Henry Taylor FRCO (born 1859) was an organist and composer based in

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Life

He was born in 1859 in Derby, the son of Joseph Taylor and Elizabeth Holbrook. He married Anne Maria, and they had the following children *Charles Henry Taylor b. 1886 *George Harold Taylor b. 1888 In 1886, he was elected a Fellow of the Birmingham and Midland Musical Guild. In 1892 he received the degree of Mus Bac from Cambridge University.

Appointments

*Assistant Organist of

Ripon Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Founded as a monastery by monks of the Irish tradition in the 660s, ...

1876–81 *Organist of Church of Christ the Consoler Skelton-cum-Newby 1876–81 *Organist of

St John's Church, Ladywood The Church of St. John the Evangelist and St. Peter is a Grade II listed Church of England church of Ladywood, Birmingham, England. History The Church of St. John the Evangelist was built to designs by the architect Samuel Sanders Te ...

Birmingham 1881–1903The Musical herald - Issues 658-669, p.271. 1903 *Organist of

St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, also known as Edgbaston Old Church, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. History The Grade II listed church is medieval, but was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The ch ...

Birmingham 1903– ????

Compositions

His compositions included works for choir and organ.

References

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