John Stainer
Composer
1840 – 1901
Who was John Stainer?
Sir John Stainer was an English composer and organist whose music, though not generally much performed today, was very popular during his lifetime. His work as choir trainer and organist set standards for Anglican church music that are still influential. He was also active as an academic, becoming professor of music at Oxford.
Stainer was born in Southwark, London in 1840, the son of a cabinet maker. He became a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral when aged ten and was appointed to the position of organist at St Michael's College, Tenbury at the age of sixteen. He later became organist at Magdalen College, Oxford, and subsequently organist at St Paul's Cathedral. When he retired due to his poor eyesight and deteriorating health, he returned to Oxford to become Professor of Music at the university. He died unexpectedly while on holiday in Italy in 1901.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1840
London Borough of Southwark - Also known as
- Sir John Stainer
- Stainer, Sir John
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Mar 31, 1901
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on July 23, 2013
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