Herbert Howells

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Herbert Howells was a 20th-century English composer and organist renowned for his choral and sacred music, particularly within the Anglican tradition.

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instanceOf choral composer
composer
human
organist
associatedWith Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglican Church

Gloucester Cathedral
awardReceived The Order of the Companions of Honour
surface form: Companion of Honour
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey (ashes interred)
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1892-10-17
dateOfDeath 1983-02-23
educatedAt Royal College of Music
employer Royal College of Music
University of London
familyName Howells
fullName Herbert Howells self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herbert Norman Howells
gender male
genre Anglican church music
chamber music
choral music
orchestral music
organ music
sacred music
givenName Herbert
honorificTitle CH
influenced Anglican choral tradition of the 20th century
influencedBy Charles Villiers Stanford
Ralph Vaughan Williams
knownFor Anglican choral and sacred music
settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
movement English Musical Renaissance
name Herbert Howells self-link
nationality English
notableWork Clarinet Sonata
Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)
Gloucester Service
Hymn Tune Prelude on ‘Song 13’
Hymnus Paradisi
Missa Aedis Christi
Piano Quartet in A minor
Requiem
Salisbury Service
St Paul’s Service
occupation composer
music educator
organist
placeOfBirth Lydney
surface form: Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld professor of composition at the Royal College of Music
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
studiedUnder Charles Villiers Stanford
Hubert Parry

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coronation of Queen Elizabeth II musicBy Herbert Howells
Herbert Howells name Herbert Howells self-link
Herbert Howells fullName Herbert Howells self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herbert Norman Howells
Howells hasNotableBearer Herbert Howells
Howells hasNotableBearer Herbert Howells
this entity surface form: Herbert Howells (composer)
Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace) hasBeenSetToMusicBy Herbert Howells
subject surface form: Nunc Dimittis
Hubert Parry influenced Herbert Howells
Charles Villiers Stanford taught Herbert Howells
Hymnus Paradisi composer Herbert Howells
Requiem composer Herbert Howells
subject surface form: Requiem (Howells)
Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) composer Herbert Howells
subject surface form: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)
Gloucester Service composer Herbert Howells
Gloucester Service partOf Herbert Howells
this entity surface form: Herbert Howells’ Anglican service settings
St Paul’s Service composer Herbert Howells
Salisbury Service composer Herbert Howells
Salisbury Service partOf Herbert Howells
this entity surface form: Herbert Howells’ Anglican service settings
Missa Aedis Christi composer Herbert Howells
Clarinet Sonata composer Herbert Howells
Clarinet Sonata workOf Herbert Howells
Piano Quartet in A minor composer Herbert Howells
Piano Quartet in A minor earlyWorkOf Herbert Howells