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SMITH.
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1809 ; Hit or miss, 1810 ; Anything new ;
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Knapschou, or the forest fiend, Lyceum,
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1830. Glees ; Songs and canzonets : Battle
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of Holienlinden ; Far o'er the sea ; Sea boy's
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dream. Fantasias for harpsichord or pf.
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Ancient Psalmody from the publications of
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T. Est, Ravenscroft, Morley, etc., arranged
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for 2, 3, and 4 voices, Loudon [1844].
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Smith, Clement 380-L-9
Smith, Clement, organist and composer,
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was born at Richmond, Surrey, in 1760. He
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graduated Mus. Bac, 1791, and Mus. Doc,
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Oxford, in 1800. Teacher at Richmond,
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where he died, November 16, 1826. He com-
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posed church music, glees, and songs. Sonata
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cappriciosa for pf. or harpsichord [1790] .
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Duets for pf., etc.
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Smith, David 380-L-17
Smith, David, musician and teacher in
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Staffordshire. Compiler of "The Sacred Har-
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monist, or leader's guide, being a new selec-
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tion of psalm and hymn tunes.." London,
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1833, 2 vols. He also edited the 1811 edition
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of Thomas Walker's Companion to Rippon's
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Tune Book.
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Smith, Edward Sydney 380-L-24
Smith, Edward Sydney, pianist and
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composer (brother of Boy ton Smith), born at
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Dorchester, July 14, 1839. He studied at
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Leipzig Conservatorium, under ^IMoscheles,
Leipzig Conservatorium, under ^Moscheles,
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Plaidy, Hauptmann, Richter, Papperitz, and
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Reitz, from 1855. Settled in London as
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pianist and composer, 1859. He died at
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London, March 3, 1889.
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Works. — Pianoforte: Arcadia; Barcarolle;
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Bolero; Chant des oiseaux ; Chant der Savoy-
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ard ; Coquetterie ; Danse Napolitaine ; Etudes
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de concert; Eventide; Fairy realms; Fairy
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whispers : Fandango ; Fete champetre ; Fete
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Hongroise ; Fete militaire ; Gavotte ; La
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harpeEolienne ; Lejetd'eau; Les trompettes
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de la guerre ; Tilarche Hongroise ; IMaypole
de la guerre ; Tilarche Hongroise ; Maypole
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dance; Pas de sabots; Reveangelique ; Rhap-
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sodic ; Saltarello ; Tarantelles ; The spinning
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wheel; Titania ; Tyrolienne; Fantasias on
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operas, and transcriptions, numerous.
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Smith, Rev. George 380-L-44
Smith, Rev. George, author of " Church
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]\Iusic, two lectures," London, 1800.
Music, two lectures," London, 1800.
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Smith, George Montague 380-L-46
Smith, George Montague, organist and
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composer, born at Norwich, July, 1843.
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Organist, Glasgow University, and conductor
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of the University Choral Society. Organist
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of St. Silas' Episcopal Church ; Coats' Mem-
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orial Church, Paisley. Local examiner in
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music, Glasgow University ; Professor of har-
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mony. Queen Margaret's College, Glasgow.
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Composer of cantatas. Blessed is the man ;
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and Psalm 137 ; an opera. The Killabag
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Shootings ; Festival setting of Te Deum ;
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Songs, part-songs, etc. Also Concert overture
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in E flat, Gloucester Festival, 1877 ; Bourree,
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orchestra, Glasgow, 1887, etc.
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Smith, George Townshend 380-L-60
Smith, George Townshend, organist
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and composer (brother of Alfred Montem and
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Samuel Smith), born at Windsor, November
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14, 1813. Son of Edward Woodley Smith,

SMITH.
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lay-clerk of St. George's Chapel, Windsor,
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He was a chorister in St. George's Chapel,
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Windsor, under Highmore Skeats, and he
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also studied music under S. Wesley. Organist
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successively of the old Parish Church, East-
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bourne; of St. Margaret's, Lynn ; of Hereford
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Cathedral, 1843. He acted as conductor and
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honorary secretary of the Three Choirs Fes-
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tivals. Died at Hereford, August 3, 1877.
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He composed anthems, songs, and other vocal
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music, also quadrilles and other light music
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for the pf.
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Smith, Isaac 380-R-13
Smith, Isaac, composer, was born about
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the middle of the 18th century. He was clerk
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of Alie Street Meeting House, London. He
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died at London, about 1800. Published " A
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Collection of Psalm Tunes in Three Parts,
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adapted to each measure as now sung in
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several churches, chapels, and meeting-houses
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in and about London "...London [1770]; 5th
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edition, by S. Major, 1788. The well-known
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tune " Irish " appears in this collection, and
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has been attributed to Smith.
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Smith, J. Whitehead 380-R-24
Smith, J. Whitehead, organist, pianist,
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and violinist, born at Wells, Somersetshire,
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1827 ? Took lessons of a Mr. Dix, and of Mr.
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Angel. Entered the R.A.M., 1843, and dis-
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tinguished himself as a pianist at the Academy
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concerts, and played the violin in the students'
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orchestra. A.R.A.M., and F.R.A.M. Assist-
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ant organist, St. Mary's, Paddington Green ;
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librarian and organist, INIarlborough College ;
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and for more than thirty years organist of Wim-
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borne INIinster. Local examiner for R.C.M.
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Smith, John 380-R-35
Smith, John, organist and composer, born
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at Cambridge in 1795. Stipendiary choirman
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of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, 1815.
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Vicar-choral of St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1816.
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Organist of the Chapel, Dublin Castle, 1833-
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35. Professor of IMusic in the University of
35. Professor of Music in the University of
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Dublin. Mus. Doc, Dublin. He died near
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Dublin, November 12, 1861.
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Works. — The Revelation, oratorio ; Cathe-
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dral Music, in vocal score, with organ or
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pf. accompaniment [1837] ; Lyra Masonica,
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collection of masonic songs, London, 1847 ;
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Selection of Mr. Kelly's Hymns on various
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passages of Scripture, Dublin [1850]; Seventy
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of the Psalms of David.. the music by the
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best composers. .Dublin [1835]. He also
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edited Weyman's IMelodia Sacra. Glees :
edited Weyman's Melodia Sacra. Glees :
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Christmas Morning, Isles of Greece, King
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Alfred's hymn, etc. Songs: Absent, Fairy
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gold, Rememb'rest thou. Volunteer's song,
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etc. Treatise on the theory and practice of
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Music, with the principles of harmony and
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composition, Dublin, 1853, 2 vols. ; Irish Min-
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strelsy, a selection of original melodies of
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Erin, with characteristic words by Edward
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Fitzsimons ; symphonies by J. Smith, Dublin
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1814. His son, J. S. Smith, succeeded him
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as organist of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle,
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in 1835.


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