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1PAVESI, STEFFANO (b. Casaletto Vaprio, near Crema, Jan. 22, 1779; d. Crema, July 28, 1850), studied at the Conservatoire dei Turchini, Naples, 1795–99; prolific composer of operas. The first, 'Avvertimento ai gelosi,' was given at the Theatre S. Moise, Venice, in 1803 (list of works in Q.-L.).
3PAXTON, (1) STEPHEN (b. London, 1735; d. Aug. 18, 1787), a composer of vocal music, was a pupil of W. Savage, produced several graceful and elegant glees, nine of which, with two catches, are printed in Warren's Collections. The Catch Club awarded him prizes for the following glees: 'How sweet, how fresh,' 1779; 'Round the hapless Andre's urn,' 1781; 'Blest Power,' 1784; and 'Come, O come,' 1785; and for a catch, 'Ye Muses, inspire me,' 1783. He published 'A Collection of two Songs, Glees and two Catches,' and 'A Collection of Glees.' Two masses by him are printed in Webbe's Collection. He was buried in St. Pancras old churchyard.
5His brother, (2) WILLIAM (b. 1737; d. 1781), was a violoncellist, who composed several sets of solos and duets for his instrument. He gained prizes from the Catch Club for two canons, 'O Lord in Thee,' 1779, and 'O Israel, trust in the Lord,' 1780. His glee, 'Breathe soft, ye winds,' was for long a favourite.
7W. H. H.
9PAYNE, EDWARD JOHN (b. 1844; d. Wendover, Dec. 1904), a talented amateur musician and writer upon musical subjects, and historian, known to readers of this Dictionary by his initials E. J. P. By profession a barrister-at-law, he became in 1883 Recorder of High Wycombe, his native town. Educated at High Wycombe Grammar School and Magdalen College, Oxford (1867), he took a first class in 1871 and was elected Fellow of University College in 1872. He contributed the opening chapters to the Cambridge Modern History. His best-known works were (1) A History of European Colonies; (2) The Voyages of Elizabethan Seamen to America; (3) History of the New World called America. He was one of the leaders of the movement which reintroduced the study of the old viols, and was an accomplished performer on the viola da gamba, and viole d'amour. He was first President of the Cremona Society (1889), and contributed an erudite paper on 'The Viol da Gamba' to the Proceedings of the Musical Association (Mar. 4, 1889). In his later years he suffered much from ill-health, and was found drowned in the Canal at Wendover, Dec. 24, 1904. (See The Times, Dec. 28, 1904.)
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14PEABODY (1) CONCERTS, given under the auspices of the Conservatory of Music of the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Maryland. Beginning in 1865, eight concerts were given every season, each being preceded by a public rehearsal, the director of the Conservatory officiating as conductor. The programmes have been made up of symphonies, suites, overtures, concertos and vocal solos, nearly everything presented being classic in style. Many important compositions have been performed for the first time in America in the course of these concerts. Under Asger Hamerik's direction (since 1871) especial attention has been given to the production of works by American, English and Scandinavian composers. The orchestra has generally included fifty musicians. The institution elicited the warm approbation of von Bülow (1875–76) for its exceptionally fine performances.
16F. H. J.
18(2) CONSERVATORY.—The Peabody Conservatory is a department of the Institute founded by George Peabody in 1857. It provides a complete musical education to some 1700 students annually, including orchestra and opera classes. (See Amer. Supp.)
20PEACE, ALBERT LISTER, Mus.D. (b. Huddersfield, Jan. 26, 1844; d. Liverpool, Mar. 14, 1912), exhibited in his childhood precocity hardly exceeded by that of Crotch; naming with unerring accuracy individual notes and combinations of notes when sounded, before attaining his fifth year. At the age of 9 he was appointed organist of the parish church of Holmfirth, and subsequently of other churches in that neighbourhood. In 1865, at the age of 21, he removed to Glasgow, to fill the office of organist to Trinity Congregational church, and soon afterwards, along with other posts, that of organist to the University. In 1870 he graduated as Bachelor, and in 1875 as Doctor of Music in the University of Oxford. In 1879 he was appointed to Glasgow Cathedral. He became organist of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, in succession to W. T. Best, in Jan. 1897, where his brilliant executive abilities enabled him to continue the work of his predecessor of popularising music of many kinds by means of organ performance. (See BEST, W. T.) His published compositions include anthems, services and organ works, a setting of Psalm 138 for soli, chorus and orchestra; and a cantata, 'St. John the Baptist.'
22J. H., rev.
24PEAL, (1) a set of bells tuned to the notes of the major scale and hung (so that they can be swung) for the particular requirements of Change-ringing (q.v.).
26(2) A succession of changes rung on such a set of bells.
28W. W. S.
30PEARCE (PIERS, PIARSE), EDWARD, sworn in as gentleman of the Chapel Royal, London, Mar. 16, 1588; retired in 1600 and became organist and choirmaster (Rimbault says also treasurer) of St. Paul's Cathedral. Three madrigals of his are in Ravenscroft's 'A Brief Discourse, etc.,' one song 'Heytrola' in a MS. in the R.C.M., and a song from the above madrigals in Jos. Gwilt's collection of 1815. E. v. d. s.
32PEARCE, JOSEPH, jun., ostensible author of
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