| 12750: | "Richard Wagner" (Depot for Art and Sci- |
| 12751: | ence, Munich, 1895) ; and occasional contri- |
| 12752: | butions to musical papers. |
| 12753: | |
| 12754: | Chamberlaine, Elizabeth 84-L-4 Chamberlaine, Elizabeth, see Von Hoff, |
| 12755: | Mrs. H. |
| 12756: | |
| 12757: | Chamberlayne, Miss E. A 84-L-6 Chamberlayne, Miss E. A., com- |
| 12758: | poser, of the present time. Studied under |
| 12759: | Professor Prout and H. C. Banister. Of her |
| 12760: | comi^ositions a Sclierzo for strings, harp, and |
| 12761: | flute was performed at the Crystal Palace, |
| 12762: | February 2-3, 1895. She has published Two |
| 12763: | Sonatas for pf., op. 16; a Suite, and smaller |
| 12764: | pieces. Also some music for organ, and songs. |
| 12765: | She has in MS. two Symphonies, overtures, |
| 12766: | an opera, and other works. |
| 12767: | |
| 12768: | Chambers, Charles 84-L-16 Chambers, Charles, organist and con |
| 12769: | ductor. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1880 ; Mus. |
| 12770: | Doc, 1887, Cambridge. F.R.C.O., 1877. Or- |
| 12771: | ganist successively at St. Peter's, Newcastle- |
| 12772: | on-Tyne, 1870-82 ; Jesmond Parish Church, |
| 12773: | 1882-90; All Saints', 1890-3; St. George's, |
| 12774: | Cullercoats, 1893. Some time conductor of |
| 12775: | Newcastle Harmonic Society. University |
| 12776: | Exercises — (Bac.) Ps. 109, for soli, chorus, |
| 12777: | strings, and organ ; (Doc.) Cantata, " The |
| 12778: | Redeemer." Composer of a Concert over- |
| 12779: | ture (Newcastle, 1887) ; offertory sentences, |
| 12780: | songs, etc. |
| 12781: | |
| 12782: | Chambers, Lucy, contralto vocalist, born |
| 12783: | in Sydney, New South Wales, where her |
| 12784: | father was a lawyer. Her early studies were |
| 12785: | under Mrs. Logan, a cousin of W. Vincent |
| 12786: | Wallace ; and, encouraged by Catherine Hayes, |
| 12787: | at the time in Australia, she decided to adopt |
| 12788: | the lyric stage as a profession. In January, |
| 12789: | 1862, she went to London, and studied under |
| 12790: | Garcia ; then, proceeding to Italy, became a |
| 12791: | pupil of Luigi Vannuccini, and Romani, at |
| 12792: | Florence. After a year, she made her appear- |
| 12793: | ance as Azucena, in II Trovatore, at the "Teatro |
| 12794: | Pagliano. She was then engaged for two |
| 12795: | seasons at La Scala, Milan, and while there |
| 12796: | continued her studies with Lamperti. A gen- |
| 12797: | eral tour of Europe followed, and in 1870 she |
| 12798: | returned to Australia. There she had a long |
| 12799: | career of unbroken success, her repertory |
| 12800: | being extensive and varied. She formed an |
| 12801: | Academy at Melbourne, and died in that city |
| 12802: | in 1894. |
| 12803: | |
| 12804: | Chambers, Robert, author and publisher, |
| 12805: | a member of the well-known firm of W. and |
| 12806: | R. Chambers, Edinburgh ; born 1802, died |
| 12807: | 1871 ; edited " The Songs of Scotland prior to |
| 12808: | Burns, with the tunes," Edin., 18G2. |
| 12809: | |
| 12810: | Champness, Samuel 84-L-55 Champness, Samuel, bass singer, born |
| 12811: | about 1730 ; died September, 1803. He was |
| 12812: | a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, sang at the |
| 12813: | principal concerts in London during the latter |
| 12814: | half of the 18th century, and had a voice of |
| 12815: | great richness, which was much admired. |
| 12816: | |
| 12817: | Champneys, Francis Henry 84-L-61 Champneys, Francis Henry, amateur |
| 12818: | composer, born at London, INIarch 25th, 1848. |
| 12819: | Educated at Oxford, where he graduated M.A., |
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