The British Musical Biography

[E] Andrews, Richard Hoffmann, writer
and composer, born in London, November 22,
1803. Appeared as a child actor on the stage
at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, and in
1809 played the part of Pistol's boy in Henry
v., at Liverpool. At the age of nine he was
apprenticed to the leader of the Manchester
Theatre band, and continueti to reside in that
city as teacher, and later as music publisher.
He gave a concert so late as Pebruary 23,
1885, when he played a violin solo. He
edited and arranged a vast number of works
for the pianoforte, and wrote several glees
which enjoyed great popularity — " Hail fair
peace " being one of the earliest. He was
author of " Music as a Science," 1885 ; " Sa-
cred music, adapted for public and private
devotion ;" and edited " The Pamily Vocalist,"
" Songs of the Hearth," " Handel's Songs,"
" The German Choral Harmonist," etc. He
died at Longsight, Manchester, June 8, 1891.
His sons, Richard Hoffmann inborn at Man-
chester. May 24, 1831), and Edward Hoff-
mann (born at Manchester, Pebruary 7, 1836),
are settled in the United States as pianists
and composers.

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