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1BIGGS.
31800, Six Sicilian airs for one voice, London, 1805; Six Welsh airs adapted to English words, and harmonized for two, three and four voices, London, two sets; Four sets of twelve Venetian airs for one voice, London, 1800, Six songs, written by Mrs. Opie, London, 1800
4Glees: Ah! me, with that false one, A poor soul sat sighing, Bring the song, Hark! what sound; Here beneath this willow sleepeth; Here's lawn as white as driven snow; In my cot, tho' small's my store, Lost is my quiet for ever; Now ev'ning's come; O' synge unto mie Roundelane; Under the greenwood tree; Where feeds your flock; Will you buy any tape? Songs. The suicide, Come, my lads, time posts away, Fox and the crow; Barbara Allan, Where are you going my pretty maid? Duets. Pianoforte: Twenty-eight Waltzes; Rondos and marches.
6Biggs, Rev. L. C., author of "English Hymnology" (a series of articles reprinted from the "Monthly Packet")
8Biggs, Walter Lyle, organist, composer, and conductor, born at Notting Hill, London, September 16, 1857. Received his first musical instruction from his mother's uncle, the Rev. S. Lillycrop (q.v.), afterwards studied organ and harmony under G. F. Gcaussent Was organist of All Saints', Child's Hill, Kilburn, 1877-81, and in 1882, elected, after competition, to St. Peter le Bailey, Oxford, since when he has founded a musical society, given oratorio services in the Church, and concerts in the Old Town Hall. He conducted the Holy Trinity Musical Society, 1887-8; and in 1895 founded the East Oxford Musical Society He has also given organ recitals in Wadham, Worcester, and Trinity College Chapels.
10Works—Sacred cantata, Elihu, Op. 3 (produced, Wadham College Chapel, July, 1891); Psalms 147-8-9 and 150, Op. 5, 6, 7, 8, for soli, chorus and orchestra; Epithalamium (Spenser), Op. 4, for soprano and baritone soli, men's chorus, and small orchestra; Church compositions, Op. 2. Fairy opera, Marie (libretto by Mrs. Linsley, produced, Oxford Institute, February, 1896), Set of four songs, Op. 9; Short organ pieces, Op. 1. Of these only the Cantata and Church compositions are yet published.
12Bilby, Thomas, musician, was born at Southampton, April 18, 1794. He served for some time in the army, but subsequently entered the teaching profession. For twenty-eight years he was parish clerk of St. Mary's, Islington. He died at Islington, London, September 24, 1872. He is only known as the composer of the hymn-tune called "Joyful," which is usually sung to his own words "Here we suffer grief and pain."
14Billington, Elizabeth, born WEICHSEL, soprano vocalist, born in Soho, London, about 1768 She studied under her father, who was a German, and Schroeter, from an early age. In 1782 she sang at Oxford, and in October, 1783 she was married to James Billington, a double-bass player of Drury Lane Theatre. She appeared on the stage at Dublin in 1783, and sang in different parts of Ireland till 1786. She sang in "Love in a Village" at London, February 13, 1786. Afterwards, she went to Paris, but in 1787 she returned to London. Owing, in part, to anonymous attacks on her character, she went to Italy with her husband in 1794, and appeared in various cities with much success, In 1799 she married a Frenchman named Felissent (Billington having died in 1794), but left him, owing to his ill-treatment, and returned to London in 1801, when she appeared at Covent Garden, King's Theatre, etc. In 1811 she retired, and in 1817 she was reconciled to her husband. She died at St Artem, August 25, 1818 Full details of her career will be found in Hogarth's "Memoirs of the Musical Drama," and in "Memoirs of Mrs Billington from her birth, containing a variety of matter, ludicrous, theatrical, musical, and with copies of several original letters written by Mrs. Billington to her mother," London, 1792. A suppressed book, to which she replied in "An Answer to the Memoirs of Mrs. Billington," 1792.
16Billington, Thomas, pianist, harpist, and composer, was born at Exeter in 1754. He lived in London as a teacher of the piano and harp, but died at Tunis in 1832.
18Works.—Music to Gray's Elegies, Op. 8: Pope's Eloisa to Abelard; Prior's Garland; Petrarch's Laura; The Children in the Wood, Morton; Four sets of twelve canzonets for two voices, London, 1784-90; Six songs for voice and pianoforte; Shenstone's Pastorals, consisting of 24 ballads; Music to Young's Night Thoughts, 1790; Music to Pope's Elegy to the Memory of an unfortunate Lady; Numerous glees; Songs; Scotch airs, etc., harmonized, London [1785]; Six sonatas for harpsichord or pianoforte, Op. 5; Three trios for a violin, tenor, and 'cello, Op. 7 [1780].
20Bilton, J. Manuel, bandmaster and composer, born at Plymouth, October 8, 1862, son of a master-at-arms in the Royal Navy. Educated at the Royal Naval School, Greenwich, and joining the school band, his playing the baritone at a concert of the band at the Crystal Palace, 1875, attracted the attention of J. Lawson, bandmaster of the Royal Artillery Brass Band, who took him into that band. He met with a friend in Colonel Hime, who helped him in every way. In 1886 he was appointed Trumpet-Major of a Brigade of Artillery at Limerick, and studied under Stanislaus Elliott, and in 1887 entered Kneller Hall. After the death of Charles Cousins
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