Edward Dearle (2 March 1806 – 20 March 1891) was an organist and composer based in England.
Life
He was born in Cambridge in 1806 the son of John Dearle and Harriet Harrison, and was a chorister at
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...
by John Pratt, the organist.
He was awarded Bachelor of Music at Cambridge in 1836 and Doctor of Music in 1842.
In 1837 he won the
Gresham Prize for his anthem ''Turn thee again.''
He was a founder of
Trinity College, Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London in 1875.
He married Catherine Mullins (1817–1880) and they had the following children:
*Edward John Dearle (1833–1896)
*Harriett Dearle (1835–1906)
*Sophia Dearle (1837–1908)
*Clara Sophia Dearle (1841–1911)
*Julia Catherine Dearle (1844–1881)
*Elizabeth Dearle (1845–1916)
*Catherine Mary Dearle (1846–1914)
*Louisa Anna Dearle (1848–1874)
*Ada Dearle (1850–1899)
*John George Dearle (b. 1851)
Appointments
*Organist of St. Paul's Church, Deptford 1827–1830
*Organist of Blackheath Parish Church 1830–1832
*Organist of St. Peter's Church, Wisbeach 1832–1833
*Organist of the
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 ...
1833–1835
*Organist of the
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1835
[Hull Packet – Friday 3 April 1835] – 1864
Compositions
His compositions include:
*Anthem ''Turn thee again''
*Morning Service in C
*Evening Service in A
*Evening Service in G minor
*Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis in F
*Oratorio ''Israel in The Wilderness''
References
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1806 births
1891 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers
19th-century British composers
19th-century English musicians
19th-century British male musicians
19th-century organists