Joseph Francis Duggan Born Dublin 10.7.1817 Died London 1900
Conductor, pianist, violinist, organist and composer. His career started when he left for the U.S. in 1839. In New york he became conductor of The English Opera, and followed this by short periods teaching music in Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia. In 1841 he was appointed Principal Professor of The Philadelphia Institute of Music. From 1844 he was in Paris as a pianist, also composing and teaching.
From 1845 he settled in London and later became Professor of Singing at The Guildhall School of Music. He is now best remembered if at all, as a composer.
Orchestral
Symphony in C
Symphony in E flat
Overture and Entr'acts to 'As You Like It' 1854
'Manfred' overture
Chamber
6 String quartets
Piano
L'Avenir
Marcia 1852
Laura
Rosie
Polacca in G
Polonaise in G
The Syrens
Tears
The Guards
Valse guerriere
A Wedding March
Song
'Rythm Tentatives' 6 songs Op.1
Absolon words by Nathaniel Parker P Willis 1833
Am I forgot words by G Lumley 1866
Anacreon's ode to Temperance
Angelina words by H Hoffman
As a breath from off the mirror words by H Hurst
Ask me no more words by A Tennyson 1854
Be not afear'd words by William Shakespeare
Can'st thou forget the past words by WJR 1871
Daylight fades around us trio for soprano, tenor and bass words by E Ham
Erin in Exile 1864
The Fisher Boy words by J E Carpenter 1852
The Gallery of Nations 1851
The Gipsy free words by E Ham 1852 pub. by J Curwen & Sons
Good Night words by F I Hudson 1881
'Hagar' sacred song words by W Guernsey 1870
I can but weep words by G Linley
Jessie words by J Enderssohn 1880
Ladder of Light words by F I Hudson 1882
The Lasses left on the shore words by W Sapte Jnr 1885 pub. by Hutchings & Co.
Lord Ullin's daughter words by Campbell
Love laughs at locksmiths words by E Ham 1852
Many a time and oft words by A B Edwards 1860
Maureen words by B Cornwall
The Mountain words by R K Philip
My Lady sleeps words by Longfellow 1853 pub. by Augener & Co.
Nel Cammin di nostra vita for 4 treble voices words by Metastasio 1881
Oh! turn those eyes away words by F Kemble
Old memories words by A B Edwards
On the shore words by Mackarness
Oriana words by A Tennyson
Over hill, over dale words by William Shakespeare 1862
Il Pastore for 4 treble voices words by Metastasio
Ruth words by W Guernsey
The Scarlet and the Blue words by W Sabte jnr. pub. by Hutchings & Co.
Stelle di Notte words by M Maggioni
Take this tear - duettino 1865
The Templer words by K Summers
To find the sorrowing words by E Ham
The voice from the deep words by Sir F Peacocke
When we first met words by F Kemble 1867
Who is Sylvia words by William Shakespeare
Why looks the bride so pale ? words by E Ham
Wild Bells words by A B Edwards
The Winds are hushed words by A B Edwards
Evening now soft rapture brings - six part song words by Mrs Freale
6 descriptive songs: 1 The voices of the bells 2 ? 3 ? 4 The Waves words by R K Philip 5 ? 6 ?
6 songs: 1 Anceron's ode to Memperna, 2 The Elleree words by J H Ewing, 3 The Lily of the Lake, 4 La Lusinga, 5 Filomela, 6 Dallo profunde
'Home and Foreign lyrics; set of 13 songs
Opera
'Pierre' opera in 1 act Lyrics by Henry Drayton 1853
'Leonie' opera in 3 acts Lyrics by Henry Drayton 1854
'The Brides of Venice'
'Alfred'
'Le Nain Noir'
Quite a lot of the songs and some piano music were published and there are copies in various academic libraries (see COPAC). I note with interest, however, that RCM lists an Overture "Manfred" in ms full score by this composer.
His song "The fisherman's bride" (On a rock by the ocean) was published by Klemm and later by Lee & Walker and has been digitized by Hathitrust...