William Broderip (1683–1726) was an English organist.

Life

Broderip, whose parentage and education is not known, was appointed a vicar choral of Wells Cathedral on 1 April 1701. On 1 October 1706 he was appointed sub-treasurer, and on 1 April 1708 a cathedral stall was assigned to him. On 2 January 1712 he succeeded John George as organist of the cathedral, at an annual salary of £20. He retained this post until his death, which took place 31 January 1726. Broderip was buried in the

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of the cathedral.

Works

The Tudway Collection contains an anthem, 'God is our hope and strength,’ with instrumental accompaniments, which was written by Broderip in 1713 to celebrate the

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, but this is almost his sole composition extant.

Family

According to the inscription on his gravestone, he left a widow and nine children. Some of the latter probably followed their father's profession, as besides

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and

John Broderip John Broderip (1719–1770) was an English organist. Life Broderip was a son of William Broderip, organist of Wells Cathedral, who died in 1726. In 1740, he was organist at Minehead. The first mention of him in the chapter records of Wells is on ...

there were two other organists of the name in the west of England towards the latter part of the eighteenth century: Edmund Broderip, who was organist of

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, Bristol, between 1742 and 1771, and another organist of the same name (whose Christian name is not known) who lived at Leominster about 1770.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broderip, William 1683 births 1726 deaths English organists British male organists