| 43810: | Mogford, Mrs. See Fricker, Anne. |
| 43811: | |
| 43812: | Moir, Frank Lewis 284-R-2 Moir, Frank Lewis, composer, born at |
| 43813: | Market Harborough, April 22, 1852. Origin- |
| 43814: | ally intended to follow his father's art, that |
| 43815: | of painting, but began composing music while |
| 43816: | an art student at Soutli Kensington. He |
| 43817: | gained a scholarship when the National Train- |
| 43818: | ing School for jMusic was opened in 1876, and |
| 43819: | soon acquired a reputation as a song composer. |
| 43820: | His works include a comic opera, " The Royal |
| 43821: | Watchman," Exeter, 1877 ; Church Services, |
| 43822: | etc. One Summer night ; The wish of my |
| 43823: | heart ; The story of years ; The Golden Mea- |
| 43824: | dow ; Only once more ; Best of all ; and an |
| 43825: | immense number of other songs ; Duets, Over |
| 43826: | the Heather ; Love shall never die ; and others. |
| 43827: | ]\Iadrigal Society's Prize, 1881, When at Madrigal Society's Prize, 1881, When at |
| 43828: | Chloe's eyes I gaze ; Melody in A, violin and |
| 43829: | pf., etc. He married, April 5, 1886, Miss |
| 43830: | Eleanor Farnol, of Birmingham. She is |
| 43831: | a soprano vocalist, and studied under W. |
| 43832: | C. Stockley, and at the National Training |
| 43833: | School. She has sung in London and the |
| 43834: | provinces, and has taken j^art in the vocal re- |
| 43835: | citals given by her husband. |
| 43836: | |
| 43837: | Moir=Clark, see Clark, J. Moir. Moir=Clark, see Clark, J. Moir. |
| 43838: | |
| 43839: | Molesworth, Lady 284-R-27 Molesworth, Lady, bo7-n Carstairs, a Molesworth, Lady, born Carstairs, a |
| 43840: | soprano singer who was born about 1810. Her |
| 43841: | father was Bruce Carstairs. She studied at |
| 43842: | the R.A.M., and first appeard at a singer under |
| 43843: | the professional name of Miss Grant. In 1831 |
| 43844: | she married Mr. Temple West, the virtuoso, |
| 43845: | who died in 1839. She next married Sir |
| 43846: | William Molesworth in 1844, and retired from |
| 43847: | public life. She died on May 16, 1888. |
| 43848: | |
| 43849: | Molineux, John, musician and author, of |
| 43850: | latter part of last and first-half of present |
| 43851: | century, who resided for a time in Liverpool, |
| 43852: | where he had a music academy at Newington |
| 43853: | Bridge. Author of "The Singer's Systematic |
| 43854: | Guide to the Science of Music," London, 1831 ; |
| 43855: | " Concise Collection of the rudiments of Vocal |
| 43856: | Music, intended to assist persons who practice |
| 43857: | glees or church music, in the art of singing at |
| 43858: | sight," London [1830]. "English Psalmody, |
| 43859: | domestic, choral, and congregational, being |
| 43860: | a collection of sacred music," [1829]. "The |
| 43861: | Venite, Te Deum, Benedicite, etc., properly |
| 43862: | accented and adapted to favourite chants," |
| 43863: | Liverpool. An Essay towards an elucidation |
| 43864: | of the principles of musical harmony, London |
| 43865: | [1841]. Principles of the notation and the |
| 43866: | science of music. .. .London [1844]. Songs, |
| 43867: | etc. |
| 43868: | |
| 43869: | Molineux, Thomas 284-R-55 Molineux, Thomas, born in Manchester, |
| 43870: | September 16, 1802. Before he became known |
| 43871: | as a pf. maker, was a practical musician. |
| 43872: | While a youth he studied the flute, and later |
| 43873: | acquired skill on the violin, 'cello, and double- |
| 43874: | bass. He was still more accomplished as a |
| 43875: | performer on the bassoon, and played at the |
| 43876: | Gentleman's, Professional, and other concerts |
| 43877: | in Manchester up to about 1850. He was |
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