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Stephen Samuel Stratton

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Name
  
Stephen Stratton


Role
  
Author

Books
  
Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work, Mendelssohn

Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 - 25 June 1906) was an organist and author based in England.

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Life

He was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.

He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the Birmingham Post. He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press. He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of British Musical Biography. published in 1897.

Appointments

  • Organist of St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London
  • Organist of St. James' Church, Friern Barnet
  • Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston Birmingham 1867 - 1875
  • Organist of St. John's Church, Harborne 1875 - 1878
  • Organist of the Church of the Saviour, Birmingham 1878 - 1882
  • Publications

    His publications include:

  • British Musical Biography, with James Duff Brown
  • The Life of Mendelssohn.
  • Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work
  • References

    Stephen Samuel Stratton Wikipedia