The British Musical Biography

[E] Townsend, William, pianist and teacher,
was born at Edinburgh, November 26, 1849,
He studied at the Royal Academy of !Music,
London (1865-68), under Bennett, Goss,
Holmes, etc., and afterwards at Leipzig
(1871-72), under E. F. Richter and Reinecke.
In 1870 he became an Associate of the R.A.M.,
and has acted as an examiner for the Royal
College of Music since 1883. He has given
many recitals of high-class music in Edin-
burgh.

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