The British Musical Biography

[E] Chipp, Edmund Thomas, composer
and organist; was born at London, December
25, 1823. Son of Thomas Paul Chipp, the
well-known performer on the kettledrums and
harp. Chorister in Chapel Royal under
William Hawes. He studied the violin under
W. Thomas, J. B. Nadaud, etc., 1832-40.
Organist (voluntary) of Albany Chapel,
Regent's Park, London, 1843-6. Member of
H. M. private baud, as violinist, 1843-55.
Organist St. John's Chapel, Downshire Hill,
Hampstead, 1846-7; St. Olave's, Southwark
(in succession to H. J. Gauntlett), 1847-52 ;
St. Mary-at-Hill, East-Cheap, 1852-6 ; Royal
Panopticon (in succession to W. T. Best),
1855 ; Holy Trinity Church, Paddington (in
succession to C. E Stephens), 1856-62. Mus.
Bac. Cantab., March 17th, 1859. Mus. Doc,
do., June 21st, 1860. Organist Ulster Hall,
and St. George's Church, Belfast, 1862-6.
Conductor of the Anacreontic, Classical Har-
monists, and Vocal Union Societies, Belfast.
Organist of Kinnaird Hall, Dundee, Feb. -Nov.,
1866; St. Paul's, Edinburgh, May to Nov.,
1866. Organist, and Masier of Choristers,
Ely Cathedral, November, 1866. Was also
member of the Royal Italian Opera, the
Philharmonic, and Sacred Harmonic So-
ciety Bands. He died at Nice, December
17, 1886.

[W] Works. — Job, an Oratorio, for solo voices,
chorus, and orchestra; Naomi, a Sacred Idyll,
for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. Music
for the Church Service and home circle,
containing 10 Sentences, 24 single and 41
double Chants, 4 Te Deums, 2 Jubilate,
2 Benedictus, 1 Te Deum in unison, 2 Sanctus,
12 Kyrie, 4 Gloria, 2 Magnincat, Nunc Dim-
ittis, 4 Cantate Domine, Deus Misereatur, and
108 Church Melodies, in short, common, long,
and irregular measures, by various authors.
Te Deum, Jubilate, Sanctus and Kyrie in D;
Church Service in A ; Te Deum in D ; Gloria
for male voices. Three Studies for the Organ,
op. 7 ; Introduction and six variations upon
Handel's Harmonious blacksmith, for organ ;
Do. and seven variations on God preserve the
Emperor, for organ; Lord of all power and
might, anthem ; Part-songs ; Songs, and
miscellaneous Church and chamber music.

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