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BUCKNALL.
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young," 1846 ; pf. pieces ; arrangement of
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" Rule Britannia," for pf. and harp, etc.
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Bucknall, Cedric 68-L-3
Bucknall, Cedric, organist and composer.
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Studied privately, and graduated Mus. Bac,
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Oxford, 1878. Organist of All Saints, Clifton,
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and of the Victoria Rooms. Has published a
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communion service in B flat ; composed,
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revised, and selected tunes for " Hymns for
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school worship" (Novello, 1893 ?) ; also com-
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posed part-songs, carols, etc.
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Budd, George William 68-L-11
Budd, George William, partner in the
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publishing firm of Calkin and Budd, was born
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in 1806. He was the founder of the Western
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Madrigal Society, and secretary of the Phil-
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harmonic Society, 1847-50. Edited, for the
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Musical Antiquarian Society, the second set
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of madrigals by John Wilbye ; and was the
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composer of some glees, etc. He died in
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London, August 1st, 1850.
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Buddicom, Rev. Robert Pedder 68-L-20
Buddicom, Rev. Robert Redder, clergy-
Buddicom, Rev. Robert Pedder, clergy-
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man, and musician, born 1770, died July, 1846.
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Incumbent of Everton, Liverpool. Published
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" One hundred psalm and hymn tunes, with
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chants," edited by C. H. Wilton, London,
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1827. Re-published as " Devotional Har-
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mony," consisting of psalms and hynins,
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Liverpool, 1833.
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Buels, William W. C 68-L-28
Buels, William W. C, violoncellist
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and author, was principal of the Kensington
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School of IMusic, London. He died in London,
School of Music, London. He died in London,
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Dec. 6th, 1890. Author of a "New and
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improved catechism of the rudiments of
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music," London, 1880.
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His father, John Buels, was also a musician,
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as are his brothers Ed. F., baritone vocalist,
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and Louis, violinist, and his sister Marian,
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pianist.
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Bull, John 68-L-38
Bull, John, composer and organist, was
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born in Somersetshire [1563] . He studied
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under William Blitheman, and became organ-
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ist and master of the children of Hereford
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Cathedral, 1582. Gentleman of the Chapel
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Royal, January, 1585. Bac. Mus. Oxon.,
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1586. Doc. Mus. Oxon., 1592. Organist to
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Chapel Royal, 1591. Professor of Music at
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Gresham College, 1596. Travelled on the
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continent, 1601-5. Married to. Elizabeth
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Walter, 1607. Musician to Prince Henry,
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1611. Quitted England without leave from
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his employer, 1613. Organist at Notre Dame
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Cathedral, Antwerp [1617] . He was organist
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in service of the Archduke of Austria. He
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died at Hamburg, Liibeck, or Antwerp,
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March 13th. 1628.
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The productions of this composer are men-
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tioned by nearly every writer as having been
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voluminous, but comparatively few of them
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appear to have been printed. Specimens of
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his style can be seen in Barnard's Collection,
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Boyce, Leighton's " Teares," the Fitzwilliam
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music, " Parthenia," Queen Elizabeth's Vir-
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ginal Book, etc. A motet for five voices is
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preserved in Burney's Musical Extracts,

BUNCE.
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British Museum. E. Pauer gives specimens,
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of his virginal music in " Old English Com-
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posers." The extraordinary celebrity which
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this musician obtained during his lifetime
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must have been grounded on some uncommon
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degree of merit, either in his compositions or
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performance. A list of his works is contained
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in Ward's "Lives of the Gresham Professors,"
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and in addition he wrote a great number of
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pieces of sacred vocal music. " The strength
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of this composer's talents lay in the production
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and execution of pieces fully harmonized, and
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comprising fugues, double-fugues, and the
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various species of canon ; and fortunately, for
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himself, he lived in an age that listened with
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pleasure to music of that description
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He surmounted old and invented new difficul-
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ties ; and disdaining to be embarassed, aimed,
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in the province of polyphonic fabrication, at
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a species of onmipotence." — Busby.
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The question as to the composition of the
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English national anthem remains undecided
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in a general way, though Carey appears to
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have been strongly accredited with the com-
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position. See writings of Chappell, Cummings,
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Clark, etc. In connection with Gresham
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College, Dr. Bull delivered " The Oration of
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Maister John Bull, Doctor of Musicke, and
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one of the Gentlemen of hir Majesty's Royal
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Chappell, as he pronounced the same, before
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divers worshipful persons, the Aldermen and
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Commoners of the citie of London, with a
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great multitude of other people, the 6th day
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of October, 1597, in the new erected Colledge
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of Sir Thomas Gresham, Knt. deceased : made
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in the commendation of the founder, and the
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excellent science of Musicke," London, este
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1597.
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Bull, T 68-R-39
Bull, T., musician, wrote "New and com-
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plete modern preceptor for the royal Kent
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bugle," London, 1835. "New instructions
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for the improved flageolet, etc.," London
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[1845] .
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Bumpus, John S 68-R-44
Bumpus, John S., writer on music of
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the present time. Has written a number of
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valuable antiquarian papers on musical sub-
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jects, among which may be named " A short
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history of English Cathedral Music"; "St.
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Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedrals, Dub-
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lin"; and "The Organists and Composers of
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St. Paul's Cathedral." These were originally
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contributed to the Musical Standard, 1884-8.
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Bunce, John Thackray 68-R-53
Bunce, John Thackray, journalist, born
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at Farringdon, Berkshire, 1828. Removing
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to Birmingham in 1839, he was educated there ;
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and devoting himself to journalism, became
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editor of the Birmingham Daily Post. Author
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of "the History of the Birmingham Cor-
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poration " ; " History of St. Martin's Church.
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Birmingham " ; and other works. He origin-
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ated the Corporation School of Art, and has
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been identified with the Educational and
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Scientific work of the city. Is a J. P., and


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