| 46436: | etc. Insti umental : Suite in Olden Style, |
| 46437: | Cheltenham Festival, 1898 ; Edinburgh Festal |
| 46438: | March, Liverpool, 1874 ; Funeral March, |
| 46439: | op. 23 ; IMinuet, Chester Festival, 1885 ; op. 23 ; Minuet, Chester Festival, 1885 ; |
| 46440: | Pastorale, Manchester, 1891, all for orchestra. |
| 46441: | Sonata in A, op. 20 ; Rondo Capriccioso ; |
| 46442: | Romance, op. 21 ; Three romances, pf. |
| 46443: | Gavotte and musette, organ. Arrangements, |
| 46444: | etc. |
| 46445: | |
| 46446: | Oakey, George, composer, writer, and |
| 46447: | teacher, born at St. Pancras, London, Octo- |
| 46448: | ber 14, 1841. Self taught in music. Gained |
| 46449: | first prizes in Societj' of Arts Examination |
| 46450: | under Hullah, 1869, and under Macfarren, |
| 46451: | 1873. Graduated ]\Ius. Bac, Cambridge, 1873. Graduated Mus. Bac, Cambridge, |
| 46452: | 1877. Examiner in harmony and composi- |
| 46453: | tion. Tonic Sol-fa College ; professor of the |
| 46454: | same, City of London College. Ha has |
| 46455: | composed Psalm 100, for soli, chorus and |
| 46456: | orchestra. Anthems : Blessed be the Lord ; |
| 46457: | Praise the Lord of Hosts. Part-songs : The |
| 46458: | Daisies peep ; Pack clouds away ; The Beacon |
| 46459: | Light, etc. Hymns, chants, and arrange- |
| 46460: | ments of national airs, madrigals, glees, etc.,. |
| 46461: | for mixed and for equal voices, published in |
| 46462: | various collections. Author of Construction |
| 46463: | Exercises in Harmony, 1877 ; Text Book of |
| 46464: | Counterpoint, 1878, eight editions, rewritten |
| 46465: | and enlarged, 1890 ; Text Book of Harmony,. |
| 46466: | 1884, seven editions ; Text Book of Musical |
| 46467: | Elements, 1886, five editions ; Compendium |
| 46468: | of Harmony, 1889 ; Figured Bass, 1891, two |
| 46469: | editions ; and New Graded Exercises in Har- |
| 46470: | mony, 1894. All published by Curwen, |
| 46471: | London. |
| 46472: | |
| 46473: | O'Cahen, Rory Dall 301-R-36 O'Cahen, Rory Dall. See Morison, |
| 46474: | Roderick. |
| 46475: | |
| 46476: | O'Carolan, or Carolan, Turlough 301-R-38 O'CaroIan, or Carolan, Turlough, com- |
| 46477: | poser and harp-player, born at Baile-Nusah,^ |
| 46478: | or Newton, West IMeath, in 1670. He became or Newton, West Meath, in 1670. He became |
| 46479: | blind when about 16 years old, but married |
| 46480: | and settled on a farm at Mosshill, J^eitrim, |
| 46481: | where his extravagant manner of living |
| 46482: | caused his ruin and he was forced to become |
| 46483: | an itinerant harper. He travailed much |
| 46484: | about the country, and became widely known |
| 46485: | as a minstrel and boon companion. He died |
| 46486: | at Alderford House, March 25, 1738. He was |
| 46487: | a poet and composed a large number of |
| 46488: | popular Irish tunes, such as " Bumper Squire |
| 46489: | Jones," " Bridget Cruise," " Liquor of Life," |
| 46490: | and " Savourna Deelish." His musical works |
| 46491: | were published in 1747, and again about 1785 |
| 46492: | as " A Favourite Collection of the so much |
| 46493: | admired old Irish tunes, the original and |
| 46494: | genuine compositions of Carolan, the cele- |
| 46495: | brated Irish bard. Set for tlie harpsichord, |
| 46496: | violin and German flute," Dublin, John Lee, |
| 46497: | n.d. ; but it is understood that onl}- a very |
| 46498: | small number of his tunas have bean pre- |
| 46499: | served or identified. Specimens of his works |
| 46500: | will be found in Hardiman, Bunting, and |
| 46501: | Walker. |
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