The British Musical Biography

[E] Lincoln, Henry John, lecturer on music,
critic, pianist and organist, born in London,
October 15, 1814. Son of the organ-builder,
H. C. Lincoln. Began his musical studies at
an early age with the pianoforte, and was an
organ pupil of Thomas Adams, for whom he
frequently acted as deputy at St. Dunstan's,
Fleet Street. He was appointed to Christ
Church, Woburn Square, and in 1817, elected
a member of the Royal Society of Musicians.
He did not retain his post at Christ Church
many years, owing to other claims upon his
time. In 1846 he became associated with the
Daily News, as secretary ; and on the retire-
ment of Mr. George Hogarth, in 1866, suc-
ceeded to the position of musical critic,
retaining this office until 1886. The last
Festival he attended was that held in Bir-
mingham, in 1882, when Gounod's " Redemp-
tion " was produced. He began his career as
a lecturer at Crosby Hall, in 1843, where he
gave an annual series for some years. He
also lectured at the London Institution ; the
Philsophical Institution, Edinburgh ; Cxlas-
gow ; Manchester ; Liverpool, etc. His sub-
jects included Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart,
Cherubini, Cimarosa, Rossini, Spohr, Weber,
Mendelssohn ; also German song ; German
and French opera ; the Operatic overture, etc.
Vocal and instrumental illustrations were
given by the Misses Lincoln, INIiss Orger, and
many eminent artists. In the lecture on
Mendelssohn, at the Western Literary In-
stitution, December 23, 1845, his Violin Con-
certo was played, for the first time in England,
by Herr Kreutzer (a relative of Rodolphe
Kreutzer), with Mr. Lincoln at the pianoforte.
For the last few years he has lived in com-
plete retirement. He edited "The Practical
Organist" (six numbers of organ music, by
Adolph Hesse); and arranged "The Oi-gan-
ist's Anthology," a series of movements from
classical compositions, in twelve numbers,
publi^hed in 1839. He also contributed a few
articles to Grove's Dictionary of Music and
Musicians.

[+] His eldest sister, Marianne Lincoln, so-
prano vocalist, was born in London, in 1822.
Her early progress in music led to her entering
the R.A.M., in 1840, where she studied under
Crivelli, Benedict, and G. A. Macfarren.
Immediately on leaving she made a tour in
Germany, and sang at the Leipzig Gewand-
haus, December 12, 1844, and again the
following month. On her return she was
made an Associate of the R.A.M. She there
continued her profession until her marriage
with Mr. Edmund Harper {q.r.), when she
removed to Hillsborough in Ireland. She
took the leading parts in the private operatic
performances organised hy the Duchess of
Downshire. She died at Sydenham, October
6, 1885. Her younger sister was married to
Mr. H. C. Lunn (g.r.).

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