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TATTET.
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psalmody," London, 1710, but is best known
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for his metrical version of the psalms, which
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he executed along with Nicholas Brady.
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Tattet, J. A 405-L-4
Tattet, J. A., organist and composer of
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first half of the present century. He edited
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MacMurdie's " Sacred Music," 1827, and com-
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posed a large nuniber of songs and ballads,
posed a large number of songs and ballads,
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such as "The Blind boy" [1825] ," Forget
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me not when beauty smiles," " jMay Day,"
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etc.
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Tattersall, Rev. William DeChair 405-L-11
Tattersall, Rev. WiHiam DeChair,
Tattersall, Rev. William DeChair,
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clergyman and musician, was born in 1752.
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Rector of Westbourne, Sussex, 1778, and of
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Wootten-under-Edge, 1779, where he died on
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May 26, 1829. Compiler of " Psalms selected
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fronr Merrick's version, the music new and
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partly chosen from the works of the most
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eminent composers," London, 1791. " Im-
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proved Psalmody, with new music," London,
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1794; also 1795, 3 vols., and "Improved
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Psalmody, the words selected from a poetical
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version of tlie Psalms by J. IMerrick, the
version of tlie Psalms by J. Merrick, the
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music adapted from the sacred compositions
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of Handel," London, 1802.
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Taverner, John 405-L-25
Taverner, John, organist and composer
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of the 16th century. He was organist of
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Boston, Lincolnshire, and of Christ Church,
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Oxford. He was involved in the Reformation
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struggle, and narrowly escaped martyrdom.
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He composed masses, motets, and anthems,
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now existing in MS.
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Taverner, John 405-L-32
Taverner, John, musician, born 1584.
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Professor of music at Gresham College, 1610.
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Was vicar of Stoke Newington. Died there,
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1638.
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Taylor, Amram 405-L-36
Taylor, Amram, musician of first part
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of present century. Composer of " The Sacred
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Harp, a new set of original psalm and hymn
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tunes, composed and harmonized for four
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voices," London [1842].
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Taylor, Brook 405-L-41
Taylor, Brook, mathematician and mu-
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sician, born at Edmonton in 1685. He
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distinguished himself at Cambridge, and
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became Secretary of the Royal Society in
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1714. He died in 1731. Celebrated for his
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theorem, which Lagrange adopted as the
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basis of the differential calculus. He was the
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first to publish analytical researches into the
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vibrations of strings, and contributed to the
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Philosophical Tran.sactions of 1713 a paper on
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the " ]\Iotion of a tense string."
the " Motion of a tense string."
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Taylor, Ebenezer William 405-L-52
Taylor, Ebenezer WilEiam, organist
Taylor, Ebenezer William, organist
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and composer, born at Staffoid, November
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26, 1851. Began to study music when six
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years old, afterwards articled to G. Townshend
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Smith, of Hereford Cathedral, and sub-
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sequently studied with Dr. C. W. Corfe,
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at Oxford. Graduated ]\Ius. Bac, 1876 ;
at Oxford. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1876 ;
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Mus. Doc, 1883, Oxford ; F.R.C.O., 1879.
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Appointed organist of St. Thomas', Stafford,
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1872 ; and of St. Mary's, 1880. Hon. local
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examiner for R.C.jM. His compositions coni-
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prise an oratorio, " St. Stephen " ; a cantata.

TAYLOR.
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"God our Refuge"; service for Holy Com-
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munion ; songs, pf. pieces, etc. Author of
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Vocal score reading exercises ; Figured bass
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and melody exercises ; Pedal and manual
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scales, arpeggios, etc., for organ. Contributor
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to National Book of Hymn tunes, etc.
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Taylor, Edward 405-R-7
Taylor, Edward, writer and musician,
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born at Norwich, January 22, 1784. Son of
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John Taylor, a Unitarian preacher there. He
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studied music under Charles Smyth and Dr.
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Beckwith. Bass singer at the Norwich Con-
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certs. Established, with others, the Norwich
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Musical Festival, 1824. Settled in London,
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1825, and became bass singer, teacher, and
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musical critic of the Spectator, and a writer
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in the Harinonicon. Professor of music,
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Gresham College, in succession to Stevens,
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1837. Conducted Norwich Festivals of 1839
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and 1842. Founded the Purcell Club, and with
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Rimbault and Chappell, the Musical Antiqua-
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rian Society. Secretary' of the Vocal Society.
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He died at Brentwood, March 12, 1863.
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Works. — Three inaugural lectures (Gres-
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ham College), London, 1838 ; An address from
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the Gresham Professor of Music to the patrons
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and lovers of art,.. London, 1838; The Vocal
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School of Italy in the sixteenth century, mad-
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rigals, full antheaus, motets, and villanellas,
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adapted to English words, London [1839] , A
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collection of Psalm tunes in various metres . .
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London, 1812 ; The People's Music Book
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(with J. Turle), London, 1844; The English
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Cathedral Service : its glory, its decline, and
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its destined extinction, London, 1845 (re-
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printed from the Britishand Foreign Rcvieiv) ;
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The art of singing at sight (with Turle), Lon-
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don, 1846, 2nd edition, 1855 ; Airs of the
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Rhine, edited. Edited Purcell's " King Ar-
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thur" for the Musical Antiquarian Society.
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Translated librettos of Slozart's Requiem,
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Haydn's Seasons, Graun's Death of Jesus,
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Spohr's Last Judgment and Fall of Babylon.
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Songs : Guarda che bianca luna ; I'll be a
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fairy ; Rover's farewell, etc. He also edited
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Major's collection of Sacred IMusic [1820] .
Major's collection of Sacred Music [1820] .
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Taylor, Franklin 405-R-46
Taylor, Franklin, pianist and teacher,
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born at Birmingham, February 5, 1843.
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Studied under C. Flavell, pf., and T. Bedsraore,
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organ, taking the services for the latter at
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Lichfield Cathedral when eleven. Went to
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Leipzig in 1859, and studied at the Con-
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servatorium under Plaidy, Moscheles, Haupt-
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mann, and others. Left for 1 aris in 1861,
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and studied further with Madame Schumann.
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In 1862 he returned to London, and was
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engaged in teaching. He played at the
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Crystal Palace, February 18, 1865, Hiller's
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Concerto in F sharp minor ; and made his
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first appearance at the Monday Popular
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Concerts, June 15, 1866, in a Beethoven
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programme. He has also played in Liver-
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pool (Philharmonic), Birmingham — where he
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was a great favourite — and other places. Of


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