Ernest Bullock

Ernest Bullock

Sir Ernest Bullock (15 September 1890, Wigan, England – 24 May 1979, Aylesbury, England) was an English organist, composer, and educator.

Life

Bullock studied the organ with Edward Bairstow in Leeds. He also took courses at the University of Durham, receiving Bachelor of Music in 1908 and Doctor of Music in 1914.

After serving as sub-organist at Manchester Cathedral from 1912 to 1925, he was organist and choirmaster at Exeter Cathedral from 1919 to 1927. In 1928 he was named organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, and as such participated in the coronation of King George VI. He became Gardiner Professor of Music at the University of Glasgow in 1941. He was then director of the Royal College of Music in London from 1952 until his retirement in 1960. He was knighted by King George VI in 1951.

Works

Bullock is known for his church music, especially the anthem "Give us the wings of faith".

s-ttl|title=Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey
years=1919–1941


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bullock — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En inglés, bullock puede referirse a un toro joven o a un buey. En este sentido, se puede utilizar, como sinónimo la palabra steer u ox. También es un apellido o nombre habitual en países angloparlantes. Bullock… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ernest Miller Hemingway — (* 21. Juli 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois; † 2. Juli 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho) war einer der erfolgreichsten und bekanntesten US amerikanischen Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er erhielt 1954 den Nobelpreis für Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ernest Hemingway — (1918) Ernest Miller Hemingway, [ˈɜːnɪstʰ ˈmɪlə ˈhɛmɪŋwɛɪ] (BrE) oder [ˈɜrnɪst ˈmɪɫəʳ ˈhɛmɪŋweɪ] ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bullock —   [ bʊlək],    1) Alan Louis Charles Baron (seit 1976), britischer Historiker, * Trowbridge 13. 12. 1914; während des Zweiten Weltkrieges als Korrespondent für den Europadienst der britischen Rundfunkgesellschaft BBC tätig; lehrte seit 1945 an… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ernest Bevin — Infobox Politician name= Ernest Bevin imagesize=250px caption= birth date = 9 March 1881 birth place = Winsford, Somerset, England death place = London, England death date = death date and age|1951|04|14|1881|09|03 office = Secretary of State for …   Wikipedia

  • Ernest Hemingway — Hemingway redirects here. For other uses, see Hemingway (disambiguation). Ernest Hemingway Hemingway in 1939 …   Wikipedia

  • Bullock, Alan Louis Charles — ▪ 2005       British historian (b. Dec. 13, 1914, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Eng. d. Feb. 2, 2004, Oxford, Eng.), was founding master of St. Catherine s College, Oxford, and the author of major historical studies and biographies, notably Hitler: A… …   Universalium

  • Ernest Vandiver — Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. (* 3. Juli 1918 in Canon, Franklin County, Georgia; † 21. Februar 2005 in Lavonia, Georgia) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und Gouverneur von Georgia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Jugend und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sandra Bullock — bei der Premiere von Selbst ist die Braut (2009) Sandra Annette Bullock (* 26. Juli 1964 in Arlington, Virginia) ist eine deutsch amerikanische Schauspielerin, Filmproduzentin und Synchronsprecherin. Sie wurde …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alan Bullock — Alan Louis Charles Bullock, Baron Bullock (13 December 1914 2 February 2004), was a British historian, who wrote an influential biography of Adolf Hitler and many other works.Bullock was born near Trowbridge in Wiltshire, England, where his… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”