The British Musical Biography

[E] Mather, William, organist and composer,
born in 1756. He was organist of St. Paul's,
and St. James', Sheffield, and died at Shef-
field, in 1808. Compiler of " Sacred Music,
consisting of Twenty-six Psalm and Hymn
Tunes . . ." London [1805] ; and composer of
the Psahn-tune " Sheffield," known also as
" Attercliffe." His son, John Mather, born
in Sheffield, March 31, 1781, was organist of
Sheffield Parish Church, 1805, but settled in
Edinburgh about 1810. He was organist at
the Musical Festival of 1815, and from 1815
till 1818, was conductor of the Edinburgh
Institution for the encouragement of Sacred
Music. He was pianist at the Glasgow Fes-
tival in 1821, and chorus-master at the Edin-
burgh Festival of 1843. He also sang at
various musical festivals. Died at Edinburgh,
January 20, 1850. He composed " Hail to
the Chief," a glee ; songs; and wrote accom-
paniments for Peter Macleod's " Original
Melodies."

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