The British Musical Biography

[E] Anderton, Thomas, composer, organist,
and pianist, born in Birmingham, April 15,
1836. Teaclier of music in that city, and
organist of Parish Church, Solihull. Mus.
Bac, Cambridge, 1865. Conducted the first
singing class established at the Birmingham
and Midland Institute, and for some years
carried on a series of high-class orchestral
concerts at the Exchange Assembly Rooms.
Musical critic of the Birmirigham Daily
Gazette. Becoming part proprietor and editor
of the Midland Counties' Herald, he retired
from the musical profession in 1874, but con-
tinued to compose and occasionally gave
lectures on inusical subjects.

[W] Works. — Cantatas : The song of Deborah
and Barak, Solihull, 1871 ; The wise and
foolish virgins ; The Wreck of the Hesperus ;
John Gilpin ; The three jovial huntsmen,
1881 ; The Norman Baron. 1884 ; Yule Tide,
Birmingham Festival, 1885. An English
requiem, 1890. Prize glee, Mat o' the Mill.
Songs : Come to me, ye children ; The
felling of the trees, and many others. Orches-
tral : Symphony in D ; Overtures ; Marches ;
Allemande in P; Quartet in P, strings, 1884.
Pianoforte : Allemande ; Play hours, etc.
Literary : Letters from a country house, 1891.

[+] His brother, John Anderton, is a librettist
and dramatic author, and has furnished more
than one " book " for the composer.

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