Text extracted from opening pages of book: BRITISH MUSICAL
BIOGRAPHY: A DICTIONARY OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AUTHORS AND COMPOSERS,
BORN IN BRITAIN AND ITS COLONIES. BY JAMKS D. BROWN, AI'IHOK OK A
ItlOOKAl'HICAL DKTIONAKY OK MUSICIANS, '* KTC., * AND STEPHEN S.
STRATTON. WKMINOHAM: 8. 8-STKATTON, 247, MONUMKNT RoAD. I'ftfNTKD V
CHAl* FIKM> ANI> SON, LT0, , DKRBV, TO THE INCORPORATED
SOCIETY OP MUSICIANS THIS WORK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHORS.
PREFACB. IN undertaking this work, the authors have been animated
by the desire lo present the true position of the British Empire in
the world of music. A country is musical only by the music it
produces for itself, not by what it takes from others. In tins
work, therefore, only what has been done by Britain's own sons and
daughters is placed on record. It is probable that in no other
nation is there, at the present time, greater musical activity,
creative or executive, than is to be witnessed in our own; and this
not only in the great centres of population and culture, but
everywhere throughout the Empire* In this connection the work of
provincial and colonial musicians has received its proper share of
atten tion. The greater masters, already noticed at length in other
similar publications, have been treated with brevity in order to
afford space for mention of many worthy, if obscure, workers in the
cause of Art, hitherto passed over by writers of biography. The
very large number ( probably over 40,000) of persons engaged in the
musical profession at the present time will explain the apparent
preponderance of notices devoted to living musicians, This part of
the work, however, is intended rather to be representative than
complete; and from variouscauses, in many cases only a bare outline
could be accomplished. While some names may seem to havo but slight
claim to inclusion, it is hoped that no artist of eminence has boon
omitted. The book being written from an independent standpoint,
matters of opinion have been subordinated to the presentment of
facts; and its usefulness as a work of reference has been one of
the main objects of the authors. Accuracy has been striven for as
regards dates of birth and death; first performance of important
works; and first appearances of artists, which have been carefully
collated, where possible, from contemporary notices, Many of these
differ from dates hitherto accepted* Still, faults and omissions
may be detected, and any information in correction thereof will be
gladly received. The work is 11 PREFACE. issued by the authors
themselves as a kind of experiment in publishing their object being
a patriotic desire to record the achievements of British workers in
the field of musical art. The authors are indebted to the following
gentlemen for information or aid rendered during the progress of
the work: Mr. Reginald I). Moore, Exeter; Mr. J. A. Browne, editor
of tlio Kritixh Mitwi'tn; I> r. James ( J. Culwick, Dublin; Mr.
Hponcer Ounven, Ijondon; Mr. T. \\ t Howling, Cape Town, South
Africa; Mr. Umlyn Kvaim, Ommos, Montgomery; Mr. John Glen,
Edinburgh; Mr. W. J. Ions, King's Norton; Mr. K. R Jones, Brisbane,
Australia; Mr. J. A. Matthews, Cheltenham; Mr. (' IP. South,
Salisbury; Mr. C, J. tt. Tirbutt, Heading; Mr. Herbert Thompson,
Leeds; and Mr. F. II. Torrington, Toronto, ( Canada. Also tt>
those artists wlio responded to tho a])]> licationH irnulo to
them for personal information. In additionto the catalogues of i,
he British Museum and other public libraries, general newspapt? rs,
and other sources of information, the following works have boon
drawn upon for particular detail**: Brown's Biographical Dictionary
of Musicians; ( Srovo's Dictionary of Music and Musicians; tho
works of Fotis and Meuclel-Heisstuaun; Dictionary of National
Biography; JJOVO'H Scottish Church Music; Buptie** Musicians of All
Times, and Musical Beotland; Roll of the Union of ( inuttuiti's in
Music; Dttgnws in Music, Abdy Williams, etc, The ( hif nutlinritieH
fur datos within tli
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