Joseph Bottomley
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Joseph Bottomley was an English musician. He was born at Halifax
in Yorkshire
in 1786. His parentage is not recorded, but his musical education was begun at a very early age; when only seven years old he played a violin concerto in public. At the age of twelve he was sent to Manchester
, where he studied under John Grimshaw (1765?-1819), organist of St. John's Church, and Watts, the leader of the concerts. Under Watts's direction he at the same time carried on his violin studies with Yaniewicz
, then resident in Manchester
.
In 1801 Bottomley was articled to David Lawton (d. 1807), the organist of St. Peter's, Leeds, and on the expiration of his term removed to London to study the piano under Wœlfl
. In 1807 Bottomley returned to Yorkshire, and obtained the appointment of organist to the parish church of Bradford
, but he made Halifax his home, where he had a large teaching connection. In 1820 he was appointed organist of Sheffield
parish church, which post he held for some considerable time. The date of his death is uncertain. Bottomley published several original works, including 'Six Exercises for Pianoforte,' twelve sonatinas for the same instrument, two divertissements with flute accompaniment, twelve valses, eight rondo
s, ten airs variés, a duo for two pianos, and a small dictionary of music (8vo), published in London in 1816.
He died in 1861, Eccleshall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire citing his profession as a professor of music.
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
in 1786. His parentage is not recorded, but his musical education was begun at a very early age; when only seven years old he played a violin concerto in public. At the age of twelve he was sent to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, where he studied under John Grimshaw (1765?-1819), organist of St. John's Church, and Watts, the leader of the concerts. Under Watts's direction he at the same time carried on his violin studies with Yaniewicz
Feliks Janiewicz
Feliks Janiewicz, in English often Felix Yaniewicz was a Polish composer and violinist in exile and one of the founders of the Edinburgh Festival.He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, 1762...
, then resident in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
In 1801 Bottomley was articled to David Lawton (d. 1807), the organist of St. Peter's, Leeds, and on the expiration of his term removed to London to study the piano under Wœlfl
Joseph Wölfl
Joseph Wölfl was an Austrian pianist and composer.-Biography:Wölfl was born at Salzburg, where he studied music under Leopold Mozart and Michael Haydn....
. In 1807 Bottomley returned to Yorkshire, and obtained the appointment of organist to the parish church of Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, but he made Halifax his home, where he had a large teaching connection. In 1820 he was appointed organist of Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
parish church, which post he held for some considerable time. The date of his death is uncertain. Bottomley published several original works, including 'Six Exercises for Pianoforte,' twelve sonatinas for the same instrument, two divertissements with flute accompaniment, twelve valses, eight rondo
Rondo
Rondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also to a character-type that is distinct from the form...
s, ten airs variés, a duo for two pianos, and a small dictionary of music (8vo), published in London in 1816.
He died in 1861, Eccleshall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire citing his profession as a professor of music.