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ALLEN.
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mas greeting, The forsaken, Lament for the
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Summer, but to see her face again, Prythee
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why so pale. Rainy day. Sea song, A shadow,
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Song for November, The wrecked hope, etc.
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Allen, Alfred Benjamin 7-L-5
Allen, Alfred Benjamin, pianist and
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composer, born at Kingsland, London, Sep-
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tember 4, 1850. Began the study of the
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pianoforte at the age of five, afterwards be-
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coming a student at the Loudon Academy of
coming a student at the London Academy of
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Music. Settled in London as performer and
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teacher. His compositions include a cantata
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and a number of orchestral pieces still in
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MS. Among his published works are the
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songs. Lead, kindly light ; She sang to her
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harp ; Sweet birdie, mine, and many others.
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Pianoforte inusic — Minuet in C ; Gavotte in
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D ; Egyptian Court Dance, etc. Also pieces
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for the organ.
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Allen, Edward Heron= 7-L-19
Allen, Edward Heron=, author, born St.
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John's Wood, London, December 17, 1861.
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Educated at Elstree and Harrow. In 1878
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he began the formation of his library of works
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on the violin. In 1879-1881 he studied violin
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making under Chanot. Admitted a solicitor
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1884. Special commissioner lo Italy on be-
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half of Historic Loan Department of Music
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and Inventions Exhibition, 1885, for which
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service he was awarded a silver medal. Lec-
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tured in United States, 1886-89. Married to
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Marianna, daughter of Rudolph Lehmann, the
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artist. Elected " Socio onorario e benemerito "
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of the Accademia of Sta. Cecilia of Rome, for
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Bibliography of the Violin.
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Works. — De Fidiculis Bibliographia : being
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the basis of a bibliography of the violin and
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all other instruments plaj'ed with a bow.
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Lond. 1890-93, 12 parts. Violin-making as
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it was and is. Lond. 1884. Manual of Cheir-
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osophy. Lond. 1885. Poems, tales, transla-
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tions, etc.
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Allen, George Benjamin 7-L-41
Allen, George Benjamin, composer and
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vocalist, born m London, April 21, 1822.
vocalist, born in London, April 21, 1822.
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Chorister, St. Martin-in-the-fields, 1830 ; the
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same in Westminster Abbey, 1832. Estab-
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lished the " Abbey Glee Club," in 1841, and
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two years later was appointed to the choir of
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Armagh Cathedral as a bass. Conductor of
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Classical Harmonists' Society, Belfast, and
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originated and executed the scheme for build-
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ing the Ulster Hall, Belfast. Graduated as
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Mus. Bac, Oxon., in 1852. Left Armagh, and
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became organist at All Saints', Kensington,
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and later went to Australia, where he was
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organist at Toorak, IMelbourne, and conductor
organist at Toorak, Melbourne, and conductor
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of Lyster's Opera Company. Returning to
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England, he established a Comedy Ojiera
England, he established a Comedy Opera
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Company, and produced the Gilbert and Sul-
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livan operas, "The Sorcerer," " H.INI.S. Pina-
livan operas, "The Sorcerer," " H.M.S. Pina-
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fore," and " The Pirates of Penzance." He
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had previously made successful toirs with
had previously made successful tours with
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his pupil. Miss AUce May (died U.S.A., 18b7),
his pupil. Miss Alice May (died U.S.A., 1887),
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in Australia, New Zealand, and India, his
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opera company being admirably organised

ALLISON.
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Since 1890 he has been settled in Brisbane,
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New S. Wales
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WoEKS. — O^Jc?-as - Castle Grim, two acts,
Works. - Operas - Castle Grim, two acts,
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London, 1865. The Viking, five acts. The
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Wicklow rose, Manchester, 1882. Fayette
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(J. Brunton Stephens), not yet (1895) pro-
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duced; and others in MS. C'a?itotos— Harvest
duced; and others in MS. Cantatas— Harvest
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home, 1863; The Vintage of the Rhine, 1865;
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Ministering (female voices,) 1884. Te Deums
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in D and F. Introits and Anthems — A book
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of fifteen anthems, 1853, and eight others.
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Concerted vocal music — Six four-part songs
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[1861] ; Morning; May; and others. Sonr/s —
[1861] ; Morning; May; and others. Songs —
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A Shadow ; The arrow and the song ; and set-
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tings of many of Longfellow's lyrics, the total
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amounting to about 300. Pianoforte and organ
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music. The Scales in music and colours —
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their analogy ; from the Musical World. New
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pianoforte school. London [1884].
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Allen, Henry Robinson 7-R-20
Allen, Henry Robinson, tenor vocalist
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and composer, born at Cork in 1809. He
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studied at the R.A.M., and first appeared in
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Mozart's "Figaro" in 1831. Afterwards he
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sang in opera, chiefly in London, till about
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1856, when he occuijied himself as a teacher
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of singing. He died at Hammersmith, Lon-
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don, November 27, 1876. He composed many
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songs, of which the following are best known :
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Adaline; As steals the dew; Bella donna,
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would'st thou know; Broken spell; Dearest,
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wake; Dear halls of my fathers; Green are
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thy hills; Maid of Athens [1861] ; Mine, only
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mine; Pilgrim's lament; Sea is calm; When
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first we met; When we two parted, etc.
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Allen, James Vaughan 7-R-35
Allen, James Vaughan, musician, pub-
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lished "Ten Cathedral Chants in score, with an
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accompaniment for the organ . London [1842] .
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Allen, John 7-R-38
Allen, John, organist and composer of lat-
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ter part of 16th and early part of 17th centuries.
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He was organist of Chester Cathedral, and in
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1612 lie graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford.
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Allen, John 7-R-42
Allen, John, violinist, born in London,
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and began his career as a leader in 1841.
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Subsequently he went to America, and for
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thirty years was identified with the San Fran-
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cisco theatres. His four daughters, Ricca,
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Ray, Louise, and Anna, are well-known dan
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cers. He died at Brooklyn, New York, about
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August 1892, at the age of seventy-two.
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Allen, Richard 7-R-50
Allen, Richard, writer, who flourished at
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the end of the 17th and begining of the 18th
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centuries. Author of "An Essay to prove the
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singing of psalms with conjoint voices a
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christian duty." London, 1696. "Brief vin-
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dication of an Essay to prove the singing of
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psalms with conjoint voices a christian duty,
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from Dr. Russell's Animadversions and Mr.
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Marlow's remarks." London, 1696.
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Allison, Horton Claridge 7-R-59
Allison, Horton Claridge, composer, or-
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ganist, and pianist, born in London, July 25,
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1846. Entered the Royal Academy of Music
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in 1856, and appeared as a pianist at Willis's
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Rooms in May 1860, as a pupil of W. H.


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