Thomas Attwood Walmisley (21 January 1814 – 17 January 1856) was an English composer and organist.
Life and career
editHe was born in London, the son of Thomas Forbes Gerrard Walmisley (1783–1866), a well-known organist and composer of church music and glees. Mozart’s former pupil Thomas Attwood was his godfather, and the boy was educated in music under their tuition.[1]
Walmisley was organist of Croydon Parish Church in 1830 before becoming organist at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1833. There, he soon became prominent through his anthems and other compositions.[1] He was simultaneously the organist for the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. He not only earned the degrees of Mus.Bac. and Mus.Doc. but also graduated from Jesus College as BA and MA.[2]
In 1836, Walmisley was made Professor of Music at Cambridge. His Cathedral Music was edited after his death by his father.[1]
Walmisley died in 1856 and is buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Fairlight, East Sussex.
Compositions
editWalmisley is remembered chiefly for his Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor, which hold a significant place in the Anglican choral repertoire. He also composed numerous Anglican chants that are still in general use.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Walmisley, Thomas Attwood". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 288.
- ^ "Walmisley, Thomas Attwood (WLMY833TA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
References
edit- Legge, Robin Humphrey (1899). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Horton, Peter. "Walmisley, Thomas Attwood (1814–1856)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28588. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
edit- Free scores by Thomas Attwood Walmisley in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Thomas Attwood Walmisley at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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