The British Musical Biography

[E] Callcott, John Wall, composer and
writer, was born at Kensington, London, No-
vember 20, 1766. He was largely self-taught
in music, but he had lessons from Henry
Whitney, organist of Kensington Parish
Church. Deputy organist to Reinhold, of
St. George the Martyr's, Bloomsbury, 1783-5.

[+] Member of orchestra of Academy of Ancient
Music. Unsuccessful competitor for prize
offered by the Catch Club, 1784 (his first trial).
Gained three prizes (medals) out of the four
offered by the Catch Club, 1785. Mus. Bac.
Oxon., July, 1785. Gained two medals. Catch
Club, 1786 ; and two prizes in 1787 (he sent
in about 100 compositions). Founded, with
others, the " Glee Club," 1787. Gained all
the prizes offered by the Catch Club, 1789.
Joint organist (with C. S. Evans) of St. Paul's,
Covent Garden, 1789. He studied under
Haydn in 1790. Organist ef Asylum for
Female Orphans, 1793-1802. Gained nine
medals for his glets during 1790-93. Mus.
Doc. Oxon., 1800. Lecturer at the Royal
Institution in succession to Crotch, 1806.
He died at London, May 15, 1821.

[W] Works. — Select Collection of Catches, Can-
ons, and Glees, 3 books (D'Almaiue), n.d.
(edited) ; Five Glees for 2 Trebles and Bass
in Score ; Five Glees, chiefly for Treble voices,
Op. 12 ; Six Glees in Score ; Collection of
Glees, Canons, and Catches, including some
pieces never before published, with Memoir
by W. Horsley (the editor), 2 vols., foho,
Lond., 1824. Church Psalmody (selection) ;
Services, Anthems. Ode to Fancy (Warton;,
degree exercise. Titles of some of his principal
Glees and Catches— MeWa, ; Are the white
hours ; Blow, Warder, blow ; Desolate is the
dwelling of Morna ; Dull repining sous of
care; Drink to me only ; Father of Heroes;
Forgive blest shade ; Erl King ; Farewell to
Lochaber; Friend of fancy; The Friar; Go,
idle boy ; If hajjpily we wish to live ; In the
lonely vale of streams ; Lo ! where incumbent
o'er the shade ; Lovely seems the morn's fair
lustre : Lordly gallants ; The May-fly ; Mark
the merry elves ; Oh, share my cottage ; Once
upon my cheek ; 0, snatch me swift ; thou
where'er ; fancy, friend of nature ; Peace
to the souls of the heroes ; Queen of the
valley : Red Cross Knight ; Soft and safe ;
See with ivy chaplet ; Thyrsis, when he left
me ; Tho' from thy bank ; To all you Ladies
now on land ; Thalaba ; Thou pride of the
forest ; Triumphant love ; Whann battayle ;
When Arthur first ; When i ime was entwining ;
Who comes so dark ; With sighs, sweet rose ;
Ye Gentlemen of England. Songs, etc. Gram-
mar of Music, Lond., 1806 (other editions) ;
Glees, Catches, and Canons, Op. 4 (Clementi),
n.d. ; Explanations of the Notes, Marks,
Words, etc. used in Music (Clementi), n.d.

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