The British Musical Biography

[E] Armes, Philip, composer and organist,
born at Norwich, March 29, 1836. Chorister
at Norwich Cathedral, 1846-48, and at Roches-
ter Cathedral, 1848-50. Was articled to Dr.
J. L. Hopkins in 1850, and was assistant or-
ganist at the Cathedral up to 1850. In 1855
he was appointed organist at Trinity Church,
Milton, Gravesend, and two years later went
to St. Andrew's, Wells Street, London. Here
he remained till 1861, when he was appointed
organist of Chichester Cathedral, a post he
left a year later for Durham Cathedral, which
position he still holds. He graduated Mus.
Bac. Oxon., 1858, and Mus. Doc. 1864. In
addition he has received the degrees of Mus.
Bac. ad eundem, Durham, 1863 ; Mus. Doc,
1874 ; M.A. Honoris causa, 1891 ; and was
elected Fellow of the (Royal) College of Or-
ganists in 1892. Resident Examiner in Music
to University of Durham, 1890; Examiner in
Music to University of Oxford, 1894.

[W] Works. — Hezekiah, an oratorio, produced at
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1877, and revised and en-
larged at the Worcester Festival , 1878. Church
oratorios : St. John the Evangelist, produced
at St. Peter's Church, Bramley, Leeds, July
5, 1881, and at the Choir Festival, York Min-
ster, Jitly 7 ; St Barnabas, produced at Dur-
ham Cathedral, July 30, 1891. Communion
services, in A and B flat Anthems : The Lord
preserveth (Harvest) ; Rejoice in the Lord, etc.
Cantata and Deus for Festival in Durham
Cathedral, July, 1894. Paper on English
church music of Purcell's period, read at the
Church Congress, Norwich, October 10, 1895.

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