The British Musical Biography

[E] Addison, John, composer and double-bass
player, was born at London in 1765. He
played the 'cello at Vauxhall Gardens, and
was double-bass player at the Italian Opera,
the Concerts of Ancient Music, and the Vocal
Concerts. He married Miss Willems, the voca-
list, in 1793. In the latter part of his career
he embarked in commercial speculations and
was greatly reduced in circumstances. He
died at London, January 30, 1844.

[W] Works.— The sleeping beauty, 1805. The
Russian imposter, 1809. My aunt, 1813.
Two words, 1816. Free and easy, 1816. My
uncle, 1817. Bobinet, the bandit, 1818 :
Musical Dramas. Elijah, a sacred drama.
Songs — Songs of Almacks (with Bishop and
Bayley), 1831 ; Allen-a-dale ; Clay cold dwel-
ling; Cupid's frolic; Zephyr's reply ; and many
others. Singing practically treated in a series
of instructions, London [1836].

[+] Addison was a successful teacher of singing
and numbered Alex. Lee and Pearman among
his pupils. His wife. Miss Willems, who was
a niece of Reinhold the vocalist, was a singer,
and made her first appearance in 1796, in
"Love in a village." She sang at Vauxhall,
Covent Garden, and other concerts in London,
and appeared also at Liverpool, Dublin, etc.

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