The British Musical Biography

[E] Broomfield, William Robert, com-
poser and writer. Born at Inverary, Argyle,
14th October, 1826. He was for a time in
an accountant's office in Glasgow, where he
studied music under John Turnbull. About
1850 he settled in Aberdeen as a music
teacher, and while there he did much work
for William Hamilton, of Glasgow. He was
a confirmed dijrisomaniac, and, in spite of
several efforts to cure him, he became victim
to his habits, and died at Aberdeen, October
16, 1888. In July, 1889, a monument to his
memory was erected over his grave in Allan-
vale Cemetery, Aberdeen.

[W] Works. — Psalm r?wics:"St.Kilda," "Shan-
don," " Tj'ion." Songs: Edited "National Songs,
harmonised as vocal quartettes," first series,
London, n.d.; second series, Glasgow, 1868.
"The Principles of Ancient and Modern Music,
deduced from the Harmonical Numbers of An-
tiquity," Aberdeen, 1863. "Manual of Har-
mony for the use of Students in Musical Com-
position," Glasgow, 1872.

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