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BISHOP.
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musical director at Druiy Laue Theatre, 1810-
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11. Founded (with others) the Philharmonic
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Society, 1813. VisitedDublia, 1820. Conductor
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at Drury Laue Theatre, 1825. Musical direc-
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tor of Vauxhall Gardens, 1830. He married
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(1st) Sarah Lyon (died 1831) and (2nd) Anna
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Reviere. IMus. Bac, Oxon., 1889. Musical
Reviere. Mus. Bac, Oxon., 1889. Musical
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director at Covent Garden Theatre, 1840-41.
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Conductor of the Ancient Concerts, 1840-48.
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Professor of I\Iusic at the Edinburgh Univer-
Professor of Music at the Edinburgh Univer-
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sity (in succession to John Thomson), 1841-3.
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Knighted, 1842. Professor of Music at Oxford
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University (in succession to Dr. Crotch), 1848.
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Mus. Doc, Oxon., 1853. He died at London,
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April 30, 1855. Buried at Fiuchley (or Mary-
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lebone) Cemetry.
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V^ORKs.— Operas and Musical Dramas : An-
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gelina farce, 1804 ; Tamerlan et Bajazet, ballet,
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1806 ; Narcissa et les Graces, grand Anac-
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reontic ballet, 1806 ; Caractacus, ballet, 1806 ;
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Love in a tub, a pastoral ballet, 1806 ;
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Mysterious bride, 1808 ; Circassian bride, 1809 ;
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Mora's love, ballet, 1809 ; Vintagers, 1809 ;
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Maniac, or Swiss banditti, 1810 ; Knight of
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Snowdoun, 1811; Virgin of the sun, 1812;
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CEthiop, or Child of the desert, 1812 ; liene-
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gade, 1812 ; Haroun Alraschid (altered from
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^thiop), 1813 : Brazen bust, 1813 ; Harry Le
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Roy, 1813; Miller and his men, 1813; For
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England ho! 1813; Farmer's wife (with Reeve
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and Davy), 1814; Wandering boys, or the
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Castle of Olival, 1814 ; Sadak aud Kalasrade,
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or the Waters of oblivion, 1814; Grand alliance,
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1814; Forest of Bondy, or Dog of IMontargus,
1814; Forest of Bondy, or Dog of Montargus,
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1814 ; Maid of the mill, comic opera, 1814 ;
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Noble outlaw, 1815; Telemachus, 1815; Mid-
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summer night's dream (Shakespeare), 1816 ;
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Guy Mannering, or the Gypsey's prophecy
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(from Scott), (with Whittaker), 1816 ; Heir of
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Vironi, or Honesty the best policy, 1817 ; Don
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Juan, or the Libertine (compiled from Mozart),
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1817 ; Duke of Savoy, or Wife and mistress,
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1817; Barberof Seville(compiledfromRossini),
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1818 ; Marriage of Figaro (compiled from Moz-
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art), 1819 ; Heart of Midlothian (from Scott),
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1819 ; A Rowland for an Oliver, 1819 ; Gnome
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king, or the Giant mountains, 1819 ; Comedy
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of errors (Shakespeare), 1819 ; Antiquary (from
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Scott), 1820; Battle of Bothwell Brigg, 1820;
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Henri Quatre, or Paris in the olden time, 1820 ;
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Twelfth night (Shakespeare), 1820; Don John,
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or the Two Violettas, 1820 ; Two gentlemen of
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Verona (Shakespeare), 1821; Montrose, or the
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Children of the mist (from Scott), 1820; Law
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of Java, 1822 ; Maid Marian, or the Huntress
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of Arlingford, opera, 1822; Clari, or the Maid
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of Milan, opera in three acts (J. H. Payne),
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1823 ; Beacon of liberty, 1823 ; Cortez, or the
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Conquest of Mexico, 1823 ; Native land, or Re-
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turn from slavery, 1824; Charles the Second,
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operetta, 1824 ; Fall of Algiers, opera, 3 acts,
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1825: Hofer, the Tell of the Tyrol (compiled
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from Rossini), 1825 ; Edward the Black Prince,

BISHOP.
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1825; Aladdin, or the Wonderful lamp, opera
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(by J. R. Planche), London, 1825 ; Knights of
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the cross, opera, 1820 ; Under the oak, opera,
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1830: Adelaide, or the Royal William, opera,
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1832 ; Home, sweet home, operacic drama, 2
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acts, 1832 ; Magic fan, or the Fillip on the
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nose, operetta, 1832 ; Yelva, musical drama, 2
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acts, 1833; Rencontre, operatic comedy, 1833;
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Doom kiss, opera, 1836; Slave, opera in 3 acts
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(by J. R. Planch6), 1816 ; As you like it (Shakes-
(by J. R. Planche), 1816 ; As you like it (Shakes-
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peare) ; Aurora, ballet ; Brother and sister,
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1814 ; Cymon (from M. Arne), 1815 ; Comus,
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1815 : Dr. Sangrado, ballet, 1814 ; December
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and May ; Don Pedro, tragedy (2 glees) ; Der
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Freyschutz (compiled from Weber), 1824 ;
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Englishman in India, comic opera, 1827 ;
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Paustus, 1825 ; Fortunatus and his sons,
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1819; John of Paris (from Boieldieu), 1814 ;
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John du Bart (incidental music), 1815 ; Nin-
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etta, opera, 3 acts ; Bottle of champagne, op-
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eretta ; Czar of Muscovy, opera ; Humorous
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lieutenant, 1817 ; Romance of a day, operatic
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drama ; Zuma, or the Tree of health, comic
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opera, 1818. Fallen angel, oratorio ; Seventh
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day, cantata, 1833. Glees : Six original En-
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glish glees (poetry by Hemans, Baillie, etc.) ;
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'Twelve original English glees ; Complete col-
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lection of glees, 8 vols., 1839 (other collections
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have since appeared, one — Novello's — with
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orchestral accompaniments). Songs : Songs
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for the seasons, by T. H. Bayly ; Select and
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rare Scottish melodies, poetry by Hogg; Songs
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of the old chateau, poetry by Bayly ; Lays
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and legends of the Rhine, J. R. Planche; Do.
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of the Upper Rhine ; IMelodies of various na-
of the Upper Rhine ; Melodies of various na-
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tions, Bayly ; Songs for leisure hours, W. Wal-
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ton; Edition of Handel's trios, choruses, etc.;
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Grand triumphal ode. Accession of the king ;
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Funeral ode ; Jolly beggars, cantata by Robert
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Burns ; Single songs in great numbers. Pf.
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music, and various pieces of instrumental
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music. English national melodies, poetry,
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edited by Clias. Mackay. Syllabus of a course
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of six lectures on the origin and progress of
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the lyric drama, or opera ... to be delivered
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in the Manchester Athenaeum, 8vo, 1845.
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Bishop is now remembered chiefly by his
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songs and glees, which are among the fuiest
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specimens of the modern English School.
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None of his operas or musical dramas save
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' ' Guy Mannering ' ' are now performed. IMany
' ' Guy Mannering ' ' are now performed. Many
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of them were mere occasional pieces, but a
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number of the songs and concerted vocal pieces
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scattered through them are in constant use
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by vocalists and choral societies.
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Bishop, John 49-R-56
Bishop, John, composer and organist,
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born in 1665. Studied under Daniel Rosein-
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grave. In 1687 he was lay-vicar at King's
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College, Cambridge, and in 1688 became
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teacher of choristers. Organist of Wiiichester
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College in succession to Jeremiah Clark in
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1695 ; lay -vicar of Winchester Cathedral, and
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in 1729 succeeded Vaughan Richardson as


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