James Turpin (organist) explained
James Turpin FRCO (15 December 1840 in Nottingham – 29 July 1896 in Brighton) was an English organist, composer and teacher.[1]
Career
He was born in Nottingham on 15 December 1840 into a musical family which ran a dealership in musical instruments at 20 Chapel Bar, Nottingham. His brother Edmund Hart Turpin was organist at Nottingham Cathedral and James succeeded him in this position in 1866.[2] James Turpin was an excellent musician, being amongst many other good things, a capable organist and a painstaking teacher.[3] He achieved his FRCO in 1875.[4] He graduated Mus Bac at the Cambridge University in 1880.[5]
He was active as an organ recitalist, organist, pianist and lecturer.[6] As an organist he was well known and gave many recitals, including at the Royal Albert Hall during the International Inventions Exhibition in 1885.[7] Besides being an organist in various churches, James Turpin was also a good pianist.[8] Furthermore, he was Professor of harmony and counterpoint at Trinity College, London, and music master at Berkhamsted School. James Turpin gave lectures before the Royal College of Organists and the Musical Association.[9]
Turpin was influential in obtaining suitable buildings for the National Training School of Music and also for the Royal College of Organists, of which he was secretary.[10] In later life he suffered for some years from paralysis, and died, on 29 July 1896.[11]
Appointments
Compositions
He composed a church service, songs, a sonata, and other pieces for the pianoforte.[15]
Notes and References
- British musical biography. James Duff Brown, Stephen Samuel Stratton, 1897
- Charles William Pearce, A Biographical Sketch of Edmund Hart Turpin, 1911
- Charles William Pearce, A Biographical Sketch of Edmund Hart Turpin, 1911
- Nottinghamshire Guardian - Friday 16 July 1875
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xZCvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA344 Graduation
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xZCvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA344 Career
- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-duff-brown/british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor/page-91-british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor.shtml Well-known organist
- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-duff-brown/british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor/page-91-british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor.shtml Pianist
- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-duff-brown/british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor/page-91-british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor.shtml Lectures
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xZCvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA344 Influence
- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-duff-brown/british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor/page-91-british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor.shtml Paralysis
- Hb Phillips Impresario: The Man Who Brought McCormack, Kreisler and Robeson to Derry, Wesley McCann. Ulster Historical Foundation, Dec 1, 2001
- Charles William Pearce, A Biographical Sketch of Edmund Hart Turpin, 1911
- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-duff-brown/british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor/page-91-british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor.shtml Trinity College
- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-duff-brown/british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor/page-91-british-musical-biography--a-dictionary-of-musical-artists-authors-and-compose-wor.shtml Compositions
