Philip Marshall (born Joseph Philip Marshall; 1921–2005)Obituary
'' The Guardian'' was an English cathedral organist and composer. Kenneth Shenton of The Guardian praised his color and improvisational skills. Marshall was born in

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, Yorkshire. He served in the

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during World War II and was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 1946. He was the organist at

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(1951–1957), Ripon Cathedral (1957–1966)The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw. and

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(1966–1986). At Ripon, he created the cathedral choir school. His compositions included liturgical works, vocal compositions and instrumental works including a Concerto for Piano and Orchestra He was awarded the BMus and DMus degrees through examination at Durham University, in the years 1950 and 1955 respectively.Durham University Music Exercises
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