New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
NILLIAM CNAPPLLk

From The London Daily News
Tho death at the ripe old Of seventy eight OF
Mr. William ChapIcll rObs OF the admitted c1ri ot
British musical ami luaIans, ana oi me arhh"W "u-s"
authority on The special sunjcct 10 when ne h"i u
Vnfrd m, greater I,at Of IFS active life IT has been
claimed thai NJ William ChapIen performed for
Enr,h song the service which nobcrt Burns dd Tor
scottish ana Tom Moore for Irish. melodies. !" ,a5
nat o!G English music va, unhn""n or forgotten
until MI CAa9pcll took up the subject may, OF 'oui9c'
r mol.. or less OF an cSaeg"raOn. a. several corla
lion. f.ofn plavfOid, seventeenth century Banpu't
-, N,.i.i. IT, sf catlier " hnicc ASIcs Songs and
Dialogues and ths cOLr'iui.- OF lom Durir} 'lchS
tarty aga WHLi h ~ ca Wi.ariiany. VIII a5und
antly testify But Mr. william Ihappcn was one Of
The first To collect these and other scattered materials
IN a compact form and with many noie a. 10 fheIf
Win proper words newly adapted 10 on verses ana
mcodic, 20 pres nj In pro- ca iach1n 10 Mr.
william Chappci was bonn In London on NoNch' u
20, 1909. and was the e,desi son oi e'ihue i" a
,D,,,tor. ~ The PhhaiInonic society. first entered
ni nartncrshlg with the pianist. j. Is. tramcr, and
Franc, 1aitun IatOur. W hen young william 'haI-
an va. ~ The ar. Of ten Mr. Iaiour lctl the firm
and i've wears affcrwam william Chappcll entered is
service on his fathers death IN lo3i william lie
came managing partner. but H. l7i3 ny family
now head Of the house Of thappcll AZ Coz, AMI him
,clf became halls partner ia Tie MN ol j. j..
ia Mr. t,cnrsc wood. and thcuCc0rwaid lctirci from
business and devoted himself entirely 10 his ant
quarian researches. which had Tor many years en-
crossed much Of his attention. ~,
Mr. William Chappcll was sole founder Of The Must
cal AntiQualian society I'm l~iO, ana III me same year
he wac one Of the orr CnaiO~ ol the Percy SOc'cfy.
ard was made an F~.A. II" was also for many
years treasurer OF the Camden o0cicty and
ncctcd with many other lcaIrcl and antiquarian
citations. The lrst part of his "Collcction Of VA
toi al English Airs issued 1-3-. aud with the
assistance II Dr. Crotch Professor Sir George Mac.
faucn. and J. \. Wade who hainonzc1 the Old mel
odes for the modern pian0fOric II was finished I'm
1910 Is puriOrt was sufficiently explained I'm II,
It'll and II consisted uf a collection of ancient Eng
nsh song ballad AMI dance tunes, intcr-pciscd with
remark, and anecdotes. and preceded hy essay on
Eurl IA afferWsli rfIlt
Dowlanie songs and large quantity ~ the music Of
the madrigallan era Tor the Musical Antiquarian
Society; AMI be subsequently expanded his FIRST work
ON ancient English airs INTO the magnificent volumes
which, uudcr the familiar title Of Popular Music II
the Oldcr Tine" arc. although they have been pub
nshcl We'll nigh thirty years. SIN The acknowledged
book OF reference the question ~ National ENGLISH
music. Mr. William Chappe likrwlsc issued Zine
collection IN two volume, Of " OLA English Dnii"s.-
and History II Music Ar and science from the
cailc,i ages TO the fail Of Tho Roman EmpiN. The
valuable researches To- which Mr.. William thanl.U
devoted the greater part uf HIS long and honorable
81 Ger FORM IN fact splendid example ~ what an
enthusiast possessed 81 ample fortune. beside, great
literary and musical ability. and The requisite com
linafion Of energy and patience. effect when
working with all his mind and might upon a sub
jec' which. though Of the highest interest and utility
had hitherto been more or less neglected