Davenport, F. W. (Francis William), 1847-1925
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found: Stabat mater, [1924?]:caption (F. W. Davenport)
found: The catalogue of printed music in the British Library to 1980. 15, Cup-Dav, 1983:p.274 (hdg.: Davenport, Francis William)
found: Grove music online, viewed 30 December 2016(Davenport, Francis William, (b Wilderslowe, nr Derby, 9 April 1847; d Scarborough, 1 April 1925). English composer and writer on music. He read law at University College, Oxford, then studied music with Sir George Macfarren, whose only daughter he married. He was a professor of harmony and counterpoint from 1879, and subsequently undertook local examining for the RAM. In 1882 he became a professor at the GSM, and was from 1883 to 1889 honorary secretary of the Musical Association. His Elements of Music and Elements of Harmony and Counterpoint have been widely used as basic handbooks)
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