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Henry Marcellus Higgs
Henry Marcellus Higgs (1855–1929) was a British composer and performer whose early life and entire career was spent in London. His published output includes not only original instrumental, organ and sacred/secular vocal music but also arrangements of music from popular comremporary stage works both for solo piano and for ensembles. Early life Henry Marcellus Higgs was one of three children born to organist and composer Marcellus Higgs (1827–88) and his wife Clara, nee Tomlin (c.1829-?). The organist and academic musician James Higgs, was brother to Marcellus. At the time of his birth Henry's family were living in the parish of St George Hanover Square, London. Marcellus was organist of St James the Less, Westminster,''A Directory of Composers for Organ'' (third edition) by John Henderson (Swindon: the author, 2005) and teacher of music and singing.'Marcellus Higgs'. ''Members of the Royal Society of Musicians'', compiled by Betty Matthews (London: Royal Society of Musicians, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Higgs
Dr. James Higgs * ? 1829 in Lambeth; † 26. April 1902 in London was an English organist and teacher. Life James Higgs, studied under his father, an amateur of ability. He succeeded the late Dr. Wylde as organist of Eaton Chapel in 1844 and in the following year, on the secession of his brother Marcellus Higgs, he became organist of St. Benet and St.Peter, Paul's Wharf. His successive organ appointments were St. Mark's, Kennington, 1852–64, St.Michael's, Stockwell, 1864-7 and for twenty-eight years of St. Andrews, Holborn, 1867 to 1895, when he retired from playing in public. In 1864 he was among the first twenty-one member of the Royal College of Organists. Some years later, in 1867, he was appointed as examiner for the Royal College of Organists and from then on he frequently acted as examiner. Even later, in 1874, he graduated Mus. Bac. Oxon from New College, Oxford. His well-deserved doctor's degree was conferred upon him by the Archbishop of Canterbury. As original me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chappell & Co
Chappell & Co. was an English company that published music and manufactured pianos. Founded by pianist Samuel Chappell, the company was one of the leading music publishers and piano manufacturers in Britain until 1980 when Chappell sold its retail activities to concentrate solely on music publishing. After some previous acquisitions by other companies, the ''Chappell'' brand name is currently owned by Warner Chappell Music (part of Warner Music Group, which acquired it for $200 million in 1987.Warner Reportedly Will Acquire Chappell : $200-Million Deal Would Merge 2 of 3 Biggest U.S. Music Publishers by KATHRYN HARRIS on ''Los Angeles Times'', 12 May 1987 History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Classical Organists
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English Classical Organists
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Deaths
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1855 Births
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The Village Organist
''The Village Organist: a series of pieces for church and general use'' was a sequence of books of organ music published by Wise Music Group#Novello & Co, Novello and Co between 1870 and 1907. First series The first series comprised two books. The first was published by Novello in 1870, described as: [...] short easy voluntaries by eminent composers [...] edited by T. Richard Matthews B.A. Rector of North Coates, Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency), Great Grimsby [1826–1910] [...] Here are voluntaries by Professors Sterndale Bennett, Bennett and Frederick Ousley, Ousley, Drs. John Bacchus Dykes, Dykes, John Stainer, Stainer, George Elvey, Elvey, Edmund Chipp, Chipp and William Henry Monk, Monk and Messrs Henry Smart, George Alexander Macfarren, G. A. Macfarren, Joseph Barnby, J. Barnby, Edward Thorne (musician), E. H. Thorne and John Baptiste Calkin, J. B. Calkin". Apart from its thirty-nine voluntaries the first edition of the book also contained psalm chants and hymn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was Glad
"I was glad" (Latin incipit, "Laetatus sum") is a choral introit which is a popular piece in the musical repertoire of the Anglican church. It is traditionally sung in the Church of England as an anthem at the Coronation of the British monarch. The text consists of verses from Psalm 122. Numerous composers have set the words to music, among them Henry Purcell and William Boyce; its most famous setting was written in 1902 by Sir Hubert Parry, which sets only verses 1–3, 6, and 7. Text The text of the anthem consists of verses from Psalm 122, from the psalter found in the 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'': # I was glad when they said unto me : We will go into the house of the Lord. # Our feet shall stand in thy gates : O Jerusalem. # Jerusalem is built as a city : that is at unity in itself. # For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord : to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord. # For there is the seat of judgement : even the seat of the hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallington, London
Wallington is a town in the London Borough of Sutton, in South London, England. It is south south-west of Charing Cross. Before the Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington merged into the London Borough of Sutton in Greater London in 1965, it was part of the county of Surrey. Wallington is a post town in the SM postcode area. The town is home to three of the borough's five grammar schools. The London Borough of Sutton is a top performing borough for education in the United Kingdom. History The name "Wallington" derives from the Anglo Saxon "Waletone", meaning "village of the Britons". Wallington appears in Domesday Book of 1086 and was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: 11 hides. It had 2 mills worth £1 10s 0d, 11 ploughs, of meadow. It rendered £10. The historic village was situated somewhat to the north of the current town centre around what is now Wallington Bridge over the River Wandle. At the time of the Domesday book there were two mill p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George Hanover Square
St George Hanover Square was a civil parish created in 1724 in the Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex, which was later part of the metropolitan area of London, England. The creation of the parish accompanied the building of St George's, Hanover Square, constructed by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to meet the demands of a growing population. The parish was formed from part of the quite early medieval (in legal parlance called ancient) parish of Saint Martin in the Fields in the consequent Liberty of Westminster, probably one parish at the time of the Norman conquest, and in the hundred of Ossulstone. It included some of the most fashionable areas of what later became the West End of London, including Belgravia and Mayfair. Civil parish administration, known as a select vestry, was dominated by members of the nobility and landed gentry until the parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831. The vestry was reformed again in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act. In 1889 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Grand Lodge Of England
The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the governing Masonic lodge for the majority of freemasons in England, Wales and the Commonwealth of Nations. Claiming descent from the Masonic grand lodge formed 24 June 1717 at the Goose & Gridiron Tavern in London, it is considered to be the oldest Masonic Grand Lodge in the world. Together with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland, they are often referred to by their members as "the home Grand Lodges" or "the Home Constitutions". History Moderns and Ancients in English Freemasonry Prior to 1717 there were Freemasons' lodges in England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the earliest known admission of non-operative masons being in Scotland. On St John's Day, 24 June 1717, three existing London lodges and a Westminster lodge held a joint dinner at the Goose and Gridiron alehouse in St Paul's Churchyard, elected Anthony Sayer to the chair as Grand Master, and called themselves the Grand Lodge of London and Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Church (Portland Chapel)
St Paul's Church, for many years known as the Portland Chapel, was built in the eighteenth century on the site of the former Marylebone Basin reservoir in London. Today the site is occupied by the BBC and known as Brock House, originally the Philharmonic Hall.Clinch, George. (1890''Marylebone and St. Pancras: Their History, Celebrities, Buildings, and Institutions'' London: Truslove & Shirley, p. 13. The building was constructed in 1766 or 1775–6 of brick with a stone steeple and consecrated in 1831. It was designed by Stiff Leadbetter for the Portland Estates. The Philharmonic Hall was built on the site of the church in 1907/08 to replace the St James's Hall in Regent Street Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under the direction of the architect John Nash and James Burton. It runs from Waterloo Place ... which had been demolished in 1905. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
