| 词条 | George Agnew Reay |
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George Agnew Reay (6 Nov 1798 – 1879) was an organist and organ builder based in Hexham, Alnwick and Morpeth. LifeHe was born in York in 1798. Early in his life he was appointed organist of Hexham Abbey. He married Eleanor Spraggon on 24 Dec 1821 in Hexham. They had the following children
Eleanor Spraggon died in December 1826. On 13 May 1828 he married his second wife Ann Thompson in St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1836 he moved to Ryton-on-Tyne. By 1851 he was working in Alnwick. He was advertising as an organ builder by 1860[1] when he had for sale a new organ of 13 stops, Great Organ, Manual CC to C in Altissimo, Swell Organ Tenor C to C alto. 2 Octaves of German Pedals, &c. Also and Organ with 4 stops, CC to F, 1 ½ Octave of German Pedals, also with Barrel to play 10 tunes. He appears to have fallen on hard times as in 1864[2] there was a public concert and the proceeds were given to him as a mark of respect. Appointments
References1. ^{{cite book |last= |first= |date= 14 January 1860|title= Newcastle Journal|url= |location= |publisher= Newcastle Journal|isbn= |accessdate= 20 February 2014}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reay, George Agnew}}2. ^{{cite book |last= |first= |date= 1 July 1864|title= Alnwick Mercury|url= |location= |publisher= Alnwick Mercury|isbn= |accessdate= 20 February 2014}} 3. ^{{cite book |last= |first= |date= 1 July 1857|title= Alnwick Mercury|url= |location= |publisher= Alnwick Mercury |isbn= |accessdate= 20 February 2014}} 4. ^{{cite book |last= |first= |date= 18 November 1871|title= Morpeth Herald|url= |location= |publisher= Morpeth Herald |isbn= |accessdate= 20 February 2014}} 7 : 1798 births|1879 deaths|English organists|Male organists|British pipe organ builders|19th-century English musicians|19th-century male musicians |
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