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Richard Layton (organist)

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Name
  
Richard Layton


Role
  
Organist

Richard Layton (1815 - 21 March 1893) was an organist and composer based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

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Life

He was born in Peterborough in 1815, the son of Richard Layton (1786 - 1874), the Sexton of Peterborough Cathedral, and Martha Frisby. He was baptised on 26 March 1815.

He was a dealer in musical instruments based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

He died on 21 March 1893 and left £633 15s (equivalent to £63,391 in 2015) to his wife, Eliza.

Appointments

  • Organist of St Martin's Church, Stamford 1836 - ca. 1876
  • Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford
  • Organist of St George's Church, Stamford ca. 1878

    • Works

    He wrote

  • Hark the brazen trumpet sounds. 1841
  • The Rosy Morn. 1843
  • Star of Hope Polka
  • Song of the Snow (words by S.L. Moore). 1873.
  • Old Lindum Polka.

    • References

    Richard Layton (organist) Wikipedia
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