Henry Farmer (13 May 1819 – 25 June 1891) was a

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organist and composer based in

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Life

He was born in Nottingham, the third son of Mr. John Farmer. He was self-taught as a musician, but undertook some study in harmony with Sir Henry Bishop. He played violin in the orchestra when Felix Mendelssohn conducted his oratorio ''

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'' was premiered in

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at the Triennial Music Festival on 26 August 1846. He was organist of

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in Nottingham from 1839 to 1879, and he was conductor of the Nottingham Harmonic Society from 1866 to 1880. He published a violin tutor early in his life. His ''Mass in B flat'' was sketched by him in 1843 and published in 1847. In later life he composed ''Six Short and Easy Trios for Violin'', and an anthem, "I will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord". He was a member of the

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from 7 April 1860 to 30 March 1878, ending up as captain. He married Jane Walker Thompson (1820-1846) on 7 July 1842 in St Mary's Church, Nottingham. There were three children: *Henry Purcell Farmer (1843-1850) *Kate Neville Farmer (1845-1918) *Arthur Thompson Farmer (1846-1847) He married secondly Anne Bardsley (1825-1871). From this second marriage there were three children: *Kate Neville Farmer (1845-1918) *Annie Mary Bradley Farmer (1850-1904) who married

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(1846-1906) *Emily B Farmer (b.1854)

References

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