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Biography of Dr Edward F. Rimbault
Rimbault, DrEdward Francis. F.S.A. (1842), Ph.D. (Göttingen), Ph.D. (Stockholm, 1842), Hon.LL.D. (Harvard, 1848). Pupil of his father; of Samuel Wesley and Dr Crotch. Organist of the Swiss Church, Soho, London, 1832; St. Peter’s, Vere Street, London. A founder of the Musical Antiquarian Society, 1840. Composed an operetta, songs, &c. Wrote about musical history, &c. Son of Stephen Francis Rimbault. b. Soho, London, England, June 13th, 1816; d. Regent’s Park, London, Sep. 26th, 1876.
Gounod, Charles François. Studied at the Paris Conservatory under Halévy (counterpoint), Paër (composition) and Lesueur (composition), 1836. Organist at the Missions Étrangères, Paris; of St. Cloud’s, Paris. Conducted the Paris Orphéon, 1852-60. Composed oratorios, masses, operas, cantatas, songs, orchestral pieces, &c. b. Paris, France, June 17th, 1818; d. St. Cloud, Oct. 18th, 1893.
Mozart, Johann Chrysostemus Wolfgang Amadeus. Pupil of his father (clavichord), self taught organ and violin; of Johann Christian Bach; Haydn, Tenducci and Manzuoli. Organist and concertmaster to the Archbishop of Salzburg, 1779. Concertmeister to the Archbishop of Salzburg, 1768; chamber composer to the Emperor; toured Italy, 1769; elected a member of the Bologna Philharmonic Academy. Composed masses, operas, songs, symphonies, concertos, chamber music, clavier music, organ sonatas. Son of Leopold Mozart. b. Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 27th, 1756; d. Vienna, Dec. 5th, 1791.
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