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SIMMS.
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the Vicar's desire, the organ remained silent
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as a mark of respect to the artist so suddenly
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passed away.
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Edward Bishop Simms, the second son of
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Henry Simms, was also the pupil of his father.
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He studied pf. under Cipriani Potter. Suc-
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ceeded his brother as organist of Wrexham
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Parish Church, August, 1856 ; and resigned in
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December, 1894. He was Music Master at
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Chester College, 1856-86 ; and is still resident
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at Wrexham as a teacher.
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Simms, Samuel 374-L-12
Simms, Samuel, organist and composer,
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born at Stourbridge in 1836. Eldest son and
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pupil of Samuel Simms, previously noticed.
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He succeeded his father as organist of St.
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Thomas's Church, Stourbridge, and remained
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there for some years. Afterwards he took an
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appointment at St. John's, Ladywood, Bir-
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mingham ; and was lastly organist of St.
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Cyprian's, Hay Mills, Birmingham, a church
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distinguished for its ornate musical services.
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(His brother, the Rev. G. Handel Simms,
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tsecame vicar of that church). He was conduc-
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tor of the Brierley Hill Choral Society from its
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formation ; was a skilful organist and pianist.
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Hiscompositions included Services, anthems,
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and organ pieces. He died at Stourbridge,
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February 22, 1885. His eldest son, Samuel,
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succeeded him as organist of St. Cyprian's,
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and retains that position to the present time.
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Simms, Arthur 374-L-31
Simms, Arthur, organist and conaposer,
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born at Birmingham, Jirne 11, 18.39. Son of
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the first-named Samuel Simms. Pupil of
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his uncle, Henry Simms. Was assistant
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organist of St. Philip's and Holy Trinity,
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Birmingham, 1856-65. Appointed organist of
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Shifnall Parish Church, 1866; Wilmslow,
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Cheshire, 1870; St. Mary's Episcopal Church,
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Glasgow, 1875 ; Organist and music master.
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Forest School, Walthamsfcow, 1880; Hythe
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Parish Church, 1893, to present time. Grad-
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uated Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1874. At Shifnall
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he was conductor of the Philharmonic Society;
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and while at Glasgow he directed a perform-
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ance of Bach's Passion Music, in 1877. He
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is corresjpondence tutor of Queen Margaret
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College, Glasgow. His compositions are :
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Lazarus, an oratorio ; Psalm 33, for voices and
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orchestra, both in MS. Anthems published
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for Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Annuncia-
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tion, and Harvest. Service for Holy Commu-
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nion. Impromptu for organ, etc.
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Simper, Caleb 374-L-53
Simper, Caleb, organist and composer,
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born at Barford St. Martin, Wilts., September
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12, 1856. Fourteen years organist at St.
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Mary Magdalene, Worcester, and manager to
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E. J. Spark. Now resident at Barnstaple,
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devoting himself exclusively to composition.
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He has composed a large number of simple
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anthems — I will feed my flock ; He is risen ;
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Fear not, O land ; Break forth into joy, etc. ;
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also prize hymn tunes, Manchester Sunday
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School Uijion, etc.

SIMPSON.
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Simpson, Christopher 374-R-1
Simpson, Christopher, or Sympson,
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violinist and writer, born [about 1610]. He
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was originally a soldier in the army raised by
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the Duke of Newcastle for service of Charles
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1. Being a Roman Catholic, he was patron-
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ized by Sir Robert BoUes of Leicestershire,
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whose son he taught the viol. He died at
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Turnstile, Holborn, London, about 1677.
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Works. — The Division-Violist, or an Intro-
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duction to the playing upon a Ground, divided
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in two parts, the first directing the hand,
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with other preparative instructions ; the
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second laying open the method and manner
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of playing, or composing divisions to a ground,
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London, 1659 ; 2nd edition as " Chelys Minuri-
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tionum artificio exornata, sive ]\Iinuritiones
tionum artificio exornata, sive Minuritiones
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ad Basin, etiam extempore modulandi ratio. .
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or the Division Viol, etc., London, 1667 ; 3rd
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edition, with portrait, 1712. The Principles
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of Practical Musick, London, 1665; 2nd
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edition, A Compendium of Practical Music, in
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5 parts : 1. The Rudiments of Song ; 2. The
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Principles of Composition ; 3. The Use of
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Discords ; 4. The form of Figurate Descant ;
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5. The Contrivance of Canon. .London, 1667.
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Of this work there are many editions dated
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and undated to about 1760. Art of Discant,
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or Composing Musick in Parts, by Dr.
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Thomas Campion, with Annotations thereon
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by Mr. Christopher Simpson, London, 1655.
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Also contained in Playford's " Introduction."
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Simpson, Frederick James 374-R-32
Simpson, Frederick James, composer,
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born at Portobello, near Edinburgh, Decem-
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ber 12, 1856. Educated at the Edinburgh
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Academy, and later in England and Switzer-
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land. Entered the Leipzig Conservatorium,
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1887, studying under Alfred Richter ; in
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1879-80 studied at the National Training
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School for Music, London, under E. Prout,
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F. Taylor, and J. F. Bridge. Graduated Mus.
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Bac, Oxford, 1886 ; and further studied com-
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position with Ludwig Bussler, Berlin, 1887-8.
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He has given concerts at Edinburgh and
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elsewhere. His compositions include a
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Symphony in C ; overture " Robert Bruce "
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(produced at the Crystal Palace, November
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2, 1889) ; which, with a sonata for pf. and
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violin, and two pf. sonatas, remain in MS.
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He has also composed a cantata, "The
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Departure of Summer," for soli, chorus, and
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orchestra; " Coronach " (from Scott's "Lady
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of the Lake," produced at Edinbui'gh, April
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8, 1891); "Come to the Woods," song, with
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violin obligato ; A Message to Phyllis, and
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other songs, duets, part-songs, etc. Four
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sketches; Tone pictures for the young; and
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other pf . pieces ; Cavatina in F, violin ;
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Allegro giocoso, two violins, etc.
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Simpson, James F 374-R-59
Simpson, James F., composer and
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pianist, Ijorn in 1845 ; died in London,
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October 11, 1882. In addition to a large
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number of album sketches, galops, and tran-
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scriptioiis for the pf. he composed incidental


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