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Henry Hodgson


Henry Oswald Hodgson FRCO (6 November 1886 - 21 August 1975) was an organist and composer based in England.

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Life

He was born on 6 November 1886 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, the son of Revd. Samuel E Hodgson and Evelyn.

He studied organ at Lincoln Cathedral under George Bennett until 1914.

He married Rosamund Mangen in 1916 in Ripon.

Appointments

  • Organist of St. Nicholas' Church, Lincoln ???? - 1911
  • Organist of St. Peter at Arches, Lincoln 1911 - 1914
  • Organist of St. Michael's Church, Alnwick 1914 - 1920
  • Organist of Selby Abbey 1920 - 1921
  • Organist of All Saints' Church, Leighton Buzzard 1921 - 1928
  • Organist of St Mary's Church, Nottingham 1928 - 1954

    • Compositions

    He composed:

  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C
  • Fantasia on a Christmas Theme
  • Communion Setting in F
  • Great is the Lord Jehovah
  • Grant to us, Lord.

    • References

    Henry Oswald Hodgson Wikipedia
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