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BROOMFIELD.
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eight Psalm Tunes in four parts ... for the
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use of the Churches and Chapels in and near
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Birmingham," Birminghain, 1753. " The
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Catch Club, or Pleasant Musical Companion,
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containing a Choice Collection of Fifty
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Catches, both Ancient and Modern . . .
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collected, printed and sold by Michael Broome,
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near St. Philip's Church, Birmingham, 1757."
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Broomfield, William Robert 64-L-9
Broomfield, William Robert, com-
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poser and writer. Born at Inverary, Argyle,
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14th October, 182G. He was for a time in
14th October, 1826. He was for a time in
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an accountant's office in Glasgow, where he
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studied music under John Turnbull. About
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1850 he settled in Aberdeen as a music
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teacher, and while there he did much work
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for William Hamilton, of Glasgow. He was
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a confirmed dijrisomaniac, and, in spite of
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several efforts to cure him, he became victim
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to his habits, and died at Aberdeen, October
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16, 1888. In July, 1889, a monument to his
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memory was erected over his grave in Allan-
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vale Cemetery, Aberdeen.
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Works. — Psalm r?wics:"St.Kilda," "Shan-
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don," " Tj'ion." Songs: Edited "National Songs,
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harmonised as vocal quartettes," first series,
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London, n.d.; second series, Glasgow, 1868.
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"The Principles of Ancient and Modern Music,
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deduced from the Harmonical Numbers of An-
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tiquity," Aberdeen, 1863. "Manual of Har-
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mony for the use of Students in Musical Com-
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position," Glasgow, 1872.
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Broughton, Alfred 64-L-32
Broughton, Alfred, pianist and conduc-
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tor, born near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, January
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12, 1853. Studied at first under his brother
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James {q^-v.), and then under Lebert, Tod, and
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Attinger, at Stuttgart Conservatorium. In 1872
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he was appointed organist to the Leeds Phil-
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harmonic Society, and in 1884, conductor.
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He was accompanist at the Leeds Festival of
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1883, and choirmaster from 1886. Trained
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bodies of Leeds choristers have been under
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his direction, associated with the Festivals at
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Worcester, 1887, and Hereford, 1888 ; and he
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has taken detachments of his choir to assist
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at the Richter and Henschel concerts in Lon-
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don. He was a pianist of high attainments, as
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well as a conductor. He died at Leeds, June
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12, 1895. His brother, James Broughton,
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born near Dewsbury, in 1833, went to Leeds
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at the age of thirteen, and was appointed or-
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ganist of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church,
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where he remained for over twenty years. He
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was chorus-master of the Leeds Festival from
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1874 to 1883, and for a period of ten years
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gave series of classical chamber concerts in
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Leeds. He died March 12, 1887.
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Brouncker, William Viscount 64-L-57
Brouncker, William Viscount, writer,
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born in 1620, died in 1684. Translated " Des-
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carte's Musical Compendium," 1653. Pub-
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lished anonymously an " Excellent Compen-
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dium of Musick ; with necessary and judicious
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animadversions thereupon, by a Person of
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Honour."

BROWN.
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Brown, Abraham 64-R-1
Brown, Abraham, violinist and composer.
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Was one of the principal performers at Rane-
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lagh Gardens, where he succeeded Festing,
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about 1752, and at the aristocratic concerts,
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in London about the middle of last century.
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His tone is mentioned as having been clear,
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but loud.
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Brown, Arthur Henry 64-R-8
Brown, Arthur Henry, organist and
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composer, born at Brentwood, Essex, July 24,
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1830. Organist of Brentwood Parish Church,
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1841 ; St. Edward's, Romford, 1852-7 ; Brent-
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wood, 1857-85; St. Peter's, South Weald,
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Brentford, 1889. Associated with the revival
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of Gregorian music, and member of the Com-
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mittee of the London Gregorian Choral Asso-
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ciation.
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Works. — Cantata, The First Miracle ; Mis-
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sa Seraphica (Communion service, in C) ;
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Missa Quinti Toni (plain chant Communion
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service) ; Missa Ccelestis ; A flower service ;
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Children's festival service (compiled by Rev.
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S. Childs Clarke. M.A.) ; Harvest Tide, a ser-
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vice of song for Harvest Thanksgivings ; A
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century of Hymn tunes (1880) ; The Gregorian
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Canticles and Psalter (1874) ; Anglican Can-
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ticles and Psalter (1877) ; The Canticles of
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Holy Church (Gregorian) ; The ]Matin and
Holy Church (Gregorian) ; The Matin and
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Vesper Canticles (Anglican) ; Metrical Lit-
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anies ; The Prayer Book noted, with plain
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chant for all the offices of the Church (1885) ;
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Introits for Sundays and Festivals of the
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year (1885) ; Te Deum, Magnificat, and Nunc
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Dimittis ; Anthem for Christmas, etc.: A
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Christmas volume of prose and song (Barbara
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Wordsworth) ; Part-songs ; Songs : Across the
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field of barley; Somebody's darling; Gather
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ye rosebuds, etc. New Pianoforte Tutor
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(1882). Pieces for pf. : Sarabande and Gigue ;
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Gavotte and minuet, etc. Organ Harmonies
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for the Gregorian tones : select compositions
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from the great Masters (arranged) ; Select
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overtures from the great Masters ; Twenty
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original voluntaries for organ or harmonium.
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Carols and hymn tunes, contributed to Hymns
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Ancient and Modern, and various collections.
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Brown, Colin 64-R-46
Brown, Colin, musician and theoretical
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writer, was born at Liverpool, August 25, 1818.
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He was descended from an Argyleshire family.
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Euing lecturer on Music in Anderson's Col-
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lege, Glasgow, from 1868. He died at Hill-
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head, Glasgow, December 19, 1896.
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Works. — Music in Common Things, Part
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I. : Analysis of a Musical Sound, and the
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Production therefrom of the Musical Scale,
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1874; Part 2: Mathematical and Mus-ical
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Relations of the Scale, shewing the Principles,
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Construction, and Tuning of the Natural
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Fingerboard with Perfect Intonation, 1876 ;
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Part 4 : Music in Speech and Speech in Music,
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Glasgow, 1870. Songs of Scotland (with J.
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Pittman) London, n.d. The Thistle, A Mis-
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cellany of Scottish Song, with Notes, Critical
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and Historical, Instrumental Accompani-


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