The British Musical Biography

[E] Beale, William, composer, born at Lan-
drake, Cornwall, January 1, 1784. He studied
under Dr. Arnold and R. Cooke, and was gen-
tleman of the Chapel Royal, 1816-20. He
resided in London as a teacher of music, and
held the appointments of organist of Wands-
worth Parish Church, and St. John's, Clapham
Rise. From November, 1820, to December,
1821, he was organist of Trinity College, Cam-
bridge. In 1813, he gained the j)rize cup of
the Madrigal Society with his madrigal,
" Awake, sweet muse," and in 1840, a prize
from the Adelphi Glee Club. He died in
London, May 3, 1854.

[W] Works. — Madrigals and Glees : A first-
book of Madrigals, Glees, etc., for three, four,
and five voices. Op. 6, London, 1815; Col-
lection of Glees and Madrigals, London, 1820 ;
Collection of thirteen Glees, edited by E.
Plater [1879] ; Awake, sweet muse (1813) »
prize madrigal ; Come let us join the romade-
lay ; This pleasant month of May ; What ho !
what ho ! (1816) ; etc. Songs. Sonata for
the pianoforte, with an accompaniment for
the violin [1815] ; Second Sonata for piano-
forte, Op. 8 [1816] .

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