Stephen Samuel Stratton

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Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 - 25 June 1906) was an organist and author based in England.^[1]

Life

He was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.

He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the Birmingham Post. 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.

Appointments

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

His publications include:

British Musical Biography, with James Duff Brown
The Life of Mendelssohn.
Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work

References

↑ Who's who in music, Henry Saxe Wyndham, 1915

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 67593363 LCCN: nb2007018934 NDL: 00978920

Persondata
Name	Stratton, Stephen Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	British composer
Date of birth	19 December 1840
Place of birth	London
Date of death	25 June 1906
Place of death	Birmingham

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