William Henry Longhurst
William Henry Longhurst (6 October 1819 – 17 June 1904) was an English organist at Canterbury Cathedral, and a composer.[1]
Life
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He was born in Lambeth in 1819, son of James Longhurst, an organ-builder.[2] In 1821 his father started business in Canterbury, and Longhurst began his seventy years' service for the cathedral there when he was admitted as a chorister in January 1828. He had lessons from the cathedral organist, Highmore Skeats, and afterwards from Skeats's successor, Thomas Evance Jones. In 1836 he was appointed under-master of the choristers, assistant organist and lay clerk. He was the thirteenth successful candidate for the fellowship diploma of the College of Organists, founded in 1864.[3]
In 1873 he succeeded Jones as organist of Canterbury Cathedral, and held the post until 1898.
Works
As a composer Longhurst devoted himself chiefly to church music. His published works include twenty-eight short anthems in three books, and many separate anthems; a morning and evening service in E; a cantata for female voices, The Village Fair; an Andante and Tarantella for violin and piano; many hymn tunes, chants, songs, and short services. An oratorio, David and Absalom, and other works remained unpublished.[3]
References
- ^ Price, Chris. "William Henry Longhurst (1819–1904)". Kent Maps Online. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-8387-5043-8.
- ^ a b c Hadden, James Cuthbert (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 478.
- ISBN 978-1-291-98232-9.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hadden, James Cuthbert (1912). "Longhurst, William Henry". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 478.
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