Bruce Steane

Bruce Henry Dennis Steane (22 June 1866 – 1938) was a British organist and composer of classical music.

Steane was born in Camberwell, London. He began playing the piano at the age of 3 and was a chorister at the St. Augustine's Church at Forest Hill at the age of 8. At the age of 12 he became assistant organist there^[1] and later studied organ at Dulwich College.^[2]

In his later years Bruce Steane was organist for example at St Mary Matfelon, Cuddington Parish Church, Kemsing Parish Church (from 1903), Seal's Parish Church, Swanley Convalescent Home St Bartholomew's Hospital (from 1905) and Combe Martin Parish Church (from 1918).^[3]^[4]

He composed around 400 compositions, mainly organ and sacred music, among them 100 anthems, 25 church services and 120 organ compositions. Steane also composed some chamber and orchestral music, and won several prizes for his compositions^[5]

Compositions

Organ

Evensong for organ (1910)
Imperial march, for organ
Te Deum Laudamus in F, for organ
A book of short Voluntaries, for organ
Angelus for organ op.103
Andante con moto, for organ
Marche Triomphale

Anthems

O give thanks unto the Lord
I will not leave you comfortless
Sing unto God
Be merciful unto me, O God
They that punt their trust in the Lord
The Lord is my light and my salvation
Rejoice, O je righteous
Rise in joyfulness and splendour
Bow down thine ear

Instrumental compositions

Concert-Stück for violin op.285 (1913)
Piano trio
Romance for violin in D minor
Symphony for orchestra Dreadnaught (performed 1911^[6])
Tone poem for orchestra Grimaldi
Elegy for English horn and orchestra
Tone poem for piano and orchestra (1914–15)
La chute d'eau, for strings and wood wind

References

^ Humphreys, Maggie & Robert Evans (1997): Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Mansell Publishing Limited, page 322. ISBN 0-7201-2330-5
^ Who's Who 1926 - an annual biographical dictionary with which is incorporated "men and women of the time." London: A. & C. Black, page 2755
^ Who's Who 1926 - an annual biographical dictionary with which is incorporated "men and women of the time." London: A. & C. Black, page 2755
^ Humphreys, Maggie & Robert Evans (1997): Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Mansell Publishing Limited, page 322. ISBN 0-7201-2330-5
^ Who's Who 1926 - an annual biographical dictionary with which is incorporated "men and women of the time." London: A. & C. Black, page 2755
^ Schaarwächter, Jürgen (2015): Two Centuries of British Symphonism. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, page 271. ISBN 978-3-487-15227-1

External links

Free scores by Bruce Steane at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[1] Humphreys, Maggie & Robert Evans (1997): Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Mansell Publishing Limited, page 322. ISBN 0-7201-2330-5

[2] Who's Who 1926 - an annual biographical dictionary with which is incorporated "men and women of the time." London: A. & C. Black, page 2755

[3] Who's Who 1926 - an annual biographical dictionary with which is incorporated "men and women of the time." London: A. & C. Black, page 2755

[4] Humphreys, Maggie & Robert Evans (1997): Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Mansell Publishing Limited, page 322. ISBN 0-7201-2330-5

[5] Who's Who 1926 - an annual biographical dictionary with which is incorporated "men and women of the time." London: A. & C. Black, page 2755

[6] Schaarwächter, Jürgen (2015): Two Centuries of British Symphonism. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, page 271. ISBN 978-3-487-15227-1

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