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SMITH.
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•n.d. [1828] . Sonr/s : Jessie, the Flow'r o'
n.d. [1828] . Sonr/s : Jessie, the Flow'r o'
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Dunblane (1808); Bonnie Mary Hay;
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wha's at the window?; The lasso' Arran-
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teenie ; The Harper of ]\Iull ; Loudon's
teenie ; The Harper of Mull ; Loudon's
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bonnie woods and braes ; On wi' the tartan ;
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Maid of the sea ; Highlander's farewell ;
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The willow. Duets : Row weel, my boatie,
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row weel; etc. Psalm tunes: Morven, St.
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Mirren, Invocation, St. Lawrence, Kelburn,
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Selma, Paisley Abbey, and many others, all
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published in his collections. Anthems: How
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beautiful upon the mountains ; The earth is
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the Lord's ; etc. An Introduction to Singing,
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comprising various examples, with scales,
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■exercises, and songs, etc., Edinburgh [1826].
exercises, and songs, etc., Edinburgh [1826].
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Smith was one of the best musicians whom
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Scotland produced in the first part of this
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century. His works are now as much used
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as ever they were, and his songs and psalms
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are in constant use in Scotland. lie com-
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posed many fine Scottish melodies, and did
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not scruple occasionally to pass a number of
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them off as antiques. He performed on the
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viola and violoncello, and played the former
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instrument at the Glasgow Musical Festival
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of 1821. His violoncello, together with some
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manuscripts, is preserved in the Public
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IMuseum of Paisley.
Museum of Paisley.
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Smith, Samuel 382-L-29
Smith, Samuel, musician and promoter
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of tlie Tonic Sol-fa, was born in 1806. He
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was a pioneer in the movement for promoting
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the chanting of psalms in nonconformist
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churches. 'He identified himself with musical
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affairs in Bradford, and was the chief founder
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of St. George's Hall and the Bradford Festival
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Choral Society. He died at Bradford, July 5,
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1873.
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Smith, Samuel 382-L-38
Smith, Samuel, organist and composer,
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was born at Eton, August 29, 1821. Son of
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Edward Woodley Smith, and brother of Alfred
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Moutem and George Townshend Smith.
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Studied in Chapel B,oyal under Hawes, and
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also under Sir Geo. J. Elvey. Organist suc-
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cessively at Hayes, Eton, and Egham ;
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Trinity Church, Windsor, 1858-61 ; Parish
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Church, Windsor, 1861. Composer of Psalms
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and chants," London [I860]; " Selection of
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chants and responses used at the Parish
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Church. .Windsor," Windsor [1865J, privately
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printed. Psalms, hymns, and anthems
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[1870]. Songs, etc.
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Smith, T. G 382-L-52
Smith, T. G., musician, issued "Original
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Maltese melodies, selected and purchased at
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Malta," London [1812] ; also [1825].
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Smith, T. R 382-L-55
Smith, T. R., author of "The Violon-
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cello Preceptor, containing the rudiments of
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music, with scales," London, n.d.
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Smith, Theodore 382-L-58
Smith, Theodore, composer and pianist
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of latter half of the 18th and early part of
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19th centuries. Composer of Six Sonatas for
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harpsichord, op. 5 [1770] ; Six Sonatas, op. 6
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[1780] ; Three Sonatas and a favorite march,
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for pf . or harpsichord [1790] ; Three Sonatas

SMITH.
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and an overture; Three Sonatas, pf., op. 36;
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Sacro Divertimento. . London [1810]. Songs,
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Welsh harper, etc.
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Smith, Thomas 382-R-4
Smith, Thomas, organist composer, and
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didactic writer, born at Arnold, Nottingham,
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February 20, 1832. Studied pf. under Henry
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Farmer, and organ under Charles Noble. At
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the age of fifteen he was organist of St.
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Stephen's, Snenton, Nottingham, of St. John's,
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Bury St. Edmunds, 1873, and since 1880 at
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Hozzinger, the seat of the Marquis of Bristol.
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Composer of worship the Lord ; Thou
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crownest the year ; and other popular anthems.
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Author of " A Concise and practical explana-
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tion of the rules of simple Harmony and
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Thorough Bass," London, n.d.; Short practical
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method for teaching Singing, etc., London, n.d.
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Smith, Thomas Roylands 382-R-18
Smith, Thomas Roy lands. Diocesan
Smith, Thomas Roylands. Diocesan
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choirmaster and organist, born at Highgate,
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Middlesex, October 28, 1847. Studied under
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Joseph Thomas Cooper, and Scotson Clark.
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Held the appointment of Music Master at
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Abingdon Grammar School, but has now been
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for many years resident in Torquay. He was
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organist of St. John's, and St. Mary's, Torquay,
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resigning the former in 1876, and the latter in
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1892. His principal work has been the pro-
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motion and improvement of Church music.
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Since 1875 he has been conductor of the
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Plympton Deanery Choral Union, and Exeter
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Diocesan Choirmaster, from 1886. In these
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capacities he has conducted as many as twelve
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choral festivals in the year, in which about
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3,000 singers take part, including one in Exeter
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Cathedral. As a teacher he has been very
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successful, and in choral music his societies
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at Chudleigh, Teignmouth, and Torquay, have
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done good work. He has published a Te
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Deum, Pater Noster, and five Evening Services
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to various forms of the Gregorian and Ambro-
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sian melodies ; and has contributed many
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articles on church and choral music to differ-
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ent papers.
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Smith, Thomas Sydney 382-R-44
Smith, Thomas Sydney, composer and
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organist of the present time. Deputy organist
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and choirmaster, St. George's Cathedral,
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Southwark, and organist of St. Mary's South
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Kensington, London. Author of " Vade
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Mecum, a practical hand-book for the pf.,"
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London [1879] ; ' New Scale Practice for the
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pf. [1882] ; lanthe and Haidee, two melodies
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for pf., op. 1 [1884J. Sacred music, songs,
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and pf. music.
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Smith, Valentine 382-R-54
Smith, Valentine, tenor vocalist, born at
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Barnard Castle, Durham. Sang for some
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time under the name of Signor Fabrini.
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Joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company in 1885,
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a'fter a successful operatic career in America.
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In 1889 he organized an opera company, which
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opened in London. The next year the com-
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pany met with success at Hamburg and other
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places. He brought out an English version
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of Adolphe Adam's " Si j'etais Roi," for the


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