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RIGBY.
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of St. Peter's, Folkestone, is the composer of
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a Communion Service, with orchestra, entitled
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" Cantio Dominica," produced at Grosvenor
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Hall, London, March 17, 1882. He is also
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the composer of three ^Magnificats a faux
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bourdons, in the 1st and 2nd Ecclesiastical
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Tones, with varied organ accompaniments;
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a Benedicite, omnia opera, with Antiphon ;
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Te Deum, for festal use ; a second Communion
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Service, etc.
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Rigby, George Vernon 345-L-11
Rigby, George Vernon, tenor vocalist,
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born at Birmingham, January 21, 1810.
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Chorister at St Chad's R.C. Cathedral when
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nine. When his voice changed to a tenor, he
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decided upon his profession, and having made
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a local reputation in 1861 he went to London,
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singing first at the Alhambra, Leicester
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Square, and appearing at the Covent Garden
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Promenade Concerts (Alfred IMellon, conduc-
Promenade Concerts (Alfred Mellon, conduc-
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tor), September 18. In 1865 he toured in
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opera with H. Corri's company. He then
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went to iMilan, studying with Sangiovanni,
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and appeared in opera there ; also at Berlin
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in 1867, and later in Denmark. On returning
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to England he at once took a high position,
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singing at the Festivals of the Three Choirs,
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1868-72 ; Norwich Festival, 1869 ; Birming-
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ham, 1870-79. He sang at the Crystal Palace,
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Sacred Harmonic, and otlier London concerts,
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and at the chief provincial oratorio concerts.
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Of late years he has been seldom heard, one of
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his most recent performances being in Costa's
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" Eli," at Brighton, in November, 1887.
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Riley, William 345-L-34
Riley, William, musician and writer, was
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" principal teacher of psalmody to the Charity
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Schools in London, Westminster, and parts
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adjacent," and singing master, St. John's,
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Bedford Row, London. Author of " Parochial
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Musick Corrected, containing Remarks on
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Psalmody in Country Churches ; on the ridic-
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iilous and profane manner of singing by
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]\Iethodists ; on the bad performance of
Methodists ; on the bad performance of
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Psalmody in London and Westminster, witli
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hints for its Improvement. .To which is added
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a scarce and valuable collection of Psalm
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Tunes, . . " London, 1762. Compiler of Psalms
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and Hymns for the use of the chapel of the
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Asylum or House of Refuge for Female
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Orphans. London [1750]. " Parochial Har-
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mony, consisting of a collection of Psalm
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Tunes in three and four parts, by sonre of the
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most eminent Ancient and Modern Composers,
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and others." London, 1762. Divine Har-
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monist's Assistant, being a collection of Psalm
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Tunes. London [1790J. Also tunes in
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Alcock's "Harmony of Jerusalem," 1801.
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Rimbault, Stephen Francis 345-L-57
Rimbault, Stephen Francis, organist,
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pianist, and composer, born at London, in
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1773. He studied under Dittenhofer, Hook,
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and Possin. Organist of St. Giles-in-the-
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Fields. He died at London, August, 1837.
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Published numerous adaptations for pf. from
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Haydn, T^Iozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Winter,

RIMBAULT.
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etc. Composed three grand sonatas for pf.,
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with flute accompaniment, etc.
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Rimbault, Edward Francis 345-R-3
Rimbault, Edward Francis, writer and
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composer, son of preceding, was born in
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Soho, London, June 13, 1816. He studied
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under his father, Samuel Wesley, and Dr.
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Crotch. Organist of the Swiss Church, Soho,
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1832, and subsequently of several other Lon-
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don churches. Lectured at the Royal In-
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stitution and elsewhere on English musical
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history. One of the founders of the Percy
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and Musical Antiquarian Societies. Editor
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to Motett Society, 1811. F.S.A., 1842 ; Mem-
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ber of Academy of ]Music, and Ph. D., Stock-
ber of Academy of Music, and Ph. D., Stock-
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holm, 1842. Hon. degree of LL.D., Harvard
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University, U.S.A., 1848. He died, London,
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September 26, 1876.
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Works. — Who was Jack Wilson, the singer
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of Shakespeare's stage ? an attempt to prove
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.the identity of this person with John Wilson,
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Doctor of IMusic in the University of Oxford,
Doctor of Music in the University of Oxford,
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A.D. 1644, London, 1846. Bibliotheca Madri-
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galiana ; a bibliographical account of IMusical
galiana ; a bibliographical account of Musical
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and Poetical works published in England
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during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I...
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London, 1847. The first book of the piano-
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forte, being a plain and easy introduction to
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the study of Music, London, 1848. The
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Organ : its history and construction (with E.
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J. Hopkins), London, 1855 (various editions).
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The Pianoforte : its origin, progress, and con-
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struction ; with some account of instruments
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of the same class which preceded it, viz. : the
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clavichord, the virginals, the spinet, the harp-
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sichord, etc., London, 1860. The early
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English Organ-builders and their works, from
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the fifteenth century to the period of the
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great Rebellion, ... .London [1864]. J. S.
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Bach : his life and writings, compiled from
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Hilgenfeldt and Forkel, London, 1869. A
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Guide to the use of the new Alexandre Church
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Harmonium, with two rows of keys, .... Lon-
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don, n.d. The Harmonium : its uses and
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capabilities for the drawing-room as well as
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the church, 1857. Rimbault's Harmonium
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Tutor, a concise and easy book of instruc-
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tion, London, n.d. Rimbault's New Singing
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Tutor, adapted from the valuable work of
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Lablache, London, n.d. Edited, secular:
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Little book of Songs and Ballads, gathered
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from ancient musick books, ]\IS. and printed
from ancient musick books, MS. and printed
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London, 1840 (2nd edition, 1851). The
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Ancient Vocal Music of England, London,
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2 vols. [1846-49]. Little lays for little learners,
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set to easy songs, London, n.d. Nursery
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Rhymes, with the tunes to which they are
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sung in the Nursery of England, obtained
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principallj'from oral tradition, London, 1847 ;
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2nd edit., 1863; 3rd edit., 18.57 (other edits.).
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Musical illustrations of Bishop Percy's
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, a col-
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lection of old ballad tunes, etc London,
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1850. The rounds, catches, and canons of


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