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SMART, SIR GEORGE THOMAS (1776–1867)

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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 250 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SMART, See also:SIR See also:GEORGE See also:THOMAS (1776–1867) , See also:English musician, was See also:born in See also:London, his See also:father being a See also:music-seller. He was a See also:choir-boy at the See also:Chapel Royal, and was educated inmusic, becoming an See also:expert violinist, organist, teacher of singing and conductor; and in 1811 he was knighted by the See also:lord-See also:lieutenant of See also:Ireland, having conducted a number of successful concerts in See also:Dublin. Sir George Smart was, from that See also:time onwards, one of the See also:chief musical leaders and organizers in See also:England, conducting at the Philharmonic, Covent See also:Garden, the provincial festivals, &c., and in 1838 being appointed composer to the Chapel Royal. He was a See also:master of the Handelian traditions, was personally acquainted with See also:Beethoven and a See also:close friend of See also:Weber, who died in his See also:house. His See also:church music and glees include some well-known compositions. He died in London on the 23rd of See also:February 1867. His See also:brother See also:Henry (1778-1823), father of the composer Henry Smart (q.v.), was also a prominent musician in his See also:day.

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