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British Musical Biography, 1897
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1ALQUIN.
3founded the Sydney Orpheus Society, and for some years was conductor of the Sydney Liebertafel. He is now associated with the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society, and is heard at the principal concerts. As a solo player his reputation is very high, and his repertory embraces the concertos of the great masters, and the principal works of all schools for the violin.
5Alquin, Frank C. d', bass vocalist, born in London, of German parentage. Studied at Milan, under Visomi and Nava. Sang with success in Italy and Germany, and has been heard in concerts in various parts of Britain. Now resident at Brighton as teacher of singing. When a child he studied the violoncello under Patti, and at his concerts in Brighton he frequently plays solos upon that instrument. He is well known as a song composer, his publications including The carol singers, Romanza Pastorale; L'Aube Nait (Victor Hugo), and numerous others; also the "Preparatory Exercise for the Shake."
7Alsop, John, composer of present time, of Newton Abbey, was awarded the Sir Michael Costa Prize of ten guineas, Trinity College, London, with the gold medal, 1888, for an orchestral overture in F. He is also the composer of a cantata, "The Sower" [1895].
9Alston, John, educationist, was born at Glasgow in 1777. He was a merchant and magistrate of Glasgow, and identified himself with the Blind Asylum, of which he became a director and honorary treasurer. In 1837 he published specimens of printing for the blind in raised Roman type, and from that date he issued a large number of books, chiefly educational, for use among the blind. His two works on music in raised type for the blind are the earliest of the kind known to us. The first was "Musical catalogues, with tunes, for the blind" (Glasgow [1838]); and the second "A selection of Scottish songs, embossed for the use of the blind." (Glasgow (printed in the Asylum at the Institution Press), 1841. This work is stated to be "the first book of songs, set to music, printed in relief for the instruction of the blind." In 1843 a bust of Alston from the chisel of James Millan was unveiled in the Glasgow Asylum for the blind, the inscription on which records the fact that he printed the first bible "in raised letters for the use of the blind." He died at Glasgow, August 20, 1846, after a career of usefulness and distinction.
11Ambler, Sarah, née Barrington, Mrs. W. H.
13Ames, John Carlowitz, composer and pianist, born at Westbury-on-Trym, near Bristol, January 8, 1848. His father, Geo. A. Ames (born May 10, 1827; died in London, January 8, 1848), was a talented amateur violinist, pupil of Molique, and, under an assumed name, played in the orchestra of the Birmingham Festival of 1848, when Mendelssohn's "Elijah" was produced. He was the composer of a string quartet, and other works. J C Ames first studied under Sir Herbert Oakeley, who persuaded his father to let him take up music as a profession. He then went to Stuttgart, 1878, remaining there until 1881, studying the pf under Lebert and Piuckner, and composition under Goetschius and Faisst. Afterwards he became a pupil of Franz Wullner at Dresden. One of the early advocates of the Janko Keyboard, he exhibited its powers at a concert at the Burlington Hall, London, in December, 1888, and has given recitals at the Conferences of the Incorporated Society of Musicians in London, 1893, and Scarborough, 1894, and since in several towns in the provinces.
15Works.—Psalms 130, for soli, chorus, and orchestra, Dresden, 1877. Concertstück, Dresden, 1888, Concerto in C minor, Op 8, Crystal Palace (Oscar Beringer), 1889, both for pf and orchestra. Concerto in D minor, violin and orchestra, London, 1892, Quartet in E minor, strings (Dresden), Trio in E, pf and strings, Sonata, pf and violin, pianoforte pieces, etc.
17Marie Mildred Ames, sister of the preceding, was born June 20, 1867. Studied under her brother for three years, and then at the R A M, instrumentation with F Corder, later at Berlin. Won the Charles Mortimer Prize for composition at R A M, 1894. Has written an Andante and Rondo for clarionet and pf, Andante in G, Barcarolle, and other pieces for violin and pf, etc. one of two readings
18MARIE MILDRED AMES, sister of the preceding, was born June 20, 1867. Studied under her brother for three years, and then at the R A M, instrumentation with F Corder, later at Berlin. Won the Charles Mortimer Prize for composition at R A M, 1894. Has written an Andante and Rondo for clarionet and pf, Andante in G, Barcarolle, and other pieces for violin and pf, etc. one of two readings
20Amner, John, composer and organist, was born about the end of the 16th century. He was appointed organist and choirmaster of Ely Cathedral in 1610, and took the degree of Mus. Bac (Oxford in 1613. He died at Ely in 1641.
22Works.—Sacred hymns of 3, 4, 5, and 6 parts for voices and vols. London, 1615. Some of his anthems and other music for the church service are preserved in ms at Ely, Cambridge (Peterhouse and Christ Church), Oxford, and in the British Museum. According to Burney he published some madrigals. one of two readings
23Works.—Sacred hymns of 3, 4 5, and 6 parts for voyces and vyols. London, 1615. Some of his anthems and other music for the church service are preserved in ms at Ely, Cambridge (Peterhouse and Christ Church), Oxford, and in the British Museum. According to Burney he published some madrigals. one of two readings
25Ralph Amner, a bass singer, probably a relative of the above, was a lay clerk at Ely Cathedral in 1604, and gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1623. He was a minor canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. He died at Windsor, March 8, 1661. one of two readings
26RALPH AMNER, a bass singer, probably a relative of the above, was a lay clerk at Ely Cathedral in 1604, and gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1623. He was a minor canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. He died at Windsor, March 8, 1661. one of two readings
28Amott, John, composer and organist, born at Monmouth in 1798, was organist of Abbey Church, Shrewsbury, from 1822 to 1832; and organist of Gloucester Cathedral in succession to Mutlow, 1832-65. He died at Gloucester, February 9, 1865. He composed services, anthems, etc., and acted as conductor of the Gloucester Musical Festivals. He edited a second edition of Lysons' work on the Three choirs festivals, entitled "The Annals of the Three Choirs, etc." London [1864].
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