The British Musical Biography

[E] Turle, James, organist, composer, and
writer, born at Somerton, Somerset, March 5,
1802. Chorister in Wells Cathedral, 1810-13.
Organist of Christ Church, Southwark, 1819-
1829, and of St. James', Bermondsey, 1829-31.
Assistant organist to Greatores at Westminster
Abbey till 1831, and succeeded him as organist
and master of the choristers, 1831. Music-
master at the School for the Indigent Blind,
1829-56. He died at London, June 28, 1882.

[W] Works. — Art of Singing at Sight (with E.
Taylor), London, 1846. Psalms and Hymns,
1855. Psalms and Hymns for public worship,
with appropriate tunes, London, 1863, 1864,
1869. Hymns for public worship, revised,
1863. Psalter and Canticles, with Chants,
London, 1865. Child's own Tune Book, 1865.
The People's Music Book (with E. Taylor),
London, n.d. Edited Wilbye's First Set of
Madrigals, for the Musical Antiquarian
Society, 1841. Single and Double Chants,
composed for the use of the Choral Service of
Westminster Abbey. The Westminster Abbey
Chant Book, with Dr. J. F. Bridge, n.d.
Church Services in D, E flat, etc. Anthems :
Almighty and most merciful God ; Hear iiiy
crying, O God ; The Lord that made heaven
and earth ; This is the day which the Lord
hath made ; Arise and help, etc. Hymn
tunes and chants.

[+] His cousin, William Turle, born at
Taunton in 1795, was organist of St. Mary's,
Taunton, and composed glees, a number of
dances for pf., and issued arrangements from
Beethoven. Robert Turle, brother of James,
born at Taunton, March 19, 1804, was organist
of Armagh Cathedral from 1823 to 1872. He
died at Salisbury, March 26, 1877. Henry
Frederick Turle, son of James, was born in
Lambeth, London, July 23, 1835 ; died,
London, June 28, 1883. He was a journalist
and writer.

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