| 3100: | he did not succeed in what he felt to be his |
| 3101: | mission, he did more than any one to break |
| 3102: | down that conservatism in music that was a |
| 3103: | positive hindrance to the art in this country. |
| 3104: | Bache's reception to Liszt at the Grosvenor |
| 3105: | GaUery, April 8, 1886, was a memorable inci- |
| 3106: | dent of the great pianist's last visit to this |
| 3107: | country. He was an active promoter of the |
| 3108: | Liszt Scholarship at the Royal Academy of |
| 3109: | Music ; the Scholarshiji to his own memory |
| 3110: | was incorporated in that of the man he so |
| 3111: | revered. Bache died, after a few days' illness, |
| 3112: | March 26, 1888, and was interred in the ceme- |
| 3113: | tery at West Hampstead. He had, for some |
| 3114: | years, been a professor of the pianoforte at |
| 3115: | the R.A.M. |
| 3116: | |
| 3117: | Among the works of Liszt brought forward |
| 3118: | at Bache's concerts, the following were per- |
| 3119: | formed in England for the first time : — The |
| 3120: | " Faust " Symphony, March 11, 1880 ; Sym- |
| 3121: | phonic poem, " Les Preludes," May 26, 1871 ; |
| 3122: | Scena, " Jeanne d'Arc au biicher," for soprano |
| 3123: | solo and orchestra ; Angelus, strings, February |
| 3124: | 5, 1885 ; Fantasia quasi Sonata, " Apris une |
| 3125: | Lecture du Dante," February 21, 1887. The |
| 3126: | Legend of Saint Elizabeth was first performed |
| 3127: | in England, by the New Philharmonic Society, |
| 3128: | June 15, 1870, anticipating Bache, who brought |
| 3129: | out the work, February 24, 1876. |
| 3130: | |
| 3131: | Back, Sir Qeorge, naval officer, born Back, Sir George, naval officer, born |
| 3132: | Stockport, 1796 ; died, 1878. He issued |
| 3133: | "Canadian Airs, collected by Lieut Back, |
| 3134: | R.N , during the late Arctic expedition under |
| 3135: | Captain Franklin. With symphonies and |
| 3136: | accompaniments by E. Knight, jun., the |
| 3137: | words by George Soane. " London, 1823. |
| 3138: | |
| 3139: | Bacon, Richard Mackenzie 21-R-37 Bacon, Richard Mackenzie, author and |
| 3140: | editor, born Norwich, 1776. He was editor |
| 3141: | of the " Quarterly Musical Magazine and |
| 3142: | Review." Died at Norwich, 1844. |
| 3143: | |
| 3144: | Wo KS. -Science and practice of vocal Works. -Science and practice of vocal |
| 3145: | ornament, London, n.d. Elements of vocal |
| 3146: | science, being a philosophical enquiry into |
| 3147: | some of the principles of singing. London, |
| 3148: | 1824. Art of improving the voice and ear, |
| 3149: | and of increasing their musical powers on |
| 3150: | philosophical principles. London, 1825. |
| 3151: | |
| 3152: | His daughter Louisa Maky Bacon, born at |
| 3153: | Norwich, March 4, 1800 ; died February 2, |
| 3154: | 1885, was also a musician She married a |
| 3155: | Mr. Barwell. |
| 3156: | |
| 3157: | Bacon, Rev. Robert 21-R-52 Bacon, Rev. Robert, clergyman and |
| 3158: | musician of the ISth century. He graduated |
| 3159: | B. A., Oxford, in 1738; and in 1753 became |
| 3160: | priest vicar of Salisbury Cathedral. He died |
| 3161: | in 1759. Composer of chants, eic. |
| 3162: | |
| 3163: | Badland, Thomas, musician, published |
| 3164: | " Set of original Tunes in four parts, adapted |
| 3165: | to the Hymns of the Rev. J. Wesley, etc, |
| 3166: | London [18271. |
| 3167: | |
| 3168: | Baildon, Joseph, composer and vocalist, |
| 3169: | born 1727. He was a Gentleman of the |
| 3170: | Chapel Royal, and Lay-Vicar of Westminster |
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