The British Musical Biography

[E] Pearce, Charles William, organist and
composer, born at Salisbury, December 5,
1856. Studied the organ under Theodore E.
Aylward, W. S. Hoyte, and Dr. E. J. Hop-
kins ; pianoforte, harmony, and composition
with C. J. Read, Dr. Hopkins, and (Professor)
E. Prout. Graduated Mus. Bac, 1881 ; Mus.
Doc, 1884, Cambridge. Was organist of St.
Martin's, Salisbury, 1871-3, and accompanist
to Sarmn Choral Society, 1872-3. In 1874 he
was appointed to St. Luke's, Old Street,
Loridou, accepting, in 1885, the office of
organist and choirmaster of St. Clement's,
Eastcheap, which he still holds. Professor
of Organ, Harmony, Counterpoint and Com-
position, Trinity College, London, 1882 ;
Dean of the College, 1892. Examiner for
degree of Mus. Bac, Cambridge, 1888-91;
and for Mus. Doc, 1895. Co-editor of The
Organist and Choirmaster, and hon. treasurer
of Loudon Section of the Incorporated Society
of Musicians from 1892. Has lectured on
Plain Song Melodies ; The Compositions of
Samuel Wesley ; Organists in relation to the
Clergy (Dublin, 1895), and kindred subjects.

[W] Works. — Church Cantatas : All Saints
(1880), The Man of Sorrows (1893), Our Risen
and Ascended Lord (1895). Oratorio (Univ.
Ex. Mus. Doc.) Lux benigna (1884), Eucela-
dus, choral scena, men's voices, op. 43, pro-
ducea at Bristol, 1889. Services, Anthems,
Hymns, in Anglican Choir Series ; Songs,
etc. ; Quartet in C, for organ, pf., violin, and
violoncello; Trio, "Nocte Surgentes," for
pf., violin, and violoncello; Three Idj'lls for
violin and pf. Organ music: Symphonic
poem, " Corde natus ;" two Sonatas (all,
1885) ; Preludes and fugues, fantasias, post-
ludes, and introductory voluntaries. Edu-
cational works : Voice Training Exercises
(with Behnke, 1884) ; Voice Training Studies
(1892) ; Voice Training Primer (1893) ; Three
Text-books of Musical Knowledge, Junior,
Intermediate, and Senior (Hammond and
Co., 1889-91) ; Complete Pedal Scales, organ
(1892) ; Three books of Organ Studies
(1893-4) ; Organ School (1895).

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