| 57127: | He studied under his father, a singing-master, |
| 57128: | and practised the vioHn and harpsichord. |
| 57129: | Apprenticed to a boat-builder at North |
| 57130: | Shields, on the death of his father, but after- |
| 57131: | wards became leader of the Newcastle Sub- |
| 57132: | set iption Concerts, and studied music under |
| 57133: | Avison, who befriended him. He went to |
| 57134: | Scarborough as leader of the theatre orchestra, |
| 57135: | a,nd the subscription concerts. Violin-player |
| 57136: | in orchestra of the opera, London, 1772 ; and |
| 57137: | in 1773 he was made principal viola-player. |
| 57138: | Composer to Covent Garden Theatre, 1778-91 |
| 57139: | and 1792-97. Visited France and Italy with |
| 57140: | Ritson, the antiquary, 1791. ]\Iaster of the Ritson, the antiquary, 1791. Master of the |
| 57141: | Royal Music on death of Parsons, 1817. |
| 57142: | Original member of the Philharmonic Society. |
| 57143: | He died at 31, Berners Street, London, Janu- |
| 57144: | ary 25, 1829. Buried, February 4, in south |
| 57145: | cloister of Westminster Abbey. A new stone |
| 57146: | was placed over his grave in 1892. On Octo- |
| 57147: | ber 19, 1891, a memorial cross was unveiled |
| 57148: | by Dr. Hodgkin in Whickham churchyard. |
| 57149: | |
| 57150: | Works. — Music to Dramas, Operas, etc. : |
| 57151: | Flitch of Bacon, 1778; Lord Mayor's Day, |
| 57152: | 1782 ; Rosina, 1783 ; Poor soldier, 1783 ; Har- |
| 57153: | lequin Friar Bacon, 1783 ; Robin Hood, 1784 ; |
| 57154: | Noble peasant, 1784 ; Fontainbleau, 1784 ; |
| 57155: | Magic cavern, 1784 ; Nunnery, 1785 ; Love |
| 57156: | in a camp, 1785 ; Choleric fathers, 1785 ; |
| 57157: | Omai, 1785 ; Richard CcBur de Lion, 1786 ; |
| 57158: | Euchanted castle, 1786 ; Marian, 1788 ; |
| 57159: | Prophet, 1788 ; Highland reel, 1788 ; Aladdin, |
| 57160: | 1788 ; Crusade, 1790 ; Picture of Paris, 1790 ; |
| 57161: | Oscar and Malvina (with Reeve), 1791 ; Wood- |
| 57162: | man, 1792 ; Hartford bridge, 1792 ; Har- |
| 57163: | lequin's Museum, 1793; Deaf lover, 1793; |
| 57164: | Midnight wanderers, 1793 ; Sprigs of laurel, |
| 57165: | 1793 ; Travellers in Switzerland, 1794 ; Arrived |
| 57166: | at Portsmouth, 1794; Netley Abbey, 1794; |
| 57167: | Mysteries of the Castle, 1795 ; Lock and key, |
| 57168: | 1796 ; Abroad and at home, 1796 ; Italian |
| 57169: | villagers, 1797 ; The farmer, 1798 ; Two faces |
| 57170: | under a hood, 1807 ; Wicklow mountains. |
| 57171: | A Cento, consisting of ballads, rounds, glees, |
| 57172: | and a roundelay ; Cavatinas, canzonettas, |
| 57173: | etc., London [1809]. Collection of six can- |
| 57174: | zonets and an elegy, London, n.d. Collection |
| 57175: | of favourite songs, etc., Loudon, n.d. Six |
| 57176: | trios for violin, tenor, and violoncello, Lon- |
| 57177: | don, n.d., S vols. Six duos for two wolins. |
| 57178: | Six quartettes, 5 for 2 violins, tenor and 'cello, |
| 57179: | and 1 for flute, violin, tenor, and 'cello, |
| 57180: | op. 8. An introduction to Harmony, London, |
| 57181: | 1800; 2nd edition, 1817, Rudiments of |
| 57182: | thorough-bass for young harmonists, London, |
| 57183: | 1815. Numerous songs, of which the best |
| 57184: | known are. The wolf ; The thorn ; Old Towler ; |
| 57185: | The heaving of the lead ; The Post Captain ; |
| 57186: | The plough-boy ; Death of Tom Moody ; The |
| 57187: | Arethusa ; Last whistle ; Lovely Jane ; My |
| 57188: | own native village ; The bud of the rose ; |
| 57189: | Sailor's epitaph ; On by the spur of valour |
| 57190: | goaded ; and Violet nurs'd in woodlands wild. |
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