John Feltham Danneley
John Feltham Danneley (baptised 1785 – c.1835) was an English writer on music.[1]
Life
The second son of George Danneley, a lay clerk of
About 1803, Danneley abandoned music to live with a rich uncle, from whom he had expectations; but later resumed his musical studies. Until 1812 he lived with his mother at
In 1816, Danneley visited Paris, where he studied under Anton Reicha, Louis-Barthélémy Pradher, and Aleksander Mirecki, and encountered Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and Luigi Cherubini. He returned to Ipswich. He was married in 1822, and around 1824 seems to have settled in London.[3]
Details of the latter years of Danneley's career in London are scanty. He published music at 22 Tavistock Place, and in the post-office directories from 1832 to 1834 his name occurs as a music seller and publisher of 13 Regent Street.[3]
Works
Danneley published:[3]
- Introduction to the Elementary Principles of Thorough Bass and Classical Music (Ipswich, 1820)
- Palinodia a Nice, set of thirteen vocal duets
- An Encyclopædia or Dictionary of Music (1825)
- Musical Grammar (1825), the preface dated from 92 Norton Street, Portland Place. London
- Article on Music (1829) in the London Encyclopædia
- The Nosegay: a Gage d'Amour and Musical Cadeau for 1832, with F. W. N. Bayley, from 13 Regent Street, London.
- Sonatinas for the pianoforte, and songs.
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7129. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 9781139429306. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Danneley, John Feltham". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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