Philip Armes

Philip Armes
Short Name: Philip Armes
Full Name: Armes, Philip, 1836-1908
Birth Year: 1836
Death Year: 1908

Philip Armes, born in Norwich,England, Aug. 15, 1836. Organist; chorister in Norwich Cathedral in 1846-48, and in Rochester Cathedral 1848-51; articled pupil of Dr. John Larkin Hopkins at Rochester, 1850-55; was organist of Trinity Church, Milton, Gravesend in 1855-57, at St. Andrew's, Wells Street, London, in 1857-61, of Chichester Cathedral in 1861-62, and of Durham Cathedral since 1862. Mus. Bac., Oxford 1858; Mus. Doc., Oxford, 1865. degrees also from University of Durham, 1863-1864. Works: Hezekiah, oratorio, performed at Worcester Festival, 1878; St. John the Evangelist, do., York Festival 1881; Communion Services in A; do. in B-flat; Te Deum; Morning and Evening Service in G; Anthems; Chants; Hymns, etc.

Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)

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Philip Armes (15 August 1836 – 10 February 1908) was an English organist, notably holding posts at Rochester, Chichester and Durham Cathedral.
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Tunes by Philip Armes (17)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
ARBELAPhilip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)133543 21234 47566
ARMES (Armes 12133)P. Armes (Composer)212133 21725 3217
BEREAPhilip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)113214 45433 66766
[Christian, seek not yet repose] (Armes)Philip Armes (Composer)613235 43436 57123
GALILEE (Armes)Philip Armes (Composer)3953211 66551 67656
[Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised] (Armes)Dr. Armes (Composer)135233 32344 3
[I will always give thanks unto the Lord] (Armes)Dr. Armes (Composer)132543 26543
[It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord] (Armes)Dr. Armes (Composer)112345 61555
[Lord, we stand before Thy Throne]Philip Armes (Composer)235157 65522 34567
[Chant] (Armes 31354)P. Armes (Composer)331354 65453
OBEDIENCE (Armes)Philip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)131423 15532 22172
[Simply trusting every day] (Armes)Philip Armes (Composer)111236 54223 47655
ST. BEDE (Armes)Philip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)134536 53213 25221
[Chant] (Armes 11233)Armes (Composer)111233 51243
THUXTONPhilip Armes (Composer)155366 54432 12345
[Thy glory fills the heaven]Philip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)336542 13256 55232
TUNE 62Philip Armes, Mus.Doc. 1836- (Composer)117654 35412 3457

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