The British Musical Biography

[E] Elliott, James William, organist and
composer, born at Warwick, February 13,
1833. Chorister in Leamington Parish
Church, 1816-48. Studied under G. A. Mac-
farren, etc. .Organist of Leamington Chapel,
1847-52. Private organist to the Earl of
Wilton, Heaton Hall, 1859-60; of Parish
Church, Banbury, 1860-62 ; St. Mary, Boltons,
London, 1862-64; All Saints', St. John's
Wood, 1864-74 ; and from 1874, organist and
choirmaster, St. Mark's, Hamilton Terrace,
London. Composer of two operettas: "Ro-
mance and Reality," produced at Charing
Cross Theatre, with F. Maccabe in the prin-
cipal part; and " Dan'I's Delight," German
Reed, Easter, 1893. Other works are : " Na-
tional Nursery Rhymes " (Novello, 1870, with
sixty-five illustrations, engraved by the
brothers Dalziel) ; " The Harmonium Treas-
ury," 2 vols, (arrangements) ; Six original
pieces for harmonium. " The Choral Service
Book," 1892 ; Hymn Tunes, with varied har-
monies, Phillips and Page, 1895 ; Anthems,
services, part-songs ; Song, Hybrias tlie
Cretan, etc.,

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