The British Musical Biography

[E] Reeve, William, composer and organist,
born in 1757. He studied under Richardson,
and became organist of Totness, Devon, 1781-
1783. Composer to Astley's Circus, London,
and to Covent Garden Theatre, 1791. Organ-
ist of Church of St. Martin, Ludgate Hill,
1792. Joint-proprietor of Sadler's Wells
Theatre. He died at Loudon, June 22, 1815.

[W] Works. — Music to Plays, etc. : Oscar and
Malvina, 1791 ; Orpheus and Eurydice, 1792;
Apparition, 1794 ; British Fortitude, 1794 ;
Hercules and Omphale, 1794 ; The Purse,
1794 ; Merry Sherwood, 1795 ; Charity Boy,
1796 ; Harlequin and Oberon, 1796 ; Bantry
Bay, 1797 ; Raymond and Agnes, 1797 ; Har-
lequin Quixote, 1797 ; Round Tower, 1797 ;
Joan of Arc, 1798 ; Ramah Droog (with
Mazzinghi), 1798; Turnpike Gate (do.), 1799;
Embarkation, 1799 ; Thomas and Susan 1799;
Paul and Virginia (with Mazzinghi), 1800;
Harlequin's Almanac, 1801 ; Blind Girl (with
Mazzinghi), 1801 ; Cabinet (with Braham,
Moorhead, and Davy), 1802; Family Quarrels
(with Braham), 1802 ; Caravan, 1803 ; Dash,
1804 ; Thirty Thousand (with Davy and Bra-
ham), 1804 ; Out of Place, or the Lake of
Lausanne (with Braham), 1805; Corsair 1805;
White Plume, 1806 ; Rokeby Castle, 1806 ;
An Bratach, 1806 ; Kais, or Love in the
Deserts (with Braham), 1808; Tricks upon
Travellers, 1810 ; Outside Passenger, 1811 ;
Chains of the Heart (with Mazzinghi) ; Jamie
and Anna. Scots pastoral, 1800. Glees. Songs:
Cherry-cheeked Patty ; Bird in the hand ;
Enamoured shepherdess ; Little haymaker ;
Live and be jolly ; Margery Grinder ; Rose of
the valley ; Tippetywitchet, clown's songs for
Grimaldi ; etc. The Juvenile Preceptor, or
Entertaining Instructor : a complete and
concise Introduction to the Pianoforte, with
24 lessons and 4 easy duets, London, n.d.
The well-known song " I am a friar of orders
grey " appears in " Merry Sherwood," 1795.
By this Reeve is best known.

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