| 11046: | select collection of original Scottish airs, |
| 11047: | arranged for one and two voices, with intro- |
| 11048: | ductory and concluding symphonies for the |
| 11049: | flute, violin, and pf., Edinburgh [1790]. |
| 11050: | Sonatas for the pf. (various). Songs, part- |
| 11051: | songs, single pieces for pf., etc. |
| 11052: | |
| 11053: | Butt, Clara, contralto vocalist, born at |
| 11054: | Soutliwick, near Brighton. Studied under |
| 11055: | D. W. Roothana, Bristol, for some years, and |
| 11056: | sang at Miss Lock's concert, December, 1889, |
| 11057: | with success. Entering the R.C.M., she dis- |
| 11058: | tinguished herself at the College concerts, and |
| 11059: | particularly in the performances of opera. |
| 11060: | She made her debut at the Albert Hall, as |
| 11061: | Ursula in Sullivan's " Golden Legend," Dec. |
| 11062: | 7, 1892, and sang there in oratorio (Israel in |
| 11063: | Egypt) the next year. Her Festival debid |
| 11064: | took place at Hanley, October 21, 1893, and |
| 11065: | she sang at the Bristol Festival, October 25, |
| 11066: | of the same year, she appeared at the |
| 11067: | Handel Festival of 1894, and has sung at the |
| 11068: | princiiDal London and provincial concerts. |
| 11069: | |
| 11070: | Butterworth, Annie 73-L-23 Butterworth, Annie, contralto vocalist. |
| 11071: | Educated at R.A.M. Westmoreland scholar, |
| 11072: | 1871 ; Nilsson prize, 1878. A.R.A.M. She |
| 11073: | won the first prize for contralto singing at the |
| 11074: | National Music Meetings at the Crystal |
| 11075: | Palace, July, 1875, and sang at the Crystal |
| 11076: | Palace concerts twice in- March, 1876, in |
| 11077: | Beethoven's choral symphony, etc. She soon |
| 11078: | gained a high position as a concert singer, |
| 11079: | but her career was brief. She died at the age |
| 11080: | of 33, at Hendon, December 9th, 1885. |
| 11081: | |
| 11082: | Button, H. Elliot 73-L-34 Button, H. Elliot, alto vocalist, and |
| 11083: | composer ; born at Clevedon, Somerset, Aug- |
| 11084: | ust 8th, 1861. His father was a private |
| 11085: | schoolmaster and organist, and the whole |
| 11086: | family were musical, being able to provide |
| 11087: | both a vocal and a string quartet. In theory |
| 11088: | Mr. Button is self taught. He is a pianist, |
| 11089: | organist, and violinist, besides being solo alto |
| 11090: | at Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea. He was |
| 11091: | awarded the gold medal for an ode "The song |
| 11092: | of the sower," performed at the National |
| 11093: | Co-operative Festival at the Crystal Palace, |
| 11094: | August 15th, 1891. His compositions include |
| 11095: | " Ivry," a dramatic ballad for baritone solo, |
| 11096: | chorus, and orchestra (1892); anthems, chants, |
| 11097: | etc. ; part-songs ; songs for children ; organ |
| 11098: | pieces, etc. Edited the third series of the |
| 11099: | Bristol Tune Book, and other collections. |
| 11100: | |
| 11101: | Butts, Thomas, English musician of the |
| 11102: | 18th century. Compiler of " Harmonia |
| 11103: | Sacra, or a choice collection of psalm and |
| 11104: | hymn tunes ... in 2, 3, and 4 parts . . . made |
| 11105: | use of in the principal chapels and churches |
| 11106: | in London." London, n.d. [c. 1770 or 1780] . |
| 11107: | Byrd, or Birde, William, composer and |
| 11108: | Byrd, or Birde, William 73-L-58 organist, was born [at Lincoln] about 1538. Byrd, or Birde, William, composer and |
| 11109: | Senior chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral, 1554. organist, was born [at Lincoln] about 1538. |
| 11110: | He studied under Tallis. Organist of Lincoln Senior chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral, 1554. |
| 11111: | ■Cathedral, 156.3-72. Gentleman of Chapel He studied under Tallis. Organist of Lincoln |
| 11112: | Royal, 1569. Organist of Chapel Royal (with Cathedral, 156.3-72. Gentleman of Chapel |
| 11113: | Royal, 1569. Organist of Chapel Royal (with |
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