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THOMAS.
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For some years he assisted at the Three
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Choirs' and Birmingham Festivals. He was
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a great favourite in Birmingliam, and sang at
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the Festival Choral and other concerts for
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many years. He first appeared in London
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at St. Martin's Hall, December 20, 1854, in
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"The Messiah," at Mr. Hullah's concerts,
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and sang at the Sacred Harmonic concerts
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for the first time, November 23, 1855. The
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next year he settled in London, and was in
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the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral. This
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appointment he left in 1857 for the Temple
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Church, and about the same time was appointed
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a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. He sang
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at the Temple Church until 1885, and resigned
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his position at the Chapel Royal in 1887.
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For a short time, about 1857, he sang in
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opera. During Mr. Joseph Bennett's visit to
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America, 1884-5, Lewis Thomas undertook
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his musical duties on the Daily Telegraph,
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and later was placed on the staff of that paper.
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From 1886 he edited The Lute for some time.
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He died, after a lingering illness, in London,
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June 13, 1896.
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Thomas, Llewelyn 410-L-25
Thomas, Llewelyn, physician, born in
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1848. M.D., Brussels. He was surgeon to
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the Central London Throat and Ear Hos-
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pital ; Hon. physician to the R.A.M. and
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G.S.M. ; lecturer on Vocal Physiology, T.C.L.,
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resigning in 1882. A Llewelyn Thomas Prize
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was instituted at the R.A.M., 1877, and con-
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tinued in memory of him. It is a Gold
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Medal for declamatory English singing. Dr.
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Thomas died in London, November 26, 1884.
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Thomas, Robert Harold 410-L-35
Thomas, Robert Harold, pianist and
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composer, born at Cheltenham, July 8, 1834.
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IJe studied at the R.A.M. under Bennett,
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Potter, and Blagrove, and played at concerts
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in London from about 1850. He was a pro-
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fessor of the pf. at the R.A.M. and the
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Guildhall School of Music. He died at London,
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July 29, 1885.
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Works. — Overtures : Mountain, lake, and
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moorland, Philharmonic Society, February
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19,1880; "As you like it". .1864. Nocturnes,
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fantasias, and numerous transcriptions for
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the pf. Songs, etc.
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Thomas, T. D 410-L-48
Thomas, T. D., nrusiciau, compiled
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" Sacred Harmony : a selection of church
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music. . . .for the use of country choirs. . . ."
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Winchester [1S15] .
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Thomas, Thomas 410-L-52
Thomas, Thomas, see Aptommas.
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Thomas, William Edwin 410-L-53
Thomas, William Edwin, organist and
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composer, born at Oxford in 1867. Chorister
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at Christ Church at age of seven, and pupil
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of Dr. Corfe ; at the same time playing
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(Gregorian) services at St. Nicholas' Chapel,
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Oxford. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1888; Mus.
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Doc, 1894, Oxford. While still a chorister
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he was selected four successive years by Sir
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F. Ouseley to sing at his Festivals, St.
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Michael's, Tenbury. After acting as deputy
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at St. Paul's, Oxford, for some time, he was

THOMAS.
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appointed to a church at Ellesboro', near
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Tring ; but in a few moiiths he returned ta
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Oxford as organist and choirmaster of St,
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Mary and St. John, under Father Benson.
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In 1886 he was appointed organist and music
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master at All Saints', Bloxham, Banbury.
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There he founded a Choral Society which did
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good work. In 1894 he went to Bournemouth,,
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obtaining the conductorship of the Boscombe
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Philharmonic Society there, and in 1895 was
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appointed to St. Clement's Church, which
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posts he still holds. His conapositions com-
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jjrise Psalm 71, for eight-part chorus and
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orchestra (1893) ; Communion Service in F ;.
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Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D ; A
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prize madrigal (Brighton Philharmonic),
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"And wilt thou weep?"; The School Song
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of All Saints', Bloxham (words by J. H. T.
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Goodwin, B.A.) ; serenade ; song, " The Holy
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Child," etc.
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Thomas, William Henry 410-R-21
Thomas, William Henry, pianist, or-
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gauist, and conductor, born at Bath, May 8,
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1848. Son of Lewis W. Thomas. Removed
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with the family to Worcesttr, 1850, and fre-
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quently sang with the choir boys in the
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Cathedral, though not an enrolled member
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of the choir. Went to London in 1856. His
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studies were continued under his father for
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singing, J. B. Zerbini for pf., J. H. B. Dando
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violin, and E. J. Hopkins organ and harmony.
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Has been organist successively at St. Andrew's,.
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Lambeth ; St. Martin's, Ludgate Hill ; St.
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George's, Tufuell Park from 1871 to present
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time. Has deputised at Crystal Palace for
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Jas. Coward, and at Chapel Royal for G.
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Cooper ; was formerly much engaged a&
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accompanist at the Novello Concerts at the
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Albert Hall, etc. Conductor of Tufuell Park
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Choral Society from 1879 ; Popular Ballad
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Concerts ; Oratorios at the People's Palace ;
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and an earnest worker in the cause of musical
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education. Professor of singing at the Guild-
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hall School from its foundation ; also at
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R.A.M. Examiner for Associated Board,,
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R.A.M. and R.C.M. Editor of " Major and
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Minor Scales in various forms and rhythms."
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His younger brother, Frank Lewis Thomas,.
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studied at R.A.M. under W. G. Cusins and F.
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Ralph, and, after leaving there, studied with
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A. H. Thouless and C. S. Jekyll. His first
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appointment was as organist of Christ Church,.
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Lancaster Gate, while the late W. H. Monk
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was choirmaster. From 1880 to present time
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he has been organist and CM. of St. Mary's,.
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Bromley, Kent. He founded the Bromley
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Musical Society, in 1880, and has conducted
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many important concerts each year since ;.
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and has been frequently engaged as accom-
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panist at the Covent Garden Promenade and
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Queen's Hall Concerts. He has composed a
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number of pieces for pf., and " I saw thee
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weep," "The impress of the Creator," " Love's-
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wherefore," and other songs.


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