| 52997: | and Gavotte. For upwards of ten years he |
| 52998: | has been principal professor of pf. at the |
| 52999: | Sydenham and Forest Hill Academy of |
| 53000: | Music. His compositions include a Concerto |
| 53001: | in B flat, for pf. and orchestra ; six duets, |
| 53002: | six characteristic pieces, and a number of |
| 53003: | other works for pf. ; Twilight Music, The |
| 53004: | Lotus Flower, and other songs, etc. |
| 53005: | |
| 53006: | Richard Rickard, his father, was mathe- |
| 53007: | matical master at King Edward's School, |
| 53008: | Birmingham, from 1854. He was an excel- |
| 53009: | lent amateur flute player, and did much to |
| 53010: | popularise music in the Midlands. In 1864 |
| 53011: | he started a penny singing class at the Bir- |
| 53012: | mingham and Midland Institute, and in 1882 |
| 53013: | he began a penny violin class. On the third |
| 53014: | night 525 students presented theniselves! |
| 53015: | Many soon dropped off, but from these classes |
| 53016: | the Institute School of Music was developed. |
| 53017: | Mr. Rickard died at Birmingham, June 4, |
| 53018: | 1890. |
| 53019: | |
| 53020: | Riddell, John, musician, born at Ayr, |
| 53021: | September 2, 1718. He was a music teacher, |
| 53022: | and is believed to have been blind from |
| 53023: | infancy. He died at Ayr, April 5, 1795. |
| 53024: | Composer of a " Collection of Scots Reels or |
| 53025: | country dances and minuets, with two par- |
| 53026: | ticular slow tunes, with a bass for the violin, |
| 53027: | violincello or harpsichord . . ." Edin- |
| 53028: | burgh [1766]. "Collection of Scots Reels, |
| 53029: | minuets, etc., for the violin, harpsichord, or |
| 53030: | German flute. The second edition greatly |
| 53031: | improved." Glasgow, J. Aird [1782]. Rid- |
| 53032: | dell composed the air of " Jenny's Bawbee " |
| 53033: | and several well-known dances. |
| 53034: | |
| 53035: | Riddell, Captain Robert 344-L-36 Riddell, Captain Robert, of Glcnriddell, |
| 53036: | Dumfriesshire, Scottish antiquary and mu- |
| 53037: | sician, best known as the friend of Burns the |
| 53038: | poet. He pubUshed " A Collection of Scotch, |
| 53039: | Galwegian, and Border Tunes, for the Violin |
| 53040: | and Pianoforte, with a Bass for the Violon- |
| 53041: | cello or Harpsichord," Edinburgh, 1794. |
| 53042: | " New Music for the Pianoforte or Harpsi- |
| 53043: | chord, composed by a Gentleman. Consisting |
| 53044: | of a Collection of Reels, Minuets, Hornpipes, |
| 53045: | Marches, and two Songs in the old Scotch |
| 53046: | taste, with variations to five favourite tunes," |
| 53047: | Edinburgh, n.d. Also music to some of |
| 53048: | Burns' songs. He died at Friar's Carse, |
| 53049: | near Di;nifries, April 21, 1794. |
| 53050: | |
| 53051: | Ridding, John A., baritone vocalist, |
| 53052: | born in Birmingham, December 5, 1862. |
| 53053: | Intended for a schoolmaster,he served as a pupil |
| 53054: | teacher at St. Mark's School, Birmingham, |
| 53055: | afterwards studying at St. Paul's Training |
| 53056: | School, Cheltenham. Having a voice that |
| 53057: | promised well, he became a candidate for |
| 53058: | admission to the Royal College of ]\Iusic, and admission to the Royal College of Music, and |
| 53059: | was one of the fifty scholars elected in April, |
| 53060: | 1883. He distinguished himself at the College |
| 53061: | concerts, and in March, 1887, joined ]\Ir. J. concerts, and in March, 1887, joined Mr. J. |
| 53062: | W. Turner's Opera Company, of which he |
| 53063: | still remains a member. His repertory includes |
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