DICTIONARY OF MUSIC - El Atril

GODEFEOID GODFREY 193
Mendelssolin, and other masters, either solo or
with accompaniment of stringed instruments, in
addition to the usual classical Concertos, Trios,
Sonatas, etc. In 1859 she married Mr. Davison,
Avho, as already stated, was licr real master and
the former of her taste. In 1S73 Madame
Goddard left England for a lengthened tour
through America, Australia, and India, returning
in the autumn of 1876, and making her first
reappearance in two recitals at St. -Tames's Hall
on Oct. 12 and 19. She appeared in London
at Sims Keeves's benefit concert in March 1882 ;
a bcnetit concert was given I'or her on March 9,
1'90, and she became a Koniau Catholic in
1900. G.
GODEFROID, the name of two brothers
whose reputation was founded on their skilful
harp-plaj'ing. The elder, Jules Joseph, was
born at Kamiir, Feb. 23, 1811, and wrote
pieces for his instrument, as well as two comic
operas, ' Le diadeste' and 'La chasse royale.
He died in Paris, Feb. 27, 1840. The younger
brother, DiEUDOXN'li Jo.seph Guillaume Feli.k,
born July 24, 1818, at Namur, was a pupil of
the Paris Conservatoire, and spent the latter
part of his life in Brussels. Besides numerous
harp solos, etc., he \\-rote an oratorio, ' La fille
de Said '
; two operas, ' La harpe d'or ' and
'La derniere bataille,' and a great number of
drawing-room pieces for the jjianoforte, which
enjoyed great popularity in their day. He died
at Villers-sur-Mer, July 8, 1897. [Riemann's
Lexil'im ; Baker's Bi"fj. Dirt.'j
GODFREY. A lamily of English military
bandmasters. Ch.aules Godfrey, the founder,
was born Nov. 22, 1790, at Kingston, Surrey ;
[w'as a drummer in the First Roj'al Surrey
Militia] ; in 1813 joined the Coldstreams as a
bassoon player, and in 182.'^) became bandmaster,
a post whicli he filled witli lionour till his death,
Dec. 12, 1863, at his house in Vincent Square,
AVestminster, after lifty years' service. [He had
been discharged from military engagement in
1834, but remained a civilian bandmaster.]
He was appointed Musician in Ordinary to the
King in 1831, and was one of the Court of
Assistants of the Royal Society of Musicians.
The first journal of military music published in
England, under the name of JuHien's Journal,
was arranged by I\Ir. Godfrey. His three
sons were educated at the Royal Academy of
Music.
Dan'iel, the eldest, born Sept. 4, 1831, entered
the Royal Academy of Music as a student
of the flute in 1847, and was bandmaster of the
Grenadier Guards from 18.56 to 1896, when he
formed a band of his own. In 1872 he took his
band to the United States— the first visit of an
English military band since the Independence.
He is well known here and abroad by his waltzes
for military band— 'Guards,' 'Mabel,' 'Hilda,'
etc. He died at Beeston, near Nottingham,
June 30, 1903.
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The second, Adolphus FitEDEracK, born at
Westminster in 1837, entered the Coldstreams
in 1856, and in 1863 succeeded his father as
bandmaster of that regiment. He resigned this
post in 1880, and died August 28, 1882.
Charles, the third, born Jan. 17, 1839,
joined the Scots Fusiliers as bandmaster in
1859 and lelt that regiment in 1868 for a
similar position in the Royal Horse Guards,
from which he retired in Jan. 1904. He is
professor of military nmsie at the Roj-al College
of Jlusic, and the Guildhall School of Music.
Se^'eral of the third generation of Godfreys
have won distinction in music. Daniel Eyep.s
Godfley, L.R.A.M., son of Daniel, born 1868,
was at King's College School and the Royal
College of Music (from 1884) ; -was conductor of
the London Military Band in 1890 ; and after
a tour, as conductor of an opera troujie, in
South Africa in 1891-92, settled at Bournemouth,
where he has raised the orchestra of the
Winter Gardens to a high pitch of excellence.
His performances of the classics and of modern
works slioiv him to be a conductor (not merely
a bandmaster) of very high rank, and the Symphony
Concerts, which he has directed since
their foundation in 1894, have an imiioitant
influence on national as well as on local nuisic.
He was appointed resident musical adviser to
the Corpjoration in 1895, and subsequently
manager of the Winter Gardens. (See Symphony
Concerts.)
Three sons of Charles Godfrey, junior, have
also shown remarkable ability : Arthiul Eur.ENE
Godfrey, born Sept. 28, 1S68, was a
chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral in 1877-83,
studied at the Royal Academy of Mu.sic in
1883-89, gaining various jirizes, and becoming
an associate of the Academy ; he has won experience
as a theatrical conductor, and a string
quartet, songs, etc., give evidence of consider-
able talent. He has written much inciilental
music for plays, and his musical comedy, ' Little
iliss Nobody,' "was produced with great success
at the Lyric Theatre, and ran for over six
months, from Sepjt. 1898. He was musical adviser
to ilessrs. Robert Cocks & Co., and is now
manager of Messrs. Hopwood & Crew, Ltd. He
is a clever accomp>aTust. Charles George Godfrey,
born in London, Dec. 1866, was educated
at St. Paul's School, and the Roj'al Academy
of Jlusic, and got his first experience of mili-
tary music as occasional substitute for his
father. He has been successively organist of
St, John's Church, Wapping ; bandmaster to
the Corps of Commissionaires (1887) ; conductor
of the military band at the Crystal
Palace, 1889-97. In the seasons of 1897 and
1898 he was conductor at the Pavilion Gardens,
Buxton; and at Easter, 1899, ivas appointed
musical director at the Spa, Scarborough, a
post he still fills with distinction and success.
He conducts an orchestra in the spring and
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