Hamilton Clarke

Hamilton Clarke

James Hamilton Smee Clarke (25 January 1840–9 July 1912) was an English conductor, composer and organist. He held posts as organist in Ireland, at Queen's College, Oxford and London and conducted at a number of London theatres, including the Opera Comique and the Lyceum, where he composed music for a number of Henry Irving's productions. He was a close associate of Arthur Sullivan, and arranged the overtures for The Sorcerer (in its 1884 revival), The Mikado (1886) and Ruddigore (1887).

Bibliography

* F. Woodbridge Wilson, "Clarke, (James) Hamilton (Smee)", "Grove Music Online" ed. L. Macy http://www.grovemusic.com (Accessed 25 July 2008)
* E.D. Mackerness, "Clarke, (James) Hamilton (Siree [sic] )", "Grove Music Online" ed. L. Macy http://www.grovemusic.com (Accessed 25 July 2008)
* Obituary, "The Musical Times", 1 August 1912.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Clarke County, Iowa — Clarke County Courthouse in Osceola …   Wikipedia

  • Hamilton East — was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 2004. It consisted of the eastern part of the city of Hamilton, Ontario. It is considered a working class district. HistoryThe… …   Wikipedia

  • CLARKE, Marcus Andrew Hislop (1846-1881) — always known as Marcus Clarke novelist and miscellaneous writer was born at Kensington, London, on 24 April 1846. His father, William Hislop Clarke, was a barrister, his mother died before he was a year old. Clarke was educated at a private… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • Clarke County (Iowa) — Das Clarke County Courthouse in Osceola Verwaltung US Bundesstaat: Iowa …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clarke Cheetah — Cheetah Role Single seat sports aircraft National origin United Kingdom Designer John Clarke First flight Summer 1929 Retired 1936 Number built 1 The Clarke Cheetah was a …   Wikipedia

  • Hamilton College (Scotland) — Infobox University name = Hamilton College established = 1983 city = Hamilton, South Lanarkshire country = Scotland principal = Miss M Clarke type = Private coeducational Christian website= [http://www.hamiltoncollege.co.uk www.hamiltoncollege.co …   Wikipedia

  • Hamilton County (Iowa) — Verwaltung US Bundesstaat: Iowa Verwaltungssitz: Webster City Adresse des Verwaltungssitzes: County Courthouse 2300 Superior Street Webster City, IA 50595 3158 Gründung: 8. Januar 1857 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hamilton Lyster Reed — Major General Hamilton Lyster Reed VC, CB, CMG, (May 23, 1869 March 7, 1931) was born in Dublin and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to …   Wikipedia

  • Peter F. Hamilton — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hamilton. Peter F. Hamilton …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Giles Clarke — C. Giles Clarke (born May 9, 1953 in Bristol), [ [http://content uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/312637.html Bio at CricInfo] ] is an English businessman and cricket enthusiast, who is currently chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”