Addinsell, Richard Stewart (1904–1977), composer and pianist, was born at 31 Woburn Square, London, on 13 January 1904, the younger of the two sons of William Arthur Addinsell, chartered accountant, and his wife, Annie Beatrice Richards. His adoring mother arranged for him to be educated at home, and this seemingly made him allergic to institutions thereafter. He went to ...
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Addinsell, Richard Stewart (1904–1977), composer and pianist
Andrew Lamb
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Alcock, John (1715–1806), organist and composer chorister
H. Diack Johnstone
Alcock, John (1715–1806), organist and composer, was born at the family home, Crane Court, St Peter's Hill, London, on 11 April 1715, the third of the eight children of Daniel Alcock (bap. 1686) and his wife, Mary. They lived only a stone's throw from ...
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Amner, John (d. 1641), composer and organist
John Morehen
Amner, John (d. 1641), composer and organist, came from a family which was intimately associated with the music at Ely Cathedral for over half a century. Michael Amner, his uncle, was a lay clerk at the cathedral (1576–88), as was also Ralph Amner...
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Anderson, Lucy (1797–1878)
Maker: Richard James Lane
Lucy Anderson (1797–1878) by Richard James Lane, pubd 1835 (after Johannes Notz, c. 1833–4) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Anderson [née Philpot], Lucy (1797–1878), pianist
W. B. Squire
revised by Anne Pimlott Baker
Anderson [née Philpot], Lucy (1797–1878), pianist, was born on 12 December 1797 in Bath, the daughter of John Philpot (1757/8–1843), a music seller, and his wife, Susanna Saunders. Her father, who intended her to take up the harp, was her first piano teacher, but in spite of her poor eyesight she soon made such progress on the piano that she appeared as a solo player in ...
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Armes, Philip (1836–1908), organist
J. C. Bridge
revised by Nilanjana Banerji
Armes, Philip (1836–1908), organist, born at Norwich on 15 August 1836, was the eldest son of Philip Armes (1814–1882), a schoolmaster and bass singer and his wife, Mary, née Harcourt (1814–1863). He was a chorister in Norwich Cathedral from 1846 to 1848, then joined the choir of ...
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Armstrong [née Cobbe], Lucy Anne [Lucie] (1850–1907), musician and writer on etiquette
Rosemary T. Van Arsdel
Armstrong [née Cobbe], Lucy Anne [Lucie] (1850–1907), musician and writer on etiquette, was born at Church Street, Edmonton, Middlesex, on 22 December 1850, the youngest daughter in the family of three daughters and three sons of Major Charles Henry Cobbe...
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Armstrong, Sir Thomas Henry Wait (1898–1994)
Maker: Walter Bird
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Sir Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong (1898–1994) by Walter Bird, 1968 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Armstrong, Sir Thomas Henry Wait (1898–1994), organist and college administrator
Richard Stoker
Armstrong, Sir Thomas Henry Wait (1898–1994), organist and college administrator, was born on 15 June 1898 at Peterborough, the only son of Amos Ebenezer Armstrong (1878–1950), an organist and choirmaster, and his wife, Elizabeth Annie West, née Handford (1880–1939), a former headmistress. He had two younger sisters, ...
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Arnold, George Benjamin (1832–1902), organist and composer
Frederick Corder
revised by Nilanjana Banerji
Arnold, George Benjamin (1832–1902), organist and composer, born on 22 December 1832 at Petworth, Sussex, was the son of George Frederick Handel Arnold (1795–1883), organist of the parish church of Petworth, and his wife, Mary, née Cooper (1797/8–1864). He was articled to ...
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Ashley, John James (1771–1815), organist and singing teacher
W. B. Squire
revised by David J. Golby
Ashley, John James (1771–1815), organist and singing teacher, was born on 6 March 1771 in London, probably at 4 Pimlico Terrace, Chelsea, the second son of John Ashley (c. 1734–1805), a bassoonist and conductor, and his wife, Mary, née Jane (d. 1809)...
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Aspull, George (1813–1832), pianist
W. B. Squire
revised by Anne Pimlott Baker
Aspull, George (1813–1832), pianist, was born in June 1813 in Manchester, and baptized at Bolton le Moors on 4 September 1814, the ninth of the ten sons of Thomas Aspull (1769–1854), an unsuccessful merchant who had turned to earning his living by teaching music and playing the violin, and his wife, ...
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Atkins, Sir Ivor Algernon (1869–1953), organist and choirmaster
Jerrold Northrop Moore
Atkins, Sir Ivor Algernon (1869–1953), organist and choirmaster, was born on 29 November 1869 at Llandaff, near Cardiff, the sixth child and third son of Frederick Pyke Atkins (1830–1897), organist of St John's parish church in Cardiff, and his wife, Harriet Maria, née...
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Attwood, Thomas (1765–1838)
Maker: unknown artist
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Thomas Attwood (1765–1838) by unknown artist, c. 1815 Royal College of Music, London; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Attwood, Thomas (1765–1838), composer and organist
Philip Olleson
Attwood, Thomas (1765–1838), composer and organist, was born on 23 November 1765, probably at 20 Eaton Street, Pimlico, Middlesex. He was the second of the six children of Thomas Attwood (d. 1825), a coal merchant and musician who played trumpet, horn, and viola in the king's band, and his wife, ...
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Atwell, (Una) Winifred (c. 1913–1983), pianist and entertainer
Stephen Bourne
Atwell, (Una) Winifred (c. 1913–1983), pianist and entertainer, was born on 27 April c.1913 in Jubilee Street, Tunapuna, near Port of Spain, Trinidad, the only child of a chemist, Frederick Monroe Atwell (d. 1958), and a district nurse, Sarah Elizabeth (...
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Atwell, (Una) Winifred (c. 1913–1983)
Maker: unknown photographer
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(Una) Winifred Atwell (c. 1913–1983) by unknown photographer, 1957 collection of Stephen Bourne
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Winifred (Una) Atwell, pianist and entertainer (c. 1913–1983)
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Winifred (Una) Atwell, pianist and entertainer (c. 1913–1983)
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Ayleward, Richard (1626–1669), composer and organist
Ian Spink
Ayleward, Richard (1626–1669), composer and organist, was born at Winchester, the son of Richard Ayleward, a minor canon at the cathedral. He sang there as a chorister under Christopher Gibbons in 1638 and 1639. Nothing is known of his whereabouts during the interregnum. At the Restoration he was appointed organist and master of the choristers at ...
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Aylward, Theodore (bap. 1731, d. 1801), musician
W. B. Squire
revised by David Burchell
Aylward, Theodore (bap. 1731, d. 1801), musician, was baptized on 25 July 1731 at St Peter's, Chichester, the son of Henry Aylward, gentleman, and his wife, Ann. Of his education nothing is known, though when young he seems to have sung at Drury Lane Theatre...
