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Biographical dictionary of musicians : with a bibliography of English writings on music, 1886
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1Choir, Washington. Served during the American Civil War on the Confederate side. Latterly unemployed and in want. Teacher of Music at Baltimore.
3WORKS.—Operas: Sir Roger de Coverly (MS); The Fifth of November, 1670 (MS.) Collections: Echoes of the Lakes, Twenty-four Irish Songs, Poetry by Mrs. Crawford, 1840 (containing "Kathleen Mavourneen"); Songs of Erin, Poetry by D. Ryan; Echoes of the Past; Bardic Reminiscences; Songs of the Past; Songs of the Olden Time; Songs of a Rambler; Songs of the Parish Wake; Songs of the Seasons; Songs of the Abbeys and Cathedrals; Sketches of the Emerald Isle; Hours of Idleness; Roadside Sketches; Songs of Shakespeare; Songs of a Voyager; Friendship's Offering; Wayside Melodies; Songs of the Bards; Beauties of other Lands; Single Songs of Mrs. Hemans, Mrs. Norton, Bayly, Carpenter, Lemon, Jerrold, Thackeray, Campbell, Rogers, S. Knowles, etc.; Poetical Works. Complete Treatise on the violoncello, etc., Lond. [1827].
5Crouch, though now only remembered by his "Kathleen Mavourneen," was a musician who possessed a great natural fund of beautiful melody, which he used in a popular, though not inartistic manner. His songs appeal to the educated and refined ear, besides possessing a certain homely charm and fireside interest. Crouch was a composer of considerable real inspiration, and most of his songs are quite free from stilted and artificial mannerisms.
7In the United States Crouch did a vast deal of good by introducing the best works of English glee and madrigal writers, as well as producing some larger works by Méhul, Rossini, etc. His latterly indigent circumstances is very regretable, since, to external appearances, they were produced by unavoidable misfortune. A recent account speaks of his adoption by an American gentleman.
9CROW (Edwin John). English comp. and org., B. Sittingbourne, Sept. 17, 1841. Chor. at Rochester Cath. Articled to J. L. Hopkins. S. under John Hopkins, Dr. Steggall, and H. Banister. Assistant to G. A. Löhr at Leicester, 1858. Org. successively of Holy Trinity, St. Andrew's Ch., and St. John's Ch., Leicester, 1861-1873. Fellow of Coll. of Org., 1868. Mus. Bac., Cantab., 1872. Org. and Choirmaster of Ripon Cath., 1873. Mus. Doc. Cantab., 1882. Mem. of Musical Assoc., Central Council of Soc. of Professional Musicians. Mem. of Council of Coll. of Org., etc.
11WORKS.—The 146th Psalm, for voices and orch.; Communion Service in F (gained College of Organists' prize); Morning Service in C; Evening Services in G, A, and D; Music for Masonic Ceremonies; Hymns; Chants; Songs, various; Pianoforte Music; Church Oratorio for Harvest-time; Orchestral and Organ Works.
13CROWDY (John). English writer and editor, B. Lewknor, Jan. 6, 1834. Editor successively of The Musician, The Musical Standard, and The Artist; sub-editor of the Guardian from 1854. D. Addlestone, Surrey, Jan. 12, 1883.
15WORKS.—A Kalendar of Cadences, in the form called Free Chant, adapted for the recitation of the Psalms, Lond., n.d.; The Free Church Canticle Book, n.d.; The Psalter, n.d.; The Church Choirmaster, a Critical Guide to the Musical Illustration of the Order for Daily Prayer, Lond., 1864; A Short Commentary on Handel's oratorio, The Messiah, Lond., [1875]; Analysis of Musical Works and contributions to the musical press, etc.
17CROWEST (Frederick J.) English writer, musician and critic, B. London, 1850. Trained as a choir-boy and subsequently org. and choirmaster in various London and country churches. Author of "The Great Tone Poets; being short Memoirs of the greater Musical Composers," Lond., 8vo, 1874 (7 eds.); "Book of Musical Anecdotes, from every available source," Lond., 2 vols., 8vo, 1878 (2 eds.); "Phases of Musical England," 8vo, 1881; "Musical History and Biography, in the Form of Question and Answer," Lond., 1883; "Advice to Singers," London, n. d., Anon. (2 eds.) A contributor to the musical and general press, and for many years London critic of "Church's Musical Visitor" (American). Comp. various songs and some Church music. Cond. of the Female Choral Union, 1874-8. Well known as a tenor singer in public and private, under the nom de guerre of Arthur Vitton.
19CROWTHER (John). English violin-maker, B. 1760. D. 1810. One of the
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