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STOCKS.
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He has received many tokens of the apprecia-
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tion in which his public work has been held.
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Stocks, William Henry 397-L-3
Stocks, William Henry, organist bom
Stocks, William Henry, organist born
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at Chatteris, Isle of Ely, August 1-3, 1860.
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Received his earliest musical training from his
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father, and at the age of thirteen was appointed
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music-reader at the Royal Normal College for
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the Blind, Norwood. Among those he assisted
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in this capacity was Prince Alexander, now
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Landgrave of Hesse. He also accompanied
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the pupils of the College to Windsor, when
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performances were given before Her Majesty.
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While at the College he studied pf. with Oscar
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Beringer, and Fritz Hartvigson, and organ
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playing and choir-training under Dr. E. J.
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Hopkins. Harmony and composition was
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studied with H. C. Banister, and further pf.
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study pursued with Dr. von Biilow, at Berlin.
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A.R.C.O., 188.5, and L.R.A.M. (organ), 1887.
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In 1879, was appointed private organist to
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Sir Robert Menzies. After holding other
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positions, was appointed assistant music-
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master at Dulwich College, in 188-5, and
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organist of the College Chapel, 1887. Author
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of A short Hist.>ry of the Organ, Organists,
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and Services of the Chapel of Allevn's College
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of God's Gift at Dulwich (W. Reeves, 1891),
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a most interesting book.
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Stokes, Charles 397-L-29
Stokes, Charles, organist and composer,
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born in 1784. Chorister S. Paul's Cathedral,
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London. Organist at Croyden, etc. He died
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at London, April 14, 1839. Composer of an-
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thems, glees, songs, and organ music. Also
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" The Banquet, a selection from the music
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performed at the Caledonian Asylum," 1817.
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Stokes, Walter 397-L-36
Stokes, Walter, composer, born at Ship-
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ston-upon-Stour, Worcester, June 28, 1847.
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His parents were parochial school teachers,
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and his father, a good baritone singer, acted
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as choirmaster, and his mother as organist, of
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the parish church. The son was intended for
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the scholastic profession, and after being a
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pupil teacher, he obtained a Scholarship at
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Saltley College, Birmingham, and held posi-
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tions in schools in London and Birmingham.
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From his childhood he was devoted to music.
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He received his first lessons from Mr. J.
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Bourne, of Stourbridge ; then had organ
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lessons from Dr. Roland Rogers ; and later
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studied under Dr. Belcher, and composition
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under Dr. C. S. Heap. Graduated Mus. Bac,
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1878; Mus. Doc, 1882, Cambridge. Now
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resident in Worcester. His compositions in-
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clude a Cantata, "The Idol Bel," for soli,
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eight-part chorus and orchestra (in MS.) ; and
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he has published a large number of songs and
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part-songs. Also a sonata for violin and pf.,
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prize composition, performed at the I.S.M.
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Conference at Bristol, January, 1890 ; Sonata
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for pf. ; pieces and studies for pf. ; pieces for
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violin, organ, etc.
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Stonard, William 397-L-62
Stonard, William, organist and com-
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poser. He was organist of Christ Church,

STORACE.
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Oxford, and graduated Mus. Bac, Oxon., in
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160S. He died in 1630. Composer of an-
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thems in Clifford's Collection, and in MS. in
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the jNIusic School of Oxford.
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Stone, Alfred 397-R-5
Stone, Alfred, musician, born at Bristol
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in 1841 ; died there January 3, 1878. Or-
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ganist successively of St. Paul's, Clifton ;
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Arley Chapel and Highbury Chapel, Bristol.
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He was conductor of the Orpheus Glee
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Society, teacher of music in several Bristol
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schools, and organised and was chorus-
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master of the Bristol musical festivals of
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1873 and 1876. He edited "The Bristol
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Tune Book," revised edition, 1876. Stone
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did much to popularize music in Bristol.
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Stone, William Henry 397-R-16
Stone, William Henry, physician, and
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amateur musician, born July 8, 1830. Only
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son of the late Rev. William Stone, sometime
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canon of Canterbury Cathedral. Educated
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at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating B.A.
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1852 ; M.A. Entered the medical profession,
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taking degree of M.B. 1856. Among his
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appointments was that of consulting phy-
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sician and lecturer on Physics at St. Thomas's
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Hospital, London. In 1881 he accepted the
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office of lecturer on musical acoustics at
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Trinity College, London. An enthusiastic
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amateur, he played the double-bassoon, and
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also the oboe di caccia, the latter in Bach's
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Christmas Oratorio in W^estminster Abbey,
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and at the Hereford Festival of 1879. He
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was an authority on wind instruments,
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especially those of ancient date, and had a
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fine collection of them. His articles in
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Grove's " Dictionary" display his knowledge
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in this direction. Author of Sound as
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Music, 1876 ; Elementary Lessons on Sound,
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1879 ; and The Scientific Basis of Music,
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Novello.
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Stonex, Henry 397-R-40
Stonex, Henry, organist and conductor,,
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born at Norwich, 1823. Studied first under
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James Harcourt, and aftei-wards was appren-
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ticed to Dr. Buck. In June, 1850, he was
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appointed organist of Great Yarmouth Parish
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Church, an office he held till the close of
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1894, when he resigned through ill-health.
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He gave the first recital on the fine new
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organ in the church, January 22, 1883. The
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Yarmouth Musical Society was under his
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direction for many years up to 1894. A
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public presentation was made him in May,
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1893, for his services to music in Yarmouth.
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He died in that town, January 10, 1897,
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aged 73.
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Storace, Anna Selina 397-R-55
Storace, Anna Selina, soprano vocalist,
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born at London in 1766. She was the daugh-
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ter of Stefano Storace, an Italian double-bass,
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player, and sister of Stephen Storace. She
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stvidied under her father and Rauzzini, and
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appeared as a concert vocalist in London,
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1774-1778. Afterwards she stixdied at Venice
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under Sacchini, and sang at Florence, 1780 ;
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Parma, 1781 ; Milan, 1782 ; and Vienna^
Parma, 1781 ; Milan, 1782 ; and Vienna


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