Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley, (22 July 1830 – 26 October 1903) was an English composer, most well known for his role as Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to his appointment to this role in 1865 he established his reputation as an organist, composer, and musician. During his tenure at the University of Edinburgh he founded a number of university musical societies across Scotland, most notably the Edinburgh University Music Society, and successfully resolved the university's Reid School of Music into a Faculty[1] able to award degrees to its graduates.
He was knighted in 1876 and in 1881 was appointed Composer of Music to Queen Victoria in Scotland.
Biography
editEarly years
editGermany and the Guardian
editThe Reid Professorship
editLater life
editLegacy
editSelected works
edit- Froissart, concert overture, Op. 19 (1890)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Unknown (1975). "Edinburgh University Musical Society Formed". University of Edinburgh Journal. XXVII: 138.
Sources
edit- Oakeley, Edward Murray (1904). The Life of Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1st ed.). General Books LLC. ISBN 0217800548.
External links
edit- Music Collection of Professor Sir Herbert Stanley Oakley (Details of Sir Herbert Oakeley's Music Collection, held by the University of Edinburgh Library's Special Collections Division.)
- Website of the Edinburgh University Music Society
- Website of the current Reid School of Music
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Category:19th-century classical composers
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Category:English composers
Category:English conductors (music)
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Category:People of the Victorian era
Category:Romantic composers
Category:Classical composers of church music