Charles Harford Lloyd

Charles Harford Lloyd

Charles Harford Lloyd (Thornbury, 16 October 1849 – Slough, 16 October 1919) was an English composer and organist.

While studying at Magdalen Hall Lloyd was founder, with his friend Hubert Parry, and first president of the Oxford University musical club.[1] He was organist of Gloucester Cathedral 1876-1881, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 1882-1891, then music teacher at Eton College from 1892. After retirement he was appointed organist at the Chapel Royal, St. James from 1914.

Works

  • A Thousand Years, by Sea and Land to the ode to Queen Victoria of Henry Newbolt - recording on Choral Songs in honour of Queen Victoria Toccata Classics
  • Hero and Leander, cantata - for the Worcester Festival (1884)
  • Duo Concertante for violin (or viola, or clarinet) and piano (1888)
  • Suite in the Old Style for clarinet (or viola) and piano (1914)

References

  1. ^ Dibble Parry his life and music p50