The British Musical Biography

[E] Sanderson, James, violinist and com-
poser, born at Workington, Cumberland, in
1769. Self-taught in music and on the violin.
Violinist in Sunderland Theatre. Teacher in
South Shields, 1784-87. Leader of theatre
orchestra, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1787. Violinist
in the orchestra of Astley's Amphitheatre,
1788. Music-director at the Surrey Theatre.
He was a violinist in the Philharmonic
Orchestra, and composer for Vauxhall Gar-
dens. He died at London, in 1841.

[W] Works. — Music to Operas, Pantoviimes, and
Dramas : Algerine corsair, 1800 ; Almoran
and Hamet, 1800 ; Blackboard, 1797 ; Brave
Cossack; Cora, 1799; Don Giovanni, 1820;
Fair Slave ; Friar Bacon ; Harlequin Mariner,
179G ; Harper's Son ; Jew and the Gentile ;
John Bull and Buonaparte ; Iron Tower,
1801 ; Laugh, and lay down, 1803 ; London
Apprentice, 1804 ; Louisa of Lombardy,
1805 ; Magic Pipe ; The Mine ; Niobe, 1798 ;.
Seasons, 1799 ; Sir Francis Drake, 1800 ;
Successful Cruise, 1815 ; Talisman, 1810 ;.
Vicar of Wakefield, 1812 ; and many others.
Collins' Ode on the Passions, 1789. Three
duetts for 2 violins, op. 6; Six original
German waltzes for pf. ; Airs arranged for
violin ; Broadside hornpipe, for pf. ; many
songs, among which " Bound 'Prentice to a
Waterman," is best known. It first appeared,
in " Sir Francis Drake," 1800. He wrote
music to burlettas, pantomimes, and plays,
to the number of over 150.

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