Henry Fothergill Chorley

Life

Born: 15 December 1808

Died: 16 February 1872

Biography

Henry Fothergill Chorley was an English critic and author, writing for the Athenaeum and The Times as a music and literature critic. As a novelist and librettist he was less influential, although some of his song lyrics have become well-known.

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Settings of text by Henry Fothergill Chorley

• God the Omnipotent! (Alexei Lvov)
• The last night of the year (Arthur Sullivan)
• The long day closes (Arthur Sullivan)
• The beleaguered (Arthur Sullivan)
• What mournful thoughts come o’er the mind (Wm. T. Best)

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