The British Musical Biography

[E] Clark, Windeyer, organist, pianist, and
composer. Began his studies in a Tonic Sol-
fa class. He entered the London Academy
of Music, studying under Dr. Wylde, and
afterwards took organ lessons from J. W. Ell-
iott. From about 1877 he became amanuensis
to Sir G. A. Macfarren, whose later oratorios
he took down from dictation, and also played
to the Cainbridge Professor the Degree exer-
cises sent in. Held organ appointments at-
St. Philip's, Paddington ; Curzon Chapel,
Mayfair ; and Westbourne Grove Chapel.
Gave frequent recitals, for some of which
Macfarren wrote organ pieces. In 1889 he
was made L.R.A.M. He composed some
pieces for pf., and arranged the scores of Mac-
farren's " May Day," Haydn's " Creation,"
Mozart's First j\iass, and Mendelssohn's
" Lauda Zion," for pianoforte and harmonium.
Joint translator, with J. T. Hutchinson, of
Gounod's commentary on " Don Giovanni,"
London, Cocks & Co., 1895. He died of con-
sumption, June 13, 1896, at the early age of
thirty-se\en.

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