Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley, (22 July 1830 – 26 October 1903) was an English composer, most well known for his role as Professor of Music at the
University of Edinburgh
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. Prior to his appointment to this role in 1865 he established his reputation as an organist, composer, and musician. During his tenure at the University of Edinburgh he founded a number of university musical societies across Scotland, most notably the
Edinburgh University Music Society, and successfully resolved the university's Reid School of Music into a
Faculty able to award degrees to its graduates. He socialized with and mentored contralto, composer, and festival organizer
Mary Augusta Wakefield
Mary Augusta Wakefield (19 August 1853 – 16 September 1910) was a British composer, contralto, festival organiser, and writer.
Biography Early life
Wakefield was born in Kendal, where her paternal ancestors had been members of the Quaker ...
.
Life
He was born at
Ealing on 22 July 1830. He was second son of
Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Baronet
Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Baronet (1791–1845) was an English churchman, archdeacon of Colchester from 1841.
Life
The third son of Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet, he was born in Madras on 10 February 1791, and brought to England in 1794 by his ...
. He was educated at
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and at
Christ Church, Oxford, he graduated B.A. in 1853 and proceeded M.A. studies in 1856.
He studied with
Stephen Elvey
Stephen Elvey (1805–1860) was an organist and composer.
Life
Stephen Elvey was the elder brother, and for some time the teacher, of Sir George Elvey. He was born in Canterbury in June 1805, and received his training as a chorister of the cathe ...
. In 1865, he was elected
Reid Professor of Music
The Reid Professorship in Music was a position founded within the University of Edinburgh in 1839 using funds provided in a bequest from General John Reid.
History
On his death in 1807 General John Reid left a fortune of more than £50,000. Subj ...
at
Edinburgh University
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He was knighted in 1876, and in 1881 was appointed "Composer of Music to Queen Victoria in Scotland". In June 1901, he received an honorary doctorate (
LL.D
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) from the
University of Glasgow
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during celebrations for the university´s 450th jubilee.
He retired from his professorship in 1891. He died unmarried at
Eastbourne
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on 26 October 1903.
See also
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University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...
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Edinburgh University Music Society
Notes
References
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External links
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Music Collection of Professor Sir Herbert Stanley Oakley(Details of Sir Herbert Oakeley's Music Collection, held by the
University of Edinburgh Library's Special Collections Division.)
Website of the Edinburgh University Music SocietyWebsite of the current Reid School of Music
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1830 births
1903 deaths
19th-century classical composers
Composers awarded knighthoods
Younger sons of baronets
English classical composers
English conductors (music)
British male conductors (music)
People of the Victorian era
Classical composers of church music
Academics of the University of Edinburgh
19th-century English musicians
19th-century British composers
19th-century British male musicians