The British Musical Biography

[E] Ouseley, Rev. Sir Frederick Arthur
Gore, Bart., composer, organist and writer,
was born at London, August 12, 1825. Son of
Sir William Ouseley, Bart., whom he succeeded
in 1844. He was educated at Oxford, and
graduated B.A., 1846; M.A., 1849. Ordained
1849. Curate of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge,
1849-50. Mus. Bac, Oxon., 1850. Mus. Doc,
Oxon., 1854. Professor of Music in Oxford
University (in succession to Sir Henry Bishop),
1855. Precentor of Hereford Cathedral, 1855.
M.A. and Mus. Doc, Durham, 1856. Warden
of St. Michael's College, and Vicar of St.
Michael, Tenbury, 1856. Mus. Doc, Cantab.,
1862. Hon.. LL.D., Cantab., 1883. Hon.
LL.D., Edinburgh, 1885. He died at Here-
ford, April 6, 1889.

[W] Works. — The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp,
oratorio, 1855 ; Hagar, oratorio, Hereford
Festival, 1873. Church Services in D, B minor,
A, G, E, E flat, and D, etc Anthems : And
there was a pure river ; Awake, thou that
sleepest ; Behold now praise the Lord ; Christ
is risen from the dead ; Great is the Lord ;
I will give thanks ; I waited patiently for the
Lord ; I will magnify Thee, O Lord ; It came
even to pass ; In God's Word will I rejoice ;
Love not the world ; love the Lord ; sing
unto God ; Sing unto the Lord ; The Lord ig
King ; The Lord is my Shepherd ; Thus saith
the Lord ; Unto Thee will I cry ; Why standest
Thou so far off '? etc. The Psalter, arranged
for chanting, with appropriate English chants
(with E. G. Monk), London, various editions
and dates. Anglican Psalter Chants, London
[1872] . Eighteen Preludes and Fugues for
organ ; Sonata for the opening of the new
organ in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford ;
Three Andantes for organ ; Preludes and
Fugires, various. Cathedral Services by
English masters [Farrant, Creyghton, Kemp-
ton, Child, Kehvay, Aldrich, etc.], London,
n.d. [1853] ; Collection of Anthems for certain
seasons and festivals (edited), 2 vols., 1861-66;
Glees ; Six songs, etc. Treatise on Harmony,
Oxford, 1868; 2iad edition, 1876; 3rd edition,
1883. Treatise on Counterpoint, Canon, and
Fugue, based upon that of Clierubini, Oxford,
1868 ; 2nd edition, 1884. Treatise on Musical
Form and General Composition, Oxford, 1875;
2nd edition, 1886. Naumann's History of
Music, trans, by F. Praeger (edited). Sermons,
etc. See Memorials of Sir Frederick A. G.
Ouseley. Bart., by Francis T. Havergal, 1889.
By his will he left his musical library to St.
Michael's College, Tenbury. The value of his
personal estate exceeded £54,000.

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