James Calkin
James Calkin (19 September 1786 – 18 January 1862) was an English organist, composer and teacher.
Life
Calkin was born in London in 1786, and studied under Thomas Lyon and
He was appointed the first organist of
Calkin died at 12 Oakley Square, Camden Town, London, in 1862.[2]
Family
His son John Baptiste Calkin was a well known organist and composer. His other three sons also became musicians: James Joseph Calkin (1813–1868) was a violinist; Joseph Calkin (1816–1874), stage name Tennielli, was a tenor; George Calkin (1829–1911) was a cellist and organist.[2]
Works
Calkin's compositions include an overture and symphony for orchestra, string quartets, piano music, and sixteen books of organ voluntaries.[1][2]
A string quartet was performed in 1823 at the British Concerts, played by its dedicatee Nicolas Mori.[2] His madrigal "When Chloris weeps", gained in 1846 a prize from the Western Madrigal Society.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Squire, William Barclay (1885). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 322.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4392. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ 'The Harrison Estate', in Survey of London: Volume 24, the Parish of St Pancras Part 4: King's Cross Neighbourhood, ed. Walter H Godfrey and W McB. Marcham (London, 1952), pp. 70-79 British History Online, retrieved 14 October 2023.