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MONRO.
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and G. A. Griesbach. Organist of Eaton
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Chapel, Pimlico, London, 1841-43 ; St. George's
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Chapel, Albemarle Street, 1843-45 ; Portman
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Chapel, Marylebone, 1845-47. Choir-master,
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1847 ; organist, 1849 ; and Professor of vocal
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music in King's College, London, 1874. Pro-
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fessor of music at School for Indigent Blind,
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1851. Organist of St. Matthias, Stoke New-
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ington, 1852. Professor in National Training
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College for Music, 1876 ; Professor iir Bedford
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College, London, 1878; Mus. Doc, Durham,
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honoris causa, 1882. He died at Stoke New-
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ington, London, March 18, 1889.
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Works. — Te Deums, Kyries, and other
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works for the church service. Anthems :
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And the angel Gabriel ; Blessed are they that
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alway keep judgment ; If ye love me keep my
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commandments; In God's word will I rejoice ;
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Like as the hart ; The Lord is my strength ;
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They shall come and sing, etc. Hymns,
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psalms, etc. Hymns of the Church, London,
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n.d. ; The Holy Year, or hymns for Sundays,
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holidays, and other occasions throughout the
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year, .with appropriate tunes, London, 1865 ;
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Fifty-two simple chants ; The Canticles
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arranged for chanting to the ecclesiastical
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tones ; The Book of Psalms in Metre (Church
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of Scotland) ; Scottish Hymnal (edited) ; The
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Psalter (Church of Scotland) ; Book of An-
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thems (Church of Scotland), etc.
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Dr. Monk composed many popular hymn
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tunes, of which " Eventide " is perhaps best
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known. He also acted as musical editor of
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" Hymns, Ancient and Modern." His daughter
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Florence is a soprano vocalist of repute.
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Monro, George 286-L-36
Monro, George, composer and organist,
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was born about the end of the 17th century.
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He competed unsuccessfully against T. Rosin-
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grave for the post of organist of St. George,
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Hanover Square, London, 1725. Afterwards
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he became organist of St. Peter, Cornhill, and
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harpsichord jjlaj^er at Goodman's Fields
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Theatre. He died at London in 1731.
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Works. — Temple Beau, an opera. Songs :
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Amorous swain's complaint ; Charm of wine;
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Complaining maid ; Gold, a receipt for love ;
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Happy Dick ; Passionate lover ; Song in praise
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of Polly, etc. Songs in the " Musical Mis-
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cellany," 1731.
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Monro, Henry 286-L-50
Monro, Henry, composer and organist,
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was born at Lincoln in 1774. He was a
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chorister in Lincoln Cathedral, and studied
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afterwards under Dussek, D. Corri, and others.
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In 1796 he became organist of St. Andrew,
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Newcastle- on -Tyne. Composer of songs,
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sonatas, and other pf. music.
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Monro, John 286-L-57
Monro, John, composer and pianist, was
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born at Edinburgh in 1786. He was a music-
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seller and musician in London, where he died,
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on March 3, 1851.
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Works. — Selection of English Melodies, the
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words by J. W. Lake, London [1825] ; Border
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Ballads, a set of six songs, the poetry by

MOODY.
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J. E. Carpenter. Songs : Barefooted Friar
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[1840] ; Come now we are met ; Ellen Aureen
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[1817] ; IMary, the maid of the green ; My
[1817] ; Mary, the maid of the green ; My
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mother's grave ; My Nora ; Sir Hubert's
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bride; Wert thou like me [1847] , etc. Selec-
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tion of Country Dances, issued annually, 1817-
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1834. The Gleaner, or select flute miscellany,
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2 vols., n.d. Flute Music, 3 vols. A New
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and Complete Introduction to the art of
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playing on the Pianoforte [1819]. Also
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various pf. pieces.
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Montgomery, R 286-R-12
Montgomery, R., author of " The Voice
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and vocalisation," London, 1879.
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Montgomery, William Henry 286-R-14
Montgomery, William Henry, mu-
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sician, born about 1811 ; died at London,
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September 13, 1886. He produced an im-
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mense number of teaching pieces for the
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pianoforte, and wrote " The Royal Standard
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Tutor for the Harmonium," London, n.d.
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Composer of songs and other vocal music, and
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editor of an edition of ]\Ioore's Irish Melodies.
editor of an edition of Moore's Irish Melodies.
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Moodie, William 286-R-22
Moodie, William, musician and con-
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ductor, born at Bonhill, Dumbarton, April
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19, 1833. He was successively conductor of
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the psalmody in Dumbarton Episcopal
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Church ; Lansdowne United Presbyterian
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Church, Glasgow, 1864-77 ; Barony Church,
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1877-89; Eatt PoUokshields Free Church,
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1889-92, He also acted as conductor of the
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Dumbarton Choral Union ; and of the St.
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George's Choral Union, Glasgow, 1873-81, a
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society which he founded. He has composed
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various anthems, songs and part songs, of
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which last " Willie Wastle " is best known,
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as well as music for the pf. and various
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cantatas, etc., in MS.
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Moody, Fanny 286-R-37
Moody, Fanny, soprano vocalist, born at
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Redruth, Cornwall; daughter of INIr. J. Hawke
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Moody, of that town. Studied under
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Madame Sainton-Dolby, and sang at the
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concerts of her vocal academy ; and at the
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In Memorianr concert, April 25, 1885. IMade
In Memorianr concert, April 25, 1885. Made
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her debut in opera at Liverpool, in February,
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1887, as Arline, in " The Bohemian Girl,"
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with the Carl Rosa company. Sang in Lon-
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don and the provinces for soiue time with
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that company, appearing in a variety of
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characters. From 1890 she has sung in
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Italian opera at Covent Garden, and Drury
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Lane with much success. With her own
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concert party has given costume recitals of
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operas at Crystal Palace (1894), and other
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places ; and has sung at the principal con-
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certs in Great Britain ; also in Canada, and
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in South Africa, 1896-7. In 1890, she was
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married to IMr. Charles INIaniiers (q-v.). The
married to Mr. Charles INIaniiers (q-v.). The
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artist pair offered, in 1895, a prize of £100
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for the best one-act opera, without chorus.
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This was won by a young composer, Alick
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Maclean (q.v-), and the opera was produced
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at Covent Garden, June 29, 1895.
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Moody, Marie 286-R-62
Moody, Marie, composer of present
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time. Her published works comprise over-


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