Edward Francis Rimbault
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Edward Francis Rimbault English
organist
and author. Some of his historical musical anthologies were published by the Percy Society
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England
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organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and author. Some of his historical musical anthologies were published by the Percy Society
Percy Society
The Percy Society was a British book-club. It was founded in 1840 and collapsed in 1852.It was a scholarly collective, aimed at publishing limited-edition books of rare poems and songs...
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- Co-founded the Musical Antiquarian Society in 1840.
- Composed new tune for Philip Doddridge'sPhilip DoddridgePhilip Doddridge DD was an English Nonconformist leader, educator, and hymnwriter.-Early life:...
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice and added the refrain (1854). - Co-authored The Organ: Its History and Construction (1855).
- Authored Early English Organ Builders and Their Works (1865).