Michael Maybrick (1841-1913)
Last updated: 01.06.22
According to the Internet source given below, Michael Maybrick was an English composer and singer
born in Liverpool. He is best known under his pseudonym Stephen Adams as the composer of The Holy City (1892) one of the most popular religious songs in English. With a background minor composers and organists he went to Leipzig in 1865 to with Carl Reinecke, Ignaz Moscheles, and Louis Plaidy He then trained as a baritone with Gaetano Nava in Milan and successfully gaining experience in Italian theatres before resuming his career at all the leading concert venues in London and the provinces, as well as in English opera.
In the early 1870s Maybrick began singing his own under the pseudonym Stephen Adams mostly with lyrics by Fred Weatherly. In 1884 he toured the United States performing his own songs.
He died in Ryde.
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Michael Maybrick | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Clara Butt | Britain's Queen of Song |        |
| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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Holy City, The | Michael Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
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Nancy Lee | Michael Maybrick (music) Frederick E. Weatherly (words) John McCormack (perf.) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Blue Alsatian Mountains (?), The | M. Maybrick (music) Claribel (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Holy City (1892), The | M. Maybrick (music) F E Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Idle Words (1898) | M. Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) Clara Butt (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Light of the World (1896), The | M. Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Maid of the Mill (1886), The | M. Maybrick (music) Charles Hamilton Aïdé (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Mona (1888) | M. Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Nancy Lee (1878) | M. Maybrick (music) F E Weatherly (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Nirvana (1900) | M. Maybrick (music) F E Weatherly (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Saint Anthony (1888) | M. Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) M. Maybrick (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Star of Bethlehem (1890), The | M. Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Tar's Farewell (1878), The | M. Maybrick (music) Francis Cowley Burnand (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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This Work-A-Day World (1895) | M. Maybrick (music) Jessie Moir (words) Belle Cole (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑Thora (1905) | M. Maybrick (music) F.E. Weatherly (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 3 works performed by Michael Maybrick who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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Nancy Lee (1878) | Michael Maybrick | F E Weatherly (words) John McCormack (perf.) M. Maybrick (perf.) |
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Saint Anthony (1888) | Michael Maybrick | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words) M. Maybrick (perf.) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 27 works by Michael Maybrick (1841-1913).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Nancy Lee | 1878 | F E Weatherly (words) John McCormack (perf.) M. Maybrick (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
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| Tar's Farewell, The | 1878 | Francis Cowley Burnand (words)
as Stephen Adams |
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| Silver Cup, The | 1880c | Hugh Conway (words) | Pub. |
| Sprung a Leak! | 1883 | Arthur Matthison (words) | Pub. |
| Pilgrim, The | 1884 | Beatrice Abercrombie (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Shipwrecked | 1885 | Fred E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Maid of the Mill, The | 1886 | Charles Hamilton Aïdé (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Mona | 1888 | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Saint Anthony | 1888 | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words) M. Maybrick (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Star of Bethlehem, The | 1890 | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Holy City, The | 1892 | F E Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub.  |
| ⇑ Never Give Up the Ship | 1892 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Valley by the Sea, The | 1893 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Fiona | 1895 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| This Work-A-Day World | 1895 | Jessie Moir (words) Belle Cole (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Light of the World, The | 1896 | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words) Edward Lloyd (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Maid of Malabar, The | 1897 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Idle Words | 1898 | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words) Clara Butt (perf.) as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Nirvana | 1900 | F E Weatherly (words)
as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Roses | 1905 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Thora | 1905 | Frederic Edward Weatherly (words)
as Stephen Adams |
Pub. |
| Ben the Bo'sun | 1908 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Romany Lass, The | 1910 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Silver Moon | 1911 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Veteran's Song, The | 1930 | F E Weatherly (words) | Pub. |
| Peace-- in the Storm | 1982 | David T Clydesdale (words) | |
| Blue Alsatian Mountains, The | ? | Claribel (words)
as Stephen Adams |
| Title | Duration | Performer |
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The Holy City (1908) | 3:44 | Edward Lloyd |