The British Musical Biography

[E] Armitt, Mary Louisa, writer on music,
born at Salford, September 24, 1851. Her
father, of a musical family, was assistant
overseer of Salford. Her own tastes being of
an antiquarian turn in connection with music,
she has spent much time in exploring the
Bodleian, Cambridge University, and other
libraries in England and on the continent ;
and her contributions to the press have real
historical value. She wrote the musical
sketches, "The Choirman of Grayford " and
" A Stranger's visit " for the Quarterly Musical
Review (edited by Dr. Hiles), and also papers on
Anthony a' Wood, and Old English Viol Music.
In the Musical Times (November, 1891), " A
Richmond Idyll" reveals facts not generally
known concerning Charles Coleman's domestic
life; a paper on "Old English Fingering"
(March, 1895), in the same journal, should be
also mentioned. Miss Armitt has also contri-
buted to The Queen, Musical Standard, Musi-
cal World, Musical Neivs, and acted as musical
critic for some time for the Manchester City
News. She is now resident at Ambleside,
Westmorland.

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