Richard Brind (died March 1718) was an English organist and minor composer of the 17th century.
Biography
Born in England in the 1670s or 1680s, Brind was a chorister at
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...
as boy and young teenager. While there, he sang under the directorship of
John Blow
John Blow (baptised 23 February 1649 – 1 October 1708) was an English composer and organist of the Baroque music, Baroque period. Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in late 1668,[Jeremiah Clarke
Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1 December 1707) was an English baroque composer and organist, best known for his ''Trumpet Voluntary,'' a popular piece often played at wedding ceremonies or commencement ceremonies.
Biography
The exact date of Cla ...]
. After Clarke's death in 1707, he was appointed vicar-choral and, while not succeeding him as Master of the Choristers, he did take over his post as organist at St Paul's. According to music historian
Sir John Hawkins
Sir John Hawkins (also spelled Hawkyns) (1532 – 12 November 1595) was a pioneering English naval commander, naval administrator and privateer. He pioneered, and was an early promoter of, English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade.
Hawk ...
, Brind was "no very celebrated performer", and, although five anthems are listed in ''Divine Harmony'' (London, 1712), none of his compositions survives. He died in London, and is best remembered today as a teacher to composer
Maurice Greene.
[Watkins Shaw/Ian Spink: "Richard Brind", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed February 01, 2009)]
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References
External links
The Musical Times
which has a reference to Richard Brind
Oxford Biography Entry
English composers
English classical organists
British male organists
1718 deaths
Cathedral organists
Year of birth unknown
Male classical organists
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