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Co., and which arc very popular in both rawing-room and national school. Mr. Gratty wrote most of the Iyrics of these little dittics as well as the music.

In 1803 appeared two of the most popular song= Mr. Scott (ratty has ever written, viz., ** O Fair Dove, O Fond Dove," and “Truc till Death.” Others to the number of over 200 have appcared from time to time. T'he best known perhaps are * Gal- lants of Iingland,” “ One Morning, oh, so Early, “ Rothesay Bay,” *In a Quaint Old Village,” ** The Hay isi' the Mow,” * \Win- ter,” “When Harvest Camce Apain,” “When love was a Little Bov.," His humorous songs have also been very popu- lar, such as *"T'hree Little Pigs," * Camo- mile Tea,” ** Dear Aunt Jane,” *Who do yvou Think were There?” and also the

well-known plantation songs. Amongst his latest sones are “'T'he Waves Answer ' and “Love Built his Nest,” published by Moce-

by Greorge

catta, Derners-strect, words Arthur BDinnie.

In 1880 Mr. Scott (ratty was appointed Rouge Dragon Pur- sutvant of Arms of the College of Armes, and m 18850 was ad- vanced to the office of York lerald, | which appointment he still holds.

ALFRED JAMES CALDICOTT.

Mr. Caldicott was born in 1832, in the |

city: of Worcester, At the agce of ten

he became a choris-

ter m the Cathedral

chotr. After five | vears he became | assistant organist at the Cathedral., In iSo3 he left Wor- cester to go to Leip- s1c, to complete his studies 3 his masters mpianoplaving were Plaidy and Moscheles ; in composition his tutorswere Carl Reinecke and Flauptmann. He remained there for two years, returning t Worcester in 1863, and was appointed honorary organist to the Corporation. Dur- ing his appointment he established the Worcester Musical Society, About this

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Lrom a Photo. i) ALFRED JAMES CALDICOTT,

pertod he took the degree of Bachelor of Music at Cambridge. His first important composition was the oratorio, “ The \Widow ol Naim,” which was performed at the Woaorcester Triennial Festival in the year 1878, under his direction, in the Cathe- dral where he first received his musical cducation,

ITis first scrious attempt to win the favour ol a London audience occurred about 1380, bvan operctta at German Reed’s, cntitled “Treasure Trove,” which was =0 successful that up to the present day he has composed no less than thirteen opercettas for the same place of entertain- nent.,

The Tate Carl Rosa commissioned Mr. Caldicott to write two operettas, viz, Al Abroad,” and ** John Smith,” which were produced and run successtully at the Prince of Walces's Theatre during 1889 and 189o. Just previous to his death, he had received from Mr. Carl Rosa a morc important com- mission for Miss Agnes Huntington,

He now holds the post of music direc- tor at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, under the manage- ment ot Mr. Horace Sedger. He has written about 100 songs and part- songs, the most popular ot which arc ' Unless,” and the humorous one, “T'wo Spoons.” He has also written several cantatas for ladices’ voices, the best known being “ The Queen of the Mayv,” and “The Rhine Legend.”

No list of popular composers would be complete without the names ot Mr. Maybrick (Stephen Adams), Jacques Blumenthal, Frederick Hymen Cowen, and Miss Maude Valeric White ; but as portraits of the first two of these have already appearcd among our “ Celebrities at Dillerent Ages,” while those of the two latter will do so shortly, we do not give them here.

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