The British Musical Biography

[E] Lawrance, Edward, organist and com-
poser, born at Weymouth, 1836. Studied in
that town under Ricardo Linter, and 1856-8,
at Leipzig Conservatorium, under Moscheles,
Plaidy, E. F. Richter, Hauptmann, and others.
In 1859 he was appointed organist of Sid-
mouth Parish Church, and a year later to
St. David's, Merthyr Tydfil. This appoint-
ment he held until the beginniiig of 1891,
when he resigned in consequence of the in-
troduction of ritualism he could not con-
scientiously assist in. Since 1893 he has been
organist at Christ Church, Merthyr Tydfil.
He is conductor of the Merthyr Musical Union.
His compositions comprise an opera, " Con-
radine " ; a cantata, " The Siege of Harlech "
(which gained the prize at the National
Eisteddfod, Swansea, 1863) ; anthems, ser-
vices, chants, hymn-tunes, songs, etc. Also a
Trio for pf. and strings ; pieces for pf., etc.

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