The British Musical Biography

[E] Clay, Frederick, composer, born at Paris,
August 3, 1840. Son of James Clay, who was
M.P. for Hull, and a famous whist player.
He studied under Molique at Paris, and
Hauptmann at Leipzig. For a short time he
held a post in the Treasury Department. He
resided in London as a teacher and composer,
but latterly, owing to ill-health, retired to
Great Marlow, Bucks, where he died Nov.
24, 1889.

[W] Works. — Operas and Operettas : The Pi-
rate's Isle, 1859 ; Out of Sight, 1860 ; Court
and Cottage, 1862; Constance. 1865; Ages
Ago, 1869 ; Gentleman in Black, 1870 ; Happy
Arcadia, 1872 ; Cattarina, ] 874 ; Princess
Toto, 1875; Don Quixote, 1875; Babil and
Bijou, 1872 (with others) ; Black Crook, 1872 ;
Oriana ; Merry Duchess, 188-3 ; Music to
Shakespeare's "'Twelfth Night." Cantatas:
Knights of the Cross, 1866 ; Lalla Rookh,
1877. Part-songs, songs, etc.

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