Timothy Essex

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Timothy Essex (1765?–1847) was an English composer.

Life

Essex was born in or about 1765 at

Magdalen Hall 10 December 1806, and took the degree of bachelor of music on the following 17 December. He proceeded doctor of music 2 December 1812.[2][3]

Essex was known as a teacher, and obtained some popularity as a composer. His 'Musical Academy' was at 38 Hill Street, Berkeley Square; he was also organist, composer to, and director of the choir of St George's Chapel, Albemarle Street. He died 27 September 1847, aged 82, in York Buildings, New Road, London.[4]

Works

Among his works are:

  • Eight English Canzonetts for a Single Voice (1800).
  • A Grand Military Sonata for the Pianoforte, with an accompaniment ad libitum for a violin (1800).
  • Six Duets for Flutes or Violins (1801?).
  • Eight Lessons and Four Sonatinas on a Peculiar Plan, intended to establish a proper method of fingering on the pianoforte (1802).
  • Six Canzonets, the words from the poems of the late Mrs. Robinson (1804).
  • Introduction and Fugue for the Organ (1812).
  • Harmonia Sacra. being a collection of sacred melodies for the 150 Psalms of David (1830?).

Essex also published a set of slow and quick marches for the pianoforte, with the full scores added for a military band, a variety of rondos for the pianoforte, and pianoforte and flute, and many single songs.

References

  1. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53934. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  2. Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource
    .
  3. ^ Oxford Graduates, 1851, p. 215
  4. ^ Gent. Mag. new ser. xxviii. 551
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Essex, Timothy". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 18. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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