The British Musical Biography

[E] Birch, William Henry, organist and com-
poser, born at Uxbridge, May 5, 1826. He
studied under Elvey, Blagrove, and R. Bar-
nett. He became organist of St. Mary's
Church, Amersham, and was a teacher of music
at Caversham, near Reading. He died there
July 18, 1888.

[W] Works. — The Merry men of Sherwood For-
est, operetta, 1872 ; Wreck of the Argosy, can-
tata, 1879 ; Twelve anthems, Reading, 1877.
Choruses, glees, quartetts, trios, etc, 1856.
Canticles of the Church of England [1875] ;
Evensong, a selection of hymns and chants
[1860] ; Gems of sacred harmony [1853] ,
Sabbath Recreation, a selection of favourite
sacred melodies . . . 1857; Standard Psalmist
. . . [1853-4] . Comic series of juvenile songs,
concertina albums, journals, pf. music, songs,
etc., etc.

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