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CodeDS/UK/5412
NameBarnby; Sir; Joseph (1838-1896); English musical composer, conductor
Dates12 August 1838-28 January 1896
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginYork, England (born)
RelationshipsSon fo Thomas Barnby (organist)
BiographySir Joseph Barnby was an English composer and conductor.

He was conductor of "Barnby's Choir" from 1864, and in 1871 was appointed, in succession to Charles Gounod, conductor of the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society, a post he held till his death.

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