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STEELE.
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author of " A short treatise on harmony,"
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London, 1730. " Prosodia Ratioualis, or an
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essay towards estabhshlng the melody and
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measures of speech to be expressed and per-
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petuated by symbols," London, 1775. Two
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papers on musical instruments brought from
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the South Pacific Islands.
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Steele, Mary Sarah 392-L-8
Steele, Mary Sarah, see siob. Masson,
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Elizabeth.
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Steggall, Charles 392-L-10
5teggall, Charles, organist and com-
Steggall, Charles, organist and com-
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poser, born in London, June 3, 1826. After a
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year's ^jrivate tuition on the organ, he entered
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the R. A.M., 1847, and studied under Stern-
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dale Bennett, afterwards his life-long friend.
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In 1851 he accumulated the degrees of I\Ius.
In 1851 he accumulated the degrees of Mus.
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Bac. and Mus. Doc, Cambridge, and was
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appointed professor of harmony and organ at
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the R.A.M., of which Institution he is a
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Fellow. In 1848 he was appointed organist
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of Christ Chapel, IMaida Vale ; in 1855 of
of Christ Chapel, Maida Vale ; in 1855 of
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Christ Church, Paddington ; and in 1864 the
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organistship of Lincoln's Inn Chapel was
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conferred upon him, which position he still
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retains. While a student at the R.A.M., in
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1849, he was consulted by Bennett on the
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subject of the Bach Society, and from its for-
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mation, October 27, 1849, to its dissolution,
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1870, he held the office of Hon. Sec. At
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Crosby Hall, in 1852, he gave two lectures on
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" Music as applied to Religion " ; and October
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18, 1864, delivered the inaugural lecture of
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the College of Organists, of which institution
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he was one of the founders. He has occasion-
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ally lectured at other places, but his life's
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work is at the R.A.M.
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Works. — Psalm 105, O give thanks, soli,
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eight-part chorus, and orchestra ; Psalm 33,
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Rejoice in the Lord (performed at R.A.]\I.,
Rejoice in the Lord (performed at R.A.M.,
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and, 1864, Cambridge) ; Magnificat and Nunc
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dimittis in C, and Cantate Domino and Deus
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misereatur in C, for voices and orchestra ;
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Morning and Evening Service in F, and
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various service settings. Harvest anthem.
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Praised be the Lord ; He was as the morning
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star; Hear ye, and give ear; and others.
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Instruction Book, and various compositions
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for the organ. Editor of Church Psalmody
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(1848) ; Six motets of J. S. Bach ; Musical
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Editor (1889) of Hymns, Ancient and Modern;
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Contributor to various collections.
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His youngest son, Reginald Steggall,
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born in London, April 17, 1867, was educated
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at the R.A.M. , of which he is an Associate,
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and, since 1895, professor of the organ. In
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1886 he was appointed to St. Anne's, Soho,
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but he now acts as his father's assistant at
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Lincoln's Inn Chapel. He has composed a
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Festival Evening Service for voices and
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orchestra ; various anthems ; Dramatic Scena,
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" Alcestis " ; Songs, etc. ; a symphony ; Two
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overtures ; a concert piece for organ and
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orchestra ; various organ pieces ; a Mass for
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voices, orchestra, and organ, etc.

STEPHENS.
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Steil, William Henry 392-R-1
Steil, William Henry, harpist and com-
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poser, was born about 1787 ; died at Poole,
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Dorset, February 3, 1851. Author of " An
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Elementary Treatise for the Harp," London,
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1830. Composer of rondos, fantasias, diverti-
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mentos, duets, etc., for harp and f)f. , and
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arranger of a large number of celebrated
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compositions for the harp.
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Stein, Grace 392-R-9
Stein, Grace, see Wallace, Lady Max-
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well.
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Stella, Alfred 392-R-11
Stella, Alfred, see Patersox, Robebt
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Roy.
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Stenhouse, William 392-R-13
Stenhouse, William, writer and col-
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lector, born in Roxburghshire in 1773. He
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was by profession an accountant in Edinburgh.
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He died at Edinburgh, November 10, 1827.
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Published " Illustrations of the Lyric Poetry
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and Alusic of Scotland.." Edinburgh, 1839.
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Second edition by David Laing, LL.D.,
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Edinburgh, 1853. This was intended as a
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series of annotations for Johnson's " Scots
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Musical IMuseum," and has proved a quarry
Musical Museum," and has proved a quarry
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for all subsequent students of Scots music.
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Many of Stenhouse's alleged inaccuracies,
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which Chappell and others have mentioned
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in contemptuous terms, turn out, on investi-
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gation by later and more painstaking students,
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to be perfectly correct statements. The work
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generally is not commendable on the score of
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correctness.
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Stephen, Rev. Edward 392-R-31
Stephen, Rev. Edward, surnamed
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Tanymarian, composer, was born near Fes-
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tiniog in 1822; died at Tanymarian, near
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Bangor, May 10, 1885. Composed the first
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Welsh oratorio, " The Sea of Tiberius " ;
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Llyfr Tonau ac Emynau [1870] ; and various
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collections of Welsh music issued principally
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from Wrexham.
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Stephens, Catherine 392-R-39
Stephens, Catherine, Countess of Essex,
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soprano \ncalist, born at London, December
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18, 1791. She studied under Lanza and Thos.
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Welsh, and appeared in Italian opera in 1812,
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and in Arne's " Artaxerxes," 1813. From then
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till 1835 she appeared at all the x^rincipal con-
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certs in London, and at the provincial con-
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certs. She also appeared in English opera at
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Covent Garden and Drury Lane Theatres. In
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1835 she retired, and in 1838 was married to
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the Earl of Essex. She died at London, Feb-
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ruary 22, 1882. Well-known in her day as
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" Kitty Stephens," and was famed as an ad-
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mirable exponent of English ballad music.
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Stephens, Charles Edward 392-R-53
Stephens, Charles Edward, composer,
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pianist, and organist, born in London, March
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18, 1821. Nephew of the preceding. Began
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his studies at an early age, his masters being
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Cix^riani Potter for pf., J. A. Hamilton for har-
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mony, etc., and Henry Blagrove for violin.
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He first came into notice as a member of the
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Society of British Musicians, an overture of
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his being rehearsed in January, 1842. He
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played second violin in the quartets, and had
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string quartets of his own produced, one in


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