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词条 Samuel Reay
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  1. Life

  2. Appointments

  3. Compositions

  4. References

Samuel Reay (17 March 1828 - 21 July 1905) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]

Life

He was born on 17 March 1828, the son of George Agnew Reay, organist of Hexham Abbey, and Eleanor Spraggon.

His father moved to Ryton on Tyne and Samuel became a chorister in the choir at Durham Cathedral.

He is noted for having performed the first organ arrangement of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" which he arranged whilst in Tiverton.[2]

Whilst in Newark he was conductor of the Newark Philharmonic Society.

Appointments

  • Assistant Organist of St Hilda's Church, South Shields 1839 - ????
  • Organist of Houghton-le-Spring
  • Organist of St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne 1841 - 1845
  • Organist of St. Thomas the Martyr, Barras Bridge 1845 - 1847
  • Organist of St Peter's Church, Tiverton 1847 - 1854[3]
  • Organist of St. John's Church, Hampstead 1854 - 1856
  • Organist of St. Saviour's Church, Warwick Road 1856- ????
  • Organist of St Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park, Paddington ???? - 1859
  • Organist of St. Peter's College, Radley 1859 - 1861
  • Organist of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury 1861 - 1864
  • Organist of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1864 - 1901 and Master of the Song School 1864[4] - 1905

Compositions

His compositions include:

  • Morning and Evening Services in F, G, D, B flat and A[5]
  • Anthems and Part Songs.

References

1. ^Brown, James D. & Stratton, Stephen S. (1897) British Musical Biography. Birmingham: S. S. Stratton
2. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. First Performed at a Nuptial Ceremony at Tiverton |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000265/19050908/122/0012 |newspaper=Western Gazette |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=8 September 1904 |access-date=28 August 2016 |via = British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}
3. ^{{cite news |author= |title=St Peter’s Church, Election of Organist |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000265/18540218/043/0007 |newspaper=Western Times |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=18 February 1854|access-date=28 August 2016 |via = British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}
4. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Election of Song Schoolmaster at Newark |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000176/18641118/008/0003 |newspaper=Nottinghamshire Guardian |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=18 November 1864 |access-date=28 August 2016 |via = British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}
5. ^Newark Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Brenda M. Pask, 2000. {{ISBN|0952636611}}
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