The British Musical Biography

[E] Rimbault, Edward Francis, writer and
composer, son of preceding, was born in
Soho, London, June 13, 1816. He studied
under his father, Samuel Wesley, and Dr.
Crotch. Organist of the Swiss Church, Soho,
1832, and subsequently of several other Lon-
don churches. Lectured at the Royal In-
stitution and elsewhere on English musical
history. One of the founders of the Percy
and Musical Antiquarian Societies. Editor
to Motett Society, 1811. F.S.A., 1842 ; Mem-
ber of Academy of Music, and Ph. D., Stock-
holm, 1842. Hon. degree of LL.D., Harvard
University, U.S.A., 1848. He died, London,
September 26, 1876.

[W] Works. — Who was Jack Wilson, the singer
of Shakespeare's stage ? an attempt to prove
.the identity of this person with John Wilson,
Doctor of Music in the University of Oxford,
A.D. 1644, London, 1846. Bibliotheca Madri-
galiana ; a bibliographical account of Musical
and Poetical works published in England
during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I...
London, 1847. The first book of the piano-
forte, being a plain and easy introduction to
the study of Music, London, 1848. The
Organ : its history and construction (with E.
J. Hopkins), London, 1855 (various editions).
The Pianoforte : its origin, progress, and con-
struction ; with some account of instruments
of the same class which preceded it, viz. : the
clavichord, the virginals, the spinet, the harp-
sichord, etc., London, 1860. The early
English Organ-builders and their works, from
the fifteenth century to the period of the
great Rebellion, ... .London [1864]. J. S.
Bach : his life and writings, compiled from
Hilgenfeldt and Forkel, London, 1869. A
Guide to the use of the new Alexandre Church
Harmonium, with two rows of keys, .... Lon-
don, n.d. The Harmonium : its uses and
capabilities for the drawing-room as well as
the church, 1857. Rimbault's Harmonium
Tutor, a concise and easy book of instruc-
tion, London, n.d. Rimbault's New Singing
Tutor, adapted from the valuable work of
Lablache, London, n.d. Edited, secular:
Little book of Songs and Ballads, gathered
from ancient musick books, MS. and printed
London, 1840 (2nd edition, 1851). The

[+] Ancient Vocal Music of England, London,
2 vols. [1846-49]. Little lays for little learners,
set to easy songs, London, n.d. Nursery
Rhymes, with the tunes to which they are
sung in the Nursery of England, obtained
principallj'from oral tradition, London, 1847 ;
2nd edit., 1863; 3rd edit., 18.57 (other edits.).
Musical illustrations of Bishop Percy's
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, a col-
lection of old ballad tunes, etc London,
1850. The rounds, catches, and canons of

[+] England. .. .16th, 17th, and 18th centuries
(with tlie Rev. J. Powell Metcalfe), London,
n.d. The Old Cheque-book, or Book of Re-
membrance of the Chapel Royal, from 1561
to 1744, London (Camden Society), 1872.
Memoirs of Musick by the Hon. Roger North,

[+] Attornt-y-General to James II Edited,
with copious notes, London, 1846. Thomas
Morley's First book of Ballets for 5 voices
(Musical Antiquarian Society). Thomas
Bateson's First set of Madrigals (Musical
Antiquarian Society). Orlando Gibbons'
Fantasias of 3 parts for viols (Musical Anti-
quarian Society). Purcell's Bonduca, a
tragedy.. to which is added a history of the
rise and progress of Dramatic Music in
England (Musical Antiquarian Society). Byrd,
Bull and Gibbons' "Parthenia" (Musical
Antiquarian Society). Purcell's ode for St.
Cecilia's Day (Musical Antiquarian Society).
Edited, sacred : Cathedral Chants of the 16th,
17th, and 18th centuries. .. .Biographical
notices of the composers, London, 1844. The
Order of Daily Service . . as used in the Abbey
Church of Saint Peter, Westminster . . London,
1844. A collection of anthems by composers
of the Madrigalian era, London (Musical
Antiquarian Society), 1845. Cathedral music,
consisting of services and anthems. .London,
n.d- [Vol. 1., all published]. Collection of
services and anthems, chiefly adapted from
the works of Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso,
Vittoria, Colonna, etc., London (Motett So-
ciety), 3 vols. The Hand-book for the Parish
Choir, a collection of Psalm-tunes, services,
anthems, chants, etc., London, n.d. The
Order of Morning and Evening Prayer, with
the harmony in 4 parts. .London, n.d. Vocal
Part jNIusic, sacred and secular, a collection
of anthems, motetti, madrigals, part-songs,
etc., London, n.d. A little book of Christmas
Carols, with the ancient melodies to which
they are sung in various parts of the country
..London [1847]. Old English Carols, and
two hymns, London, 1865. The full Cathe-
dral Service, composed by Thomas Tallis..
with an historical preface, and a biography
of the composer, London, n.d. The Order of
Daily Service with the musical notation as
adapted and composed by Thomas Tallis,
London, n.d. Edward Lowe's Order of
Chanting the Cathedral Service, London, n.d.
The Whole Book of Psalms, with the tunes
in four parts, as printed by Thomas Este,
1592. .historical and biographical notice,
London (Musical Antiquarian Society), n.d.
The Booke of Common Prayer with musical
notes, as used in the Chapel Royal of Edward
VI., 1550. Compiled by John Merbecke..
reprinted in facsimile, London, n.d. Vocal:
Country life, cantata ; Fair maid of Islington,
operetta, 1838. Part-songs and numerous
single songs. Organ : Organist's Handbook,
a collection of voluntaries .. arranged from
composers of the German school, London,
n.d. The Organist's Portfolio, a series of
voluntaries from the works of ancient and
modern composers, London, 1866 (Boston
edition, 1867). Some original pieces. Piano-
forte : An enormous quantity of albums,
arrangements, selections, transcriptions, and
other pieces for solo and duet, with a few
original pieces. In addition to all the fore-
going it should be mentioned that Rimbault
edited many works for the Percy Society ; an
edition of Sir Thomas Overbury's works ;
several of Handel's oratorios ; Operas by
various composers ; and contributed many
articles, biographical, and otherwise, to the
" Imperial Dictionary of Biography," Grove's
"Dictionary of Music," and to periodical
literature.

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