William Vincent Wallace was an Irish composer and pianist. In his day, he was famous on three continents as a double virtuoso on violin and piano.
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William Vincent Wallace. Portrait by Mathew Brady, New York City, undated (Library of Congress)
Blue plaque in Waterford
A bust of Wallace by Seamus Murphy can be seen outside Waterford's Theatre Royal
Scene from Maritana (1845): The wedding of Don Cæsar and Maritana
Wallace's grave at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, in 2014; visible behind it is Balfe's graveMusicians born in the 1810s 6
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William Vincent Wallace was an Irish composer and pianist. In his day, he was famous on three continents as a double virtuoso on violin and piano. Nowadays, he is mainly remembered as an opera composer of note, with key works such as Maritana (1845) and Lurline (1847/60), but he also wrote a large amount of piano music that was much in vogue in the 19th century. His more modest output of songs and ballads, equally wide-ranging in style and difficulty, was also popular in his day, some numbers being associated with famous singers of the time.
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