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1Festival. In 1874 he inaugurated a series of daily concerts in Albert Hall, which were not a success. Cond. the London Mus. Soc., 1878-86. In 1875 he was app. precentor and dir. of mus. at Eton, a highly important and influential position. Elected, Mar. 31, 1892, Principal of Guildhall Sch. of Music. Knighted July, 1892. Works: Rebekah, a sacred idyll (1870); Psalm 97 (1883); Service (morn., noon, eve.) in E; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in Eb, f. ch., org., and orch. (1881); Services, Pieces, Offer-tory Sentence; Motet "King all-glorious," f. soli, 6-part ch., org. and orch.; 45 Anthems; 250 Hymn-tunes (compl. coll., 1897); 5 Trios f. female voices; 32 4-part songs; 13 carols; 19 songs; organ-pcs.; pf.-pcs.
3Barnby, Robert, alto singer; b. York, England, in 1821; d. London, June 1, 1875. Lay-vicar of Westminster Abbey abt. 1845; Gentle-man of the Chapel Royal, 1847.
5Bar'nett, John, b. Bedford, England, July 1, 1802; d. Cheltenham, Apr. 17, 1890. Pupil of C. E. Horn, Price, and Ries. Brought out his first operetta, Before Breakfast, at the Lyceum, in 1821, followed by many small pcs., and (1834) by the more ambitious opera The Mountain Sylph. After studying in Paris and Frankfort, he brought out Fair Rosamond (London, 1837), and Farinelli (London, 1838); he settled in Cheltenham in 1841 as a singing-teacher. 3 of his operas have never been performed. Besides 2 unfinished oratorios and a symphony, he composed 2 string-quartets, and many part-songs and duets; he publ. about 4,000 detached songs.
7Bar'nett, John Francis, nephew of the preceding; b. London, Oct. 16, 1837. Pf.-pupil of Dr Wylde (1849); won Queen's Scholarship at R. A. M. in 1850, and again in 1852; made his pianistic début at the New Philh. Concerts in 1853. St. 1856-9 at Leipzig Cons. (Moscheles, Plaidy, Hauptmann), and played in the Gewandhaus in 1860. Lived at home as teacher, concert-giver, and conductor; 1883, app. Prof. at R. Coll. of Mus.—Principal works: An oratorio, The Raising of Lazarus (1876); several cantatas,—The Ancient Mariner, and Paradise and The Peri (Birmingham Fest., 1867 and '70); The Good Shepherd (Brighton, 1876); The Building of the Ship (Leeds, 1880); The Harvest Festival (Norwich, 1881); The Wishing-bell, etc.;—an orchestral piece, The Lay of the Last Minstrel (Liverpool, 1874); symphony in A min.; "Ouverture symphonique" (1868); overture to Winter's Tale (1873); pf.-concerto in D min.; string-quintet,-quartet,-trio; pf.-pcs., part-songs, songs, etc.
9Bar'nett, Joseph Alfred, tenor vocalist; b. London, June 15, 1810; d. there (?), Apr. 29, 1898. A composer of songs, duets, and some good sacred music ("Exaudi Deus," f. ten. solo; "Ave Maria," f. quartet; "Domine sal-vum fac," f. ch. and soli); also gave singing-lessons. He was a brother of John Barnett
11Baron' [-rön], Ernst Gottlieb, b. Breslau, Feb. 27, 1696; d. Berlin, Apr. 12, 1760 [Fétis]. Famous lutenist; court-player at Gotha, in 1727, and theorist to the Prussian Crown Prince (later Friedrich II.) in 1734. Wrote "Historisch-theoretische u. praktische Untersuchung des Instruments der Laute, etc." (1727); an Appendix (on the lute) to Marpurg's "Historisch-kritische Beiträge," vol. ii; an "Abhandlung von dem Notensystem der Laute und der Theorbe"; and some minor pamphlets. His compositions (concertos, trios, duets, sonatas, etc.) are unpublished.
13Barré (or Barra), Léonard, contrapuntist; b. Limoges; a pupil of Willaert, became a singer in the Papal Chapel (1537), and special envoy in the Papal musical commission sent to the Council of Trent (1545). Madrigals and motets by him are still extant.
15Barré, Antoine, madrigal-composer, and from 1555-70 a printer at Rome, later going to Milan.
17Barret, Apollon-Marie-Rose, French oboist; b. 1804; d. Paris, Mar. 8, 1879; pupil of Vogt in Paris Cons. His "Complete Method for the Oboe," with supplementary studies and sonatas, is a standard work.
19Barrett, John, b. 1674; d. London, 1735 (8 ?); a pupil of Dr. Blow; 1710, org. at St. Mary-at-Hill, and teacher at Christ's Hospital, London. Wrote scenic music, entr'actes, overtures, popular songs, etc.
21Barrett, William Alexander, English writer and lecturer on music; b. Hackney, Middlesex, Oct. 15, 1836; d. London (?), Oct. 17, 1891. Mus. Bac. Oxon., 1870. Mus. Ed. of the "Morning Post" (1869), of the "Globe" (1874-5); editor of "Monthly Mus. Record" (1877 and 1885), and of the "Orchestra and the Choir" (1881); also of the "Musical Times." Co-editor, w. Sir John Stainer, of a "Dict. of Mus. Terms" (1875; 3d ed., 1888). Wrote monographs on "English Glee and Madrigal Writers" (1877), "Balfe: His Life and Work" (1882); etc.—Composed an oratorio, Christ before Pilate (MS.), madrigals, and anthems.
23Barrington, Daines, English lawyer; b. London, 1727; d. there Mar. 11, 1800. Wrote numerous minor essays on music and musicians—(rotch, Mornington, the Wesleys (father and son), Mozart;—"Experiments and Observations on the Singing of Birds" (London, 1773); and a description of the ancient Welsh Crwth and Pib-corn.
25Barry, Charles Ainslie, org., comp., and a writer of radical tendency; b. London, June 10, 1830. Pupil of Walmsley; of the Cologne Cons. and (1856-7) of Leipzig Cons. (Moscheles, Plaidy, Richter). Editor of "Monthly Mus. Record" (1875-9); contributor to the "Guar-
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