A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Davenport, Francis

DAVENPORT, Francis William, born 1847 at Wilderslowe, near Derby, was educated at University College, Oxford. He studied music under Sir George Macfarren, whose only daughter he married; was appointed a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in 1879, and subsequently Examiner for the Local Examinations in connection therewith. In 1882 he was appointed a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music. Mr. Davenport's compositions include Symphonies, No. 1 in D minor (1st prize at the Alexandra Palace Competition, 1876), No. 2 in C; Overture 'Twelfth Night,' Viard-Louis Concerts, 1878; Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra, Crystal Palace, Nov. 1. 1879; six pieces for piano and 'cello, a selection from which was given at the Popular Concert, Nov. 24, 1879; four pieces for same; a Trio in B♭, Popular Concerts, Jan. 31, 1881, and again in 1882; two Part Songs—'Phyllis is my only joy,' and 'Sweet day, so cool'; three songs and many works in MS. He has written two books on music, viz. 'Elements of Music' (1884), and 'Elements of Harmony and Counterpoint' (1886).

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