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LEFFLER.
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and true to life that the musical aid afforded
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by Leeves' setting is not, as some suppose, the
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chief reason for its popularity. Leeves wrote
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much church music, now completely forgotten,
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among it being " Six Sacred Songs, .with a
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corrected copy in its original simplicity of the
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well-known ballad, " Auld Robin Gray,"
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London, 1812. See " In Memoriam, with a
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few notices of other members of his family,
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printed for private circulation," 1873, ports.
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Leffler, Adam 243-L-11
Leffler, Adam, bass singer, was born in
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1808. He was a chorister in Westminster
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Abbey, and sang in opera and at concerts.
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He died in London, IMarch 23, 1857.
He died in London, March 23, 1857.
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Legge, Robin Humphrey 243-L-15
Legge, Robin Humphrey, writer on
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music, and composer, born near Liverpool,
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June 28, 1862. Of a Shropshire family, of
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Bishop's Castle, he was intended for the Bar,
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and entered at Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; but
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giving that up for music, he went to Leijizig
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in 1885, studying at the Conservatorium, and
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privately, under Gustav Schreck, Paul Klen-
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gel, Richard Hofmann, and others, and later,
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at Frankfort, under Anton Urspruch. Re-
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turning to England in 1890, he settled in
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London, and devoted himself chiefly to musi-
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cal literature, contributing articles to various
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papers. "An appreciation of Smetana," which
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appeared in the New Quarterly Musical Re-
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view, seems to have had some influence.
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While in Germany he wrote a great deal of
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music, but his published works are few :
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Two books of carols ; A set of five part-songs
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(poems by Charles Kingsley) ; some pieces for
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violin and pf., etc. His most important
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works are : Articles in the Dictionary of
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National Biography (from Vol. XXXV., G. A.
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Macfarren) ; Translation of Wallaschek's "Die
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Musik der Naturvolker (Primitive Music,
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Longmans, 1893) ; Historv of the Norwich
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Musical Festivals, 1824-1893 (with W. L.
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Hansell), London, Jarrold, 1896.
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Lehmann, Liza 243-L-43
Lehmann, Liza, soprano vocalist and
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composer, born in London. Studied singing
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with her mother (a daughter of Robert
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Chambers, LL.D.), and afterwards under
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Randegger ; composition with Raunkilde
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(Rome), Freudenberg (Wiesbaden), and Ha-
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mish MacCunn. Her debut as a vocalist to^k
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place at the IMonday Popular Concerts,
place at the Monday Popular Concerts,
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November 23, 1885. She sang at the Norwich
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Festival, 1887 ; and has appeared at the
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principal concerts in the United Kingdom,
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also in Germany. A feature of her repertory
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was the inclusion of many fine old and
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forgotten songs, to which her artistic singing
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gave a new life. She was also an interpreter
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of her own compositions. In July, 1894, she
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gave a farewell concert, retiring from the
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profession of vocalist on her marriage with
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Mr. Herbert Bedford (q-v-)- Her compositions
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include Two Albums of German songs ; Album
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of English songs ; A ISIusical Duologue, The

LEMARE.
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Secrets of the Heart (MS.) ; A song cycle for
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four voices. In a Persian Garden (from
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Omar Khayyam) , Popular Concerts, December
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14, 1896 ; Songs, Mirage ; Titania's Cradle,
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etc. Album of Ten Sketches, and other
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pieces for pf. Romance for violin, etc.
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Leicester, W. G 243-R-7
Leicester, W. Q., see Gardiner,
Leicester, W. G., see Gardiner,
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William.
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Leigh, Arthur George 243-R-9
Leigh, Arthur George, organist and
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composer, born at Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lan-
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cashire, August 22, 1846. Studied music,
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1860-6, under the late Thomas Graham, Wigan.
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In 1866 he was appointed organist and choir-
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master of the Parish Church, Chorley, which
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post he resigned in 1868. In 1877 he accepted
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a similar position at St. George's, Chorley,
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which he held until 1896. He was elected a
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Town Councillor when Chorley was incorpo-
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rated ; and elected Alderman, and Mayor of
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Chorley in 1887-8-9. He has a fine library of
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early music and musical literature, valuable
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collections from which have been exhibited
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in London (1892-4-5), and elsewhere. His
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compositions are mainly for the church, and
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include Ten responses, Thirt\'-three chants,
include Ten responses, Thirty-three chants,
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Thirty-three hymn tunes, later, merged in a
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work, " Sacred Music," and a portion con-
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tributed to the Church of England Hymnal,
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the Sacred Melodist, and other collections.
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The Story of the Cross. Pf. : Violet, Snow-
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drop, Fairies' Revel, and other pieces. He
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has also edited Stepping Stones to the Classics,
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12 numbers.
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Leighton, G. A 243-R-34
Leighton, Q. A., musician of first half
Leighton, G. A., musician of first half
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of the present century. Author of "New and
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Improved Preceptor for the Pianoforte,"
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London [1845].
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Leighton, Sir William 243-R-38
Leighton, Sir William, musician,
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gentleman - pensioner, and knight, who
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flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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He published " The Teares or Lamentations
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of a Sorrowful Soule ; composed with Musicall
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Ayres and Songs both for Voyces and Divers
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Instruments," 1614. [Psalms, Hymns, etc.].
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Byrd, Bull, Dowland, Ford, 0. Gibbons, Giles,
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Hooper, Wilbye, Weelkes, and ililton, are
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among the contributors to this now extremely
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scarce and valuable publication.
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Le Jeune, Arthur 243-R-49
Le Jeune, Arthur, organist and pianist.
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With his brother Charles, gave organ per-
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formances from about 1866, exciting much
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attention by their juvenile talent. Arthur
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Le Jeune is resident in London as pianist and
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composer. He has published a number of
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pieces for pf. ; Liebeslied, for violin and pf.,
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etc.
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Lely, Durward 243-R-57
Lely, Durward, see Lyle, James.
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Lemare, Edwin H 243-R-58
Lemare, Edwin H., organist and com-
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poser, born at Ventnor, Isle-of-Wight, Sep-
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tember 9, 1865. He was elected Sir John
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Goss Scholar, R.A.M., in 1878 ; and on the
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completion of his studies made an Associate,
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and later, a Fellow. F.R.C.O., 1884. Organ-


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