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BISHOP.
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organist. He died at Winchester, December
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19, 1737. _He^ published "A Sett of new
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Psalm Tu'ues^Jih four jiarts," cantus, mediiis,
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tenor "and b'assus, J. Walsh [1700]; "Supple-
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ment to the new Psalm-book, consisting of 6
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new anthems and 6 new Psalm tunes," Lon-
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don, 1725 ; and seme of his compositioias in
don, 1725 ; and some of his compositioias in
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. MS. are in the British Museum.
MS. are in the British Museum.
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Bishop, John 50-L-9
Bishop, John, organist and author, born
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at Cheltenham, July 31, 1818. He was suc-
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cessively organist of St. Paul's, Cheltenham,
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' 1831 ; Blackburn, 1838-39 ; St. James', Chel-
1831 ; Blackburn, 1838-39 ; St. James', Chel-
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tenham ; Roman Catholic Chapel, and St.
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.John's, Cheltenham. These appointments he
John's, Cheltenham. These appointments he
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resigned in 1852. He died at Cheltenham,
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February 3, 1890.
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Works — Anthems, organ music, songs, etc.
Works - Anthems, organ music, songs, etc.
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Two collections of Chants, 1852-57, containing
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" Remarks on the singing of the daily Psalms."
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Brief inemoir of George Frederick Handel,
Brief memoir of George Frederick Handel,
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1856. Remarks on the caiTses of the present
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generally degraded state of music in our
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churches, 1860. Repertorium Musicse An-
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tiquse — a miscellaneous collection of classical
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composijiions by the greatest masters of Italy,
compositions by the greatest masters of Italy,
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Germany, ed. (with J. Warren) London, 1848.
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He edited various collections of organ music,
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and translated various works on musical
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theory by Czerny, Reicha, G. Weber, Otto,
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Spohr, etc.
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Bisse, Thomas 50-L-31
Bisse, Thomas, clergyman and author,
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published "A Sermon preached at Hereford
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at the meeting of the choirs of Hereford,
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Gloucester and Worcester, in September,
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1726 — ' I got me men-singers and women-
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singers and the delights of the sons of men,
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as musical instruments, and that of all sorts,' "
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1726. Dr. Bisse was the virtual founder of
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the Three Choirs Festivals, which he first
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proposed at Gloucester in 1724.
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Bisset, Catherine 50-L-41
Bisset, Catherine, pianist, born London
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in 1795. She was eldest daughter of Robert
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Bisset, LL.D., author of a "Life of Burke,"
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and other works. She studied under J. B.
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Cramer, and first appeared at the New Musi-
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cal Fund Concert in 1811. In 1823 she ap-
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peared at Paris, and thereafter was much
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engaged in London as pianist at private con-
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certs. She died at Barnes in February, 1864.
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Her younger sister, Elizabeth Anne (born
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London, 1800; died — ?), was a harp-player
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and composer, who studied under F. Dizi.
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She published a number of arrangements and
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fantasias for the harp and pianoforte.
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Black, Andrew 50-L-55
Black, Andrew, baritone vocalist, born
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in Glasgow, January 15, 1859. Was for some
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time organist of the Anderston U. P. Church,
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Glasgow, but developing a fine baritone voice,
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he studied singing under A. Randegger, and
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J. B. Welch ; afterwards receiving instruc-
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tion from Domenico Scafati in Milan. From
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1884 his singing attracted attention in Scot-
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land ; but it was at the Crystal Palace Concert,

BLAGROVE.
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July 30, 1887, that he achieved his first great
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success. He sang there twice during the fol-
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lowing month, and from that time his advance
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was rapid. He made a tour in America, and
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sang in opera. His first appearance at a pro-
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vincial Festival was at Leeds in 1892 ; and in
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1894 he was selected for the title part in
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"Elijah" at the Birmingham Festival, and
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was engaged for the same at Gloucester in
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1895, and at Norwich, 1896. He has sung at
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all the most important concerts in the King-
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dom. Since its opening, in 1893, he has been a
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professor of singing at the Manchester Royal
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College of Music. He is a painter of consider-
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able ability, and his wife is an accomplished
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pianist.
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Blackwell, Isaac 50-R-17
Blackwell, Isaac, composer, flourished
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during latter part of 17th century. Com-
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posed " Choice Ayres, Songs, and Dialogues
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to the theorbo-lute and bass-violo," London,
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1657.
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Blackwood, Helen 50-R-22
Blackwood, Helen, see Dufferin, Lady.
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Blagrave, Thomas 50-R-23
Blagrave, Thomas, composer and mu-
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sician, was born in Berkshire about 1661. He
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was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and a
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inember of the private band of Charles II.
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He died on November 21, 1688, and is buried
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in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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He composed a few songs.
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Blagrove, Richard 50-R-30
Blagrove, Richard, violinist and teacher.
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Author of "A New and Improved System tc
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the Art of Playing the Violin." Lond., 1828.
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Fantasias, etc., for pf., concertina, etc. His
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brother William, who died at London in
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1858, was also a violinist.
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Blagrove, Henry Gamble 50-R-36
Blagrove, Henry Gamble, violinist, was
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born at Nottingham, October 20th, . 1811.
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Sou of above. First appeared in public,',1816.
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Taken to London by his father, 1817. Played
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at Drury Lane Theatre, 1817. Studied under
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Spagnoletti, 1821, and became a pupil at the
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R.A.M., 1823. Gained silver medal, R.A.M.,
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for violin playing, 1824. Member of Queen
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Adelaide's private band, 1830-1837. Studied
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under Spohr in Germany, 1832-34. Played at
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London Concerts and Provincial Festivals.
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He died at London, December 15th, 1872.
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Blagrove, Richard Manning 50-R-48
Blagrove, Richard Manning, viola and
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concertina player, brother of the preceding,
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was born at Nottingham. In 1837 he entered
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the R.A.M., studying the viola under H. Hill.
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He also studied the concertina, and played
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a solo on that instrument at the Hanover
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Square Rooms, March 12th, 1842. With
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Giulio Regondi, George Case, and A. B. Sedg-
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wick, he formed a concertina quartet, the
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first concert taking place in the room just
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named, June 12th, 1844. The next year
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found him engaged at concerts as pianoforte
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accompanist, and viola player in his brother
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Henry's quartet concerts. From that time
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onward he was prominent in musical work.
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On the death of Henry HiU, in 1856, he
On the death of Henry Hill, in 1856, he


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