Oliver Arthur King

Life

Born: 1855

Died: 23 September 1923

Biography

(abridged) Oliver Arthur King was born in London. He studied under Sir Joseph Barnby as an articled pupil and under William Henry Holmes. He then studied piano at the Leipzig Conservatory 1874-77 and toured Germany as a concert pianist. Returning to England, he was appointed pianist to the Princess Louise and traveled to Canada in that capacity. He performed concert tours in the US, UK, and Holland. He was Choirmaster at St. Anne’s Church, Soho, and later musical director at St. Mary’s, Marylebone. He composed a symphonic poem, concertos, a concert overture, several chamber works, cantatas, a Te Deum, many piano pieces and organ pieces, an album of duets for soprano and alto, songs and part-songs.

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List of choral works

Sacred works

• Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us
• Jesus Christ is risen today, Op. 87
• The star that now is shining

Secular works

Partsongs for Male Voices

• Echoes, Op.54.1
• Soldier, rest op.54.4

Partsongs for Mixed Voices

• Echo-song
• Peacefully slumber, my own darling son
• Slumber on, baby dear, Op.33, no.1
• Soldier, rest op.54.4

 

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External links

• Works by Oliver Arthur King in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)