William Shrubsole
William Shrubsole (1760–1806) was an English musician and composer.
Life
The youngest son of Thomas Shrubsole, a farrier, he was born at Canterbury, and baptised on 13 January 1760. He was a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral from 1770 to 1777, and organist at Bangor Cathedral from 1782 to 1784, when he was dismissed for attending nonconformist meetings.[1]
Shrubsole became organist of
Shrubsole is buried at
Works
Shrubsole composed the hymn-tune known as "Miles Lane". It was set to the hymn by
Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote an article in the Manchester Guardian entitled 'Shrubsole' in which he describes him as a "one tune man", saying that he wrote "this one superb tune and no more".[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1963). "Shrubsole". National Music and other essays. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 202–204.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Shrubsole, William (1760-1806)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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