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ALQUIN.
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founded the Sydney Orpheus Society, and for
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some years was conductor of the Sydney Lie-
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dertafeL He is now associated with the Sydney
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Amateur Orchestral Society, and is heard at
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the principal concerts. As a solo player his rep-
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utation is very high, and his repertory embraces
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the concertos of the great masters, and the
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principal works of all schools for the violin.
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Alquin, Frank C. d' 9-L-9
Alquin, Frank C. d', bass vocalist, born
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in London, of German parentage. Studied at
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Milan, under Visoni and Nava. Sang with
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success in Italy and Germany; and has been
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heard in concerts in various parts of Britain.
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Now resident at Brighton as teacher of sing-
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ing. When a child he studied the violoncello
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under Piatti, and at bis concerts in Brighton
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he frequently plays solos upon that instru-
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ment. He is well-known as a song composer,
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his publications including The carol singers;
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Eomanza Pastorale ; L' Aube Nait (Victor
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Hugo) ; and numerous others ; also the "Pre-
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paratory Exercise for the Shake."
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Alsop, John 9-L-23
AIsop, John, composer of present time, of
Alsop, John, composer of present time, of
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Newton Abbey, was awarded the Sir Michael
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Costa Prize of ten guineas. Trinity College,
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London, with the gold medal, 1888, for an
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orchestral overture in F. He is also the com-
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poser of a cantata, " The Sower " [1895].
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Alston, John 9-L-29
Alston, John, educationist, was born at
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Glasgow in 1777. He was a merchant and
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magistrate of Glasgow, aud identified himself
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with the Blind Asylum, of which he became
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a director and honorary treasurer. In 1837
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he published specimens of printing for the
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blind in raised Koman type, and from that
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date he issued a large number of books, chiefly
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educational, for use among the blind. His two
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works on music in raised type for the blind are
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the earliest of the kind known to us. The first
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was "Musical catechism, with tunes, for the
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Wind." Glasgow [1838] ; and the second "A
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selection of Scottish songs, embossed for the
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use of the blind." Glasgow (printed in the
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Asylum at the Institution Press), 1844. This
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work is stated to be " the first book of songs,
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set to music, printed in relief for the instruc-
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tion of the blind." In 1843 a bust of Alston
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from the chisel of James Pillans was unveiled
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in the Glasgow Asylum for the blind, the in-
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scription on which records the fact that he
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printed the first bible " in raised letiers for
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the use of the blind." He died at Glasgow,
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August 20, 1846, after a career of usefulness
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and distinction.
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Ambler, Sarah 9-L-55
Ambler, Sarah, see Brebeton, Mrs.W. H.
Ambler, Sarah, see Brereton, Mrs.W. H.
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Ames, John Carlowitz 9-L-56
Ames, John Carlowitz, composer and
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pianist, born at Westbury-on-Trym, near Bris-
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tol, January 8, 1860. His father, Geo. A. Ames
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(born May 10, 1827; died in Loudon, January
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3, 1893), was a talented amateur violinist, pti-
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pil of Molique, and, under an assumed name,
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played in the orchestra of the Birmingham
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Festival of 1846, when Mendelsson's ' ' Elijah "

AMOTT.
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was produced. He was the composer of a
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string quartet, and other works. J. C. Ames
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first studied under Sir Herbert Oakeley, who
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persuaded his father to let him take up music
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as a profession. He then went to Stuttgart,
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1878, remaining there until 1881, studying
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the pf. under Lebert and Pruckner, and com-
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position under Goetschius and Faisst. After-
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wards he became a pupil of Franz Wiillner at
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Dresden. One of the early advocates of the
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Janko Keyboard, he exhibited its powers at a
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concert at the Burlington Hall, London, in
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December, 1888, and has given recitals at the
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Conferences of the Incorporated Society of
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IMusicians in London, 1893, and Scarborough,
Musicians in London, 1893, and Scarborough,
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1894, and since in several towns in the pro-
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vinces.
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Works. — Psalm 130, for soli, chorus, and
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orchestra, Dresden, 1877. Consertstiick, Dres-
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den, 1888 ; Concerto in C minor. Op. 8, Crystal
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Palace (Oscar Beringer), 1889, both for pf. and
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orchestra. Concerto in D minor, violin and
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orchestra, London, 1892 ; Quartet in E minor,
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strings (Dresden); Trio in E, pf. and strings;
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Sonata, pf. and violin ; pianoforte pieces, etc.
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Marie Mildred Ames, sister of the preced-
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ing, was born June 20, 1867. Studied under
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her brother for three years, and then at the
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R.A.M., instrumentation with F. Corder ; later
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at Berlin. Won the Charles Mortimer Prize
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for composition at R.A.M., 1894. Has written
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an Andante and Rondo for clarionet and pf. ;
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Andante in G, Barcarolle, and other pieces
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for violin and pf., etc.
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Amner, John 9-R-35
Amner, John, composer and organist, was
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born about the end of the 16th century. He
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was appointed organist and choirmaster of Ely
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Cathedral in 1610, and took the degree of Mus.
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Bac. Oxford in 1613. He died at Ely in 1641.
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Works. — Sacred hymns of 3, 4. 5, and 6
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parts for voyces and vyols. London, 1615.
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Some of his anthems and other music for the
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church service are preserved in ms. at Ely,
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Cambridge (Peterhouse and Christ Church),
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Oxford, and in the British Museum. According
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to Burney he published some madrigals.
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Ralph Amner, a bass singer, probably a
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relative of the above, was a lay clerk at Ely
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Cathedral in 1604, and gentleman of the
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Chapel Royal in 1623. He was a minor canon
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of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. He died at
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Windsor, March 3, 1664.
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Amott, John 9-R-53
Amott, John, composer and organist, born
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at Monmouth in 1798, was organist of Abbey
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Church, Shrewsbury, from 1822 to 1832; and
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organist of Gloucester Cathedral in succession
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to Mutlow, 1832-65. He died at Gloucester,
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February 9, 1865. He composed services,
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anthems, etc., and acted as conductor of the
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Gloucester Musical Festivals. He edited a
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second edition of Lysons' work on the Three
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choirs festivals, entitled "The Annals of the
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Three Choirs, etc." London [1864].


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