This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Henry Gauntlett is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
 |
Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (December 2007) |
 |
Please wikify this article or section. Help improve this article by adding relevant internal links. (December 2007) |
Henry John Gauntlett (July 9, 1805 - February 21, 1876) was an organist and songwriter known in British music circles for his authorship of a large number of hymns and other pieces for the organ.[1]
He became the organist at his father's church at Olney, Buckinghamshire at the age of nine. He was intended for a career in law and remained a lawyer until he was almost forty years of age, when he abandoned the profession and devoted himself to music. He was organist at a number of leading London churches and eventually the degree of Mus. Doc. was conferred on him by the Archbishop of Canterbury, he being the first to receive such a degree from that quarter for over 200 years. He did much to raise the standard of church music both mechanically and musically. In 1852, he patented an "electrical-action apparatus" for organs. He wrote much music and over 1000 hymn tunes, and edited a large number of hymn books. His most famous tune is "Irby", the tune to which the children's carol, "Once in Royal David's City" is usually sung.
References
- ^ "Henry John Gauntlett". Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
 |
This article about a British musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 8 May 2008, at 10:31.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Henry Gauntlett".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.