The British Musical Biography

[E] Pickering, Thomas,musician and author,
born at London, July 4, 1796. He was an
associate of the Novellos, Horsleys, and other
musical families, and a man of remarkable
literary' and musical attaiinnents. One of
the founders of the Royston Mechanics' In-
stitute, where Charles Cowden Clarke delivered
his first lee jure. He formed classes for the
study of music, and was president and con-
ductor of the Royston Choral Society. He
died at Royston, May 1, 1876.

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