Henry Wylde
Henry Wylde (22 May 1822 – 13 March 1890)[1] was an English conductor, composer, teacher and music critic.
Background
Henry Wylde was born at
Young Henry's mother's Durham based Paxton family included the 18th century musicians Stephen Paxton (c.1734–1787) and his elder brother William Paxton (1725–1778). Both, originally cathedral choristers, became cellists and composers. William remained based in Durham but the better-known Stephen had moved to London by 1756 and the next year was elected a member of the Royal Society of Musicians.[3] Not as well known but also active in London were Frances, a church organist and the brothers' nephew (d. 1779) also a cellist.
The vicar of Watford was the genial Hon.
Youth
When aged thirteen young Henry was organist of
When a boy, Henry Wylde was educated privately and at Westminster School. He became a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles at the age of sixteen and studied under Cipriani Potter at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was later appointed Professor of Harmony.
From 1844 to 1846 he was organist at the Wren church, St Anne and St Agnes, in Gresham Street. He resigned to take up his teaching post at the Royal Academy of Music.
Wylde had previously been admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge and his degree of Doctor of Music was conferred on 4 April 1851.[5]
Public life
Dr Henry Wylde was appointed one of the musical jurors representing England for the Great Exhibition. In 1852 he encouraged and participated in the founding of the
Academic life
He succeeded
Dr Henry Wylde married Jane, only child of Captain Henry Shuttleworth RN of Bayswater at St Peter's Notting Hill on 28 January 1858. His wife was able to assist in the funding of his public concerts. They had one son, Henry, who showed no special musicianship but who married and died in Melbourne Australia; and two daughters: Edith Baroness von Verschuer, wife of a German army officer and Amy Carmichael, wife of a London stockbroker. His eldest sister, Lucy Marianne, married entomologist James Charles Dale, his younger brother, James, emigrated to New Zealand in July 1853 taking his harp with him.[citation needed]
After a short illness Henry Wylde died of bronchitis, aged 67, intestate, at 76 Mortimer Street, Regent Street, London W1. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in London. He may have parted from his wife, she married Alexander Ritchie Leask in 1894.
Publications
Wylde's books include:[citation needed]
- Music in its art-mysteries (London, Booth,1867);
- Harmony and the science of music: Complete in one volume (Cramer, 1871);
- Occult principles of music (A.S. Mallett, 1871);
- The evolution of the beautiful in sound: A treatise, in two sections. Tracing up the origin, history, and gradual evolution of the modern series of musical ... the most ancient ages to the present time.(J. Heywood, 1888)
See the links to online copies below. Reprints may be purchased from UK and USA online booksellers.
His compositions include:
- When Gathering Clouds, after an air by Handel, with parts for piano and singing;
- A setting of Paradise Lost and a cantata Prayer and Praise
References
- ISBN 0028702409.
- Martha Caroline Goldsworthy, sub-governess to The Princess Mary and the other children of King George III and Queen Charlotte.
- ^ L. M. Middleton, 'Paxton, Stephen (bap. 1734, d. 1787)', rev. Fiona M. Palmer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ "Handelian Keyboards". Newsletter of the American Handel Society. VIII (2): 1. August 1993.
- ^ "Wylde, Henry (WLD851H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ New Philharmonic Society at Exeter Hall
- ^ "Daily Gossip". Echo (London). 14 March 1890. p. 2.
Notes
- F. G. Edwards, ‘Wylde, Henry (1822–1890)’, rev. David J. Golby, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- G. Grove, A dictionary of music and musicians
- 'Obituary:Henry Wylde', Musical Times, 1 April 1890
- John H Sainsbury A Dictionary of Musicians 1824 and 1827
- Family records
External links
- Gresham College list of Professors at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 October 2004)
- Berlioz [1] in London, friends and acquaintances
Three of his books may be read online at the Internet Archive: