Arthur Murray Goodhart (christened 25 July 1866 – 1941) was a British composer and organist. Goodhart was born in

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in 1866 to Eleanor and Charles Woide Goodhart. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and then

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, where he was a member of the Pitt Club. He was a pupil of Sir

Joseph Barnby Sir Joseph Barnby (12 August 183828 January 1896) was an English composer and conductor. Life Barnby was born at York, as a son of Thomas Barnby, who was an organist. Joseph was a chorister at York Minster from the age of seven, was educated ...

and

Frederick Bridge Sir John Frederick Bridge (5 December 1844 – 18 March 1924) was an English organist, composer, teacher and writer. From a musical family, Bridge became a church organist before he was 20, and he achieved his ambition to become a cathedral ...

, then a housemaster at

(Walpole). He later lived in Brighton and he contributed to '' The Triumphs of Oriana (1899)''.John Henderson A directory of composers for organ 1996 "Goodhart AM 1866-1941 England - Arthur Murray Goodhart, pupil of J. Barnby and Frederick Bridge, was briefly a housemaster at Eton. He later lived in Brighton and he contributed to the Triumphs of Oriana 1899 - thirteen pieces by thirteen ..". Precentor of Eton College, 1875–1892, then principal of

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, London. Conductor of the Concerts of the

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, 1886–1888. Following the death of C. H. Lloyd in 1919 (his predecessor as Precentor at Eton), Goodhart helped edit his ''Free Accompaniment of Unison Hymn Singing'' for publication, for which he also wrote the appendix.

Works

* on ''Choral works for Queen Victoria''. Toccata Classics 2008

Recordings

1866 births 1941 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge British composers People from Wimbledon, London {{UK-composer-stub