MOLIQUE

William Bernhard (son of M. Molique, stadtmusikus). b. Nuremberg 7 Oct. 1803; violinist Vienna; leader of band, Munich 1820, and Stuttgart 1826–49; resided in London 1849–66; retired to Canstadt 1866; composer of upwards of 100 pieces of music, nearly all of them published in London, among these were Five sets, each of six German songs 1845–8; Three sacred songs from the Psalms 1849; Six melodies for flute and harp 1851; Flying leaves, six pieces for the concertina 1856; Abraham, oratorio. Op. 65 full score, produced at Norwich festival 1860; Three duets for two violins 1860; On parting, song written by lord Byron 1866; I know thou dost love me, song, words by Hoffman 1873. d. Canstadt near Stuttgart 10 May 1869. Reg. and mag. of Biography , June 1869 p. 484.