The British Musical Biography

[E] Marsden, George, organist, composer,
and conductor, born at Stalybridge, Cheshire,
April 11, 1843. Studied at the Conserva-
torium, Cologne, under Ferdinand Hiller,
and others. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1876;
Mus. Doc, 1882, Cambridge. He is resident
in Manchester as a teacher, and is organist at
St. Thomas', Werneth, near Oldham. He
holds an appointment now probably unique
in this country, that of conductor of a private
orchestra, giving weekly concerts in the
winter (sec S. R. Platts), and is Principal of
the Oldham School of Music. His composi-
tions comprise settings of Psalm 23, and
Psalm 46, for soli, chorits, and orchestra, and
other church music. Romance for oboe and
orchestra ; pieces for oboe and pf. Dorothy,
a rustic dance, and other pf. pieces ; Part-
songs, etc.

[+] His brother, John Marsden, born May 31,
1835, died at Manchester, November, 1889,
was an able organist, and teacher of the pf.
His pupils came out first in all England at
the local examinations of Oxford, 1868, and
Cambridge, 1874. The brothers were early
and active workers for the Incorporated
Society of Musicians.

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