The British Musical Biography

[E] Blewitt, Jonathan, son of above, com-
poser and organist, born London in 1782. He
studied under his father and Battishill, and
in 1793 became deputy to his father. He was
successively organist of Haverhill, Suffolk ;
Brecon ; ShefHeld, and of St. Andrew's
Church, Dublin, in 1811. In 1811 he became
composer and conductor at the Theatre Royal,
Dublin, and soon after was nrade grand or-
ganist to the Masonic Society of Ireland. He
returned to London in 1826, and became
musical director at Sadler's Wells Theatre,
1828-29. Teacher of vocal music and organist
in London. He died at London, Sept. 4, 1853.

[W] Works - Music to Flays, etc. : Harlequin,
or the Man in the Moon, 1826 , Talisman of
the Elements; Auld Robin Gray; My Old
Woman ; Corsair ; Magician ; Island of Saints;
Kory O'More ; Mischief Making, etc. Instru-
mental : Concerto for pf. and orch. ; Sonatas
and Duets for pf. ; Caprices, fugues, and
sonatas for the organ. Vocal Assistant, treatise
on singing, London, n.d. Songs : A nice little
man ; Adieu my moustachios ; Barney Bral-
laghan ; England, merry England ; Let us
drink to old friends ; My hopes are fixed upon
thee ; Emerald Isle ; The White Cliffs of Eng-
land ; Good bye ; Groves of Blarney ; Hamlet ;
I saw him but once : New cries of London ;
O for a cot ; Our jolly stout jackets of blue ;
Phillis, have you seen my love?, Pic-nic ;
When crowned with summer roses.

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