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CARMICHAEL.
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as an accompanist, at the Monday Popular
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Concerts, 1884-5, and elsewhere ; but she is
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more widely known as a composer. Her
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works include many songs, among which may
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be named " Sing Song," twenty rhymes by C.
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Rossetti ; " The Stream," a series of connected
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vocal pieces in the manner of a Liederkreis,
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produced at the l^yric Club, November, 1887;
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The Flower of the Vale ; The Tryst, etc.
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Duets : A poor soul sat sighing, Who is Sylvia ?
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Daybreak, and others. A suite for pf. Duet
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(1880) and smaller Tpi. compositions. She has
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also written an oi^eretta, " The Snow Queen,"
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and is now engaged on sacred compositions
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in large forms. Translator of A. Ehrlich's
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"Celebrated Pianists of the Past and Present,"
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London: Grevel, 1894.
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Carmichael, Peter 79-L-18
Carmichael, Peter, author of the "'Science
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of Music Simplified," Glasgow, 1860.
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Carmichael, S 79-L-20
Carmichael, S., author of "Dictionary
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of Musical Terms and Elementary Rules,"
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London, 1878.
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Carnaby, William 79-L-23
Carnaby, William, composer and organ-
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ist, was born at London, in 1772. He studied
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under Nares and Ayrton as chorister in Chapel
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Royal. Organist at Eye, Suffolk, and at
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Huntingdon. Bac. Mus., 1803. Doc. Mus ,
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Cantab., 1808. Organist at Hanover Chapel,
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Regent Street, London, 182.3. He died at
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London, Nov. 13, 1839.
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Works. — Ode, The Tears of Genius. Twelve
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Collects for 4 voices, in score, with organ
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accompaniment; Sanctus for 5 voices; Six
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Canzonets for voice and pf. ; Six Songs for
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voice and pf. Glees, various. Anthems. MS.
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Works. The Singing Primer, or Rudiments
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of Solfeggi, with Exercises in the principal
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Major and Minor keys, London, 1827.
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Carnall, Arthur 79-L-39
Carnall, Arthur, composer and organist,
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born at Peterborough, 1852, son of John Car-
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nall, an amateur, who was for years choir-
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master of St. Mary's, Peterborough. Pupil
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of Dr. Chipp, at Ely Cathedral. Graduated
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Mus. B., Cambridge, 1873. Organist of the
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Parish Church, Penge.
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Works. — Overture, orchestra, Oxford, 1888 ;
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Quintets, in D and P, for wind instruments ;
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Quartets, in C minor (Oxford, 1887,) and P,
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performed at the Conference of the Incorpor-
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ated Society of IMusicians, Newcastle, 1892,
ated Society of Musicians, Newcastle, 1892,
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forstrings; Nocturne, for strings, 1894. Album
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of duets, violin, and pf. ; pieces for pf., organ,
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etc. Anthem for Christmas, " Hail ! Thou
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that art highly favoured," and others ; services
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glees and madrigals ; songs, etc.
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Carnie, William 79-L-56
Carnie, William, writer and editor, was
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born at Aberdeen in November, 1824. He
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was originally a letter engraver, but became
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precentor of the Established Church, Ban-
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chory-Devenick, Aberdeen, in 1845. Inspector
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of Poor for same Parish, 1847. Sub-editor of
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the Aberdeen Herald, 1852. Precentor of the
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West, or High Church, Aberdeen, 1854. Clerk

CARRODUS.
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and treasurer to the managers of Aberdeen
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Royal Infirmary and the Lunatic Asylum,
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1861. He acted as local correspondent for a
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time to the Times and the Scotsman.
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Works. — Psalmody in Scotland, a Lecture,
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Aberdeen, 854 ; Northern Psalter, containing
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402 Psalm and liymn Tunes, Aberdeen, 1870;
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Anthem appendix to do. ; Precentor's Com-
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panion and Teacher's Indicator ; Contribu-
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tions to periodical literature, etc.
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Mr. Carnie's labours did much to promote
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good psalmody in the North of Scotland. In
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1854, at the request of the local Young Men's
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Christian Association, he delivered a lecture
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on Psalmody to an audience numbering over
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2000 persons, which inaugurated a very suc-
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cessful effort to improve the psalmody of
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Aberdeen churches.
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Carolan 79-R-19
Carolan, sec O'Carolan.
Carolan, see O'Carolan.
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Carr, Benjamin 79-R-20
Carr, Benjamin, English musician, born
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in latter part of 18th century. He settled in
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Philadelphia, U.S., early in the 19th century,
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where he was an organist and teacher. He
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published "The Spanish Hymn, arranged
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and composed for the concerts of the Musical
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Fund Society of Philadelphia. . . The air from
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an ancient Spanish melody . . . 1826 " The
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hymn-tune called "Madrid," " Spanish mel-
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ody," etc., is ascribed to Carr, but by a
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curious misprint, generally appears as by
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"B. Case."
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Carstairs 79-R-32
Carstairs, sec Molesworth, Lady.
Carstairs, see Molesworth, Lady.
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Carr, Frank Osmond 79-R-33
Carr, Frank Osmond, composer, born
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in Yorkshire. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1882 ;
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Mus. Doc, 1891, Oxford. Mus. Bac, Cam-
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bridge, 1885; M.A., 1886. He is known as
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the composer of music to a number of farces,
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burlesques, and comic operas : Joan of Arc,
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1891; Blue-eyed Susan, 1892; In Town, 1892;
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Morocco Bound, 1893 ; Go Bang, 1894 ; His
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Excellency (W. S. Gilbert), produced at the
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Lyric Theatre, London, October 27th, 1894 ;
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Biarritz, 1896 ; Lord Tom Noddy, 1896 ; The
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Clergyman's Daughter, Theatre Royal, Bir-
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mingham, April, 1896 ; later, as My Girl, at
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the Gaiety, London.
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Carr, John 79-R-47
Carr, John, vocal composer, who
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flourished at Boxford, Sussex, about the
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middle of last century. Among other works
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he issued "The Grove, or rural harmony,"
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containingavariety of songs." London [1760].
containing a variety of songs." London [1760].
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Carr, Robert 79-R-52
Carr, Robert, musician of the 17th cen-
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tury. Issued "The delightful companion,
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or choice new lessons for the recorder or flute."
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London, 1686. Two editions.
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Carrodus, John Tiplady 79-R-56
Carrodus, John Tiplady, violinist, born
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at Braithwaite, near Keighley, Yorkshire,
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January 20th, 1836. Received his first lessons
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from his father, an amateur violinist, and gave
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a concert at the IMechanics' Institution,
a concert at the Mechanics' Institution,
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Keighley, in November, 1845. At the age of
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twelve, he was placed under Molique, with
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whom he studied at Stuttgart and in London.


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