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TAYLOR.
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late years he has devoted himself chiefly to
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teaching, writing, and editing. He was
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sometime organist of Twickenham Parish
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Church, and St. Michael's, Chester Square.
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Was professor at the National Training
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School, 1876-82 ; at the R.C.M., 1883 ; now
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Member of the Board of Professors, and
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Member of the Associated Board. Examiner
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for South Africa, 1894. Member, and some-
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time Director, Philharmonic Society; and
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President of the Academy for the higher
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development of pf. playing. Author of Primer
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of Pianoforte Playing, Macmillan, 1877 ;
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Technique and Expression in Pianoforte
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Playing, Novello, 1897. Translator of Richter's
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Harmony, Cramer, 1864 ; Counterpoint, 1874;
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Canon and Fugue, 1878. Compiler of a
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Pianoforte Tutor, London, Enoch. Editor of
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Beethoven's Sonatas, l-12,Boosey ; Progressive
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Studies for pf. .52 books, Novello ; Scales and
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Arpeggios, Novello's Primers, No. 53. Arrange-
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ment of Sullivan's Tempest Music, pf., four
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hands, etc. Contributor of some valuable
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articles to Grove's Dictionary of Music and
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Musicians.
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Taylor, Harry James 406-L-26
Taylor, Harry James, organist and
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composer, born at Cheltenham, August 1,
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1866. Articled pupil of J. A. Matthews.
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Gained National Prize, Trinity College, Lon-
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don, 1884. F.R.C.O., 1888. For several
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years organist to the Cheltenham Festival
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Society ; in 1886 appointed organist and
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choirmaster. Parish Church, Cullompton,
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Devon ; and from 1888 has held a similar
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position at Christ Church, Dover, and is also
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conductor of the Dover Choral Union. Hon.
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local examiner, R.C.IM. His works include
local examiner, R.C.M. His works include
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Two overtures, orchestra ; Serenade, for strings
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and harps, Cheltenham Festival, 1896; String
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quartet; Trio in D minor, pf. and strings;
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Serenata ; Gavotte, pf. and two violins.
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Pianoforte sonatas; Organ pieces, etc. Author
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of The Choralists' Handbook, and Historical
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facts relating to music (London, Weekes,
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1894), which has gone through several editions.
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Taylor, James 406-L-46
Taylor, James, musician and writer, born
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at Norwich, October 7, 1781 ; died there June
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7, 1855. Auihor of " A Course of Preceptive
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Lessons for the Spanish Guitar, designed for
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the assistance of master and pupil," London
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[1827] ; and composer of Twelve easy preludes
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for the harp [1820] . He contributed essays
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on music to the Quarterly Magazine and
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Bevicw of Music, 1818-29.
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Taylor, James 406-L-55
Taylor, James, Scottish musician of
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present century, issued " A Collection of
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Psalms, etc., with a familiar introduction to
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the theory and practice of vocal music,"
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Aberdeen ; Cornwall, n.d.
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Another James Taylor, who was a violinist
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at Elgin, issued "A Collection of Strathspeys
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and Reels, dedicated to Lady Dunbar, of
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Northfield," Elgin, n.d.

TAYLOR.
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Taylor, John 406-R-1
Taylor, John organist and writer, organ-
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ist to the Queen at Kensington Palace ; Pro-
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fessor of Sight Singing, G.S.M., 1897. Author
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of " A Manual of Vocal Music," London,
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1872; "Music and the Sol-fa Systems in
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Elementary Schools," London, 1878 ; Muta-
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tion Singing Method, London, 1873. " A few
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words on the Anglican Chant," London, n.d.;
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" Student's Text Book on the Science of
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Music," London, 1876; Music sheet Stave
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Modulator [1882] . The Stave Sight-Singing
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Method for use in army schools. How to sing
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at sight from the Staff, London, Philip & Son,
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1897.
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Taylor, Rev. John 406-R-15
Taylor, Rev. John, clergyman and writer,
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born at Lancaster in 1694 ; died at Warring-
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ton in 1761. Author of " The Music Speech
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at the Public Commencement ai Cambridge,"
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London, 1730; "A Collection of Tunes in
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various Airs, with a scheme for supporting
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the spirit and practice of Psalmody in con-
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gregations," London, 1750.
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Taylor, John Bianchi 406-R-23
Taylor, John Bianchi, coinposer and
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conductor, born at Bath in 1801. He was
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a distinguished teacher of singing. Died at
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Bath, April, 1876. Composed "A set of seven
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glees," Bath [1840]. Duets; Green leaves,,
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part-song. Songs : Convent bell. Flowers,
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I ask thee not, I never can forget, Mariner's
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life, Moonlight, Oh peaceful lake. Slave wife.
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When I leave thee, etc.
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Taylor, Richard 406-R-32
Taylor, Richard, composer and writer,
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born at Chester in 1758. He died at Chester,
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February, 1813. Author of "The principles-
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of music at one view," London, 1791 ; "Beauties
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of sacred verse," London, 1795, 3 vols. Nat-
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ional songs. Composer of Buxom Joan, a
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burletta, 1778; A collection of favourite songs
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and an overture, London [1780] . Glees : Now
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Winter with her hoary train ; The gloomy
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season's past ; Summer now upholds her
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scenes ; Clad in her brown vesture ; Gently
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as the breathing gale. Songs, etc. His son,
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Thomas, born at Chester in 1787, was organist
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of St. John's, Liverpool. He published " A
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Book of Original Chants," songs, etc.
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Taylor, Robert 406-R-47
Taylor, Robert, conductor and organist.
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While a child was organist at Badsey, Worces-
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ter, and Child's Wickham, Gloucester. Thence
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he entered Worcester Cathedral as a chorister,
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and was afterwards acticled to W. Done, and
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became his assistant organist. Appointed
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organist of St. Patrick's, Hove, Brighton, he
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established the Brighton Sacred Harmonic
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Society, of which he has been conductor since
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1870, doing excellent work in the cause of
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music. In 1869 he was appointed organist of
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Brighton College, an office he held for nine-
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teen years. With Dr. Alfred King he estab-
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lished the Brighton School of Music. He is
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choirmaster at the Church of St. Michael and
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All Angels, Brighton.
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Taylor, Samuel Priestley 406-R-63
Taylor, Samuel Priestley, organist.


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