The British Musical Biography

[E] Nichol, Henry Ernest, composer, pianist
and organist, born at Hull, December 10,
1862. Apprenticed to civil engineering in
1877, but abandoned that for the serious
study of music in 1885. Musical training
private. Graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1888.
Settled in Hull as performer and teacher.

[+] Music master, Hull Grammar School ; Or-
ganist, St. Andrew's, Kirk Ella ; Conductor,
North Cave Choral Society, and Newport
Harmonic Society.

[W] Works. — Cantatas : Day and Night (HuU,
1892) ; Ode to Music, for chorus and orchestra
(composed, 1894 ; produced at Crystal Palace,
July 13, 1895, at the Tonic Sol-fa Festival) ;
Will o' the Wisp (1896). An Evening Service
in F, anthems, carols, hymns, etc. Part-
songs. Sonata in A minor, pf. (MS.) ; pieces
for pf., songs, etc. Author of a book on Choral
Technics (Curwen), for choir-training, and a
primer on Transposition at Sight.

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