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CROUCH.
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Society, be entered the orchestra of Drury
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Lane Theatre. His voice developing, he
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studied under WiUiani Hawes, and was iu the
studied under William Hawes, and was in the
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choir of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's
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Cathedral. Then, entering the R.A.M., he
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was for a short time under Crotch, Attwood,
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Lindley, etc., and member of the Philhar-
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monic, Ancient Concerts, and Royal Italian
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Opera orchestras. Travelled for a time for a
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firm of metal brokers, and invented the en-
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graving process known as zincography. After-
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wards musical supervisor to D'Almaine and
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Co., London. About 1838 he was giving an
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entertainment on the " Songs and Legends of
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Ireland," and was for years known as the
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Irish lecturer. The song " Kathleen IMavour-
Irish lecturer. The song " Kathleen Mavour-
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neeu " was one of a series, "The Echoes of
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the Lakes," published about 1838. In 1819
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he went to America, and filled various offices,
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conducting at Portland, Philadelphia, Wash-
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ington, Richmond, etc. He joined the Con-
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federate army, and served through the Civil
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War. His last years were spent in Baltimore,
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where he died, August 19, 1896. He published
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his Autobiography in the Boston Folio, 1887 (?).
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He wrote the music of two operas — Sir Roger
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de Coverley, and the Fifth of November, 1670.
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His published songs comprised — Songs of
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Erin ; Echoes of the Past ; Bardic Reminis-
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cences ; Songs of the Olden Time ; Songs of
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a Rambler ; Wayside Melodies, and many
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detached sougs by various writers, which in
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their day had great popularity,
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Crouch, Frederick William 109-L-34
Crouch, Frederick William, father of
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the above, was born in Great Smith Street,
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Westminster, about the year 1783. He was
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the eldest son of William Crouch (q.v.). He
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received his first instruction from his father,
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and was afterwards placed under John Smith,
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a fine player, when his rapid progress soon
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enabled him to appear in public in concertos,
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etc. In 1817 he became second principal at
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the Italian Opera House, and was also in the
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orchestra of the Ancient Concerts and Phil-
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harmonic Society. For years, and up to a
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few months before his death, he played every-
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where with Robert Lindley. He married
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the daughter of John Nicholls, an eminent
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barrister. His death took place, July, 1844.
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He was the author of "A Complete Treatise
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on the Violoncello" (London, Chapell, 182G),
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based largely on the authorized Methode
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of the Paris Conservatoire ; a Supplement,
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with accompanied Scales and Exercises on
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Double Stops ; Duets for two violoncellos ;
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Duets for pf. and violoncello ; Arrangements,
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songs, etc.
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Crouch, William 109-L-58
Crouch, William (father of F. W. Crouch,
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and grandfather of F. N. Crouch), musician
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and organist. He was for upwards of fifty
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years organist of St. Luke's Church, Old
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Street, London, and was also at the same
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time, for many years organist of Clapham

CROWE.
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Parish Church. Compiler of " Selection of
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Psalm tunes, as sung iu Clapham Church,"
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Loudon [1820] ; and composer of six sonatas
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or lessons for the harpsichord or pf., op. 1 ;
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six sonatas for pf., op. 7 ; two sonatas for the
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pf., op. 9 ; The Triumph of Innocence, an
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ode ; The Maid of Selma, a song, etc.
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Crow, Edwin John 109-R-8
Crow, Edwin John, organist and com-
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poser, born at Sittingbourne, Kent, September
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17, 1841. Chorister at Rochester Cathedral,
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and articled pupil of the organist, Mr. J. L.
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Hopkins, up to 1856, when the latter removed
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to Cambridge. Under his successor, John
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Hopkins, young Crow remained two years,
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receiving lessons and also teaching the choir
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boys. In 1858 he went to Leicester, and
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studied with G. A. Lohr, whom he succeeded
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as organist of Trinity Church, after being
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acting organist for three years. He was then
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organist successively at St. Andrew's, and St.
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John's, Leicester ; and in 1873 was appointed
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organist and choirmaster of Ripon Cathedral,
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entering upon his duties January 1, 1874, and
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still retaining those offices. In 1868, he be-
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came F.R.C.O. ; graduated Mus. Bac, 1872 ;
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Mus. Doc, 1882, Cambridge. He is an
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Examiner for the Incorporated Society of
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Musicians, and Royal College of Organists,
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and music master at Ripon Grammar School ;
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also conductor, in rotation, of the North-
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East Cathedral Choir Association.
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His Compositions, besides the Degree exer-
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cises, Psalm 146, and a Harvest Oratorio,
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include a Communion Service in F (College
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of Organists' Prize, 1872), a Morning Service
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in C (written for the opening ot the Cathedral
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Organ, April 24, 1878), Evening Services in
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G, A, and D. Organ and pf. music. Songs,
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and Masonic music.
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Crowdy, John 109-R-40
Crowdy, John, writer and editor, born at
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Lewknor, January 6, 1834. Editor success-
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ively of The Musician, Musical Standard,
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and The Artist. Sub-editor of the Guardian
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from 1854. He died, Addlestone, Surrey,
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January 12, 1888.
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Works. — A Kalendar of Cadences, in the
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form called Free Chant, adapted for the
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recitation of the Psalms, London, n.d. The
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Free Church Canticle Book, n.d. The Psalter,
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n.d. The Church Choirmaster . . . London,
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1864. A slurt Commentary on Handel's ora-
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torio, "The IMessiah," London [1875].
torio, "The Messiah," London [1875].
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Crowe, Alfred Gwyllym 109-R-53
Crowe, Alfred Qwyllym, bandmaster
Crowe, Alfred Gwyllym, bandmaster
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and composer, born in Bermuda, November
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3, 1835. Of a family of soldiers (his father,
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Captain Crowe, was in the 30th and 50th
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regiments, and was killed in the Sikh war,
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1845), he joined the 30th regiment at Man-
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chester when he was twelve years old. He
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entered the band, and played oboe and horn;
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served in the Crimea, and was present at the
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battles of the Alma, lukerman, and the siege
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of Sebastopol, for which he received medal


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