Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 – 25 June 1906) was an English music critic, organist and author.
Life
editHe was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.[1]
He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the Birmingham Post in 1877, holding the post until his death.[2] He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press. He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of British Musical Biography published in 1897.[1]
Appointments
edit- Organist of St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London
- Organist of St. James' Church, Friern Barnet
- Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham 1867 - 1875
- Organist of St. John's Church, Harborne 1875 - 1878
- Organist of the Church of the Saviour, Birmingham 1878 - 1882
Publications
edit- Stratton, Stephen S. (1882–1883). "Woman in Relation to Musical Art". Proceedings of the Musical Association. 9th Sess: 115–146. JSTOR 765220.
- British Musical Biography, with James Duff Brown
- The Life of Mendelssohn
- Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work
