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British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors and …, 1897
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1BROWN.
3ments and Harmonies by James Merrylees, Glasgow, 1884 [originally issued in parts].
5Mr. Brown constructed an instrument called the Voice Harmonium, founded upon the Monopolytone, to which the principles of perfect intonation were successfully applied. The novel character of the keyboard, fully described in "Music in Common Things," part II., will perhaps act as an obstruction to its speedy adoption. The Monopolytone above mentioned is a small instrument for striking on the keyboard of a pf., producing a perfect unison, though sounding every note and discord of the scale. His harmonium was awarded the first place at an exhibition of instruments illustrating the same principle held in London.
7Brown, Edward, organist and conductor of present time. Graduated Mus. Bac., 1878; Mus. Doc., 1883, Oxford. Organist and choirmaster, St. James', Barrow-in-Furness, and St. Paul's, Grange-over-Sands; choirmaster, Furness Association of Church Choirs. Conductor of choral societies at Barrow, Ulverston and Grange. His setting of Psalm 45 (University exercise for Mus. Doc.), was performed with success, April 9th, 1888. He has published some church music, songs, etc.
9Brown, H., musician and author of present time, resident in Brixton, London. Issued "Historical sketch of music from the most ancient to modern times," London [1886]; also "Sonnets by Shakspeare solved."
11Brown, J. C., musician of Clerkenwell, London. Compiled "Collection of original sacred music, containing 104 psalm and hymn tunes, and four pieces harmonized for four voices, and arranged for the organ," London, 1818.
13Brown, James D., tenor singer, lecturer and teacher, was born at Aberdeen in 1834. He studied music and singing under James Davie, Samuel Barr, Thomas Macfarlane, H. Kuchler, and Alex. W. Smith, and was conductor of psalmody in Free St. David's Church, Edinburgh, from 1865 till 1877. Since 1866, he has given many concerts and lectures on the ballad music of Scotland, and has done much to aid the movement in favour of thorough voice cultivation, and to foster a taste for the old and genuine ballad music of Scotland. He has composed a few songs to words by Burns, etc. His son, JAMES DUFF BROWN, was born at Edinburgh, November 6th, 1862. He was educated at the Church of Scotland Normal School, and afterwards entered the employment of publishing firms in Edinburgh and Glasgow. From 1878 till 1888 he was an assistant-librarian in the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, and in September, 1888, he was appointed librarian of Clerkenwell Public Library, London, a position he now holds. Author of "Biographical dictionary of musicians, with a bibliography of English writings on music," Paisley, 1886. "Handbook of library appliances: the technical equipment of libraries," London, 1892. "Guide to the formation of a music library," London, 1893. Numerous papers on library economy, and on topics connected with bibliography and literature.
15Brown John, clergyman and writer, born at Rothbury, Northumberland, 1715. Educated at Cambridge. Vicar of Great Horkeasley, Essex, 1754. Vicar of St. Nicholas', Newcastle, 1758. Committed suicide while insane, September 23rd, 1766.
17Works.—Honour, a poem; Essay on satire; Sermons; Essays on Shaftesbury's Characteristics, 1751; Dissertation on the rise, union, and power, the progressions, separations, and corruptions of poetry and music, to which is prefixed The Cure of Saul, a sacred ode, London, 1763; Remarks on some observations on Dr. Brown's dissertation on poetry and musick, London, 1764; An estimate of the manners and principles of the times, 1757. An Italian edition of the Dissertation was published in 1772.
19Brown, John, artist and writer, born at Edinburgh, 1752. Resided in Italy from 1771 till 1781. He died in Scotland, 1781. Author of "Letters upon the Poetry and Music of the Italian Opera," Edinburgh, 1789.
21Brown, Robert, of Rockhaven, writer and theorist, was born at Glasgow, 1789-90, and died at Rockhaven, near Fairlie, Ayrshire, 25th August, 1873. Author of The Elements of Musical Science, London, 1860. An Introduction to Musical Arithmetic, with its application to Temperament, London, 1865. Rudiments of Harmony and Counterpoint on a New Method… London, 1868. Also a work on Scottish Highland Psalm Tunes.
23In the first work Brown advocates the adoption of a uniform clef, and illustrates this in the course of his book. He also suggests certain modifications in the method of expressing harmonical combinations, etc.
25Brown, Thomas, musician of 18th century. Author of "The Compleat Musick Master, being plain, easie and familiar rules for singing and playing"… London [1704].
27Another THOMAS BROWN, styled "junior," was organist of St. Margaret Pattens and St. Gabriel, Fenchurch Street, London, in latter part of the 18th century. He published a "Collection of Songs, and a Cantata for the harpsichord or pianoforte," London, 1774.
29Brown, Thomas, musician, compiled "Psalms and hymns, as sung at the Sunday evening lectures in the galilee of Durham Cathedral, arranged for four voices, with an accompaniment for the organ or pianoforte," Durham, 1842.
31Brown, William, musician, issued a col-
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