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SOLDENE.
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choral of St. Paul's Cathedral. He died at
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London, June 5, 1794, aged 51, and is buried
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in the crypt of St. Paul's. Composer of
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psalms and chants.
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Soldene, Emily 384-L-5
Soldene, Emily, soprano vocalist and
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actress, born at Islington, London. Articled
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to Howard Glover. Made her debut at a
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concert, St. James's Hall, in 1864; and in
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January, 1865, sang for the first time on any
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stage at a morning concert given by Howard
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Glover at Drury Lane Theatre, when she took
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the part of Azuccna in the second act of
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" II Trovatore." Afterwards sang at the
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Oxford Music Hall as Miss Fitz-Henry, also
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at concerts of the Sacred Harixionic Society,
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etc., and in the provinces. First appeared in
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comic opera at the Standard Theatre in 1869,
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in the " Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein."
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Visited the United States of America, 1874,
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and 1876-7; also Australia and New Zealand.
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Reappeared in London at the Alhambra,
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September, 1878. Securing the provincial
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rights of " Carmen," she produced it at
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Leicester, May, 1879. From 1880, again
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chiefly in America and Australia. Author of
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" My Theatrical and Musical Recollections,"
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London, Downey, 1897; also of "Young
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Mrs. Staples," 1896, and other stories. At
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present time she is understood to be preparing,
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while living at San Francisco, another book
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of reminiscences.
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Solomon, Edward 384-L-32
Solomon, Edward, composer and con-
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ductor, born in 1855, of Jewish race. Chiefly
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self-taught in music. Conducted comic opera
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touring companies, 1878, etc. Composer of
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a number of comic operas : Billee Taylor,
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produced at Imperial Theatre, London, Octo-
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ber 30, 1880; Claude Duval, Olympic, August
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20, 1881; Vicar of Bray, Globe, July 22, 1H82 ;
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Virginia, New York, January 9, 1883; Poca-
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hontas, Empire, December 26, 1884 ; Maid
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and Moonshiner, New York, 1886; Pickwick,
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Comedy, February 7, 1889 ; The Red Hussar,
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Lyric, November 23, 1889 ; Nautch Girl,
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Savoy, June 30, 1891. Killicrumper, and
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other pieces for German Reed, etc. Also
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some pieces for pf. He died January 25, 1895.
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His brother, Fred Solomon, sang in Billee
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Taylor, in the provinces, 1883 ; and is the
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composer of the comic opera. Captain Kidd,
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or the bold buccaneer, produced at the Prince
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of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, September 10,
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1883.
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Somerset, Lord Henry Richard Charles 384-L-54
Somerset, Lord Henry Richard
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Charles, amateur musician, second son of
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8th Duke of Beaufort, was born December
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7, 1849. He was M.P. for Monmouthshire,
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1871-80, and comptroller of Her Majesty's
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Household, 1874-79. In 1872 he married
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Isabella Caroline, daughter of Charles, 3rd
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Earl Somers, who has distinguished herself in
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the cause of temperance. Lord Henry Somer-
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set has composed anthems, pf. music, polkas

SOUTHGATE.
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for orchestra, and the following among other-
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Songs: Across the sea. All through the night,.
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Along the sands. Dawn, Far away, First Spring,
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day, Good-bye, Love's flight. Once niore. Song
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of night, Song of sleep, Where'er you go, etc.
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Somervell, Arthur 384-R-6
Somervell, Arthur, composer, born at
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Windermere. Educated at Upi)ingham
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School, and Cambridge. Studied music at
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Berlin High School, and at R.C.M. with Drs.
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Stanford and Parry.
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Works. — Mass in C, for soli, chorus and
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orchestra, produced by Bach Choir, March 10,
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1891 ; A song of praise. Exhibition, Kendal,.
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1891; The forsaken merman (Matthew Arnold),
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Leeds Festival, 1895 ; The Power of sound,
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Kendal, 1895; Elegy (Robert Bridges), alto
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solo, chorus and orchestra, Hovingham Festi-
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val, 1896 ; Charge of the Light Brigade, chorus
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and orchestra ; Ode to the sea, soprano solo,
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chorus and orchestra, accepted for Birming-
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ham Festival, 1897. The enchanted palace,
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operetta for schools. Orchestral ballad, Helen
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of Kirkconnel, Philharmonic Society, March
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23, 1893 ; Bristol Festival, 1896 ; In Arcady,
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suite for small orchestra, Brighton, March 23,
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1897. Album of seven songs ; Six songs ;
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songs, various ; arrangements of old Scotch
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songs. Studiesin pf. technique ; By the sea,
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six sketches ; On the river, five sketches ; pf.
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pieces, various.
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South, Charles Frederick 384-R-31
South, Charles Frederick, organist born
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in London, February 6, 1850. Received his
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first lessons on the organ from his brother,
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Henry J. South, afterwards studying under
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George Cooper. When sixteen years of age
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he obtained his first organ appointipent at
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Aske's Hospital, Hoxton. In 1868 he was
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appointed to St. Augustine and St. Faith's,
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Watling Street, City. Here he remained until
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1883, his ability as a choir-trainer being shown
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in the high reputation the choral services
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acquired. While there the organ was enlarged,
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in 1881. Upon leaving for Salisbury Cathedral,,
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where he was appointed in 1883, the parish-
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ioners and choir of his church presented him
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with handsome testimonials. He was for
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some time conductor of the Sarum Choral
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Society. His compositions are not numerous,
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and are confined to church music, services,
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and iiitroits, etc.
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Southgate, Rev. Frederic 384-R-51
Southgate, Rev. Frederic, clergyman
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and composer, born at Gravesend, October 7,
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1824. He was educated at Ramsgate and
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Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1848.
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Curate at Castle Headingham, Suffolk ; and
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afterwards minister of St. Mark's, Rosherville,
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and Northfleet, 1858. Ho died at Northfleet,
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January 30, 1885. He issued " Favourite
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hymn tunes . . . used at St. Botolph's Church,
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Northfleet." London, 1873, and composed
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other church music.
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Southgate, Thomas Lea 384-R-62
Southgate, Thomas Lea, organist, mu-
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sical scieutist, and writer, born at Highgate,


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