George Hollins (16 March 1809 - 16 December 1841) was an organist and composer who lived in

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Life

He was born on 16 March 1809, the son of William Hollins (1763-1843) architect and sculptor, and Catherine Holebrooke (1764-1831). Despite being lame, he studied organ under Thomas Munder, the organist of

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. In 1837 he was appointed organist of

where he participated in two of the

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s alongside visiting composer

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...

. He married Mary Theresa Burchell (1820-1871), daughter of James Burchell of London, on 13 April 1837 in Tamworth. They had the following children: *Mary Hollins (b. 1837) *Julia Elizabeth Hollins (b. 1840) *Caroline Hollins (b. 1842) He died on 16 December 1841 aged just 33.

Career

*Organist of

1837 - 1841 *Organist of

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1838 - 1841

Compositions

*The Sabbath Bell, a sacred ballad 1841

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollins, George 1809 births 1841 deaths British classical organists Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands English composers 19th-century British male musicians British male classical organists 19th-century British organists