Bernard Farebrother (1846 - 1888) was an organist and composer based in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
.
Life
He studied organ in Norwich with
Zechariah Buck Dr. Zechariah Buck (9 September 1798 – 5 August 1879), was an English organist and choir director who is remembered as a preeminent trainer of boys' voices.
Early life and family
Born to Jeremiah Buck (a tradesman) and Sarah Astbury in Norwich, N ...
. After a career as an organist which had some notable incidents, including being sacked from his employment in Warwick, he committed suicide aged 40.
Appointments
*Organist of
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
The Collegiate Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It is in the centre of the town just east of the market place. It is grade I listed, and a member of the Major Churches Network.
The churc ...
1867 - 1871
*Organist of
St Paul's Church, Birmingham
St Paul's is a Church of England church in the Georgian St Paul's Square in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, England.
History
The Grade I listed church was designed by Roger Eykyn of Wolverhampton. Building started in 1777, and the church ...
*Organist of Holy Trinity Church, Birchfields
Works
His compositions include the following songs:
*Across the sea
*Annabel Lee
*Gentle spring
*Hymn to the Night
*Maid of Athens
*The Great God Pan
He also wrote a Piano Sonata, Plein de Doute.
[The Musical Standard, Vol 12. 1870. p.126]
References
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1847 births
1888 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers
19th-century British composers
19th-century English musicians
19th-century British male musicians
19th-century organists