John Naylor (organist)
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John Naylor (8 June 1838 – 15 May 1897) was a composer and organist of York Minster from 1883- 1897.[1]
Life
[edit]He was born in Stanningley, Leeds. His brother George Frederick Naylor was also an organist. He married Mary Ann Chatwin on 26 December 1865. The children from the marriage were:
- Edward Woodall Naylor (1867–1934) was also an organist and composer.
- Emily Naylor b. 1868
- Charles Legh Naylor (1869–1945). Organist of St. Peter's Church, Harrogate.
- Clara Naylor b. 1870
- Henry Darnley Naylor (1872–1945) was a classical scholar, who worked at the University of Melbourne, and the University of Adelaide
He died whilst on a voyage to Australia and was buried at sea, between Tenerife and the Cape, on 15 May 1897. A memorial was erected in York Minster on 29 June 1903, designed by George Frederick Bodley.[2] The inscription reads:
Ad Majorem Gloriam Dei et in piam Memoriam Johann Naylor Mus. Doc, Orgaistae et Choragi Hujus Ecclesiae Cathedralis 1883-1897 Hanc effigiem David Dulcis Psalmistae Israelis P C Consanguinei et Amici Nonulli MDCCCCIII
Career
[edit]He was a chorister at Leeds Parish Church and studied organ under Robert Senior Burton. He was deputy organist at Leeds Parish Church for a time. He later held two organist's posts in Scarborough. He was appointed organist of York Minster in 1883.[3] He resigned from York Minster on 7 April 1897.[4]
Whilst organist of York Minster he was also the conductor of the York Musical Society and taught several students, including composer Alexandra Thomson.[5]
He was appointed an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in 1895.
Appointments
[edit]- Organist at St Mary's Church, Scarborough 1856–1873
- Organist at All Saints' Church, Scarborough 1873–1883
- Organist at York Minster 1883–1897
Compositions
[edit]Oratorios
- Jeremiah 1883
- In the Wilderness; or, The Soul's Life 1895
- The Brazen Serpent
- Meribah
- Manna
He also composed church services, anthems, part-songs, pieces for organ, and a book of chants.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 1991. ISBN 0198161751
- ^ The Musical Times, 1 August 1903
- ^ Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 29 December 1883
- ^ Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough - Saturday 17 April 1897
- ^ Murray (M.A.), Hugh; Friends, York Minster (2001). Monuments in York Minster: an illustrated inventory. The Friends of York Minster. ISBN 978-0-9539048-2-2.
- ^ The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 1 July 1897
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