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CALKIN.
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strings ; Trio, pf . and strings ; Sonata, pf .
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and violoncello. Duet, pf. " Overture " ;
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Youth and Age, six pieces, pf.. Op. 100 ;
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Rondo grazioso. Op. 93 ; Les Arpeges, Op. 94 ;
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The I'ixie's Revel, Op. 95 ; Les trois graces
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(Sonata) ; Studies ; Concert Study in double-
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notes; Transcriptions, etc. Oiyan — Andante
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con moto. Op. 101 ; Andante varied ; Harvest
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Thanksgiving March ; Festal ]\Iarch, etc. , etc.
Thanksgiving March ; Festal March, etc. , etc.
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Calkin, Joseph 75-L-10
Calkin, Joseph, violinist, boru London,
Calkin, Joseph, violinist, born London,
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1781. Studied under Thos. Lyon and Spag-
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noletti, and was violinist at Drury Lane
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Theatre from 1798 till 1808. He married the
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widow of Mr. Budd, bookseller, and carried
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on the business under the name of Calkin and
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Budd, booksellers to the King. In 1821 he
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was appointed violinist in the King's band.
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He also played violin in the Philharmonic
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orchestra Died London, December .30, 1846.
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Calkin assisted at the capture of Hatfield,
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when he fired at George III.
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His son, James Joseph, born 1818, died
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Loudon, 1868, was a violinist ; and another
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son Joseph, known as Tennielli Calkin,
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born 1816, was a tenor singer ; studied under
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Lamperti at Milan, and appeared at the Phil-
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harmonic and other concerts. He retired
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after a few years, and became a successful
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vocal teacher, and was also composer of some
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songs. He died in Loudon, June 6, 1874.
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Callcott, John George 75-L-31
Callcott, John George, pianist and com-
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poser, born in London, July 9, 1821. Was
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organist of Eaton Episcopal Chapel, Eaton
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Square ; St. Stephen's, Westminster, for over
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thirty years, resigning in 1881; and Parish
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Church, Teddington, to 1895. Accompanist
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to Henry Leslie's Choir, 1855-82, and was
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awarded a Medal for his services during the
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visit of the choir to Paris, 1878. He contri-
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buted to the pasticcio, " Harold Glynde (1881),
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and comjDosed two cantatas — Hallowe'en,
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and The Golden Harvest. He also wrote
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part-songs, "Love wakes and weeps," and
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others, produced by Leslie's Choir. An exc'el-
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lent pianist ; he was almost unrivalled as
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an accompanist ; whilst as a teacher he was
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in great request. He died at Teddington,
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January 7, 1895.
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His father, John Callcott, entered the band
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of the Coldstream Guards at an early age.
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He was one of those who had to beat to arms
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in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo. He was
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for some years third horn in the Opera or-
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chestra under Spagnoletti, Costa, and others.
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He died at Richmond, Surrey, February 16,
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1882.
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Callcott, John Wall 75-L-57
Callcott, John Wall, composer and
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writer, was born at Kensington, London, No-
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vember 20, 1766. He was largely self-taught
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in music, but he had lessons from Henry
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Whitney, organist of Kensington Parish
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Church. Deputy organist to Reinhold, of
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St. George the Martyr's, Bloomsbury, 1783-5.

CALLCOTT.
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Member of orchestra of Academy of Ancient
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Music. Unsuccessful competitor for prize
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offered by the Catch Club, 1784 (his first trial).
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Gained three prizes (medals) out of the four
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offered by the Catch Club, 1785. Mus. Bac.
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Oxon., July, 1785. Gained two medals. Catch
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Club, 1786 ; and two prizes in 1787 (he sent
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in about 100 compositions). Founded, with
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others, the " Glee Club," 1787. Gained all
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the prizes offered by the Catch Club, 1789.
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Joint organist (with C. S. Evans) of St. Paul's,
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Covent Garden, 1789. He studied under
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Haydn in 1790. Organist ef Asylum for
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Female Orphans, 1793-1802. Gained nine
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medals for his glets during 1790-93. Mus.
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Doc. Oxon., 1800. Lecturer at the Royal
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Institution in succession to Crotch, 1806.
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He died at London, May 15, 1821.
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Works. — Select Collection of Catches, Can-
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ons, and Glees, 3 books (D'Almaiue), n.d.
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(edited) ; Five Glees for 2 Trebles and Bass
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in Score ; Five Glees, chiefly for Treble voices,
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Op. 12 ; Six Glees in Score ; Collection of
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Glees, Canons, and Catches, including some
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pieces never before published, with Memoir
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by W. Horsley (the editor), 2 vols., foho,
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Lond., 1824. Church Psalmody (selection) ;
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Services, Anthems. Ode to Fancy (Warton;,
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degree exercise. Titles of some of his principal
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Glees and Catches— MeWa, ; Are the white
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hours ; Blow, Warder, blow ; Desolate is the
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dwelling of Morna ; Dull repining sous of
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care; Drink to me only ; Father of Heroes;
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Forgive blest shade ; Erl King ; Farewell to
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Lochaber; Friend of fancy; The Friar; Go,
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idle boy ; If hajjpily we wish to live ; In the
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lonely vale of streams ; Lo ! where incumbent
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o'er the shade ; Lovely seems the morn's fair
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lustre : Lordly gallants ; The May-fly ; Mark
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the merry elves ; Oh, share my cottage ; Once
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upon my cheek ; 0, snatch me swift ; thou
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where'er ; fancy, friend of nature ; Peace
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to the souls of the heroes ; Queen of the
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valley : Red Cross Knight ; Soft and safe ;
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See with ivy chaplet ; Thyrsis, when he left
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me ; Tho' from thy bank ; To all you Ladies
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now on land ; Thalaba ; Thou pride of the
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forest ; Triumphant love ; Whann battayle ;
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When Arthur first ; When i ime was entwining ;
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Who comes so dark ; With sighs, sweet rose ;
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Ye Gentlemen of England. Songs, etc. Gram-
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mar of Music, Lond., 1806 (other editions) ;
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Glees, Catches, and Canons, Op. 4 (Clementi),
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n.d. ; Explanations of the Notes, Marks,
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Words, etc. used in Music (Clementi), n.d.
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Callcott, Maria Hutchins 75-R-56
Callcott, Maria Hutchins,Engnsh musi-
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cian, born in 1799 ; died London, April 3,
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1859. Sister of W. H. Callcott. Author of
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" The Singer's Alphabet, or hints on the
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English vowels, etc," London, 1849.
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Callcott, William Hutchins 75-R-61
Callcott, William Hutchins, composer
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and pianist, son of J. W. Callcott, was born at
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Kensington, September 28, 1807. He died at


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