61098: | He has received many tokens of the apprecia- |
61099: | tion in which his public work has been held. |
61100: | |
61101: | Stocks, William Henry 397-L-3 Stocks, William Henry, organist bom Stocks, William Henry, organist born |
61102: | at Chatteris, Isle of Ely, August 1-3, 1860. |
61103: | Received his earliest musical training from his |
61104: | father, and at the age of thirteen was appointed |
61105: | music-reader at the Royal Normal College for |
61106: | the Blind, Norwood. Among those he assisted |
61107: | in this capacity was Prince Alexander, now |
61108: | Landgrave of Hesse. He also accompanied |
61109: | the pupils of the College to Windsor, when |
61110: | performances were given before Her Majesty. |
61111: | While at the College he studied pf. with Oscar |
61112: | Beringer, and Fritz Hartvigson, and organ |
61113: | playing and choir-training under Dr. E. J. |
61114: | Hopkins. Harmony and composition was |
61115: | studied with H. C. Banister, and further pf. |
61116: | study pursued with Dr. von Biilow, at Berlin. |
61117: | A.R.C.O., 188.5, and L.R.A.M. (organ), 1887. |
61118: | In 1879, was appointed private organist to |
61119: | Sir Robert Menzies. After holding other |
61120: | positions, was appointed assistant music- |
61121: | master at Dulwich College, in 188-5, and |
61122: | organist of the College Chapel, 1887. Author |
61123: | of A short Hist.>ry of the Organ, Organists, |
61124: | and Services of the Chapel of Allevn's College |
61125: | of God's Gift at Dulwich (W. Reeves, 1891), |
61126: | a most interesting book. |
61127: | |
61128: | Stokes, Charles, organist and composer, |
61129: | born in 1784. Chorister S. Paul's Cathedral, |
61130: | London. Organist at Croyden, etc. He died |
61131: | at London, April 14, 1839. Composer of an- |
61132: | thems, glees, songs, and organ music. Also |
61133: | " The Banquet, a selection from the music |
61134: | performed at the Caledonian Asylum," 1817. |
61135: | |
61136: | Stokes, Walter, composer, born at Ship- |
61137: | ston-upon-Stour, Worcester, June 28, 1847. |
61138: | His parents were parochial school teachers, |
61139: | and his father, a good baritone singer, acted |
61140: | as choirmaster, and his mother as organist, of |
61141: | the parish church. The son was intended for |
61142: | the scholastic profession, and after being a |
61143: | pupil teacher, he obtained a Scholarship at |
61144: | Saltley College, Birmingham, and held posi- |
61145: | tions in schools in London and Birmingham. |
61146: | From his childhood he was devoted to music. |
61147: | He received his first lessons from Mr. J. |
61148: | Bourne, of Stourbridge ; then had organ |
61149: | lessons from Dr. Roland Rogers ; and later |
61150: | studied under Dr. Belcher, and composition |
61151: | under Dr. C. S. Heap. Graduated Mus. Bac, |
61152: | 1878; Mus. Doc, 1882, Cambridge. Now |
61153: | resident in Worcester. His compositions in- |
61154: | clude a Cantata, "The Idol Bel," for soli, |
61155: | eight-part chorus and orchestra (in MS.) ; and |
61156: | he has published a large number of songs and |
61157: | part-songs. Also a sonata for violin and pf., |
61158: | prize composition, performed at the I.S.M. |
61159: | Conference at Bristol, January, 1890 ; Sonata |
61160: | for pf. ; pieces and studies for pf. ; pieces for |
61161: | violin, organ, etc. |
61162: | |
61163: | Stonard, William 397-L-62 Stonard, William, organist and com- |
61164: | poser. He was organist of Christ Church, |