Edward Dearle
Edward Dearle (2 March 1806 – 20 March 1891) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]
Life
He was born in Cambridge in 1806 the son of John Dearle and Harriet Harrison, and was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge.
He was awarded Bachelor of Music at Cambridge in 1836 and Doctor of Music in 1842.[2]
In 1837 he won the Gresham Prize for his anthem Turn thee again.[3]
He was a founder of Trinity College, Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London in 1875.
He married Catherine Mullins (1817 – 1880) and they had the following children:
- Edward John Dearle (1833 - 1896)
- Harriett Dearle (1835 - 1906)
- Sophia Dearle (1837 – 1908)
- Clara Sophia Dearle (1841 - 1911)
- Julia Catherine Dearle (1844 – 1881)
- Elizabeth Dearle (1845 – 1916)
- Catherine Mary Dearle (1846 – 1914)
- Louisa Anna Dearle (1848 – 1874)
- Ada Dearle (1850 – 1899)
- John George Dearle (b. 1851)
Appointments
- Organist of St. Paul’s Church, Deptford 1827 - 1830
- Organist of Blackheath Parish Church 1830 - 1832
- Organist of St. Peter's Church, Wisbeach 1832 - 1833[4]
- Organist of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick 1833 - 1835
- Organist of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1835[5] - 1864
Compositions
His compositions include:
- Anthem Turn thee again
- Morning Service in C
- Evening Service in A
- Evening Service in G minor
- Oratorio Israel in Egypt
References
- ↑ Brown, James D. & Stratton, Stephen S. (1897) British Musical Biography. Birmingham: S. S. Stratton
- ↑ "Dearle, Edward (DRL835E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 163. A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1838
- ↑ Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette - Saturday 19 January 1833
- ↑ Hull Packet - Friday 3 April 1835
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