Henry John Gauntlett
Artist Biography For Henry John Gauntlett
An Exceptionally Gifted Organist Gauntlett Was Well Known In 19th Century English Music Circles. He Was Also In Turn Lawyer Author Organ Designer And Organ Recitalist. His Father Henry Gauntlett Was Curate At Wellington Parish Church Salop England Where Henry John Was Born. Henry Had Two Sisters Lydia And Arabella Both Accomplished Musicians. When His Father Moved To Olney Buckinghamshire In 1814 He Intended The Two Girls To Share The Post Of Organist But The Young Gauntlett Persuaded His Father To Appoint Him Instead. Within Six Months Being Taught By His Mother He Was Proficient Enough To Take Up The Post. Later He Took Lessons From Wesley. Attwood A Pupil Of Mozart Wanted To Appoint Him As His Assistant At St. Paul’s Cathedral London. Gauntlett The Elder Discouraged His Son From Becoming A Professional Musician Believing They Were Subject To Too Many Temptations Of The Flesh! Consequently Henry The Younger Became A Lawyer And Moved To London Where He Practiced With His Brother. In 1827 He Took Up His First Post As Organist At St. Olave Southwark. It Was Here He Began His Campaign For The Reform Of Organ Design Which Was To Bring Him Into Such Conflict With The Established Organ World. Nevertheless He Persisted To The Point Where He Introduced The Grand Chorus Based On Continental Style Organs Extending The Pedal Compass And Patenting Electricity To Power The Instrument. His Collaboration With Organ Designer William Hill Lasted From The Late 1830’s To 1860. During This Period Gauntlett Edited The Musical World And Later Provided Articles For Various Publications. He Was Also Much In Demand As A Performer. In 1846 Mendelssohn Chose Him To Play The Organ Part In The First Performance Of Elijah In Birmingham Town Hall. It Was About This Time He Was Granted A Lambeth Doctorate By The Then Archbishop Of Canterbury Dr. Howley. Gauntlett Was A Prolific Hymn Writer It Is Said He Wrote 10 000 Hymns. As This Would Require Him To Write Three Hymns A Day For Thirty Years This Figure Is Doubtful. He Did However Edit Various Hymn Books And Was Actively Concerned With Every Major Collection Of Hymns Made Over The Course Of About Fifty Years Bishop 1971 . Gauntlett Has Been Described As The Father Of Church Music For He Was The Creator Of The School Of Four-Part Hymn Tunes. Whether He Deserves This Accolade Is Debatable. Yet He Was Admired By Mendelssohn No Less Who Wrote Of Him His Literary Attainments His Knowledge Of The History Of Music His Acquaintance With Acoustical Law His Marvelous Memory His Philosophical Turn Of Mind As Well As Practical Experience—these Render Him One Of The Most Remarkable Professors Of The Age.
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An Exceptionally Gifted Organist Gauntlett Was Well Known In 19th Century English Music Circles. He Was Also In Turn Lawyer Author Organ Designer And Organ Recitalist. His Father Henry Gauntlett Was Curate At Wellington Parish Church Salop England Where Henry John Was Born. Henry Had Two Sisters Lydia And Arabella Both Accomplished Musicians. When His Father Moved To Olney Buckinghamshire In 1814 He Intended The Two Girls To Share The Post Of Organist But The Young Gauntlett Persuaded His Father To Appoint Him Instead. Within Six Months Being Taught By His Mother He Was Proficient Enough To Take Up The Post. Later He Took Lessons From Wesley. Attwood A Pupil Of Mozart Wanted To Appoint Him As His Assistant At St. Paul’s Cathedral London. Gauntlett The Elder Discouraged His Son From Becoming A Professional Musician Believing They Were Subject To Too Many Temptations Of The Flesh! Consequently Henry The Younger Became A Lawyer And Moved To London Where He Practiced With His Brother. In 1827 He Took Up His First Post As Organist At St. Olave Southwark. It Was Here He Began His Campaign For The Reform Of Organ Design Which Was To Bring Him Into Such Conflict With The Established Organ World. Nevertheless He Persisted To The Point Where He Introduced The Grand Chorus Based On Continental Style Organs Extending The Pedal Compass And Patenting Electricity To Power The Instrument. His Collaboration With Organ Designer William Hill Lasted From The Late 1830’s To 1860. During This Period Gauntlett Edited The Musical World And Later Provided Articles For Various Publications. He Was Also Much In Demand As A Performer. In 1846 Mendelssohn Chose Him To Play The Organ Part In The First Performance Of Elijah In Birmingham Town Hall. It Was About This Time He Was Granted A Lambeth Doctorate By The Then Archbishop Of Canterbury Dr. Howley. Gauntlett Was A Prolific Hymn Writer It Is Said He Wrote 10 000 Hymns. As This Would Require Him To Write Three Hymns A Day For Thirty Years This Figure Is Doubtful. He Did However Edit Various Hymn Books And Was Actively Concerned With Every Major Collection Of Hymns Made Over The Course Of About Fifty Years Bishop 1971 . Gauntlett Has Been Described As The Father Of Church Music For He Was The Creator Of The School Of Four-Part Hymn Tunes. Whether He Deserves This Accolade Is Debatable. Yet He Was Admired By Mendelssohn No Less Who Wrote Of Him His Literary Attainments His Knowledge Of The History Of Music His Acquaintance With Acoustical Law His Marvelous Memory His Philosophical Turn Of Mind As Well As Practical Experience—these Render Him One Of The Most Remarkable Professors Of The Age.
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