- Skeats, Highmore
[E] Skeats, Highmore, organist and com-
poser, was organist of Canterbury Cathedral.
He died at Canterbury in 1831. Compiler of
" A Collection of Songs," London, 1784, and
edited Stephens' Cathedral Music, 1805.
Also composed All gracious freedom, glee
[1790] ; Cease thy carols, and Victory of
Fishguard, songs.[+] His son, Highmore Ske.\t.s, composer and
organist, was born at Canterbury, in 1785. He
became organist of Ely Cathedral, and after-
wards of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, in 1880,
and died at Windsor, February 24, 1835.entry id: 376-L-40
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