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BRIDGMAN.
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30 years foreign editor of the Mzisical TForM.
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Translated Wagner's " 0]}ev und Drama,"
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Judaism in music, etc. Wrote libretto of
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Balfe's, Armourer of Nantes, and Puritan's
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daughter. Also translated various novels and
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other works from the French and German,
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such as Freytag's " Soil und Haben " (Debit
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and Credit), and works by Gautier, Blanc,
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and Hugo. He died at London, September
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30, 1889.
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Bridgewater, Robert 61-L-11
Bridgewater, Robert, composer and bass
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singer, born at York (?) in 1814. ? Son of
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Thomas Bridgewater, organist of St. Saviour's,
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York, who died January 6, 1831. He died at
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Windsor, July 24, 1869. Compiler of "Sacred
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music, consisting of chants, etc." York, 1840.
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" Church psalmody . . ." London, 1850. He
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also composed songs, etc.
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Bridgman, Frederick William 61-L-19
Bridgman, Frederick William, pianist,
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born in London, January 16, 1833. While very
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young went to reside with his grandfather,
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Mr. Eager, an esteemed teacher of music, at
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Edinburgh. He first appeared as a juvenile
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performer on the concertina, and made his
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debut as a pianist in March, 1840. He con-
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tinued to play, in Edinburgh and other places,
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as a musical prodigy, but in 1851 he went to
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Leipzig, and entered uj)on a thorough course
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of study, winning the favour of Moscheles
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whose pupil he was. In 1854 he returned to
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England, and appeared as soloist and con-
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ductor in London and the provinces. He was
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for some years manager of the Metropolitan
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English Opera Company. He settled in Edin-
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burgh as a teacher in 1862, where he was
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highly successful. He was organist of the
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United Presbyterian Church, College Street,
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and was accompanist at the Glasgow City
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Hall Saturday Concerts, celebrating his artis-
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tic Jubilee at one of them, March 22, 1890.
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Died at Edinburgh, December 28, 1892.
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Bridson, John 61-L-42
Bridson, lohn, baritone vocalist, born in
Bridson, John, baritone vocalist, born in
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Liverpool, j.837. Engaged in business j)ur-
Liverpool, 1837. Engaged in business pur-
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suits, he sang as an amateur for many years,
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ultimately, studying under J. B. Welch,
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adopting singing as a profession. One of his
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early successes was, as a substitute for ]\Ir.
early successes was, as a substitute for Mr.
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Santley, in the first performance as an orato-
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rio, of Rossini's " ]\Ios^ in Egitto," at a con-
rio, of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto," at a con-
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cert of the Sacred Harmonic Society, under
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Sir Michael Costa, May 24th, 1878. The same
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year he sang in " Judas Maccabseus," in Bir-
year he sang in " Judas Maccabæus," in Bir-
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mingham, and created a very favourable
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impression. He afterwards appeared at the
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principal London and provincial concerts.
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His voice, if not remarkable for power, was of
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admirable quality ; and he was a singer of
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culture and refinement. He died in London,
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December 11th, 1895.
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Bright, Dora Estella 61-L-60
Bright, Dora Estella, pianist and com-
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poser, born at Sheffield, August 16th, 1863.
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Upon the death of her father, an excellent
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amateur violinist, in 1881, she entered the

BRITTON.
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R.A.M., studying the pianoforte under Walter
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Macfarren, and composition under Ebenezer
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Prout. She remained at the Acadenry until
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1888, gaining the Potter Exhibition in 1884,
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and other prizes, including the Lucas Medal,
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for composition, in 1888, being the first woman
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to obtain that honour. During this time she
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wrote several iniportant works. Her progress
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as a pianist was such that she was allowed to
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appear at the Promenade Concerts, Covent
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Garden, in October, 1882. She began her
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pianoforte recitals in January, 1889, and ap-
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peared at the Crystal Palace Concerts, March
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28th, 1891, playing her Pianoforte Concerto
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in A minor. The next year (May 11th), she
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played her Fantasia in G, for pf. and orches-
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tra, at the Philharmonic Concerts, the first
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instance of an orchestral work by a woman
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being admitted to the programme of the
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Society. She gave recitals of English music,
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from Byrd to Cowen, in 1892, and in October,
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1895, began a series of national pianoforte
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recitals. Her first continental tour was
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undertaken in the autumn of 1889, when she
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appeared with success at Dresden, Cologne,
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and Leipzig. 1\\ 1892, she was married to
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Captain KnatchbuU, of Bath.
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Works. — Air with variations, orchestra,
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London, 1890 ; Concerto in A minor, pf. and
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orchestra, London, 1888 ; Concerto, No. 2,
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Cologne, 1892 ; Fantasia in G, 1892 ; Quartet
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in D, pf. and strings, 1893 ; Suite, violin and
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pf., 1890 ; Duo, two pianos. Musical Artists'
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Society, 1886. Pieces for pf. and flute, pf.
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solo; Twelve songs (Novello), etc.
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Brind, Richard 61-R-36
Brind, Richard, organist and composer
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of 17tb century. Educated at St. Paul's
of 17th century. Educated at St. Paul's
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Cathedral. Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral.
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Composed a thanksgiving anthem, etc., but is
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best kuoA\m as the teacher of Greene. He
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died about 1718.
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Britton, Thomas 61-R-42
Britton, Thomas, musician, was born at
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Higham Ferrers, Northamptonsliire, in 1651.
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He was apprenticed to a coal-dealer in Lon-
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don, and afterwards commenced business on
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his own account as a coal-dealer in Aylesbury
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Street, at the corner of Jerusalem Passage,
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Clerkenwell. He studied Music, Chemistry,
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and Bibliography, and established weekly con-
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certs in his own house, and formed a musical
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club. He died at Clerkenwell, London, 27th
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September, 1714.
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The musical club was formed by Britton
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for the practice of chamber music, and the
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performers consisted of Handel, Pepusch,
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Banister, H. Needier, Hughes (the poet), P.
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Hart, H. Symonds, A. Whichello, Shuttle-
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worth, Wollaston (the painter), etc. Matthew
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Dubourg when a child played his first solo in
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Britton's house. The origin of these concerts
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and their continuance was due to Britton's
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personal love for music, together, it is believed,
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with the mutual love for bibliographical and


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