The British Musical Biography

[E] Albert, Prince Francis C. A. A. E.
(Prince Consort), amateur musician, born Ros-
enau, Coburg, August 26, 1819. Married Queen
Victoria, February, 1840. Died Windsor, Dec-
ember 14, 1861.

[+] He composed a number of anthems, services,
songs, psalm-tunes, etc., most of which have
been collected in "Songs and ballads written
and set to music by their Royal Highnesses,
Albert and Ernest, Princes of Saxe-Coburgand
Gotha." Edited by E.J. Loder, London, 1840;
and " Vocal compositions of H.R.H. the Prince
Consort." London, 1862. In 1849 and 1855
his piece, entitled L'Invocazione all' Armonia
was produced at the Birmingham Festival.
Most of the members of his family are mu-
sical.

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