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PURCELL.
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him designed for any of them, and a thorough-
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bass to each song figured for tlie organ, harp-
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sichord, or theorbo-lute, .book I., London,
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16'J8, with portrait engraved by Wliite. Book
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II., 1702; second edition (enlarged), 2 vols.,
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170G-1711, third edition, 1721. The Catch
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Club, or Merry Companion. By Purcell,
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Blow, etc., 2 books, n.d. "The art of Des-
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cant," contributed to the 10th edition of
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Playford's "Introduction to the skill of
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]\Iusick," 1683. SelectionsfroniPurcelVs works:
Musick," 1683. SelectionsfroniPurcelVs works:
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The beauties of Purcell : a selection of the
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favourite songs, duets, trios and choruses from
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his different works, arranged with pf. accom-
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paniments by Dr. John Clarke, 2 vols., n.d.
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Beauties of Purcell. .edited by Joseph Corfe,
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n.d. The words of Henry Purcell's Vocal
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Music, n.d. (privately printed). A selection
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of his Harpsichord pieces has been edited by
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Herr Ernst Pauer (Augener, London).
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Purcell, Thomas 332-L-21
Purcell, Thomas, composer, uncle of
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preceding, was born in the first half of the
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17th century. He was a gentleman of the
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Chapel Royal in 1660, and Lay-vicar and
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copyist, Westminster Abbey, 1661. Composer
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in ordinary to the King, with Humphrey, in
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1662 ; and master of the royal band of music
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(also with Humphrey), 1072. He died at Lon-
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don, July 81, 1682. He composed some chants,
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some of which are now in common use.
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Purchas, Arthur Guyon 332-L-31
Purchas, Arthur Quyon, musician and
Purchas, Arthur Guyon, musician and
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composer, author of " First Lessons for
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Singing Classes," London, 1849. Compiler
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of " The New Zealand Hymnal . . . with
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tunes," London, 1871.
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Purday, Charles Henry 332-L-36
Purday, Charles Henry, composer and
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writer, born at Folkestone, January 11, 1799.
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He was a publisher of music in London, and
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lecturer on musical topics in Loudon and the
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English provinces, and at one time a vocalist
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of some repute. Chiefly celebrated as a re-
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former of the laws relating to musical coj^y-
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right. He acted for some years as conductor
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of Psalmody to the Scotch Church, in Crown
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Court, Covent Garden, London. He died at
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Loudon, April 23, 1885.
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Works. — Tlie Sacred Musical Offering, Lon-
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don, 1833. Copyright, a sketch of its rise and
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l^rogress . . . , Lond 'U, 1877 ; Crown Court
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Psalmody, one hundred Psalm tunes and
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chants . . . , 1854 ; Church and Home Tune
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Book . . . , London [1857]. Songs of Peace
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and Joy, 1879 (F. R. Havergal). Writer and
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composer of a considerable number of songs —
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Down among the barley, Home of my fathers.
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Maid of Llanwellyn, Old Yew tree, Real ould
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Irish Gintleman, etc. Joint editor with John
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Thomas of a large volume of Welsh aiis.
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Trios for female voices; two volumes of chil-
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dren's songs, etc. He composed "Sandon,"
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" Netting Hill," and other well-known hymns;
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Elementary exercises in the art of Singing,
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London [1851].

PYNE.
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Purdie, Robert 332-R-1
Purdie, Robert, Scots musician, who
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flourished in Edinburgh as a music-seller
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early in the present century. He issued " A
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Complete Repository of Strathspeys, reels,
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jigs, f.ivourite airs and waltzes for the flute
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or violin," Edinburgh, n.d. The firm existed
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in Edinburgh till about 1887.
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Purkis, John 332-R-8
Purkis, John, organist and composer,
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born, London, 1781; died there in 1849.
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When twelve months old he became blind.
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He was a performer on the apoUonicon and
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an organist. He composed some organ music.
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Fantasias for pf. on popular airs, marches,
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etc. Songs: Magpie and the maid. Pale the
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moonbeam shone. The Reprieve, Song for
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British Volunteers [1805].
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Pye, Kellow John 332-R-17
Pye, Kellow John, pianist and composer,
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born at Exeter, February 9, 1812. Entered
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R.A.M. 1823, receving from Cipriani Potter
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the first pianoforte lesson given there. Stu-
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died composition under Dr. Crotch. Won
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the Gresham Prize, 1832, with his anthem
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for five voices, "Turn Thee again, Lord."
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Graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1842; elected
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F. R.A.M. Resided in Exeter after leaving
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the R.A.M. in 1829; but later entered into
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business in London, where he also connected
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himself with the management of the R.A.jNL,
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and other institutions. He is now living in
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retirement at Exmouth, His compositions
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include a five-part anthem (Degree Exercise),
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Lord, Thou art my God ; Three Short Full
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Anthems ; Children of Fancy, and other
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glees, songs, and jjf. pieces. His latest pub-
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lications were a Melody and Farewell, for
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clarinet and pf., 1889.
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Pyne, James Kendrick 332-R-37
Pyne, James Kendrick, organist and
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composer, born in London, August 21, 1810.
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His father, James Kendrick Pyne — born,
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1785 ; died, 1857 — was a noted tenor singer
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in his day. Pyne was one of the early juipils
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of the Royal Academy of Music, studying
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under Dr. Crotch. In 1828 he was appointed
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organist of St. Mark's, Clerkenwell ; and in
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1839 was chosen organist of Bath Abbey, an
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office he held for half-a-century. He was
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awarded the Gresham Prize in 1840, and his
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compositions included Church Services, an-
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thems, part-songs, etc. In February, 1890, he
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was publicly presented with testimonials from
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his professional friends, and from the Abbey
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congregation and citizens of Bath, in com-
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memoration of his Jubilee as organist. He
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died while on a visit to his son, J. K. Pyne
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(notice below), March 2, 1898. His sister,
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Louisa Aubert Pyne (Mrs. Willmore), was
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organist at St John's District Church, in the
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parisli of St. Pancras, circa 1857. She com-
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posed songs and pf. pieces.
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Pyne, James Kendrick 332-R-60
Pyne, James Kendrick, organist and
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composer, son of the preceding, born at Bath,
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Ferbuary 5, 18 2. Studied under his father
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and Dr. S. S. Wesley. Was organist of .\11


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