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British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors and …, 1897
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1BARRINGTON.
3afterwards changed for the flute. Destined for a commercial career, he only took up music as a profession after the death of his father. Studied the flute under R. S. Rockstro, and harmony under W. Castell. His first work was deputising for Mr. John Radcliff, and he was soon engaged by Costa as second flute and piccolo at Her Majesty's Opera, where afterwards, for many years, he was principal flute. Similar appointments were also held at the Royal Italian Opera (five years), the Carl Rosa London season (seven years); and he has been engaged for Birmingham, Leeds, and Three Choirs Festivals, the chief orchestral concerts, and is now principal flute of the Philharmonic Society, and Professor at the R.C.M. He toured with Madame Albani in Canada and the United States, and has also appeared, with success, on the continent. He has published Flute Studies; solo and important passages; Romance and Tarentella, etc.
5Barrington, Hon. Daines, English writer on Law, Music, and Natural History, was born at London, 1727. Judge on Welsh Circuit, 1757. Second Justice at Chester. Retired from the Law and resided in the Temple. He died March 11, 1800.
7Barrington wrote a standard work on the Statutes, a work on the possibility of reaching the North Pole, and several papers dealing with Crotch, the Wesleys, Mornington, and Mozart. See his "Miscellanies," 1781, and the Philosophical Transactions, 1780. Also author of "Experiments and Observations on the Singing of Birds," London, 1773.
9Barrington, Rutland, GEORGE RUTLAND FLEET, actor and vocalist. First appeared on the stage at the Olympic Theatre; then toured for some years with Howard Paul. In 1877, he was engaged for the Opera Comique Company, and made his début as the Vicar, in "The Sorcerer," on its production, November 17, 1877; and has since taken part in most of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, his Pooh Bah, in the "Mikado," being one of his most remarkable assumptions. In 1888, he turned theatrical manager, opening the St. James's Theatre in October; but the enterprise did not prosper, and he gave it up the January following. Since then he has re-appeared at the Savoy Theatre, his latest character being Ludwig in "The Grand Duke" (March, 1896).
11Barrow, J., musician of 18th century. Published "Book of Psalmody . . . ," 1730 and 1751. "Psalm-singer's choice companion, or an imitation of heaven on earth, the beauty of Holiness, being a compleat composition of Church musick, containing variety of tunes for all the common metres of the Psalms . . . with a new and compleat introduction to the skill of musick. To which is added an alphabetical dictionary . . ." N.D.
13BARRY.
15Barrow, Thomas, composer and alto singer of the latter half of the 18th century. He was a choirister and gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and sang in Handel's Oratorios. He died on August 18, 1789. He composed some Church music, chants, etc.
17Barry, Charles Ainslie, composer, organist and writer, born in London, June 10, 1830, Educated at Rugby, and Trinity College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge he studied music with Professor T. A. Wa'misley. Graduated B.A. and M.A. By his father's wish he studied for the ministry, and passed the voluntary Theological Examination at Cambridge; but music became his ultimate choice. At the Cologne Conservatorium he studied under F. Weber, E. Frank, and F. Hiller; at Leipzig, with Moscheles and E. F. Richter (1856-7); and during his residence at Dresden received valuable hints from Carl Reissiger. Returned to London, 1858, and held an appointment as organist and choirmaster at the Forest School, Leytonstone Hill, 1860; but a year earlier began to devote his attention chiefly to musical and literary composition. Under the initials "C.A.B." he has contributed many articles to the Guardian, Monthly Musical Record, Musical World, Athenaeum, and The Meister; and to the Analytical programme books of the Crystal Palace, Philharmonic, Bache, Richter, and Birmingham Festival Concerts, etc. He was secretary to the Liszt Scholarship Fund, 1886, and is widely known as a cultured musician with sympathetic leanings to the advanced modern school of composition.
19Works.—Symphony, for orchestra; Two Overtures; March (Festival March, played at the Crystal Palace Concerts, 1862); String Quartet; Cantatas, sacred and secular, all in MS. Choral Hymns for four voices; The story of the Resurrection, a cycle of Hymns; The Christmas story, ditto; Tunes in Hymns Ancient and Modern and the New Mitre Hymnal, etc. Six Songs with English and German words; Four Songs (C. Kingsley); Two Songs (Tennyson); Elizabeth's Songs from The Saint's Tragedy (Kingsley); and many others. O, holy night, five-part song. Theme with variations, pf. duet; A Birthday March; Barcarolle; Tarantella; Menuetto grazioso, and other pf. pieces. Transcriptions, Overture, Beatrice and Benedict, Berlioz, pf. duet; Andante, from Tschaikowsky's Quartet in D, pf. solo; Pf. score of Te Deum, Berlioz. Editor of The Child's Book of Praise (Masters), etc.
21Barry, William Vipond, pianist, composer, and writer, born at Bandon, March, 1827. Appeared in Belfast as pianist, 1846, and founded the Belfast Classical Harmonist Society. He resided for a time in the Potteries, England. He studied under Liszt,
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