The British Musical Biography

[E] Chisholm, James, commonly called Mar-
quis Chisholm, musician and entertainer, born
Neilston, Renfrew, about 1837 ; died Toronto,
Canada, December, 1877. He was a fair
pianist, and travelled much in Australia, Asia,
Scotland, and America with a Chinese giant
named Chang. He comi^osed the somewhat
vulgar song entitled " The Battle of Stirling,"
which has been frequently parodied in Scot-
land, and published " The Adventures of a
travelling musician in Australia, China, and
Japan," Glasgow, 1865, reprinted from the
Glasgow Herald. He also published " Gems
of Scottish melody " [1869], and the " Chin-
Chin-Chang" Galop; " Great Chang Polkas,"
and similar works.

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