[The shepherds went their hasty way]

Composer: John Francis Barnett

John Francis Barnett born in London, Oct. 6, 1838. Dramatic composer and pianist. He studied the pianoforte under Dr. Wylde in 1849, gained the Queen's Scholarship at the Royal academy of Music in 1850, and successfully competed a second time on its expiration in 1852. In 1857 he visited Germany, where he studied under Hauptmann and Rietz at the Leipsic Conservatorium; and returned to London in 1860; Barnett's first notable work was a symphony in A minor, given by the Musical Society of London, June 15, 1864; his most important, an oratorio, The Raising of Lazarus (1873). Other works: Ouverture symphonique given by the Philharmonic Society, May 11, 1868; Concerto in D minor; two cantatas, The Ancient Mariner an dParadise and the Peri (writt… Go to person page >