| 43276: | University, Manchester, June, 1894. She is |
| 43277: | professor of harmony and pf. at the Man- |
| 43278: | chester High School for Girls, an appoint- |
| 43279: | ment held from 1884. Her degree exercise |
| 43280: | was "A Song of Praise," for soli, chorus, and |
| 43281: | small orchestra. She wrote the libretto of |
| 43282: | "The Crusaders" (Dr. Hiles), and "The |
| 43283: | Armada " (G. J. Miller) ; and contributed |
| 43284: | many articles and translations to The Quarterly |
| 43285: | Musical Revieiv (ilanchester, Heywood, 1885- |
| 43286: | 8), with some lyrical pieces. |
| 43287: | |
| 43288: | Millar, Samuel, trombonist of present |
| 43289: | time. He has made a special feature of music |
| 43290: | for trombone and organ, and has frequently |
| 43291: | played at the recitals given by H. J. B. Dart |
| 43292: | (q.v-)- He is also known as a trombone |
| 43293: | soloist at concerts, and he plaj'ed Ferdinand |
| 43294: | David's Concerto for trombone at the College |
| 43295: | Hall, Richmond Green, November 20, 1884. |
| 43296: | He is professor of the trombone at the R.C.M. |
| 43297: | |
| 43298: | Millard, Rev. James Elwin 281-L-21 Millard, Rev. James Elwin, headmaster |
| 43299: | of ]\Iagdalene College School, Oxford. Vicar of Magdalene College School, Oxford. Vicar |
| 43300: | of Basingstoke ; Canon of Winchester. Author |
| 43301: | of " Historical Notices of the Office of |
| 43302: | Choristers," London, 1848. Account of Bas- |
| 43303: | ingstoke and other works. |
| 43304: | |
| 43305: | Millard, Mrs. Philip 281-L-27 Millard, Mrs. Philip, vocal composer, |
| 43306: | of first part of the present century. She |
| 43307: | wrote a number of songs, of which "Alice |
| 43308: | Gray" (1835) was perhaps the most popular. |
| 43309: | Other songs were Dinna forget ; Forget thee |
| 43310: | my Susie ; Happy New Year ; Lament of the |
| 43311: | Scotch fisherman's widow ; Soldier's return, |
| 43312: | etc. |
| 43313: | |
| 43314: | Millard, William 281-L-35 Millard, William, musician, of early part |
| 43315: | of this century, issued "The Branch, com- |
| 43316: | prising Fortv Psalm and Hvmn tunes," Lon- |
| 43317: | don [1810]." |
| 43318: | |
| 43319: | Miller, Agnes Elizabeth 281-L-39 Miller, Agnes Elizabeth, pianist, born |
| 43320: | at Brierley Hill, Staffs., April 20, 1857. From |
| 43321: | the age of eleven she studied under Mrs. W. |
| 43322: | P. Marshall, of Birmingham (a pupil of !Mos- |
| 43323: | cheles). In 1873, she went to Mainz, studying |
| 43324: | ^^nder Beyschlag ; and in 1876, was admitted |
| 43325: | to the Royal High School for Music, Berlin, |
| 43326: | where her teachers were Rudorff, Bargiel, |
| 43327: | Franz Schutz, and, for history, Spitta. She |
| 43328: | played at the semi-public concerts, and had |
| 43329: | the privilege of teaching two daughters of |
| 43330: | Dr. Joachim. In 1879 she returned to England, |
| 43331: | and established herself as a pf. teacher in |
| 43332: | London, giving some time to pupils in Bir- |
| 43333: | mingham. At the Saturday Popular Concerts, |
| 43334: | 1884, and in the provinces, she was associated |
| 43335: | with Joachim. Made her debut at the Crystal |
| 43336: | Palace, March 7, 1885, playing Beethoven's |
| 43337: | C Minor Concerto. Gave annual series of |
| 43338: | chamber concerts in Birmingham, 1883-91, |
| 43339: | and gained an honourable position among |
| 43340: | pianists of the day. Married Herr Schauen- |
| 43341: | hurg, a German engineer, and in 1891 went |
| 43342: | to reside at Berlin. |
| 43343: | |
| 43344: | Miller, Alexander 281-L-63 Miller, Alexander, military bandmaster. |
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