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Snippets of info from his wife's letter to Melbourne Argus, Monday 16 October 1876. |
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He studied in Germany under [[Moritz Hauptmann|Hauptmann]] and [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]], and on his return to England composed several [[oratorio]]s and other pieces, none of which had permanent success.
In 1861 he emigrated to [[Australia]], and in 1872 went to [[United States|America]];
Three weeks after landing in America, he was appointed organist of St Johns Chapel, [[New York]] at a salary of £500 a year which position he filled to the day of his death.
His wife, Georgina, to carry out his wishes, to placed him to rest "near and with his own people in Kensal-green", England.
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