[Sir]. English organist, born at Huddersfield on the 10th of February 1841. He was educated privately and at College School, Huddersfield. After some years as organist and choirmaster to various churches, he became in 1872 organist of Magdalen College, Oxford, and in 1882 organist of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. From 1908 to 1918 he was professor of music at Oxford, and in 1916 was appointed dean of the faculty of music in London University. He was knighted in 1892, was created M.V.O. in 1901, and C.V.O. in 1917. He wrote various important articles on musical subjects for Grove’s Dictionary of Music, and other works.
