William Rose Pullein (1865 – 8 November 1945) was an organist and composer based in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.
Life
He was born in 1865, the son of William Pullein and Hannah Rose. His father was a Professor of Music and his maternal grandfather, William Rose, was a piano dealer in Lincoln.
His three younger brothers,
Frank Pullein,
John Pullein
John Pullein FRCO (b. 1878) was an organist and composer based in England.
Life
He was born in Lincoln in 1878, the son of William Pullein and Hannah Rose. His father was a Professor of Music.
His three younger brothers, William Rose Pullein, ...
and
Ernest Pullein were also organists.
He was an articled organ pupil at
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Constructio ...
. He was also Organist to the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and H.G. Harris Esq.
When in Calne, he was conductor of the Calne Musical Society and Chippenham Amateur Orchestra.
Appointments
*Assistant organist at
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Constructio ...
[Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912]
*Organist of
St. Andrew's Church, Lincoln
*Organist at
St Mary's Church, Calne
St Mary's Church is the main Anglican church in the town of Calne, Wiltshire, England. The church is large and cruciform, with a tall north tower; it stands in a triangular churchyard at the heart of the town. Begun in the 12th century, it is d ...
, Wiltshire
Compositions
He composed:
*A New Collection of Hymn Tunes 1922
*O Lord, support us all the Day 1925
*O Arglwydd, cadw ni trwy hir ddydd. Gweddi yr xvi ganrif. xvi Century Prayer. 1927
References
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1865 births
1945 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers