Hubert Henry Norsworthy (1885 - 18 August 1961) was an organist and composer based in
England
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.
Life
He was born in
Haverigg
Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households.
The name H ...
, Millom in Cumberland in 1885, the son of John Henry Norsworthy and Annie Dawson.
During the First World War he served in the Royal Engineers.
He was Head Teacher at
Derby School of Music
Derby School of Music is an independent private music school originally established in 1885, based in Derby, England.
It offers private tuition on musical instruments and music theory, and provides grade examinations with all the major music exam ...
from 1930-1938
He married Paulina Dickinson in 1920.
He died in Lancaster on 18 August 1961 and was buried in Skerton Municipal Cemetery.
Appointments
*Organist of
Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed place of Christian worship dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its curre ...
1918
*Organist of
St. Luke's Church, Derby
St. Luke's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church on Parliament Street in Derby in the Church of England.
History
The church was erected between 1868 and 1871 to designs by the architects Henry Isaac Stevens and Frederick Josias Robinson. Th ...
1933
[Derby Daily Telegraph - Monday 04 September 1933] - 1942
Compositions
His compositions include:
*Nuptial Song for Organ 1905
*Reverie in D flat for Organ 1907
*Gavotte for Piano 1907
*Meditation for Organ 1908
*Chanson romantique for organ 1908
*A Farewell Song. 1912
*Priel 1913
References
1885 births
1961 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers
People from Millom
20th-century organists
20th-century British male musicians
British Army personnel of World War I
Military personnel from Cumbria
Royal Engineers soldiers
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