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COLES.
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ruary 1, 1830. He is a M.A., and was called
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to the bar in 1860. Clerk of the Arraigns for
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the Midland Circuit, and nephew of the late
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Chief Justice, Lord Coleridge. In the days of
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the Amateur Musical Society, under Henry
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Leslie, he occasionally sang at their concerts,
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having a good teiior voice. He has lectured
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in various places upon Bach, Weber, Spohr,
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and Schumann ; and rendered service to
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musical literature by his translations of K. von
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Hellborn's " Life of Schubert," London,
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Longmans, 1869, 2 vols. ; and the " Life of
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Moscheles, with selections from his diaries
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and correspondence," by his wife. London :
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Hurst and Blackett, 1873, 2 vols. He also
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contributed articles to Grove's " Dictionary
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of IMusic and Musicians."
of Music and Musicians."
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Coles, Sydney George Randolph 97-L-18
Coles, Sydney George Randolph, or-
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ganist and composer, born at Bristol, 1852,
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Chorister at St. Paul's Church, Clifton, and
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pupil of the late Alfred Stone. When eighteen
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he was appointed organist of St. John's, Broad
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Street, Bristol. In 1873 he became an articled
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pupil of, and assistant to, the late Dr. W. H.
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Monk. F.C.O., 1876; Mus. Bac, Trin. Coll.,
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Toronto, 1887. Resident in Eastbourne since
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1881, as pianist, teacher ; and was organist of
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the Parish Church for ten years, now holding
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a similar office at the Presbyterian Church,
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and being also organist to the Hadrian Lodge
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of Freemasons, No. 2,483, When the legality
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of the in absentia degrees was questioned, Mr.
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Coles strongly upheld the bo7ia fide nature of
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the examinations. This subject is beyond the
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scope of the present work, and readers are
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referred to the musical press, 1890-93.
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Works. — Psalm 23, for soli, chorus, and
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organ (performed by the Musical Artists'
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Society, R.A.M., 1882) ; Communion Service ;
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Offertory Sentences ; Carol, The Bellringers
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(Crystal Palace Sunday School Festival, 1895) ;
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an Imperial Hymn, etc. Triumphal march
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for orchestra ; March and Postlude, organ ;
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pieces for pf., etc.
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Collet, Sophia Dobson 97-L-45
Collet, Sophia Dobson, born in London,
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1822, was associated with Eliza and Sarah
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Flower in the music at South Place Chapel,
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and composed some of the music still in use
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there. She died at Highbury Park, March
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27, 1894.
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Collett, John 97-L-51
Collett, John, instrumental composer,
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who flourished during the middle of the 18th
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century. He composed " Six Solos for the
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violin, with a thorough bass for ye harpsi-
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chord, op. 1," London [1770] , and other
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instrumental music.
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Collier, Joel 97-L-57
Collier, Joel, see Bicknell, John L.
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Collins, Isaac 97-L-58
Collins, Isaac, violinist, born in 1797 ;
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died November 24, 1871. Was for many years
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principal second violin in the Crystal Palace
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Orchestra. In the forties he gave concerts in
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London, with his five children, of whom the
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best known were George Collins, violoncellist.

CONINGSBY.
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who died in 1869, and Viotti Collins, violinist,
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who is still actively engaged in his profession.
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Collinson, Thomas Henry 97-R-3
Collinson, Thomas Henry, organist and
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conductor, born at Alnwick, April 24, 1858.
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Pupil of Dr. Armes', at Durham Cathedral,
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and later, deputy organist there. Graduated
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Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1877. Organist of St.
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Oswald's, Durham ; and in 1878, appointed
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to St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. From
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1883 he has been conductor of the Edinburgh
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Choral Union. At the Cathedral he has dir-
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ected special Oratorio Services ; and has given
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organ performances at the Edinburgh Exhib-
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ition, 1886, and has a high reputation as an
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executant. He is Church Music lecturer to
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the Episcopal Theological College. Of his
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compositions only some anthems are published.
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Collisson, W. A. Houston 97-R-18
Collisson, W. A. Houston, pianist
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and composer, resident in Dublin. His play-
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ing attracted attention about 1884, and he
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began giving Saturday Popular Concerts in
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1885, in the Leinster Hall, Dublin ; and in
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May, 1887, started a series of Saturday Even-
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ing Concerts in St. James's Hall, London.
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He was appointed organist of the Parish
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Church, Rathfarnham, 1885 ; and to Holy
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Trinity, Rathmines, Dublin, 1886. He grad-
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uated Mus. Bac. [1885?]; Mus. Doc, Dublin,
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1890. Of his compositions two conric operas
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have been produced : The Knight of the Road,
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Dublin, 1891 ; and Strongbow, Dublin, 1892.
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Colville, David 97-R-32
Colville, David, musician, born at Camp-
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beltown, January 15, 1829. He published
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" Graduated course of elementary instruction
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in singing, on the letter-note method, in
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twenty-six lessons, with hints on self-instruc-
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tion, etc." (with George Bentlej'), 1864 ; Col-
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lections ; of Part-songs, under the title of
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" Choral Harmony," " Amphion," etc.
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Comon, or Cormac Dall 97-R-40
Comon, or Cormac Dall, Irish harper,
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story-teller, and vocalist, was born at Wood-
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stock, Mayo, IMay, 1703. He lived an itine-
stock, Mayo, May, 1703. He lived an itine-
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rant life, and was famous as a composer of
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songs and elegies. He died about the end of
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the 18th century, or at least after 1786, at
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which date he was alive.
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Compton, Mrs. A 97-R-47
Compton, Mrs. A., see Gray, Louisa,
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Condell, Henry 97-R-48
Condell, Henry, violinist and composer,
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was born in the latter part of the 18th cen-
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tury. He was' a violinist at Drury Lane and
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Covent Garden Theatres. Gained prize at
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Catch Club with glee, " Loud blowe the
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wyndes," 1811. He died at Battersea, Lon-
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don, June, 1824.
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Works. — Enchanted Island, ballet, 1804 ;
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Who wins ? or The Widow's choice, farce,
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1808 ; Transformation, farce, 1810 ; Farmer's
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wife, 1814 ; Glees ; Songs, etc
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Congreve, Benjamin 97-R-59
Congreve, Benjamin, composer, was born
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in 1836, and died at London on March 23,
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1871. He composed part-songs and songs.
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Coningsby, George 97-R-62
Coningsby, George, clergyman. Author
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of "A Sermon preached at the Cathedral


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