
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1829, after playing on probation with other
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candidates from the previous Advent Sunday,
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November 30, 1828. This post he held till the
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time of his death, August 14, 1894, a period
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exceeding 65 years, during which he officiated
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under three vicars, and assisted at the conse-
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cration of the first three of the churches
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which have been added to the district. He
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edited "A collection of 100 chants" (Novello),
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and a Hymn Tune-Book, in much use in their
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day. His son, Henry Richard Bird, born at
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Walthamstow, November 14, 1842, was ap-
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pointed organist of St. John's, Walthamstow,
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in 1851. Then for some years he studied with
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J. Turle, and in 1858 was elected organist of
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St. Mark's, Clerkenwell ; in 1860 appointed to
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Holy Trinity, Sloane Street; in 1866 to St.
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Gabriel's, Pimhco ; and in 1872 to St. Mary
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Abbots, Kensington, a post he retains. He
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was organist at the Festivals of the London
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Church Choir Association, at St. Paul's Cathe-
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dral in 1880-1 ; and has for a long time given
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concerts at Kensington. In 1891 he was ap-
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pointed accompanist at the Monday and Sat-
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urday Popular Concerts, a capacity in which
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he is in much request. He is a Professor of the
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pf. at R.C.M., and at Trinity College, London.
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Bird, William 48-L-62
Bird, William, musician of Watford, is-
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sued " A Set of Psalm and Hymn Tunes with

BISHOP.
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an Anthem for four voices," London, 1807,
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2nd edition, 1810; "Original Psalmody, 57
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Psalm and Hymn Tunes in score . . . revised
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by S. Wesley," 1827, also 1830 ; " Gems of
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metrical Psalmody," London, 1835.
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Bird, William Hamilton 48-R-6
Bird, William Hamilton, musician, pub-
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lished " The Oriental Miscellany, a collection
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of the most favourite airs of Hindoostan,
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adapted for the harpsichord," Calcutta, 1789.
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Birde, William 48-R-10
Birde, William, sec Byrd, William.
Birde, William, see Byrd, William.
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Birkensha, John 48-R-11
Birkensha, John, Irish author and
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musician, who lived in London as a teacher
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of the viol during the first half of the 17th
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century. He translated the " Templum
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Musicum," of Alstedius, as " Templum
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Musicum, or the musical synopsis of the
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learned and famous Johannes Henricus, Al-
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stedius : being a compendium of the rudi-
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ments both of the mathematical and practical
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part of musick . . " London, 1664.
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Birnie, Patie, or Patrick 48-R-21
Birnie, Patie, or Patrick, violinist and
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minor poet, who lived at Kinghorn, in Fife,
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at the end of the 17th century. He wrote
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" The auld man's mear's dead " and other
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songs, and was a famous fiddler in his day..
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He distinguished himself at the Battle of
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Bothwell Bridge, which he took part in as
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one of the Fife militia, by running away.
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Bishenden, Charles James 48-R-29
Bishenden, Charles James, bass vocalist
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and teacher, born at Hemel-Hempstead,
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Herts, in 1848. Has sung with success in his
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native town and other places. He was one of
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the early advocates for the adoption of the
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French pitch in this country. In 1882 he
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married Isabel Mary Beachey, a vocalist, who
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has appeared with him at various concerts.
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He is the author of a pamphlet, "The voice,
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and how to use it," and " How to sing," etc.
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Bishop, Anna 48-R-39
Bishop, Anna, born Riviere, wife of the
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undernoted. A French soprano vocalist, was
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born in London, 1812 [1814-15]. She studied
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under Moscheles at the R.A.M., and married
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Sir Henry Bishop, 1832. Debut at London,
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1887. She sang at the musical festivals of
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Gloucester, York, and Hereford. She left her
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husband and travelled with Bochsa in Europe
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1839. Appeared in Copenhagen, 1839. She
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sang in Stockholm in 1840 ; St. Petersburg,
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1840; in Russia, 1840-1; in Austria, etc.,
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1842 ; Italy, 1843. She went to America in
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1846, and travelled there and in Australia, etc.,
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1858-8. She married Martin Schultz, of New
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York, 1858. Returned to England, 1858, and
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in 1859 went back to America. She travelled
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round the world, concert-giving, in 1865-69,
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and again in 1873-76. Between the years
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1839 and 1848 she sang at 260 concerts. She
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was a cultivated vocalist and member of
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many musical societies. She died at New
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York, March 18 [20], 1884.
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Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley 48-R-61
Bishop, 5ir Henry Rowley, composer,
Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley, composer,
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was born at London, November 18, 1786. He
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studied music under P. Bianchi, and became


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