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WILLIAM CHAPPELL (1809–1888)

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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 854 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WILLIAM CHAPPELL (1809–1888)  ,
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English writer on
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music, a member of the
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London musical
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firm of Chappell & Co., was born on the loth of November 1809, eldest son of
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Samuel Chappell (d . 1834), who founded the business . William Chappell is particularly noteworthy for his starting the Musical Antiquarian Society in 184o, and his publication of the standard
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work Popular Music of the Olden Time (1855–1859)—an expansion of a collection of "
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national English airs " made by him in 1838–1840 . The
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modern revival of
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interest in English folk-songs owes much to this work, which has since been re-edited by Professor H . E . Wooldridge (1893) . W . Chappell died on the loth of August 1888 . His
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brother, Thomas Patey Chappell (d . 1902), meanwhile had largely extended the
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publishing business, and had started (1859) the Monday and Saturday Popular Concerts at St James's Hall, which were successfully managed by a younger brother, S . Arthur Chappell, till they came to an end towards the close of the century .

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