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BANNATYNE.
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bom Durham, 1762; died 1841. Pupil of
born Durham, 1762; died 1841. Pupil of
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Ebdon, and organist of Rochester Cathedral
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52 years. Published " Selection of Psalm
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and Hymn Tunes from Purcell, Croft, etc.,
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with interludes to each verse." . . London
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[1835]. " Te Deum, Jubilate, Sanctus, etc.,
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in score, Rochester [1840] .
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Bannatyne, Rev. A. M 25-L-8
Bannatyne, Rev. A. M., Scottish author.
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Free Church minister in Aberdeen, published
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" Hearts and voices the only organs for
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Christian praises," Edinburgh, 1868. " The
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Great Innovation," Aberdeen, n.d., a jDamph-
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let on the organ question.
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Banner, John 25-L-14
Banner, John, musician, published "Col-
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lection of Sacred Music used at St. Michael's,
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Wood Street, with an accompaniment for the
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organ and pianoforte," London [1840]. Second
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edition "with an additional hymn" by Miss
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Mounsey. Songs, etc.
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Bannister, Charles 25-L-20
Bannister, Charles, bass vocalist, born
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in Gloucestershire, 1741? He joined a travel-
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ling theatrical company, and played " Romeo "
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and other characters. He also appeard in
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London as an actor. He sang at Ranelagh
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and ]\Iarylebone Gardens, and at the Royalty
and Marylebone Gardens, and at the Royalty
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Theatre, London, and in the English \)vo-
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vinces. He died London, October 19, 1804.
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He was celebrated for his imitations of other
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vocalists. Shield composed his song, "The
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Wolf," specially for Bannister.
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Bantock, Granville 25-L-31
Bantock, Granville, composer, born in
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London, August 7, 186S. Intended for the
London, August 7, 1868. Intended for the
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Indian Civil Service, and then for a scientific
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career. He did not enter upon serious musical
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study until the year 1889, when he becaixie a
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pupil of Dr. Gordon Saunders, at Trinity Col-
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lege, London. He entered the R.A.M. the
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same year, and obtained the Macfarren Scholar-
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ship. While at the Academy he was very pro-
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ductive as a coniposer, and several works were
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performed at the Academy concerts. He was
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engaged as conductor for a provincial tour of
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the Gaiety Company, and also for an extended
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tour in the United States of America and
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Australia. In 1893 he undertook the editor-
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ship of the new Quarterly Musical Review
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.(R. Cocks).
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Works. — Dramatic Cantata, The Fire Wor-
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shippers (overture, R.A.M. , December 12, 1890,
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Crystal Palace, November 11, 1893) ; Lyrical
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Drama, in five acts, Rameses II (Ballet Suite,
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R.A.M., December 17, 1891; Strolling Players,
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April, 1892) ; one-act Opera, Caedmar (R.A.M.,
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July 12, 1892 ; Olympic Theatre, October 1892) ;
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One-act Opera, The Pearl of Iran; The Curse
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of Kehama, for soli, chorus, and orchestra;
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Thorwenda's Dream, poem for recitation with
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accompaniment (words and music by himself,
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1891); Wulstan, scena for baritone (1892);
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songs, etc. Pianoforte album (three pieces) ;
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Two pieces for pf., etc.
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Baptie, David 25-L-62
Baptie, David, composer and writer, born
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in Edinburgh, November 30, 1822. Self-taught

BARDD.
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in music. He has compiled a Descriptive
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Catalogue (commenced about 1846) of upwards
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of 23,000 secular part-songs, glees, madrigals,
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trios, quartets, etc. (ms.). Editor of Har-
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monium Tune Book (with William Hume),
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1867-68; Harmonium Chant Book (do.), 1868-
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69 ; Union Song Garland (do.), 1874 ; The Scot-
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tish Book of Praise (with Lambeth), 1876;
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Academy Vocalist (selected), 1879; Richard
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Werner's Hymn Book (revised), 1881, etc.
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Author of A Handbook of Musical Biography,
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London : Morley, 1883 ; Musicians of All Times,
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a concise dictionary of Musical Biography,
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London, Curwen, 1889; Musical Scotland,
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X^ast and present, Paisley, Parlane, 1894 ;
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Sketches of the English Glee Composers,
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London, W. Reeves, 1895. He is the com-
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poser of My soul truly waiteth; Sing aloud
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unto God, and other anthems ; a number of
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Glees and Part-songs ; A rosy gift I twine for
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thee; Beautiful Spring; The sun's bright orb;
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Wind thy horn, my hunter boy, etc. Also
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many songs harmonized. His son, Charles
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Robertson Baptie, born in Glasgow, May 29,
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1870, is a pianist and composer. Chorister in
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church, and from 1885
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employed in the Mitchell Library, until, in
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1888, he left to devote himself to the musical
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profession. Studied under John Fulcher, W.
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G. Martin, and William Moodie. Has pub-
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lished a children's operetta, "Floralia," and
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some part-songs and pf. pieces; and was joint
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editor, with his father, of a work for children,
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"Tiny songs for Tiny Singers" (1891).
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Barber, Abraham 25-R-35
Barber, Abraham, musician, published a
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"Book of Psalm Tunes, in four parts," 1686;
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7th edition, 1715. He was a book-seller in
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Wakefield.
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Barber, Robert 25-R-39
Barber, Robert, musician, of Castleton,
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published various collections of psalmody. A
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Book of Psalmody, containing variety of tunes,
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with chanting tunes, etc., London, 1723; 2nd
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edition, 1733. The Psalm Singer's Choice
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Companion, or a plain and easy introduction
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to Musick, etc., London, 1727. David's Harp
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well tuned, or a book of Psalmody, containing
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variety of psalm tunes, etc., London, 1753,
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3rd edition. Thomson's Hymn to the Seasons,
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in score. Op. 4 [1780] . Some of these collec-
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tions are issued as by R. and J. Barber.
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Barber, Thomas 25-R-51
Barber, Thomas, musician, pubhshed
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"Sacred Harmony, containing two anthems,
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fifteen psalm and hymn tunes, etc." Wood-
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bridge [1814].
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Barcrofte, Thomas 25-R-55
Barcrofte, Thomas, composer and or-
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ganist, who flourished during the 16th cen-
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tury. He was organist of Ely Cathedral in
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1535. Some of his Anthems, and a Te deum,
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and Benedictus in F, are contained in the
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Tudway collection in the British Museum.
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His son George was organist of Ely Cathe-
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dral from 1579, and died in 1610.
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Bardd Alaw 25-R-63
Bardd Alaw, see Parry, John,


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