King Edward Professor of Music explained

The King Edward Professorship of Music was established at the University of London in 1902 with an endowment of £5,000 from Trinity College of Music.^[1] King Edward VII granted permission for his name to be associated with the professorship.^[2] Since at least Thurston Dart's time in the chair (1964–71), it has been based at King's College London.

List of King Edward Professors of Music

• 1902–1924: Sir Frederick Bridge.^[3]
• 1925–1937: Sir Percy Carter Buck.^[4]
• 1937–1948: Sir Stanley Marchant, CVO.^[5]
• 1950–1964: Herbert Norman Howells, CH, CBE.^[6]
• 1964–1971: Robert Thurston Dart.^[7]
• 1972–1974: Howard Mayer Brown.^[8]
• 1974–1988: Brian Lewis Trowell.^[9]
• 1988–1995: Sir Curtis Alexander Price, KBE.^[10]
• 1996–2013: John William Deathridge.^[11]
• 2013–present: Martin Stokes, FBA.^[12]

Notes and References

1. The Historical Record (1836–1912): Being a Supplement to the Calendar Completed to September 1912 (1912), p. 182.
2. University intelligence . 23 October 1902 . 9 . 36906.
3. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-193907 "Bridge, Sir Frederick"
4. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-223201 "Buck, Sir Percy Carter"
5. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-228810 "Marchant, Sir Stanley"
6. Joseph P. Swain, Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016), p. 119.
7. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-153717 "Dart, Robert Thurston"
8. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-171386 "Brown, Prof. Howard Mayer"
9. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-38090 "Trowell, Prof. Brian Lewis"
10. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-31406 "Price, Sir Curtis (Alexander)"
11. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-10000414 "Deathridge, Prof. John William"
12. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-272463 "Stokes, Prof. Martin"