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SWIFT.
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•earliest works to be performed was a symphony,
earliest works to be performed was a symphony,
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part of which was given under her direction
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at Leyton, March 10, 1887. Other composi-
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tions are : Elegiac Overture, " Les Tenebres,"
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performed in the Queen's Hall, February 9,
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1897 ; Quintet in F minor, pf . and strings ;
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Quartet in G minor, strings ; pieces for 'cello
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and pf. ; and for pf. solo. Two cantatas for
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female voices — The Ice Queen ; and Idylls of
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the Morn ; songs, etc. IMiss Swepstone has
the Morn ; songs, etc. Miss Swepstone has
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lectured on music at the City of London
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School, 1895, etc.
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Swift, George Henry 403-L-13
Swift, George Henry, organist and com-
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poser, born at Lambourn, Berkshire, 1856.
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Organist of Lambourn Church, and conductor
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of a choral society there till 1884, when he
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went to Hungerford. He has composed an
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Evening Service in E ; sing unto the Lord ;
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.Show us Thy mercy ; and other anthems.
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Part-songs. A Sonata in C, for pf., etc.
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Swift, James Frederick 403-L-21
Swift, James Frederick, composer and
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Lass vocalist. For many years resident at
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Liverpool, and now at Liscard. Under the
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name of Godfeey IMarks, he has published a
name of Godfeey Marks, he has published a
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number of songs, Sailing; A brave heart, etc.,
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some of which ha\e enjoyed great popularity.
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He has conducted various musical societies at
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Liverpool, and given concerts.
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Sydenham, Edwin Augustus 403-L-29
Sydenham, Edwin Augustus, organist
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and composer, was a choirboy at the Parish
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Churcli, Stratford-ou-Avon. Studied at Leip-
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zig Conservatorium, and became organist of
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St. JMartin's, Dorking ; St. Andrew's, Farn-
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ham, 1873 ; St. James's, Bury St. Edmund's,
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1879; and All Saints', Scarborough, 1882.
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There he worthily maintained the musical
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reputation of the church. He gave concerts,
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was busy as a teacher and composer, and was
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the inventor of a patent touch regulator for the
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pianoforte. He died suddenly at Scarborough,
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February 18, 1891. His compositions em-
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braced a number of anthems : Christ is risen ;
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O give thanks ; Great is the Lord ; Sing unto
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God ; and others. An Evening Service. A
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battle song; The maiden of the Pleur-de-Lys;
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The parting kiss ; and other part-songs.
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Duet, pf. and harmonium ; pieces for violin
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and pf. ; 'Cello and pf. ; and various compo-
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sitions for pf. solo.
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Symmers, James 403-L-50
Symmers, James, amateur musician,
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who was rector of Alloa Academy. He wrote
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*' Outlines of the Sol-fa method of singing,"
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Glasgow, 1849. " The Sol-fa method of sing-
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ing at sight from the common musical nota-
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tion," Glasgow, 1858-59, 2 parts.
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Symmes, Thomas 403-L-56
Symmes, Thomas, amateur musician
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and clergyman, born in 1678, died in 1725.
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He wrote " Utile dulci, or a joco-serious
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dialogue concerning regular singing," Boston,
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172.3.
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Symonds, Henry 403-L-61
Symonds, Henry, composer and organist.
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He was one of the King's Band of Music.
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Organist of St. Martin's, Ludgate, and of the

TAGORE.
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Church of St. John, London. He died in
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1730. Composer of Six sets of lessons for the
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harpsichord, etc.
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Synge, Mary Helena 403-R-4
Synge, Mary Helena, pianist, born at
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Parsonstown, Ireland. Daughter of the late
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Sir Edward Synge, Bart., and descended from
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Archbishop Synge, of the 17th century. After
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some private study, she went to Brussels for
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further instruction in pf. playing and singing.
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On her return she gave a recital in London,
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July 10, 1883, which brought her into favour-
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able notice. She played at the exhibition in
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Cork the same year, and has since been heard
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at concerts in many places in England and
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Ireland. As a composer she is known by a
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vocal trio, " Spring" ; Songs, Time and Eter-
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nity ; Fate, and others ; and a number of pf.
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pieces. Of the same fanaily was the Rev.
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Edward Synge, born at Lockeen Glebe,
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Parsonstown, June 30, 1829. He graduated
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Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1865, and Mus. Doc,
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Dublin, 1869. His conipositions included an
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unfinished oratorio, " Hezekiah " ; settings of
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Psalm 127, and Psalm 150, for soli, chorus,
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and organ ; ]Milton's Ode to May, soli and
and organ ; Milton's Ode to May, soli and
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chorus ; and some songs. He published a
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Te Deum, and other church music ; IMorning
Te Deum, and other church music ; Morning
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song ; Evening song ; Spring song. ; Winter
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song, etc. Died, 1895.
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Synyer, Henry 403-R-30
Synyer, Henry, violinist and conductor,
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born at Nottingham, June 7, 1818 ; died at
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King's Heath, near Birmingham, Jvdy 17,
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1892. He went to Birmingham as a young
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man, and as the junior in the firm of Harvey
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and Synyer ; was well-known in the INIidlands
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as an entrepreneur. For thirty years he was
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a member of the Birmingham Festival or-
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chestra, and for a long period was bandmaster
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of the 1st Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers. In
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conjunction with Alfred W. Gilmer, Henry
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Synyer formed a military band which had a
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high reputation, and was in great request in
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many parts of the country.
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Sympson 403-R-44
Sympson, see Simpson, C.
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Taas, William 403-R-45
Taas, William, musician of latter part of
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last century. He was an itinerating teacher
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of psalmody in Banffshire, etc. Author of
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the " Elements of Music, wherein the funda-
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mental principles of that science are explained
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and illustrated. To which is annexed a col-
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lection of the best church tunes generally in
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use, and fitted to various measures of poetry.
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With several anthems, chants, and canons.
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The whole selected from the best authors with
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a view to the improvement of church music
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in Scotland," Aberdeen, 1787.
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Tagore, Rajah Sourindro Mohun 403-R-57
Tagore, Rajah Sourindro Mohun,
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Hindu amateur musician, was president of
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the Calcutta i\Iusic School. Compiler of
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" Hindu music, from various authors,". .Cal-
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cutta, privately printed, 1875. This contains
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all the treatises on the subject of any import-


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