| 14210: | atorium, and played at a concert given in that |
| 14211: | town by ]\Iiss Marie Wurm, November 7, 1886, town by Miss Marie Wurm, November 7, 1886, |
| 14212: | and at other concerts in the same j^ear. In and at other concerts in the same year. In |
| 14213: | London she made her debut at a concert at |
| 14214: | the Lyric Club, June 24, 1892. Appeared as |
| 14215: | soloist at the Hovingham Festival, Yorks., |
| 14216: | 1896. |
| 14217: | |
| 14218: | Cliffe, Frederick, pianist and composer, |
| 14219: | born at Low Moor, near Bradford, Yorkshire, |
| 14220: | May 2, 1857. As quite a child he had a local |
| 14221: | reputation as pianist and organist, and at six- |
| 14222: | teen (in 1873) he was aj)pointed organist to |
| 14223: | the Bradford Festival Choral Society. In |
| 14224: | 1876 he was elected to a Scholarship in the |
| 14225: | National Training School for IMusic, after National Training School for Music, after |
| 14226: | leaving which he was pianist and accompanist |
| 14227: | on various concert tours. He played a con- |
| 14228: | certo at the Promenade Concerts, Covent |
| 14229: | Garden, in 1882 ; and on the opening of the |
| 14230: | Royal College of Music, in 1883, he was |
| 14231: | appointed a professor of the pianoforte. He |
| 14232: | came into notice as a composer with a sym- |
| 14233: | phony in C minor, produced at the Crystal |
| 14234: | Palace, April 20, 1889. In 1890 he composed |
| 14235: | an orchestra picture, "Clouds and sunshine," |
| 14236: | for the Philharmonic Society, which was pro- |
| 14237: | duced May 22 of that year. For the Leeds |
| 14238: | Festival of 1892 he wrote a second Symphony, |
| 14239: | " A summer night," and a violin concerto for |
| 14240: | the Norwich Festival of 1896. He has also |
| 14241: | composed several songs, etc. |
| 14242: | |
| 14243: | Clifford, Rev. James 93-R-32 Clifford, Rev. James, clergyman and |
| 14244: | musician, born at Oxford, 1622. Chorister of |
| 14245: | Magdalen College, Oxford, 1632-42. IMinor Magdalen College, Oxford, 1632-42. Minor |
| 14246: | Canon St. Paul's Cathedral, London, 1661. |
| 14247: | Senior Cardinal, St. Paiil's, London, 1682. |
| 14248: | Curate of Parish Church of St. Gregory. |
| 14249: | Chaplain to Society of Serjeant's Inn. He |
| 14250: | died at London, September, 1698. |
| 14251: | |
| 14252: | Works. — A Collection of Divine Services |
| 14253: | and Anthems, usually sung in His Majesty's |
| 14254: | Chapel, and in all the cathedral and collegiate |
| 14255: | choirs of England and Ireland, by James |
| 14256: | Clifford, 1663, 2nd edition enlarged, 1664. |
| 14257: | Sermons, etc. |
| 14258: | |
| 14259: | Clifford, Walter, baritone vocalist. Sang |
| 14260: | as a boy in the choir of Holy Trinity Church, |
| 14261: | HuU. Became a j)upil of Edwin Holland, Hull. Became a pupil of Edwin Holland, |
| 14262: | and made his debid at Mr. Ambrose Austin's |
| 14263: | concert at St. James's Hall, 1879, appearing |
| 14264: | at the Covent Garden Promenade Concerts |
| 14265: | the same year. He sang in English Opera in |
| 14266: | the provinces, and took the part of De Bre- |
| 14267: | tigny in Massenet's " Manon," when the |
| 14268: | opera was produced by Carl Rosa at Drury |
| 14269: | Lane, May 7, 1885. After singing for some |
| 14270: | time at concerts in various places, he was |
| 14271: | engaged, in 1887, for an American tour by the |
| 14272: | Chicago Symphonic Orchestral Societj'. |
| 14273: | |
| 14274: | Clifton, Henry Robert 93-R-60 Clifton, Henry Robert, better known as |
| 14275: | " Harry Clifton," author and com^Doser of |
| 14276: | comic songs, born at Hoddesden, Hereford, in |
| 14277: | 1831, died, Hammersmith, London, July 15, |
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