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Short Name: | Henry J. Gauntlett |
Full Name: | Gauntlett, Henry J. (Henry John), 1805-1876 |
Birth Year: | 1805 |
Death Year: | 1876 |
Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extendÂed the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844).
Bert Polman
Texts by Henry J. Gauntlett (4)![]() | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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As Joseph was awalking, he heard an angel sing | Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876 (Author) | English | 1 |
O Maker of the sea and sky | Henry J. Gauntlett (Author) | English | 1 |
Oft in danger, oft in woe | Henry J. Gauntlett (Author) | English | 1 |
Thirsting for a living spring | Henry J. Gauntlett (Author) | English | 1 |