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STORACE.
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178-4. Married to J. A. Fisher, 1784, hut
1784. Married to J. A. Fisher, 1784, hut
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separated from him soon afterwards. She
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appeared in Mozart's " E'igaro," at Vienna,
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1786. Returned to London and appeared in
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English and Italian opera from 1787. Sang
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at Handel Festival, 1791. Retired in 1808,
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and died at Dulwich, London, August 24,
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1817.
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Storace, Stephen 398-L-9
Storace, Stephen, composer, born at
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London in 1763. Son of Stefano Storace, an
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Italian double-bass player. He studied under
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his father, and at Naples in the Conservatorio
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of St. Onofrio. Resided in London as com-
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poser to the principal theatres. He died at
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London, March 19, 1796.
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Works. — Musical Dramas : Gli sposi mal-
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contenti, 1785 ; Gli Equivoci, Vienna, 1786 ;
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Doctor and Apothecary, London, 1788;
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Haunted Tower, 1789 ; La Cameriera astuta,
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1790 ; No song no supper, by Prince Hoare,
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1790 ; Siege of Belgrade, 1791 ; Gave of Tro-
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phonius, 1791 ; Pirates, 1792 ; Dido, 1792 ;
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The Prize, 1793; My Grandmother, 1793;
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Venus and Adonis, 1794 ; Glorious First of
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June, entertainment for the benefit of the
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widows, etc., of the men who fell in the late
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engagement under Lord Howe. 1794; Lodo-
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iska, 1794 ; Cherokee, 1794 ; Le Nozze di
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Dorina, 1795; Iron Chest (Golman), 1796;
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Mahmoud, 1796; Three and the Deuce, 1795.
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Lamentation of Marie Antoinette ; Captivity,
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a ballad (1793) ; Shepherds, I have lost my
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love, song. Collection of original harpsichord
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music, London, 1790, 2 vols. Six easy and
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progressive sonatinas for pf. or harpsichord.
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Three sonatas for harpsichord or pf. [1785] .
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Storer, John 398-L-37
Storer, John, composer, organist, and
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critic, born at Hullaud, near Derby, May 18,
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1858. Choirboy, Ashbourne Parish Church,
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to 1869, when his parents removed to Scar-
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borough. He then entered the choir of All
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Saints', Scarborough ; was solo boy, and
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afterwards articled pupil of Dr. John Naylor.
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Graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1878 ; and in
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1886 took the Mus. Doc. degree. Trinity Col-
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lege, Toronto. Organist and choirmaster,
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St. Michael's, Whitby, 1879-81, when he left
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to study composition in London. Returned
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to Scarborough, 1882, as organist of the parish
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church, and conductor of the Scarborough
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Philharmonic Society. Organist of the Parish
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Church, Folkestone, 1885-7, when he joined
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the Roman Communion. He then undertook
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similar duties at the Church of the Redemp-
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torist Fathers, Clapham, London. Resigned
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in 1891 to devote more time to composition,
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for which he was attracting notice. Has been
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musical director at the Globe, Royalty, Strand,
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Olympic, and other theatres at different times.
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Musical critic to The Morning, 1894, St. PunVs,
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and Court Circular, and contributor to other
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papers. At present time he is director of the
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musical studies at St. Gregory's College,

STRATTON.
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Downside, Bath, and takes Sunday duty as
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organist at the new Benedictine Church
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attached to Downside Monastery.
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Works.— Festival Mass in P, 1888 ; Mass
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of Our Lady of Ransom, for soli, chorus, and
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orchestra, op. 50, 1891 ; Grand Solemn Mass
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in F minor, 1895. Anthems, etc. Comic
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opera, The Punchbowl, Novelty Theatre 1887 ;
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Comedy opera, Gretna Green, Comedy Thea-
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tre, 1890; Operettas, various. Part-songs,
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Six vocal impromptus, songs, etc Dramatic
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cantata. The Tournament, 1885 ; Concert
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overture, composed for the opening of the
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Folkestone Fine Art Treasures Exhibition,
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May 22, 1886. Organ and pf. pieces, etc.
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Strachan, James Kelt 398-R-16
Strachan, James Kelt, organist, born
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at Errol, Perthshire, October 1. 1S60. Choir-
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boy at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Dundee,
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and pupil of W. H. Richmond and John
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Kinross. At sixteen he was appointed organ-
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ist at St. Enoch's, Dundee; and two years
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later at Kelvingrove United Presbyterian
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Church, Glasgow. At this time he studied
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under Dr. Amies, and went to Paris for some
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months, studying under Alexandre Guilmant,
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the two henceforth becoming fast friends.
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Returning to Glasgow, he was appointed
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organist of Claremont United Presbyterian
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Church ; and in 1892, of the Free College
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Church, where he still officiates. It is as a
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concert organist that he is most widely known ;
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and his recitals at St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow ;
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the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington ; the Bow
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and Bromley Institute, etc., have established
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his reputation as one of the finest executants
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of the day.
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Strang, Walter 398-R-37
Strang, Walter, composer and teacher,
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was born at Edinburgh on December 26, 1825.
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He was choirmaster of Free St. George's
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Church, Edinburgh, from 1848 till 1885, and
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from 1867 to 1889 he was precentor to the
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General Assembly of the Free Church. He
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was music master at the Free Church Normal
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and other schools in Edinburgh for many
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years. His compositions include hymn tunes
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and school songs, some of which latter appear
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in his " School ilusic," Edinburgh, 1853.
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Stratton, Alexander 398-R-48
Stratton, Alexander, musician of the
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early part of the present century, who was a
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teacher of mvisic in Banff. He published a
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" Collection of Waltzes, Opera Dances, Strath-
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speys and Reels, arranged for the pf., violin,
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and German flute," n.d.
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Stratton, Stephen Samuel 398-R-54
Stratton, Stephen Samuel, composer,
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writer, and lecturer, born at London, Decem-
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ber 19, 1840. He first studied the pf. under
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Miss Elizabeth Chamberlaine (Mrs. H. von
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HofE), and subsequently the organ under
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Charles Gardner^ and composition under
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Charles Lucas. Assistant organist, St.
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Michael's, Paddington, 1862; organist, St.
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Mary the Virgin, Crown Street, Soho, 1863.
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From 1864 to 1866 he was professor of music


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