Henry John King Explained

Henry John King
Birth Date:1 January 1855
Birth Place:Van Diemen's Land
Instrument:Organ, Choir, Piano, Violin
Genre:Romantic, Classical, Spiritual
Occupation:Composer, Musician, Conductor, Organist, Music Teacher
Years Active:1880-1930

Henry John King (1855–1934) was an Australian composer.

King was born in Emerald Hill[1] to English settlers of Tasmania. His father of the same name was a respected musician.[2]

He married Mary Ann Hutchens and two years later obtained a scandalous divorce from her.[3] They had children named Harold Ernest Justiman King and Ilma Valerie Madeline King.[4]

King was chosen to adjudicate choir competitions in Gympie[5] and Bathurst[6]

He composed a cantata selected for the 1888 International Centennial Exhibition in Melbourne.[7] [8]

Organist at St Mark's Cathedral, Melbourne[9]

King was choirmaster and organist at The Southport School in Surfer's Paradise for nine years, retiring in March 1933.[10] [11]

Devout Protestant academically eloquent on the humanities[12]

He was buried at Southport with second wife Elizabeth née Halford, with whom he had a daughter, Norah Yvonne Sylvia King (1902–1976).

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Notes and References

  1. Victorian Birth Registration 3552
  2. Web site: Obituary - Henry John King - Obituaries Australia .
  3. News: A SENSATIONAL DIYORCE CASE. . . 12,423 . Victoria, Australia . 7 September 1887 . 6 November 2021 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Southport Cemetery index Grave 472
  5. News: GYMPIE EISTEDDFOD. . . LVI . 9522 . Queensland, Australia . 22 April 1916 . 6 November 2021 . 8 (DAILY.) . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Bathurst Musical and Literary Competitions . . LXXV . 1972 . New South Wales, Australia . 20 November 1907 . 6 November 2021 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: 28 June 1934. Obituary. 18. The Courier-mail. 260. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 9 November 2021.
  8. News: 13 January 1934. Music. CXXXVI. 16. The Australasian. 4,436. Victoria, Australia. National Library of Australia. 9 November 2021.
  9. News: MUSICAL NOTES AND CHIT-CHAT . . XVII . 5 . Tasmania, Australia . 2 February 1889 . 6 November 2021 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Mr. Henry John King. . . 23,472 . Queensland, Australia . 24 April 1933 . 6 November 2021 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: 27 June 1934. Henry John King. 7 (City Final Last Minute News). The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 9 November 2021.
  12. News: MUSIC AND MUSICIANS. . . 16,907 . Queensland, Australia . 20 March 1912 . 6 November 2021 . 19 (Courier Home Circle.) . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: "ALTERNATIVES" . . 420 . Victoria, Australia . 1 May 1890 . 6 November 2021 . 12 (NEW ZEALAND EDITION.) . National Library of Australia.
  14. Web site: Te Deum Laudamus and Jubilate Deo [music] : Set to music in the key of D .