Gerald Hocken Knight
Gerald Hocken Knight CBE (1908–1979) was an cathedral organist, who served at Canterbury Cathedral.[1]
Background
Gerald Hocken Knight was born on 27 July 1908 in Par, Cornwall, and was educated at Truro Cathedral School and Peterhouse, Cambridge.[2] He was an articled organ pupil of Hubert Stanley Middleton at Truro Cathedral.
Director of the Royal School of Church Music 1954-1973.
He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music in 1964.
Publications
He published the following compositions and books:
- The Treasury of English Church Music. Volume one. 1100-1545. Edited by Denis Stevens, etc. 1965
- Accompaniments for unison Hymn-singing. 1971
- Christ whose Glory fills the Skies. [Anthem for treble voices and organ.] Words by Charles Wesley, etc. 1957
- The Coventry Mass. Adapted from medieval sources. Accompaniment by G. H. Knight. 1966
- Incidental Vocal Music to "The Devil to pay," Play by Dorothy L. Sayers. 1939
- Incidental Music to The Zeal of Thy House, Dorothy L. Sayers. 1938
- Twenty Questions on Church Music. Answered by G. H. Knight (Series. no. 3.), 1950
- R.S.C.M. The first forty years. 1968
Career
Organist of:
- St Augustine of Canterbury, Queens Gate London 1931 - 1937
- Canterbury Cathedral 1937 - 1953
| Cultural offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Clement Charlton Palmer |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral 1937-1953 |
Succeeded by Douglas Edward Hopkins |
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