| 8736: | 1850 ; " Hymns for the Church, or home |
| 8737: | circle," London, 18G1. Composer of duets, circle," London, 1861. Composer of duets, |
| 8738: | songs, and -pi. music. songs, and pf. music. |
| 8739: | |
| 8740: | Branscombe, Edward 58-L-4 Branscombe, Edward, tenor vocalist, |
| 8741: | born at Camberwell, London. Studied for |
| 8742: | three years at the Guildhall School of Music ; |
| 8743: | at the R.C.M. for two years, under Blume, |
| 8744: | and later with Sims Reeves. When nineteen, |
| 8745: | he was appointed choirmaster and assistant |
| 8746: | organist of St. Paul's, West Brixton, and |
| 8747: | formed the Brixton Orx^heus Glee Club. A |
| 8748: | concert he gave in Brixton Hall, October 19, |
| 8749: | 1885, brought him into notice as a singer. |
| 8750: | In 1887, he was appointed to the Church of |
| 8751: | St. Andrew, Wells Street ; and in December, |
| 8752: | 1890, lay-vicar, Westminster Abbey. He has |
| 8753: | sung at the principal London concerts ; at |
| 8754: | the Crystal Palace ; and in the chief jprovin- |
| 8755: | cial centres. He married Marie Hooton, |
| 8756: | the contralto vocalist, who studied at the |
| 8757: | R.A.M., winning the Westmoreland Scholar- |
| 8758: | ship, 1888, and the Parepa Rosa Gold Medal, |
| 8759: | 1890. The artist pair now rank among the |
| 8760: | most successful of our younger singers. |
| 8761: | |
| 8762: | Braun, Charles, composer, born in Liver- |
| 8763: | pool, 1868, where his father, an accomplished |
| 8764: | amateur, was partner in a large business firm. |
| 8765: | He was educated at Clifton, and Cambridge. |
| 8766: | Studied music at Leipzig, under Hans Sitt. |
| 8767: | Resident in England, and engaged in com- |
| 8768: | position. His cantata, " Sir Olaf," was pro- |
| 8769: | duced at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, |
| 8770: | March 5, 1889, and attracted much attention. |
| 8771: | In December, 1890, a second cantata, " Sigurd," |
| 8772: | was produced with success at the same place, |
| 8773: | both performances being conducted by Mr. |
| 8774: | Rodewald, an amateur, who has done much |
| 8775: | for music in Liverpool. Charles Braun has |
| 8776: | written a good many songs, and is now en- |
| 8777: | gaged on an opera. |
| 8778: | |
| 8779: | Bray, Mrs. Anna Eliza 58-L-41 Bray, Mrs. Anna Eliza (born Kempe), |
| 8780: | writer, born at St. ]Mary, Newington, Surrey, writer, born at St. Mary, Newington, Surrey, |
| 8781: | December 25, 1790. She died at London, |
| 8782: | January 21, 1883. Wrote a number of novels |
| 8783: | and miscellaneous works, and "Handel: his |
| 8784: | Life, Personal and Professional, with Thoughts |
| 8785: | on Sacred Music," London (Ward & Co.,) 1857. |
| 8786: | |
| 8787: | Breakspeare, Eustace John 58-L-48 Breakspeare, Eustace John, composer, |
| 8788: | writer and pianist, born in Birmingham, April |
| 8789: | 22, 1854. Studied under S. S. Stratton. Has |
| 8790: | appeared at concerts in Birmingham, as solo |
| 8791: | pianist and accompanist, but is better known |
| 8792: | as a writer on music. He has read papers on |
| 8793: | "Musical Aesthetics," and other subjects, at |
| 8794: | meetings of the Musical Association (1880-2-3) ; |
| 8795: | the College of Organists (1888), and at various |
| 8796: | institutions in Birmingham. His contributions |
| 8797: | to the Mtisical Standard, Musical Record, Mzisi- |
| 8798: | cal Times, Musical Opinion, and other papers, |
| 8799: | are very numerous, and embrace a wide range |
| 8800: | of subject matter. He has written a Suite, and |
| 8801: | many pieces for pf., and a number of songs, |
| 8802: | but hitherto very little has been published. |
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