| 43502: | till 1873 he was organist of St. Giles', Cripple- |
| 43503: | gate, London, in which he took much interest |
| 43504: | and was active in raising funds for its restora- |
| 43505: | tion. He died at London, June 25, 1873. |
| 43506: | Author of a history of St. Giles' Church ; a |
| 43507: | little brochure, entitled, " Jottings in Kent," |
| 43508: | etc. |
| 43509: | |
| 43510: | Miller, William Mackie 282-R-8 Miller, William Mackie, teacher and |
| 43511: | conductor, was born at Glasgow, October 21, |
| 43512: | 1831. Conductor of Tonic Sol-fa Society, |
| 43513: | and late principal of a College of Music. |
| 43514: | He was Precentor of Free St. Matthew's |
| 43515: | Church, Glasgow, and superintendent of |
| 43516: | music in the Glasgow Board Schools from |
| 43517: | 1873. He died at Glasgow, February 3, 1894. |
| 43518: | He edited a few works by Handel, in the |
| 43519: | tonic sol-fa notation, and wrote a " Tonic |
| 43520: | Sol-fa Flute Instructor," Edinburgh, n.d., |
| 43521: | and other works designed for instruction iii |
| 43522: | the tonic sol-fa notation. |
| 43523: | |
| 43524: | Mills, Edward, organist and teacher, |
| 43525: | was a choir boy at Portman Chapel, Maryle- |
| 43526: | bone, and played the organ at the afternoon |
| 43527: | services at St. James's, Marylebone. Student, |
| 43528: | teacher, and eventually organist and music |
| 43529: | master, St. John's College, Battersea ; White- |
| 43530: | land's College, Chelsea ; and Home and |
| 43531: | Colonial College, Gray's Inn Road. Gradu- |
| 43532: | ated ]\Ius. Bac, Oxford, 1881 his exercise ated Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1881 his exercise |
| 43533: | being a setting of Psalm 32. He has pub- |
| 43534: | lished a Course of Sight Singing. |
| 43535: | |
| 43536: | Mills, Rev. John 282-R-32 Mills, ReVo John, Ieuan Glan Alarch, Mills, Rev. John, Ieuan Glan Alarch, |
| 43537: | musician and clergyman, born at Llanidloes, |
| 43538: | December 12, 1812 ; died July 28, 1873. |
| 43539: | Author of " Gramadeg cerddoriaeth yn |
| 43540: | nghyda geirlyfr enwedigaethol yn cynwys |
| 43541: | eglurhad ar y geiriau annghynefin a arferir |
| 43542: | yn y Gwaith," Llanidloes, 1838. |
| 43543: | |
| 43544: | Richard Mills, born near Llanidloes in |
| 43545: | March, 1809; died in September, 1844, wrote |
| 43546: | " Caniadan Seion, sef casgliad a donau addas |
| 43547: | i'w canu yn yr addoliad dwyfol. . ." Llanid- |
| 43548: | loes, 1840-42, 2 parts. |
| 43549: | |
| 43550: | Mills, John Henry 282-R-44 Mills, John Henry, musician, published |
| 43551: | "A Selection of Sacred Poetry, set to music," |
| 43552: | London, 1860. "A Selection of Sacred |
| 43553: | Poetry for private and congregational use, |
| 43554: | set to music," l<ondon, 1862. |
| 43555: | |
| 43556: | Mills, Robert Watkin 282-R-49 Mills, Robert Watkin, baritone vocalist, |
| 43557: | born at Painswick, Gloucestershire, March 4, |
| 43558: | 1856. Sang in the church choir there as a |
| 43559: | boy. A baritone voice developing, he was in |
| 43560: | request at local concerts. He then went to |
| 43561: | London, and studied under Edwin Holland, |
| 43562: | afterwards proceeding to Milan, he studied |
| 43563: | with S. Blasco ; and on his return to London |
| 43564: | had some lessons from Alfred Blume. He |
| 43565: | made a successful cUhut at the Crystal |
| 43566: | Palace, May 17, 1884, and a still greater |
| 43567: | impression in the " ]\Iessiah," at the Royal impression in the " Messiah," at the Royal |
| 43568: | Albert Hall, January 1, 1885. He then sang |
| 43569: | at the Monday and Saturday Popular Con- |
| 43570: | certs, and made his first Festival appearance |
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