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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.3, 1907
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1ancient Norfolk family, was one of the principal alto singers at the Commemoration of Handel in 1784; he was also engaged at the Concert of Ancient Music. He was appointed a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, Nov. 6, 1786. In 1791 he, in conjunction with Samuel Harrison, established the Vocal Concerts, which they carried on until 1794. On July 25, 1796, he was appointed an organist of the Chapel Royal, and a few years later resigned his former post.
3His elder son, (2) CHARLES (b. London, 1773; d. Nov. 2, 1852), was placed for singing under William Parsons (afterwards Sir William Parsons), and for the organ and piano under Samuel Webbe. In 1801 he joined his younger brother William (3), Greatorex and Bartleman, in reviving the Vocal Concerts. In 1802 he was chosen organist of St. George's, Hanover Square. Besides this he taught the pianoforte and thorough-bass, wrote glees, etc., and published a 'Selection of Psalm Tunes,' 1823.
5(3) WILLIAM, the younger son of Charles (1) (b. Apr. 21, 1779; d. Ryde, Nov. 17, 1856). In 1788 he sang in the treble chorus at the Concert of Ancient Music, and in 1795 appeared there as principal alto. In 1797 he was appointed gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and soon afterwards a lay-vicar of Westminster. In 1802 he succeeded Dr. Arnold as one of the composers of the Chapel Royal. For upwards of forty years he was principal alto at the best London concerts and all the provincial festivals, being greatly admired for the beauty of his voice and his finished style of singing, particularly in part music. Callcott's glee 'With sighs, sweet rose,' was composed expressly for him. In 1832 he became conductor of the Concert of Ancient Music, which office he resigned in 1840. He conducted the Birmingham Festivals from 1834-43, and the York Festival of 1835. He was the composer of several pleasing glees—one of which, 'When the fair rose,' gained a prize at the Harmonic Society in 1800—and some songs, and wrote anthems for the coronations of George IV. and Queen Victoria.
7(4) DEBORAH (b. Shaw, near Oldham, Lancs; d. Feb. 10, 1876), second wife of William (3), and niece of Mrs. Travis, one of the Lancashire chorus singers engaged at the Concert of Ancient Music. In 1813 she was placed in the chorus of the Concert of Ancient Music, the directors of which, finding her possessed of superior abilities, soon withdrew her from that position, took her as an articled pupil and placed her under Greatorex. In 1815 she appeared at the concerts as a principal singer with success. In 1816 she sang at the Derby Festival, in 1818 at Worcester and in 1820 at Birmingham. From that time she was constantly in request, particularly as an oratorio singer, until 1843, when she retired. She married William (3) in 1826. W. H. H.
9KOBELIUS, JOHANN AUGUSTIN (b. Wohlitz, near Halle; d. Weissenfels, Aug. 17, 1731), studied under the Wohlitz organists Brausen and Schieferdecker, and afterwards (for composition) under J. Ph. Krieger. After a period of travel, which took him as far as Venice, he became a chamber musician at Weissenfels. In 1712 he was organist at Sangershausen; in 1713 Kapellmeister at Querfurt; and in 1725 a government official and Kapellmeister at the court of Weissenfels. He composed 20 operas between 1716 and 1729; also church music, overtures, serenades, concertos, sonatas, etc.
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13KOCH, HEINRICH CHRISTOPH (b. Rudolstadt, Oct. 10, 1749; d. there, Mar. 12, 1816), the son of a member of the ducal orchestra there. In 1768 he was admitted into the band as a violinist, having received instruction from Göpfert of Weimar, and in 1777 obtained the title of 'Kammermusiker.' He composed various pieces of small importance for the court, but his fame rests upon his contributions to musical literature. His Versuch einer Anleitung zur Composition appeared in three parts between the years 1782 and 1793; and his Musikalisches Lexicon in 1802. This was republished in a condensed form in 1807 and 1828, but its complete revision dates from 1865, and is the work of Arrey von Dommer (q.v.). He wrote several other works of less importance on harmony and other subjects connected with the art.
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17KOCHETOV, NICHOLAS RAZOUUMNIKOVICH (b. Oranienbaum, July 8, 1864), composer and musical critic. In 1889 he began to write for the Novoe Vremya, The Artist, The Moscow Viedemosti, etc. His compositions include: An opera, 'A Terrible Revenge,' on a subject from Gogol; 'Arabian Suite' for orchestra, op. 3; Symphony in E minor, op. 8 (1895); Valse Serenade for string orchestra; numerous pianoforte pieces, including 'In the Heart of Nature,' op. 11, and 'Eastern Sketches,' opp. 12, 13; about twenty-four songs.
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21KOČIÁN, JAROSLAV (b. Bohemia, Feb. 22, 1884), violinist, was from 1899-1901 pupil of Ševčík at the Prague Conservatoire. His successful concert tours in many countries spread the fame of his master's method and soon established his own reputation as a virtuoso of the first rank. His visits to England have been comparatively few but memorable. Important among them was the occasion of the Czechoslovak festival in London (1919), when he gave a performance of Dvořák's violin concerto with the orchestra of the Prague Philharmonic Society at the Queen's Hall. (See Mus. T., May 1915.)
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25KOCZALSKI, RAOUl (b. Warsaw, Jan. 3, 1885), was taught by his father, and from the age of 7 was allowed to display his exceptional abilities as a pianist in public and on various
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