The British Musical Biography

[E] Webbe, Samuel, Junr., composer, wri-
ter, and organist, son of the above, born at
London in 1770. He studied under his father
and Clementi. Organist successively of the
Unitarian Church, Paradise Street, Liverpool;
Spanish Ambassador's Chapel, London ; St.
Nicholas' Church, and St. Patrick's R. C.
Chapel, Liverpool. He died at Hammersmith,
London, November 25, 1843.

[W] Works. — Collection of Psalm Tunes, inter-
mixed with airs adapted as such, fjr four
voices, London, 1808. Glees, duets, etc.
Convito Armonico, a collection of madrigals,
elegies, glees, canons, catches, and duets,
selected from the works of the most eminent
composers, London, 4 vols., n.d. L'Amico
del Principiante, being 28 short sol-faing exer-
cises for a single voice, London, n.d. ; 2nd
edition edited by J. B. Sale. 42 Vocal Exer-
cises, .n.d. Short exercises for young singers
..n.d. Harmony epitomised, or elements of
the thoroughbass, London, n.d.

[+] His son, Egerton Webbe (born Liverpool,
1810; died there June 24, 1840), wrote many
valuable papers on miisic for the early num-
bers of the Musical World.

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