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Samuel Simms (1784 – 1868)
Samuel Simms (1784 – 1868) was an English organist and composer. Background He was born in 1784, the son of John Simms (1744 - 1824) and his wife, Latitia Rogers. Samuel Simms was esteemed one of the finest organists of his time, and many of his siblings held musical posts in the Midlands. In 1805 he was a candidate for the post of organist at St. Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch, Shropshire, but the conditions were so unsatisfactory that only three of those assembled would compete. He finally settled at St Thomas’ Church, Stourbridge, and held the position for half a century until his death. In 1863 there was an attempt to force him to resign on a pension of £15 (equivalent to £ in ) per annum, at the instigation of the either the minister or some of the congregation. The exact complaint against him is not substantiated, but suggested to be related to the performance of his duties. He did however, command support from former pupils who rose to his defence.Birmingham Daily Pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Samuel Stratton
Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 – 25 June 1906) was an English music critic, organist and author. Life He was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.Who's who in music, Henry Saxe Wyndham, 1915 He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the ''Birmingham Post'' in 1877, holding the post until his death. He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press. He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of ''British Musical Biography'' published in 1897. Appointments * Organist of St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London * Organist of St. James' Church, Friern Barnet * Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, also known as Edgbaston Old Church, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. History The Grade II listed church is medieval, but was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The ch ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Duff Brown
James Duff Brown (1862–1914) was a British librarian, information theorist, music biographer and educationalist. Most of his life was spent in London. Biography He was born in Edinburgh, but after beginning his library career in Glasgow, he subsequently moved to London. He was appointed on 27 September 1888 by the Clerkenwell Library Commissioners as the first librarian. He subsequently worked for the Clerkenwell Vestry and the Finsbury Metropolitan Borough Council. He devised three classification systems: Quinn/Brown (1898), Adjustable classification (1898) and Subject Classification (1906). The latter system was for municipal libraries and was informed by his advocacy of open shelf access of books in the UK. Indeed, he was '' e pioneer of this new system hile he was librarianof Clerkenwell, where the first experiment in open access was launched in May, 1893''. This was referred to as "safe guarded open access". Alongside his classification work, he produced a standard t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in the north of Shropshire, England. It lies east of the Wales, Welsh border, 2 miles south of the Cheshire border, north of the county town of Shrewsbury, south of Chester, and east of Wrexham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population of the Whitchurch Urban parish was 10,141, and the population of the Whitchurch built up area was 9,855. Whitchurch is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Notable people who have lived in Whitchurch include the composer Sir Edward German, and illustrator Randolph Caldecott. History Early times There is evidence from various discovered artefacts that people lived in this area about 3,000 BC. Flakes of flint from the Neolithic era were found in nearby Dearnford Farm. Roman times Originally a settlement founded by the Roman Britain, Romans about AD 52–70 called Mediolanum (Whitchurch), Mediolanum ( "Midfield" or "Middle of the Plain"), it stood on a major Roman road b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Simms (1836-1885)
Samuel Simms (1836 – 22 February 1885) was an English organist and composer. Background He was born in Stourbridge in 1836, the son of Samuel Simms also an organist. He succeeded his father as organist of St. Thomas's Church, Stourbridge and held two other organist positions in Birmingham. He founded the Brierley Hill Choral Society and conducted it from its formation. He died at Stourbridge on 22 February 1885, and his son, also Samuel, succeeded him as organist at St Cyprian's Church, Hay Mills. He was interred in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Oldswinford.Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 27 February 1885 Appointments *Organist of St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge 1868? - ???? *Organist of St John's Church, Ladywood The Church of St. John the Evangelist and St. Peter is a Grade II listed Church of England church of Ladywood, Birmingham, England. History The Church of St. John the Evangelist was built to designs by the architect Samuel Sanders Te ... ???? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge
St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Stourbridge, West Midlands County, England. History The church dates from 1726. The chancel was added in 1890 by William Bidlake. List of vicars * Walter Hickman 1736 - 1742 * Charles Harris 1742 - 1782 * John Pattinson 1782 - 1808 * Joseph Taylor 1808 - 1833 * Giffard Wells 1833 - 1858 * Hugh Sherrard 1858 - 1908 * Thomas Ludovic Chavasse 1908 - 1909 * Thomas Graham Gilling-Lax 1910 - 1911 * Montague Stanhope Newland 1911 - 1944 * Thomas Whitney Uniacke Keith Murrey 1944 - 1951 * Robert Guy Pusey 1951 - 1959 * Basil Henry Trevor-Morgan 1959 - 1976 * Derek Leonard Barrett 1977 - 1991 * Stephen Hutchinson 1991 - 2003 * Ron Curtis 2005 - 2012 * ''Interregnum'' 2012 - 2015 * Andrew Sillis 2012–present Organ There are records of organ in the church dating from 1809 when an instrument was installed by George Pike England. There have been subsequent rebuildings and renovations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1784 Births
Events January–March * January 6 – Treaty of Constantinople: The Ottoman Empire agrees to Russia's annexation of the Crimea. * January 14 – The Congress of the United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain to end the American Revolution, with the signature of President of Congress Thomas Mifflin.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p167 * January 15 – Henry Cavendish's paper to the Royal Society of London, ''Experiments on Air'', reveals the composition of water. * February 24 – The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam begins. * February 28 – John Wesley ordains ministers for the Methodist Church in the United States. * March 1 – The Confederation Congress accepts Virginia's cession of all rights to the Northwest Territory and to Kentucky ( Illinois County). * March 22 – The Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1868 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, declares the ''Meiji Restoration'', his own restoration to full power, under the influence of supporters from the Chōshū and Satsuma Domains, and against the supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate, triggering the Boshin War. * January 5 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian Army commander Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, enters Asunción, Paraguay's capital. Some days later he declares the war is over. Nevertheless, Francisco Solano López, Paraguay's president, prepares guerrillas to fight in the countryside. * January 7 – The Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock. * January 9 – Penal transportation from Britain to Australia ends, with arrival of the convict ship ''Hougoumont'' in Western Australia, after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Organists
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Organists
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English Composers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century English Musicians
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was Abolitionism, abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time during the 19th century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, France, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Catholic Church, in response to the growing influence and power of modernism, secularism and materialism, formed the First Vatican Council in the late 19th century to deal with such problems an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
