| 56360: | 1827. Studied under Henry Parmer. Con- |
| 56361: | ductor and teacher in Nottingham. Composer |
| 56362: | of some glees, songs, etc. |
| 56363: | Semple, Charles Edward Armand 366-L-4 Semple, Charles Edward Armand, |
| 56364: | |
| 56365: | physician and writer, who was educated at |
| 56366: | Cambridge and London; B.A., 1867; M.B., |
| 56367: | 1872, etc. Holds a number of appointments, |
| 56368: | such as physician to Royal Society of |
| 56369: | Musicians, and examiner in vocal and aural |
| 56370: | physiology and elementary acoustics to |
| 56371: | Trinity College, London. Author of "The |
| 56372: | Voice musically and medically considered," |
| 56373: | London, 1884 ; other editions, 1886, etc., and |
| 56374: | a large number of professional works, chiefly |
| 56375: | on diseases of children and pharmacy. |
| 56376: | |
| 56377: | Senior, John Edwin Ryder 366-L-16 Senior, John Edwin Ryder, organist, |
| 56378: | born at Batley, Yorkshire, March 23, 1856. |
| 56379: | Studied under Dr. Peace, James Broughton, |
| 56380: | and Hans von Biilow. P. CO., L.R.A.M. |
| 56381: | Organist of Govan Parish Church, 1881 ; St. |
| 56382: | George's in the Fields, Glasgow, to present |
| 56383: | time. Has a high reputation as a performer, |
| 56384: | andhasgiven recitals at Exeter Hall, London ; |
| 56385: | Bow and Bromley Institute ; Crystal Palace ; |
| 56386: | East End Exhibition, Glasgow, 1891; St. |
| 56387: | George's Hall, Liverpool, November, 1895, |
| 56388: | etc. He has published some pieces for the |
| 56389: | organ. |
| 56390: | |
| 56391: | Severn, Charles, organist, contrabassist |
| 56392: | and violoncellist, born in London, 1805. He |
| 56393: | was a Court musician at the Queen's accession, |
| 56394: | and played at her coronation. For many |
| 56395: | years a member of the principal orchestras in |
| 56396: | London, and of the provincial Festivals. He |
| 56397: | was in the orchestra at Birmingham on the |
| 56398: | production of " Elijah," 1846. He was also |
| 56399: | organist for forty-six years of Islington Parish |
| 56400: | Church. A fire broke out at his residence, |
| 56401: | Liverpool Road, Islington, April 14, 1885, in |
| 56402: | which his wife was burnt to death. He was |
| 56403: | then still organist at the church. He died at |
| 56404: | the end of December, 1894, having almost |
| 56405: | attained his ninetieth year. He wrote a glee. |
| 56406: | The Sunset, and a few other part-songs, |
| 56407: | motets, songs, etc., and edited " Psalm and |
| 56408: | Hymn Tunes, Chants, etc., for the use of the |
| 56409: | Parish Church of St. Mary, Islington." |
| 56410: | London [1853]. |
| 56411: | |
| 56412: | Severn, Thomas Henry 366-L-49 Severn, Thomas Henry, composer and |
| 56413: | vocalist, elder brother of above, was born at |
| 56414: | London, November 5, 1801. Son of a music |
| 56415: | master at Hoxton, and brother of Joseph |
| 56416: | Severn, the painter. He was a teacher in |
| 56417: | London, and died at Wandsworth, April 15, |
| 56418: | 1881. |
| 56419: | |
| 56420: | Works. — Te Deum, vocal duets. The Lay, |
| 56421: | a collection of songs by C. V. Incledon [1845]. |
| 56422: | Songs of the Days of Chivalry, by T. H. |
| 56423: | Bayly, 1831. Single Sojigs : Dear scenes of |
| 56424: | my home ; Fill the goblet ; Friendship ; Goe, |
| 56425: | happy rose ; Her eyes the glow-worme lend |
| 56426: | thee ; Jamie ; Rose of EUesmere, etc. Pf . |
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