The British Musical Biography

[E] Rogers, Edmund, organist and compo-
ser, born at Salisbury, October 9, 1851.
Chorister, Salisbury Cathedral, 1860-5. Ap-
pointed organist of Holy Trinity, Windsor,
1869; St. Alban's, Holborn, London, 1870;
St. Thomas', Portman Square, 1871 ; and St.
Michael's, Paddington, 1888, to present time.
Conductor of Merchant Taylors' School Choral
Society since 1886. His compositions are
well known in America and Australia as well
as in this country.

[W] Works. — Cantatas: Sacred: The Pilgrim's
Progress, 1883 ; Footprints of the Saviour,
1886; The Lord of Gold, 1890; Gathered
Grain, 1890 ; From Cross to Crown, 1891 ;
A Song of Praise, 1894 ; The King of Love,
1896. Secular : The Bridal Lay, 1871 ; Jack
and the Beanstalk, 1879 ; Blue Beard, 1881 ;
Beauty and the Beast, 1882 ; John Gilpin,
1883 ; Forty Thieves, 1884 ; Bells of Elsinore,
female voices, 1888; Golden Fleece, 1890;
Golden Flower, 1892 ; Evangeline, equal
voices, 1895. Operettas : Elinore, or the
Border Bride, 1887 ; Daisy Dell, 1888 ; Prin-
cess Tiny Tot, 1889; The Florikins, 1892;
and Woodland Fairies, 1896. Mass in D ;
Offertory sentences ; Hymn tunes. Anthenrs,
songs, and part-songs. Chorus, The Crusader,
written for a club at Philadelphia, 1887.
Organ and pf. pieces, etc.

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