The British Musical Biography

[E] Maybrick, Michael, Stephen Adams,
baritone vocalist and composer, born at Liver-
pool, 1844. Studied under W. T. Best, and
was organist of St. Peter's Church. Liverpool,
1858. In 1866 he went to Leipzig, and
studied at the Conservatorium under Mos-
cheles, Plaidy, and Richter ; but later turned
his attention to singing, and studied with
Gaetano Nava. He sang at the Oratorio
Concerts, London, February 25, 1869, and in
the provinces that year ; at the New Phil-
harmonic Concerts, 1870 ; at the Bristol Fes-
tival, 1876 ; at the principal London and
provincial concerts ; and in 1884, toured in
the United States and Canada. As the in-
terpreter of his own songs he has been a great
favourite. Of these songs may be mentioned,
A warrior bold ; Nancy Lee ; The Tar's fare-
well ; Garonne ; Good Company ; Blue Alsa-
tian mountains ; Star of Bethlehem ; Children
of the City ; Valley by the Sea ; Genevieve ;
Little Hero ; Holy City ; Sweet Kildare ;
Mona ; Romany Lass ; Fiona, etc. jMany of
these, particularly " Nancy Lee," enjoyed
extraordinary popularity.

[+] Other musicians of the name, and pre-
sumably of the same faniily, were William
Maybrick, born 1773 ; died, 1843, a composer
of whom nothing appears to be known ; and
MicHAEL Maybrick, his son, born 1799 ;
died at Liverpool, May, 1846. He was a pupil
of Richard Waiuwright. Organist of St.
Peter's, Liverpool, and organist and conductor
of the Liverpool Choral Society. He pub-
lished "Twelve Voluntaries for the Organ;
composed in a free style, and founded on

[+] Church melodies" (W. Blackman, 1844?),
2 books. Also two sets of original chants ;
arrangements for pf. ; Mozart's favourite air,
" Life let us cherish," with new variations
for pf., etc.

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