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Grove's Dictionary of music and musicians, 1927
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1'Hushed in Death,' obtained the prize offered by the Manchester Gentlemen's Glee Club, 1878; 'Installation Ode,' Victoria University, 1892, and other choral works.
3He wrote books on music, namely:
4Grammar of Music, two vols., Forsyth Bros., 1879; Harmony of Sounds, three editions, 1871, 1872, 1879; First Lessons in Singing, Hine & Addison, Manchester, 1881; Part Writing or Modern Counterpoint, Novello, 1884; Harmony or Counterpoint? 1889; Harmony, Choral or Contrapuntal, 1894.
5(See Mus. T., July 1900.)
7His elder brother, (2) John (b. Shrewsbury, 1810; d. London, Feb. 4, 1882), was also an organist at Shrewsbury, Portsmouth, Brighton and London. He wrote pianoforte pieces, songs and
8A Catechism for the Pianoforte Student, Catechism for the Organ (1878), Catechism for Harmony and Thorough Bass, Catechism for Part Singing, Dictionary of 12,500 Musical Terms (1871), etc.
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12HILL, HENRY (b. London, July 2, 1808; d. there, June 11, 1856), a distinguished English viola-player, a son of Henry Lockey Hill, the violin-maker. He became the leading viola-player of his time at the Opera, the provincial festivals, and the principal oratorio concerts, and he especially made a name for himself as a player of chamber music. He was a cultured musician and a man of scholarly attainments. He was a member of the Queen's Private Band, of Ella's Musical Union, and the Queen's Square Select Society; in association with ALSAGER (q.v.) he was one of the founders of the Beethoven Quartet Society, for the analytical programmes of which he was responsible. He made the acquaintance of Berlioz, and he played the solo part in 'Harold en Italie' on the occasion of its first performance in London, Feb. 7, 1848. Berlioz, in his Soirées de l'Orchestre, speaks of Hill and his incomparable instrument, which was made by the English maker, Barak Norman. An admirable lithograph portrait of Henry Hill was drawn by Baugniet, a well-known draughtsman of the time. A. F. H.
14HILL, JOHN (b. Rugby, Warwickshire, 1724; d. Timberland, Lincolnshire, Jan. 19, 1797), a composer of church music, greatly esteemed by Handel (Gentleman's Magazine, 1797, Feb., p. 166).
16HILL, (1) JOHN (b. Norwich, Apr. 5, 1797; d. there, July 28, 1846), co-founder (with Edw. Taylor) of Norwich Choral Society; chorus master of musical festivals, 1826-46; for some time precentor of St. Mary's Chapel. He edited, in conjunction with his son, (2) JAMES FREDERICK, the Norwich Tune Book, containing some numbers of his own composition (1844).
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20HILL, (1) JOSEPH (b. 1715; d. 1784), a London violin and other instrument maker. He worked at 'Ye Harp and Hautboy' in Piccadilly, then in High Holborn; afterwards at the 'Violin' in Angel Court, Westminster, and finally at the 'Harp and Flute' in the Haymarket in 1762. From this address he issued some volumes of music, being sets of lessons for the harpsichord by different authors. He was ancestor to a line of fiddle-makers, the descendants of whom are W. E. HILL & SONS (q.v.). (2) FREDERICK, his son, was a celebrated flute-player closely associated with the Philharmonic Society, of which his father was one of the founders. (3) HENRY, grandson of Joseph, founded with Tibaldi Monzani the music-publishing business bearing their joint names which flourished for many years at 28 Regent Street. (Information from Mr. Arthur F. Hill.) F. K.
22HILL, ROGER (d. London, Mar. 2, 1674), sworn a gentleman of the Chapel Royal at the end of 1661, composer. Some of his songs are in Hy. Lawes's 'Select Ayres,' Playford's 'Choice Ayres' (1675 and 1679), and 'Musical Companion' (1673).
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26HILL, THOS. HY. WEIST-, see WEIST-HILL.
28HILL & SON, W., organ-builders in London. The house was founded by John SNETZLER (q.v.) about 1755, who was succeeded in 1780 by his foreman, Ohrmann. The latter had a partner, W. Nutt, in 1790, who was afterwards joined by Thomas Elliott about 1803. After Elliott had done business some time alone, he took as partner, in 1825, (1) WILLIAM HILL (d. Dec. 18, 1870), a Lincolnshire man, who had married his daughter. Elliott died in 1832, Hill remaining alone until 1837, when he was joined by Frederic Davison. After 1838 Davison left to become a partner of John Gray (see GRAY & DAVISON), and the firm became W. Hill & Son. William Hill deserves the gratitude of English organists for having, in conjunction with GAUNTLETT (q.v.), introduced the CC compass into this country.
30Elliott & Hill built the organ in York Minster, since which the Hills have built, amongst many others, the organs of Ely, Worcester and Manchester Cathedrals; Birmingham Town Hall; St. Peter's, Cornhill; All Saints', Margaret Street, London; Melbourne Town Hall, Johannesburg Town Hall, etc.
32(2) ARTHUR GEORGE HILL (d. Sept. 10, 1923), one of the partners in the firm, was author of a valuable book on Organ-cases and Organs of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, etc., 1883.
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36HILL & SONS, W. E., a London firm of violin-makers, dealers and repairers carrying on business at 140 New Bond Street, and holding in the musical world a position of recognised authority on all matters relating to the violin. Most of the famous instruments by Stradivari and other makers have passed from time to time through their hands.
38The firm at one time consisted of four brothers, of whom two, Arthur Frederick Hill and Alfred Ebsworth Hill, are still active partners in 1926. With them are associated Paul Ebsworth Hill and Albert Edgar Phillips. The Hill family is connected traditionally with the 'Mr. Hill, the instrument maker' mentioned in Pepys's Diary (1660). The firm was founded by Joseph Hill (1715-84, see above), who was
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