William Horsley
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by Richard James Lane
William Horsley (18 November 1774 – 12 June 1858) was an English musician. His compositions were numerous, and include amongst other instrumental pieces three
History
In 1790, Horsley became the pupil of Theodore Smith, who taught him sufficiently well to obtain the position of organist at Ely Chapel, Holborn, in 1794. He resigned this post in 1798 to become the organist at the Asylum for Female Orphans as well as the assistant to John Wall Callcott, with whom he had long been on terms of personal and artistic intimacy, and whose eldest daughter, Elizabeth Hutchins Callcott, he married. In 1802 he became his friend's successor upon the latter's resignation. Besides holding this appointment he became the organist of Belgrave Chapel, Halkin Street, in 1812 and of the Charter House in 1838.[1]
Horsley studied in Germany and met Moritz Hauptmann, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn, and on his return to England composed several oratorios and other pieces. None of them had lasting success.[1]
Family
The Horsley family were friendly with Mendelssohn and, according to
References
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Horsley, William". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 740.
External links
- Free scores by William Horsley in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by William Horsley at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Papers of the Horsley family, 18th–20th cent.
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