George Warne (organist)

George Warne (1792 - 29 October 1868) was a blind organist and composer based in England.[1]

Life

Born in 1792, he was noted as holding a number of organists posts despite being blind.

He died in Bath on 29 October 1868.[2]

Appointments

Compositions

He composed

  • Grand March and Finale for the Piano Forte
  • Home Sweet Home, arranged with Variations
  • Set of psalm tunes, as sung at the Temple Church, London [1838] .
  • Songs : Broken gold ; Come away to the grotto ; Evening song ; bring me my harp ; We meet again in heaven.
  • Quadrilles, galops, and other music for the pianoforte

References

  1. Cathedral Organists Past and Present, John Ebenezer West.
  2. British Musical Biography. James Duff Brown and Stephen Samuel Stratton. 1897


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