HIPKINS, Alfred James
(*1826)> MUSICIAN · WRITER
HIPKINS (Alfred James), F.S.A. English musician and writer on musical subjects, especially musical instruments. Westminster, June 17, 1826. In business connection with John Broadwood and Sons, pianoforte-makers, London. A contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and various musical publications published in this country and on the Continent. His articles have been reprinted in America and even in Japan; they have also been translated into the…