William Henry Gill (composer)

William Henry Gill (24 October 1839 - 27 June 1923) was a Manx musical scholar who wrote and composed the anthem of Isle of Man, "Arrane Ashoonagh Dy Vannin".[2]

William Henry Gill
Born24 October 1839
Died27 June 1923 (aged 83)

Life and career

Gill was born at Marsala, Sicily to Manx parents, and he was educated at King William's College.[3] He lived in London, England most of his life but remained interested in his roots. The anthem is a traditional Manx ballad. Gill's words were published as "Eaisht oo as Clash-tyn" ("Listen and Hear") in Manx National Songs in 1896. "The Manx Fisherman's Evening Hymn" and "Peel Castle."[4] Gill also collected and arranged material in England, particularly that associated with Sussex.[1]

Gill also published A Manx Wedding and Other Songs.[5]

References

  1. Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-, Volume 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 810.
  2. Grove, George; Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 978-0-333-23111-1
  3. Telford, John (1934). The New Methodist Hymn-book Illustrated In History and Experience. The Epworth Press
  4. Watson, J. R.; Timothy Dudley-Smith (2003) An Annotated Anthology of Hymns. Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-926583-1
  5. Gill, William Henry (1900). A Manx Wedding and Other Songs. William H. Hooke


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