The British Musical Biography

[E] Smith, Joseph, organist, comjDoser, and
conductor, born at Dudley, Worcestershire,
1856, of Irish parents. Educated on the
Continent, and chiefly self-taught in music.
Graduated Mus. Bjc. 1880, Mus. Doc. 1881,
Dublin. Began his career at seventeen as
organist of a church at Galway. In 1877
appointed to Limerick Cathedral, where he
remained till 1882, founding a choral society
and giving concerts. Went to Dublin in
1882 as organist of the church of the Three
Patrons, Rathgar, and professor of music at
the Convent school of the Sacre Cceur at
Mount Anuville, holding both appointments
to present time. In 1888 he was appointed,
in conjunction with Sir R. P. Stewart, pro-
fessor of music in the Royal University of
Ireland. Musical director, Dublin Artizans'
Exhibition, 1885 ; conductor of Dublin
Musical Society from 1889. His works in-
clude three masses ; a cantata, " St. Kevin,"
produced at Hereford Festival, 1885 ; an
Inaugural Ode, for the Dublin exhibition
just named ; motet, God be merciful, prize.
National Welsh Eisteddfod, 1880 ; anthems,
part-songs, etc ; Triumphal march, orchestra,
1885. Editor of Catholic Choir Music, Pohl-
mann, Dublin, 1891. Compiler of a Catholic
Hj'mn-book, with tunes.

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