ST. BIRINUS

Composer: George B. Arnold

George Benjamin Arnold, born at Petworth, Sussex, England, Dec. 22, 1832. Pupil of S. S. Wesley; Mus. Doc., Oxford, 1861; was organist of St. Columba's College, 1852, of St. Mary's Church, Torquay, 1853, of New College, Oxford, 1860, of Winchester Cathedral 1865. Works: Ahab oratorio, Exeter Hall, London, 1863; The Second Coming of Our Lord, oratorio; The Song of David, cantata; Sennacherib, do., Gloucester, 1883; The Forty-third Psalm; communion Service; Te Deums; Anthems and Motest; Concerted vocal music; Songs, Pianoforte music. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)  Go to person page >